on 6th season SV (yep, more Lex. You were expecting something else?)

(Have come down with an annoying cold, and it's more fun to focus on fictional angst rather than my own sniffles. Very long, rambling, and overly detailed analysis, proceed at your own risk!)

Regarding early 6th season Lex: our 5th season reading works so well I'm wondering if whoever came up with the idea convinced others of the staff to go with it (until Lana inevitably took over the story). Except by this take, things just keep getting more painful for Lex, because everyone is laboring under massive misapprehensions. "Zod" raises a lot of issues that aren't openly dealt with, but there's lots of room to interpret. I was getting pretty outraged with Clark, but now I think I understand where he's coming from, and my blame has shifted to other individuals. Meanwhile, Lex...oh, Lex.

( Open interpretations: where everyone stands at 6th season's start. )

( Lex and loneliness )