episode fic: "Progeny"

[xparrot]

So after rewatching most of "Progeny" I decided that Lex is the hero of the ep, at least comparatively speaking; he was attacked first, and spent the ep trying to contain a dangerous emergency situation that was his responsibility, as cleanly as he could.

I also decided that after Lex, my second favorite character is Lowell, the hat-wearing super-strong meteor mutant with two lines of six words total. Obviously his story needed to be told, and since I don't know if we'll ever see him again, I went ahead and fic'ed it.

This is pretty unapologetically Lex-apologist, or else not at all; take it as you will, and remember as always that no narrator is entirely reliable or unbiased. Either way, Lex needs some minions, darn it!

Smallville: Loyalty {3,695 words}
PG-13, gen, drama; spoilers for 6th season, ep tag for "Progeny"
Meteor freak Lowell's take on the events of "Progeny", 33.1, and Lex Luthor.

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Comments

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

Moira's characterization was seriously disturbing (as gnine went on about at length - mostly in person, though the best of it ended up in her lj, too.) I can't even figure out why she was trying to get Lex killed. Did she think that he was the Wicked Witch of the East, and the moment he died the doors of 33.1 would spring open and everyone would be released? Killing the director of a prison or a mental ward is not a way to gain freedom...and I assume (maybe I have too much faith) that Lex has at least some plans in place for people to take over his vitally important work if he does suffer an unfortunate accident.

No, the only way I can make sense of Moira is that she was deeply, seriously psychologically unbalanced. If she were in her right mind she might have agreed with most of what Lex did to keep her in check (the same way Clark always forgives the drastic measures his family and friends take when he goes RedK or the like...)

And yes! Hee! I've been saying forever that the people of SV must have all read the comics. And I guess around 5th season Lex got hold of a few...I have this picture of his horror and dawning comprehension as he pages through them, realizing why he never had a chance to make a good name for himself... (though he really ought to read them more, take to heart the examples of how to be a real bad guy!)

[ladydreamer.livejournal.com]

Moira took herself a generous helping of the crazycake, for sure.