I loved the bit with Lex and Clark in the tunnel, with Clark jumping to the usual conclusion ("Whenever something bad happens, Lex must have done it!") and Lex looking honestly shocked at being told of Lana's death. And then the Zoner appeared, and Lex actually told Clark to run. *squees madly* He didn't say, "Get me out of here!" He told Clark to get out of there because the Zoner would kill them both. And, yes, okay, when Clark shoved him toward the exit, Lex ran, but clearly he knew that, if Clark was determined to fight, he'd have a better chance of beating the Zoner alone than with Lex there to worry about, and Lex has priorities and responsibilities of his own.
As for the part where the Zoner first woke up and killed the minion, and Lex shoved the scientist at it and ran for the door...that could be interpreted as cowardice on Lex's part, if one did not know Lex -- but we all know how many times Lex has shown courage and self-sacrifice. I think this was, again, a question of priorities. No single human life is as important as the safety of the entire human race, and Lex is trying to ensure just that: the safety of the entire human race. His project to protect humanity from insane mutants and alien invasion is what matters most, and he has to keep that in mind. If the scientist dies, Lex gets a new scientist, and the project keeps going. If Lex dies, the project dies with him, because the scientist can't keep it going on his own; he doesn't have the money or the influence or the sheer obsessive determination, and I don't see any other billionaires stepping up to defend the Earth from evil aliens. *glares at Oliver Queen* So Lex wasn't being a coward; he was being practical. Right now, it's more important that he stay alive to keep the project on track than that one of his interchangeable scientists stays alive. It's a question of human survival.
Don't know what the Bizarro Clark is up to, but I keep imagining Lex and both Clarks winding up in bed together....
On the downside, clearly Lana's death was faked, and we will have to endure yet more CLana in the future. *shudders* But did she do it of her own volition, to escape from Lex and Lionel? Did she have help (perhaps Oliver Queen)? Or was she kidnapped by someone who wanted her officially dead? Whoever was behind it seems to have deliberately framed Lex for the 'murder.' And if Lana stays gone long enough for Lex to actually go to prison over this, I can only hope he'll track down and annihilate whoever was responsible once he gets out. *pets Lex and polishes his knives*
As for SPN, I can only squee like a mad thing. *squees*
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Date: 2007-05-19 01:04 am (UTC)I loved the bit with Lex and Clark in the tunnel, with Clark jumping to the usual conclusion ("Whenever something bad happens, Lex must have done it!") and Lex looking honestly shocked at being told of Lana's death. And then the Zoner appeared, and Lex actually told Clark to run. *squees madly* He didn't say, "Get me out of here!" He told Clark to get out of there because the Zoner would kill them both. And, yes, okay, when Clark shoved him toward the exit, Lex ran, but clearly he knew that, if Clark was determined to fight, he'd have a better chance of beating the Zoner alone than with Lex there to worry about, and Lex has priorities and responsibilities of his own.
As for the part where the Zoner first woke up and killed the minion, and Lex shoved the scientist at it and ran for the door...that could be interpreted as cowardice on Lex's part, if one did not know Lex -- but we all know how many times Lex has shown courage and self-sacrifice. I think this was, again, a question of priorities. No single human life is as important as the safety of the entire human race, and Lex is trying to ensure just that: the safety of the entire human race. His project to protect humanity from insane mutants and alien invasion is what matters most, and he has to keep that in mind. If the scientist dies, Lex gets a new scientist, and the project keeps going. If Lex dies, the project dies with him, because the scientist can't keep it going on his own; he doesn't have the money or the influence or the sheer obsessive determination, and I don't see any other billionaires stepping up to defend the Earth from evil aliens. *glares at Oliver Queen* So Lex wasn't being a coward; he was being practical. Right now, it's more important that he stay alive to keep the project on track than that one of his interchangeable scientists stays alive. It's a question of human survival.
Don't know what the Bizarro Clark is up to, but I keep imagining Lex and both Clarks winding up in bed together....
On the downside, clearly Lana's death was faked, and we will have to endure yet more CLana in the future. *shudders* But did she do it of her own volition, to escape from Lex and Lionel? Did she have help (perhaps Oliver Queen)? Or was she kidnapped by someone who wanted her officially dead? Whoever was behind it seems to have deliberately framed Lex for the 'murder.' And if Lana stays gone long enough for Lex to actually go to prison over this, I can only hope he'll track down and annihilate whoever was responsible once he gets out. *pets Lex and polishes his knives*
As for SPN, I can only squee like a mad thing. *squees*