The thing is, the way Clark is placed now, I don't think he's deliberately betraying Lex; I think that rather there's some massive misunderstandings going on, because they're not talking anymore. Clark doesn't understand what Lex is really trying to do, and Lex has given up trying to explain it to him, may even be thinking of him as the enemy now. I see Clark as feeling betrayed himself now, and the coldness he shows Lex in 6th season is cover for his anger and hurt.
That's the way I want to see it, anyway; because I want Clark to be the hero! I don't want him to be evil; while Lex, much as I love him, I can accept as the villain. At this point I see Clark as more culpable than Lex in the disintegration of their friendship, but while Clark has made his share of mistakes, I don't think most of them are deliberate. And he was just a kid (I'm getting more frustrated with him now that he's older; at 16 or 17 I can't totally blame him for not being able to handle Lex's darkness; Lex has a lot of scary things in him.) And Lex has screwed up, too...though I think he has better reasons, even if Clark's not in a position to see or understand most of them.
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Re: Love the story so far....
Date: 2007-04-11 07:23 am (UTC)That's the way I want to see it, anyway; because I want Clark to be the hero! I don't want him to be evil; while Lex, much as I love him, I can accept as the villain. At this point I see Clark as more culpable than Lex in the disintegration of their friendship, but while Clark has made his share of mistakes, I don't think most of them are deliberate. And he was just a kid (I'm getting more frustrated with him now that he's older; at 16 or 17 I can't totally blame him for not being able to handle Lex's darkness; Lex has a lot of scary things in him.) And Lex has screwed up, too...though I think he has better reasons, even if Clark's not in a position to see or understand most of them.