he says it's what Jonathan would have wanted. Because I'm not so sure... yes, Jonathan really wanted someone to take on the Luthors. He believed in the cause, not just himself doing it. But would he want *Martha* doing it? Wouldn't he want to 'protect' her more?
Good questions. I think he would want it in the sense that he wants Martha to be happy and successful, but I agree that he would think it might be too dangerous for her, in some ways (especially given how Lionel's hovering around her, now).
I love that Clark thinks Martha is strong enough to do this. And I think it's interesting that we've got this developing myth of there being a lot of Jonathan in Clark. But what Clark *tells* himself his dad would want and what his dad really would have wanted... could be different. Or am I just too cynical about Jonathan?
Well, considering I thought Jonathan was a blockheaded jerk a lot of the time, I *hope* what Clark tells himself his dad would have wanted is going to be different than what Jonathan actually would have wanted. But this does lead me to wonder if Lex, after he inevitably kills Lionel, is going to feel that he, too, has internalized his own father? (And again, as I said in a comment on your post, that makes me a little nervous for Chloe, because we may not have seen the end of the crazy mother plot).
I'm really excited by Martha/Lionel plot too, but I don't want her strength taken away from her. *crosses fingers it's done well*
What I'm especially loving in this plot is how AOT is playing Martha's body language in complete opposition to her actual dialogue. So she is telling Lionel to use the front door (he is not family) and to call first (in other words, stop dropping by, you jerk) but at the same time her facial expressions suggest she is vulnerable to his appeals.
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Good questions. I think he would want it in the sense that he wants Martha to be happy and successful, but I agree that he would think it might be too dangerous for her, in some ways (especially given how Lionel's hovering around her, now).
I love that Clark thinks Martha is strong enough to do this. And I think it's interesting that we've got this developing myth of there being a lot of Jonathan in Clark. But what Clark *tells* himself his dad would want and what his dad really would have wanted... could be different. Or am I just too cynical about Jonathan?
Well, considering I thought Jonathan was a blockheaded jerk a lot of the time, I *hope* what Clark tells himself his dad would have wanted is going to be different than what Jonathan actually would have wanted. But this does lead me to wonder if Lex, after he inevitably kills Lionel, is going to feel that he, too, has internalized his own father? (And again, as I said in a comment on your post, that makes me a little nervous for Chloe, because we may not have seen the end of the crazy mother plot).
I'm really excited by Martha/Lionel plot too, but I don't want her strength taken away from her. *crosses fingers it's done well*
What I'm especially loving in this plot is how AOT is playing Martha's body language in complete opposition to her actual dialogue. So she is telling Lionel to use the front door (he is not family) and to call first (in other words, stop dropping by, you jerk) but at the same time her facial expressions suggest she is vulnerable to his appeals.