don't fear the reaper
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sabThe Smallville spoilers inside go like this:
That's actually a macguffin. It's really only this. Lex is never, ever going to get over the fact that Clark saved his life. It's driven him into a loveless marriage. Lana's not far behind. Chloe has an absurd haircut. And![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
musesfool pointed out, aptly, that Dr. Helen Bryce is clearly blinded by Lex's bald sexiness, or else her fear of Paul's stalker tendencies would pale beside Lex's Big Gay Obsessive Clark War Room.
Because the point is, Clark shook the train car. Clark did save Lex. And whether Dr. Helen Bryce might stand in as the physical representation of Lex's last vestiges of goodness or not, if Clark hadn't knocked Paul to the ground, Lex would have had no choice but to kill the guy. Lex isn't good because he's in love, he's good because Clark's around to protect him. I haven't seen such a half-assed assertion of goodness since Ben Horne got hooked on carrot sticks in Twin Peaks.
For the universe to make room enough for Lex Luthor to be a supervillain, Clark has to be around being supergood. They claim, saying these boys are inextricably bound up. But Lex, our Lex, also can't have room to pursue a life for himself -- complete with misplaced projections of Dr. Helen Bryce love -- unless Clark is around to watch the bald fellow's fabulous behind 24-7. Lex can't be bad without Clark; Lex can't be good without Clark. And don't think he doesn't know it -- as if it wasn't patently obvious in the fact that he's training Lana to kill. Trying to believe she's as resentful of Clark's protective powers as he is. Trying to trick her into it.
Because grrrl power or not, I saw Lana kick the crap out of a guy because Lex taught her to. And I saw Lex resist beating the crap out of a guy because Clark allowed him to. There's a way this can be read that Lex is trying to turn Clark off Lana by making her violent, but then, some of us believe this is a slashy show.
That's actually a macguffin. It's really only this. Lex is never, ever going to get over the fact that Clark saved his life. It's driven him into a loveless marriage. Lana's not far behind. Chloe has an absurd haircut. And
musesfool pointed out, aptly, that Dr. Helen Bryce is clearly blinded by Lex's bald sexiness, or else her fear of Paul's stalker tendencies would pale beside Lex's Big Gay Obsessive Clark War Room. Because the point is, Clark shook the train car. Clark did save Lex. And whether Dr. Helen Bryce might stand in as the physical representation of Lex's last vestiges of goodness or not, if Clark hadn't knocked Paul to the ground, Lex would have had no choice but to kill the guy. Lex isn't good because he's in love, he's good because Clark's around to protect him. I haven't seen such a half-assed assertion of goodness since Ben Horne got hooked on carrot sticks in Twin Peaks.
For the universe to make room enough for Lex Luthor to be a supervillain, Clark has to be around being supergood. They claim, saying these boys are inextricably bound up. But Lex, our Lex, also can't have room to pursue a life for himself -- complete with misplaced projections of Dr. Helen Bryce love -- unless Clark is around to watch the bald fellow's fabulous behind 24-7. Lex can't be bad without Clark; Lex can't be good without Clark. And don't think he doesn't know it -- as if it wasn't patently obvious in the fact that he's training Lana to kill. Trying to believe she's as resentful of Clark's protective powers as he is. Trying to trick her into it.
Because grrrl power or not, I saw Lana kick the crap out of a guy because Lex taught her to. And I saw Lex resist beating the crap out of a guy because Clark allowed him to. There's a way this can be read that Lex is trying to turn Clark off Lana by making her violent, but then, some of us believe this is a slashy show.
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Date: 2003-04-22 10:30 pm (UTC)Re: whimper
Date: 2003-04-22 10:32 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-04-23 08:31 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-04-23 09:00 am (UTC)But the whole Lex hovering over Lana while she threw punches thing was sexy-cool in a creepy way, even if you watch the show for slash. Because there are the people obsessed with Clark TOGETHER being obsessed over the way Clark protects them and making a lame attempt at independence. Which is how I see Lex's marriage and relationship with the dumb Dr., too. He's trying to make her into his Clark/goodness avatar.
Lord, if I were writing this show, I would so totally do some awful Lex/Lana stuff out of my pure evilness. What a way to torture Clark.
They are all trapped in Clark's unconscious web of super-ness, struggling to get out, but bound helplessly nonetheless.
It reminds me of "Brat Pack", man. How all the superheroes and villains were created by Superman's existing in the first place.
And let me second the question about the "Reaper" cover.
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