It's especially potent that he doesn't open up to her about his mother when she did open up to him about why she was seeking out the drug, even though she was initially so reluctant that she would steal from him rather than admit the truth.
You know what I loved just completely on a visceral level about the scene is how utterly realistic Lex's reactions were. That incredulous look right before he said "But you'd steal from me instead?" was *perfect*. I was watching with a friend, and right before *he* said it we both said "But wait, you'd rather steal from than lie to him?" and then Lex said it and it was just ... really nice. I love those moments when the characters react to things the way actual humans would react to something because those moments don't happen nearly as often on the show as one might think. Lex's snarky pissiness in the lab was great, too, especially the "Yeah, see the funny thing about *really expensive cars* is that they *come with a tracking system*." You could just *feel* the underlying "Why are you being a crazyperson, Lana? Did you really think I wouldn't be able to find my *$100,000+ dollar car*??!"
Re: part I (Reposting with better formatting)
You know what I loved just completely on a visceral level about the scene is how utterly realistic Lex's reactions were. That incredulous look right before he said "But you'd steal from me instead?" was *perfect*. I was watching with a friend, and right before *he* said it we both said "But wait, you'd rather steal from than lie to him?" and then Lex said it and it was just ... really nice. I love those moments when the characters react to things the way actual humans would react to something because those moments don't happen nearly as often on the show as one might think. Lex's snarky pissiness in the lab was great, too, especially the "Yeah, see the funny thing about *really expensive cars* is that they *come with a tracking system*." You could just *feel* the underlying "Why are you being a crazyperson, Lana? Did you really think I wouldn't be able to find my *$100,000+ dollar car*??!"
So. *Funny*.