i always like it when someone with a comprehensive grasp of SV symbology and the span of the whole story points out something like this. very thought-provoking.

>to depict the dangerous power of Lex's gaze.

ooh, yes. i can't help thinking of all those gazes at clark the first year, which were erotic and possessive, but also hawk-like and observant.

one tiny problem with the show that's maybe peculiar to me is this: i find lana so unattractive that i can't understand anyone wanting to watch her take her clothes off. she's so boring to me in every way. oh well, apparently all the guys on the show can't take their eyes off her. *g*