she's going to stand at that crossroad one more significant time before all is said and done, and now we know she really does have the strength to let go of the man she loves for the sake of the greater good.

Yeah, I agree. That's definitely one of my favorite revelations of the episode.

What's also interesting is that Lionel actually proves that Lillian was right: he would have pitted Lex and Julian against each other had Julian lived. It's the first thing he does in the Lex/Lionel scene .

That's a really good point. I'm almost sad they killed off Grant so quickly, actually, because it would have been interesting to see that rivalry play out a little bit longer.