Like I said, it's been much better since Clark headed off to New Krypton - the way he wrote Clark, Lois, Jimmy, etc, just feels incredibly off. Having a new supporting cast, and more or less blank slate versions of Mon-El and Guardian allows him to be himself without that consideration.
I'm not sure what's going on over in World of New Krypton - whether he's just gotten better at the established characters, or if Rucka's keeping him focused, or what - but it is better.