I was pleasantly surprised and relieved overall (and I'd been absolutely dreading the ep, believe me!) I'm so glad they went with Bemused!Lex rather than Happy!Lex. I could've done without the Santa-plot entirely! Lex's final scene was amazing, and they may have saved the whole "going bad" thing--I'm just sorry they jumped the gun on that one so many times before, and that all Lex's friends have already abandoned him--it bothered me that none of the "good guys" even mentioned him in this ep (in the "real world," that is!).

I'll be doing my own post as soon as it all settles, so I'll shut up, now!