Do you think Lex thinks Lana is still pure, though? I don't think I want to leave that at an enigmatic 'Ah' actually. ;) Again, I think this is a case of split feelings. He's not an idiot so no, he doesn't think she's just the fairy princess anymore. I think he is drawn to her darkness, to the fact that she's got secrets too. But I also think that he sees her still hold herself together *as if* none of that had happened, so her surface image of demure good-girl attracts him. In that way, I think his love for her is quite narcissistic, because she holds out the hope of having secrets but being 'good' despite that. They could be like that together. They could understand one another. They could recognise the stains on each other's souls but be loved despite them. If he can love her with those stains, he can love himself (maybe?)... It's hard to express what I mean exactly but I do think that both Lana's goodness/purity and her darkness attract him. The double level is what really gets him...
Direct Lex killings? Hm... Jason? Possibly? We don't know what happened to him exactly. I suspect at the very least that Lex got rid of his body. But that's me in speculation mode again.
It would be nicely symmetrical if the thing that drives Lana *away* from Lex was seeing the consequences of Lex *uncovering* some of CLark's secrets (and maybe doing bad things with them), leading Lana to realize that some secrets really *do* need to be kept. Yes, I'd like that too and they do symmetry well usually. Also, this would allow Lana to go through the same arc of development/understanding as S2-3 Lex. Which is what they seem to be doing with her. You're right though that I don't think they'll overtly have Lex discover Clark's secrets. Frankly I think Lex pretty much knows them but they're only ever going to hint that he does. So I think any uncovered secrets are more likely to be Zod-related as you suggest.
Oh I want Zod back so bad! If he doesn't come back by the season finale, I'll be pissy.
no subject
Do you think Lex thinks Lana is still pure, though?
I don't think I want to leave that at an enigmatic 'Ah' actually. ;) Again, I think this is a case of split feelings. He's not an idiot so no, he doesn't think she's just the fairy princess anymore. I think he is drawn to her darkness, to the fact that she's got secrets too. But I also think that he sees her still hold herself together *as if* none of that had happened, so her surface image of demure good-girl attracts him. In that way, I think his love for her is quite narcissistic, because she holds out the hope of having secrets but being 'good' despite that. They could be like that together. They could understand one another. They could recognise the stains on each other's souls but be loved despite them. If he can love her with those stains, he can love himself (maybe?)... It's hard to express what I mean exactly but I do think that both Lana's goodness/purity and her darkness attract him. The double level is what really gets him...
Direct Lex killings? Hm... Jason? Possibly? We don't know what happened to him exactly. I suspect at the very least that Lex got rid of his body. But that's me in speculation mode again.
It would be nicely symmetrical if the thing that drives Lana *away* from Lex was seeing the consequences of Lex *uncovering* some of CLark's secrets (and maybe doing bad things with them), leading Lana to realize that some secrets really *do* need to be kept.
Yes, I'd like that too and they do symmetry well usually. Also, this would allow Lana to go through the same arc of development/understanding as S2-3 Lex. Which is what they seem to be doing with her. You're right though that I don't think they'll overtly have Lex discover Clark's secrets. Frankly I think Lex pretty much knows them but they're only ever going to hint that he does. So I think any uncovered secrets are more likely to be Zod-related as you suggest.
Oh I want Zod back so bad! If he doesn't come back by the season finale, I'll be pissy.