Well as an actor he failed completely to understand the writer's angle which was how he was that he, Clark Kent, was the light and needed to operate in the light. The moment he fought Dark Seid and the Darkness he had brought onto humanity, showed him how much he needed to be a force in the light instead. Dark Seid knew Krypton and its history, so the Kryptonians, Jor-El, in this case, also knew him. This is why this was the greatest threat that he was prepping Clark for.

I think mr Welling is just looking for relevancy, in trying to interpret something he didn't write. Please try find an acting job Tom, this podcast thing, is not so you