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.
Yes! WORD. This is the Lex I want to see. He's not evol. He's smart, ambitious, confident, and he stands up for himself. And the shades of humanity-- I love that he thinks of himself as the hero. It isn't a matter of him justifying his actions, he actually thinks he's doing the right thing.
He's invulnerable now, or infected with Brainiac? Or both? What do people think? The previews for next week look awesome, btw.
It appears that Brainiac infused some of his "blood" into the vaccine before injecting Lex. So yes, I think he's been infected with Brainiac. Personally, I'd like to see Brainiac!Lex, but I think the writers are going by way of Fine prepping Lex's body for Zod. Do I like the idea? No. Do I hate it? No. I have no clear feelings about it, but having seen the preview, I'm excited to see what happens.
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.
More WORD. Again, this is smart Lex. One that has not lost his balls. He knows what he's doing here. He's giving Lana exactly what she wants, to get exactly what he wants. And I'm assuming that he still 'wants it all.' I am really intrigued by how their relationship is going to play out. I think he truly has feelings for her, but they're not strong enough to steer him away from his ambitions... And I realize that the more I think about that, the more my Lexana-loving heart dies. So I'll just stop right here.
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Yes! WORD. This is the Lex I want to see. He's not evol. He's smart, ambitious, confident, and he stands up for himself. And the shades of humanity-- I love that he thinks of himself as the hero. It isn't a matter of him justifying his actions, he actually thinks he's doing the right thing.
He's invulnerable now, or infected with Brainiac? Or both? What do people think? The previews for next week look awesome, btw.
It appears that Brainiac infused some of his "blood" into the vaccine before injecting Lex. So yes, I think he's been infected with Brainiac. Personally, I'd like to see Brainiac!Lex, but I think the writers are going by way of Fine prepping Lex's body for Zod. Do I like the idea? No. Do I hate it? No. I have no clear feelings about it, but having seen the preview, I'm excited to see what happens.
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.
More WORD. Again, this is smart Lex. One that has not lost his balls. He knows what he's doing here. He's giving Lana exactly what she wants, to get exactly what he wants. And I'm assuming that he still 'wants it all.' I am really intrigued by how their relationship is going to play out. I think he truly has feelings for her, but they're not strong enough to steer him away from his ambitions... And I realize that the more I think about that, the more my Lexana-loving heart dies. So I'll just stop right here.