[ lois rarely gets drunk, which isn't the same thing at all. she likes a glass of red wine or a tumbler of scotch in her hand, the ease that comes from being close to but not quite tipsy. ]

The short version is Lex Luthor manipulated a lot of people and got access to the Kryptonian ship. Somehow, he used it to create or awaken a creature that got stronger the more it was attacked. Like you, it was vulnerable to Kryptonite.

[ this is the cliffnotes version, really, and she presses her lips together, pouring wine first and taking one of the two glasses. she doesn't drink yet, and she doesn't sit down on the couch again. instead, she paces up and down her small kitchen area. ]

You drove a Kryptonite spear that made both of you vulnerable into it while it had you impaled.