The memorable scene recreates a discussion the trio may have had.Before a roaring fire, Mary expresses her unusual fear of thunder and the dark:Lord Byron: The crudest, savage exhibition of Nature at her worst without, and we three, we elegant three within.When Clark heard the TV news report in the bar, he unhesitatingly raced to pull open his shirt and reveal his Superman costume while on-the-run in the city street.Wearing only his bathrobe, he lies to the ""finance boys"" and tells hem that a friend borrowed his car (it""s actually hidden around he block behind Rudy""s Shoe Shine Parlor).Meanwhile, news and radio reports from the mass media emphasized the panic and threat of attack by mindless hordes.