I don't disagree that it was a low blow, but I think it was a response to her attempt at emotionally manipulating him.
Intellectually I agree with your arguments here--including the fact that she was emotionally manipulating him, and he was just countering her arguments--and intellectually I've been wanting Clark to hash out some of his issues with Lana for a while now. But emotionally I was entirely on her side. I think it has to do with the whole Bizarro thing--I really don't blame her for not knowing it wasn't Clark, because he didn't give her any reason to think that (whereas he actually injured Chloe, as I believe you pointed out in your review last week.) And while intellectually I completely empathize with Clark's sense that Lana betrayed him by not realizing it wasn't him, I actually think Lana is the one who suffered the more profound injury at Bizarro's hands. Basically, Bizarro raped her and deceived her in the most profound and intimate way for an entire month. She may have "loved" the Clark she thought he was, but she didn't really love Bizarro--he was abusing her trust. So even though I find Clark's response to that understandable I am still so much on her side because of *that* that I can't get past that when he throws her own victimization in her face.
I liked it that Lana diffused his threat by coming clean with Clark herself. And in keeping with the idea that Lex has almost completely surpassed Lionel, I liked it that Lionel tried the same tactic on her that he's already used (re: Action and threatening to tell Clark about the kidnapping), but did so without anticipating that she'd have any kind of countermove this time.
Oh, I really do love that Lana is getting shrewder in her dealings with Luthors, no question about it. I don't like them implying that Lionel is slipping, though, because it's more satisfying to me if Lex takes him out when he's at the height of his game rather than when he's lost his edge.
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Intellectually I agree with your arguments here--including the fact that she was emotionally manipulating him, and he was just countering her arguments--and intellectually I've been wanting Clark to hash out some of his issues with Lana for a while now. But emotionally I was entirely on her side. I think it has to do with the whole Bizarro thing--I really don't blame her for not knowing it wasn't Clark, because he didn't give her any reason to think that (whereas he actually injured Chloe, as I believe you pointed out in your review last week.) And while intellectually I completely empathize with Clark's sense that Lana betrayed him by not realizing it wasn't him, I actually think Lana is the one who suffered the more profound injury at Bizarro's hands. Basically, Bizarro raped her and deceived her in the most profound and intimate way for an entire month. She may have "loved" the Clark she thought he was, but she didn't really love Bizarro--he was abusing her trust. So even though I find Clark's response to that understandable I am still so much on her side because of *that* that I can't get past that when he throws her own victimization in her face.
I liked it that Lana diffused his threat by coming clean with Clark herself. And in keeping with the idea that Lex has almost completely surpassed Lionel, I liked it that Lionel tried the same tactic on her that he's already used (re: Action and threatening to tell Clark about the kidnapping), but did so without anticipating that she'd have any kind of countermove this time.
Oh, I really do love that Lana is getting shrewder in her dealings with Luthors, no question about it. I don't like them implying that Lionel is slipping, though, because it's more satisfying to me if Lex takes him out when he's at the height of his game rather than when he's lost his edge.