What does everyone else think, concerning when exactly Zod was completely controlling Lex?
I think it's clear that Zod *isn't* controlling Lex until the actual download of Zod's spirit via the opening of the portal (otherwise, there's no reason to bother with opening the portal in the first place if Zod could just exert influence once Lex had superpowers). I have no trouble believing that being made into the physical equivalent of a god, and knowing that he couldn't be hurt by Clark throwing a punch at him, would absolutely make Lex exude the utter confidence he did in the first part of the barn scene. And telling Lana the truth is absolutely Lexian because it's the biggest thing that's ever happened to him, it's not the kind of thing he'd just share with everyone, but he trusted her enough to tell her right away and it *totally bound her to him*. Even though she was scared, the minute he told her the truth, you could see her deciding she was willing to brave whatever was coming their way.
I have no trouble with Lex sounding a little off before being downloaded with Zod. He'd been turned into a god. That's going to be disconcerting, and even for someone with Lex's resilience, it would take a bit to regain his equilibrium (and Zod!Lex wouldn't have cared about knocking Lionel into that car, either).
You and I both caught the echo of the Lionel and wee!Lex scene from the pilot; that was one of my favorite moments in Vessel. And I thought MR and KK were both *superb* throughout the episode.
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I think it's clear that Zod *isn't* controlling Lex until the actual download of Zod's spirit via the opening of the portal (otherwise, there's no reason to bother with opening the portal in the first place if Zod could just exert influence once Lex had superpowers). I have no trouble believing that being made into the physical equivalent of a god, and knowing that he couldn't be hurt by Clark throwing a punch at him, would absolutely make Lex exude the utter confidence he did in the first part of the barn scene. And telling Lana the truth is absolutely Lexian because it's the biggest thing that's ever happened to him, it's not the kind of thing he'd just share with everyone, but he trusted her enough to tell her right away and it *totally bound her to him*. Even though she was scared, the minute he told her the truth, you could see her deciding she was willing to brave whatever was coming their way.
I have no trouble with Lex sounding a little off before being downloaded with Zod. He'd been turned into a god. That's going to be disconcerting, and even for someone with Lex's resilience, it would take a bit to regain his equilibrium (and Zod!Lex wouldn't have cared about knocking Lionel into that car, either).
You and I both caught the echo of the Lionel and wee!Lex scene from the pilot; that was one of my favorite moments in Vessel. And I thought MR and KK were both *superb* throughout the episode.
More later, after a re-watch ...