Thank you so much for saving Lex from the writers. Thank Zod for all the plotholes. This works wonderfully :D
He needs the old spider's skills for now, and the easiest way to control his father is to let his father believe he's in control.
Haha. Yes. I always figured that's why Lex hired him and keeps him around. Give Lionel something to do so he won't make a mess of bigger things. That's what always seemed to be the difference between Lex and his father, even if he didn't know it at the same time. Lionel thinks very concrete, in the now, in money and power and control. Lex thinks years ahead, about the world, about connections other people can't see yet. He always has a contingency plan. Lionel is a monster, but he's really NOTHING compared to what his son could be.
And I love how Lex thinks of him as an old spider. Anansi references? But then Lex is the younger, trickier Anansi boy.
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Date: 2007-03-18 08:12 pm (UTC)He needs the old spider's skills for now, and the easiest way to control his father is to let his father believe he's in control.
Haha. Yes. I always figured that's why Lex hired him and keeps him around. Give Lionel something to do so he won't make a mess of bigger things. That's what always seemed to be the difference between Lex and his father, even if he didn't know it at the same time. Lionel thinks very concrete, in the now, in money and power and control. Lex thinks years ahead, about the world, about connections other people can't see yet. He always has a contingency plan. Lionel is a monster, but he's really NOTHING compared to what his son could be.
And I love how Lex thinks of him as an old spider. Anansi references? But then Lex is the younger, trickier Anansi boy.