And I might have sniffled a little bit at "there's nothing that's lost that can't be found again." And the idea that Clark will always be looking for Alexander when he looks at Lex--damn.
I can't even front: I totally had trouble with my contacts during that entire last scene between Clark and Alexander, but especially when Clark said "because you're my friend." I think I needed Clark's inability to completely give up on Lex to be rather extraordinary, to be beyond what an ordinary person could do and feel given the history between them, because it's that capacity for faith, for true belief in others' capacity for good that makes Superman so remarkable. And the show gave it to me. In big, sparkly, shining letters, the show gave it to me. That was easily one of my top SV scenes of all time. And like you, I loved the kid they cast as Alexander. For me, he made Lex's overall story just that little bit more tragic because he shows that at one time, there was a sweet kid in there, who could help others because it was the right thing to do, etc.
that scene was very revealing, wasn't it? It's good to know that the writers haven't completely forgotten that Lionel was an abusive father and husband before this whole saint routine got started, and it was interesting to get another look at his relationship with Lillian. I was happy to see she was trying to find out about his secret projects, though rather horrified that Lex was a victim of her quest for knowledge, and she blamed him for it.
I really wonder how/why Lex ended up with such an idealized version of Lillian in his head because this episode suggests that the edge people sensed from her in the Lexmas/Void visions really was a part of her. I don't think she's anywhere near as bad a parent as Lionel (I still put the Julian thing down to post-partum psychosis), but she's clearly not the totally loving, saintly woman Lex talked about in S1.
Lex and Lois really are fun to watch. There's a part of me that will forever wish she hadn't cottoned on so fast to how shady he really is, because it would have been fun to see him try to woo her or something.
her lockpicking mojo to help Kara escape.
Can I also say that I love it that of *course* Lois has a past that includes a boyfriend-in-a-band.
I also thought it interesting precisely how Lionel covered up for her--twisting the knife for Lex by making it seem like Oliver and Lionel were both responsible for saving Lex.
And yet, Lionel still wonders how Lex doubts his sincerity about things ...
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I can't even front: I totally had trouble with my contacts during that entire last scene between Clark and Alexander, but especially when Clark said "because you're my friend." I think I needed Clark's inability to completely give up on Lex to be rather extraordinary, to be beyond what an ordinary person could do and feel given the history between them, because it's that capacity for faith, for true belief in others' capacity for good that makes Superman so remarkable. And the show gave it to me. In big, sparkly, shining letters, the show gave it to me. That was easily one of my top SV scenes of all time. And like you, I loved the kid they cast as Alexander. For me, he made Lex's overall story just that little bit more tragic because he shows that at one time, there was a sweet kid in there, who could help others because it was the right thing to do, etc.
that scene was very revealing, wasn't it? It's good to know that the writers haven't completely forgotten that Lionel was an abusive father and husband before this whole saint routine got started, and it was interesting to get another look at his relationship with Lillian. I was happy to see she was trying to find out about his secret projects, though rather horrified that Lex was a victim of her quest for knowledge, and she blamed him for it.
I really wonder how/why Lex ended up with such an idealized version of Lillian in his head because this episode suggests that the edge people sensed from her in the Lexmas/Void visions really was a part of her. I don't think she's anywhere near as bad a parent as Lionel (I still put the Julian thing down to post-partum psychosis), but she's clearly not the totally loving, saintly woman Lex talked about in S1.
Lex and Lois really are fun to watch. There's a part of me that will forever wish she hadn't cottoned on so fast to how shady he really is, because it would have been fun to see him try to woo her or something.
her lockpicking mojo to help Kara escape.
Can I also say that I love it that of *course* Lois has a past that includes a boyfriend-in-a-band.
I also thought it interesting precisely how Lionel covered up for her--twisting the knife for Lex by making it seem like Oliver and Lionel were both responsible for saving Lex.
And yet, Lionel still wonders how Lex doubts his sincerity about things ...