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SV: "Rage"
Spoilers for SV: Rage behind the cut.
Ok, I was spoiled for Lana's pregnancy, which I'm sure is creating a great deal of comment, and I will add my two cents below, but I first have to make a confession that will surprise no one who has read my journal before: during that first Lionel/Martha scene I was SCREAMING "Kiss her! Kiss her! Kiss her!" I know they'll never go too far with the Mionel-- it's more doomed than Lexana--but dammit, I want them to at least get to make out before they pull the plug on this relationship.
I was actually pleasantly surprised by the whole Thanksgiving thing, because I was sure they were setting it up for Clark to have some sort of big explosion at Lionel being invited to Thanksgiving, and that didn't happen. And while yes, it boggles my mind that even as a polite guest Chloe would agree to sit next to the man who tried to have her dad and her killed, I was *still* happy we didn't have a Clark explosion. I actually loved that little speech he made at Thanksgiving; it made me a little teary-eyed.
I also really loved the Lois/Oliver subplot. The opening scene was very HOT, and I very much appreciated his dilemma--poor superheroes, they never get to have sex because they always have to rescue someone. But I felt *really* bad for Lois. And I respect the fact that she refused to just give up on him when Clark warned her about his "drug problem." Does Oliver really have to leave? Can't he just stay on the show? Because I really love the Lois/Oliver relationship--he's always fun to watch and he definitely brings out the best in her. Plus I love all his scenes with Clark, the way they both push each other to do the right thing.
The Lex/Lana stuff was...odd. She's adopting a charity, presumably funded by Lex--already acting like a good trophy wife--so why does she think he has no say in it, if he's the one funding it? They're not married, so it actually is his money and his decision. If she was just doing volunteer work, then yes, he has no control over her, but that didn't sound like what she was talking about. And if she's so unsure about the relationship that a pregnancy causes her to freak out so much, why was she already acting like his wife at the beginning of the episode?
So that was annoying, as was the fact that pregnancy is depicted as trapping her permanently in a relationship with Lex. (And my god, that final scene WAS very effective in depicting that--the long table dividing them, the servants--it was every stereotype of upper-class loveless society marriage in one shot. It was especially effective for the contrast with Clark's happy home.) So, abortion doesn't exist in the SV verse?
I'm sure everyone who was unspoiled is freaking about this development, but I'm not, at least not yet. For one thing, I'm 98% sure that she's never going to have the baby. I'm sure it's going to end in miscarriage caused by one of these experiments Lex is funding, and that will be the thing that breaks up Lex and Lana. But the 2% of me that thinks they might go further with this is interested in the funhouse mirror version of "Lexmas" that's being set up here. Lex, already in this episode, is depicted as being very concerned about Lana's safety--in refusing to allow her to be free he thinks he's preventing the loss he saw in Lexmas, but of course he'll just recreate the freak show that was his parents' marriage. Maybe it will even have the same "Medea"-esque conclusion, with Lana killing the baby to save it from Lex!
I also think regardless of how much or little sympathy you have for Lana these days, you have to admit KK has really been excellent, recently. I am actually finding myself sympathetic to how trapped Lana is feeling, even though *rationally* I don't agree that I should feel sympathetic, just because KK was really *on* tonight, especially in those last three scenes.
Well, I'm off to find out what other people thought about the episode, but I may write more later.
Ok, I was spoiled for Lana's pregnancy, which I'm sure is creating a great deal of comment, and I will add my two cents below, but I first have to make a confession that will surprise no one who has read my journal before: during that first Lionel/Martha scene I was SCREAMING "Kiss her! Kiss her! Kiss her!" I know they'll never go too far with the Mionel-- it's more doomed than Lexana--but dammit, I want them to at least get to make out before they pull the plug on this relationship.
I was actually pleasantly surprised by the whole Thanksgiving thing, because I was sure they were setting it up for Clark to have some sort of big explosion at Lionel being invited to Thanksgiving, and that didn't happen. And while yes, it boggles my mind that even as a polite guest Chloe would agree to sit next to the man who tried to have her dad and her killed, I was *still* happy we didn't have a Clark explosion. I actually loved that little speech he made at Thanksgiving; it made me a little teary-eyed.
I also really loved the Lois/Oliver subplot. The opening scene was very HOT, and I very much appreciated his dilemma--poor superheroes, they never get to have sex because they always have to rescue someone. But I felt *really* bad for Lois. And I respect the fact that she refused to just give up on him when Clark warned her about his "drug problem." Does Oliver really have to leave? Can't he just stay on the show? Because I really love the Lois/Oliver relationship--he's always fun to watch and he definitely brings out the best in her. Plus I love all his scenes with Clark, the way they both push each other to do the right thing.
The Lex/Lana stuff was...odd. She's adopting a charity, presumably funded by Lex--already acting like a good trophy wife--so why does she think he has no say in it, if he's the one funding it? They're not married, so it actually is his money and his decision. If she was just doing volunteer work, then yes, he has no control over her, but that didn't sound like what she was talking about. And if she's so unsure about the relationship that a pregnancy causes her to freak out so much, why was she already acting like his wife at the beginning of the episode?
So that was annoying, as was the fact that pregnancy is depicted as trapping her permanently in a relationship with Lex. (And my god, that final scene WAS very effective in depicting that--the long table dividing them, the servants--it was every stereotype of upper-class loveless society marriage in one shot. It was especially effective for the contrast with Clark's happy home.) So, abortion doesn't exist in the SV verse?
I'm sure everyone who was unspoiled is freaking about this development, but I'm not, at least not yet. For one thing, I'm 98% sure that she's never going to have the baby. I'm sure it's going to end in miscarriage caused by one of these experiments Lex is funding, and that will be the thing that breaks up Lex and Lana. But the 2% of me that thinks they might go further with this is interested in the funhouse mirror version of "Lexmas" that's being set up here. Lex, already in this episode, is depicted as being very concerned about Lana's safety--in refusing to allow her to be free he thinks he's preventing the loss he saw in Lexmas, but of course he'll just recreate the freak show that was his parents' marriage. Maybe it will even have the same "Medea"-esque conclusion, with Lana killing the baby to save it from Lex!
I also think regardless of how much or little sympathy you have for Lana these days, you have to admit KK has really been excellent, recently. I am actually finding myself sympathetic to how trapped Lana is feeling, even though *rationally* I don't agree that I should feel sympathetic, just because KK was really *on* tonight, especially in those last three scenes.
Well, I'm off to find out what other people thought about the episode, but I may write more later.
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On a purely rational level, I get why everyone is up in arms about Lionel at Thanksgiving--it makes no character sense for Clark or Chloe to tolerate his presence, even if Martha is willing to give his past actions because
he's really amazing in bedshe's really warm for his formshe's, um, deranged by loneliness? But I am totally irrational about Mionel, I will admit that.And same with Lana: on a rational level I can't see why we should feel bad for her; all her friends warned her about what she was getting into with Lex; she claims to know him really well, etc. But damn if KK isn't actually making me sympathetic to her, and I didn't think that was possible.
Medea!Lana would be MADE OF AWESOME. Maybe they could just do it in a dream sequence? They've been making Lex way too cold, lately--they could give him more nightmares so we could still sympathize with his inner struggle even as his external actions trend darker--and don't you think Medea!Lana would be one of his big nightmares, given his experiences with his mom?
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The Dream sequence idea is awesome! It would allow them to explore all the darkness they want while still making the character sympathetic and possibly redeemable down the line. What is this new diry feeling, this...finding-Lana-interesting feeling? I was just posting in acambell's today that it's ironic that just when Lana gets interesting (pure speculation--not a spoiler at all) they could kill her off ala Lexmas. But I think it's more likely they're following the Zod!Lex/Lana-carrying-his-heir thing. It would be awesome if, when he found out, Lex started going on about his "heir"...the look on Lana's face would be priceless. Afterall Lex apparantly doesn't remember what Zod said, but she sure does.
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There are so many good AU possibilities from this pregnancy--I hope they at least inspire some good stories.
And yeah, it will be really creepy and cool if Lex starts talking about Lana carrying his heir.
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