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Well, that rocked.
I am torn on the interpretation of Lionel, now. Are we to assume that he is only possessed when his eyes are glazed over, or was that just to make it clear to people who were a little slow to realize he was possessed by Jor-El? My guess is that we're supposed to think that he's only possessed when his eyes are glazed over, which makes me completely reassess certain aspects of "Mercy."
Are they really, really redeeming Lionel? Oh, please tell me that this is just some deeper game Lionel is playing, where he tells Martha the truth in a manner similar to Lex telling Lana the truth about the Fine experiments: as part of a broader plan to get her to trust him and be more enmeshed in his plans. Because this "everyone is suddenly trusting Lionel" thing is deeply disturbing. Even though I am in favor of Mionel, I am very glad that Martha doesn't just buy his apology at the end of the episode. (And I'm glad they finally explained why she trusted him--at least she *believed* he was trying to redeem himself, which, if naive, at least explains some of her behavior toward him.)
I suppose another explanation could be that Jor-El is influencing him on a subconscious level, even though he is not consciously aware of what is going on. But as much as I love Lionel, if he ends up being redeemed after everything he has done....I will be very angry.
I did really love Martha in this episode. I loved her attempt to talk some sense into Clark, after his conversation with "Jonathan," and her own scene with "Jonathan" was amazing. AOT just rocked the house in that scene, and also her final scene with Lionel.
I also loved Lex to death in this episode. Yay for a motive that makes sense and is heroic in its own way: trying to save the world from a disease unleashed by invading aliens. I also loved that he *told* Clark "I was the good guy here." He was, even if he was played--and he knew he was being played, so he was trying to play Fine. (He's invulnerable now, or infected with Brainiac? Or both? What do people think? The previews for next week look awesome, btw).
The Lexana stuff was wonderful. I really love how he's maneuvering Lana deeper and deeper into his web, but telling her about it every step of the way. He really knows how to play her, and yet she's clearly one of the people under his protection now, as his conversation with Clark at the end revealed. Tonight, I could really *see* the iconic Lex Luthor in every scene he was in, and I couldn't be happier.
No other intelligent commentary, just a bunch of lines I liked:
"To save this world, you're got to kill Lionel Luthor."
"Hand me a cloak and call me Horatio."
"I need a night life."
"I can't exactly look for a file called my evil secret."
"Help yourself--everybody else does."
"That's Clark's specialty--barging in where he's not invited and making you feel like it's your fault."
I am torn on the interpretation of Lionel, now. Are we to assume that he is only possessed when his eyes are glazed over, or was that just to make it clear to people who were a little slow to realize he was possessed by Jor-El? My guess is that we're supposed to think that he's only possessed when his eyes are glazed over, which makes me completely reassess certain aspects of "Mercy."
Are they really, really redeeming Lionel? Oh, please tell me that this is just some deeper game Lionel is playing, where he tells Martha the truth in a manner similar to Lex telling Lana the truth about the Fine experiments: as part of a broader plan to get her to trust him and be more enmeshed in his plans. Because this "everyone is suddenly trusting Lionel" thing is deeply disturbing. Even though I am in favor of Mionel, I am very glad that Martha doesn't just buy his apology at the end of the episode. (And I'm glad they finally explained why she trusted him--at least she *believed* he was trying to redeem himself, which, if naive, at least explains some of her behavior toward him.)
I suppose another explanation could be that Jor-El is influencing him on a subconscious level, even though he is not consciously aware of what is going on. But as much as I love Lionel, if he ends up being redeemed after everything he has done....I will be very angry.
I did really love Martha in this episode. I loved her attempt to talk some sense into Clark, after his conversation with "Jonathan," and her own scene with "Jonathan" was amazing. AOT just rocked the house in that scene, and also her final scene with Lionel.
I also loved Lex to death in this episode. Yay for a motive that makes sense and is heroic in its own way: trying to save the world from a disease unleashed by invading aliens. I also loved that he *told* Clark "I was the good guy here." He was, even if he was played--and he knew he was being played, so he was trying to play Fine. (He's invulnerable now, or infected with Brainiac? Or both? What do people think? The previews for next week look awesome, btw).
The Lexana stuff was wonderful. I really love how he's maneuvering Lana deeper and deeper into his web, but telling her about it every step of the way. He really knows how to play her, and yet she's clearly one of the people under his protection now, as his conversation with Clark at the end revealed. Tonight, I could really *see* the iconic Lex Luthor in every scene he was in, and I couldn't be happier.
No other intelligent commentary, just a bunch of lines I liked:
"To save this world, you're got to kill Lionel Luthor."
"Hand me a cloak and call me Horatio."
"I need a night life."
"I can't exactly look for a file called my evil secret."
"Help yourself--everybody else does."
"That's Clark's specialty--barging in where he's not invited and making you feel like it's your fault."