I thought the Lexana was beautifully done--even though I found it hard to believe, in the very beginning, that Lex and Lana aren't sharing a bed. (Who knocks on their own bedroom door? But if they're living together and sleeping together, why aren't they sleeping together?)
This doesn't mean they're not sleeping together necessarily. If she laid down to take a nap, he could have knocked to see if she was still sleeping or to wake her up so they could talk. The very fact that the door was closed also meant she may have wanted some privacy. Whether it's his room or not, in those circumstances it's still polite to knock.
I especially appreciated the metaphorical aspect of them being in different dimensions when they first confessed their love for each other: nice symbolism! And I actually find it persuasive that the threat of losing Lex entirely would make Lana reconsider their doubts. And really, I found both of their confessions very moving--I totally enjoy the Lexana when there's some actual passion going on between them; it's just when they're being all cold and distant (like last week) that it really annoyed me.
Honestly, this was the main reason I enjoyed the episode. The Lexana last week annoyed me *so much* because like we discussed, I really couldn't understand why they were together at all. This week, though, I *felt* their connection to each other and that made it much, much easier to be engaged by their storyline. Also, I *loved* learning how wrong I was about Lana's reaction to being pregnant. She was worried about how *he'd* react, not worried because it was his or because it would tie her to him. The wrinkle-nosed smile when she said "*Really*?" when he told her it was the best news he'd heard in a long time was adorable and made it clear that *that* was the source of her trepidation -- that Lex would be *unhappy* about the news. I also *really* loved their kiss right before Jimmy brought them back from the static dimension and how they were still kissing when they were rescued.
I'm trying to decide what to make of Lana's declaration to Lex that she understands about level 33.1. It reminds me of what she said about aliens in "Arrow," where she turned out to be dissembling--but I actually *believed* her this time, and what's more, I felt like she really was completely throwing her lot in with Lex in a way she did not with "Arrow," possibly because of the baby.
Lana's comments about 33.1 are a bit of -- gasp -- continuity that *goes back three seasons*. They're entirely consistent with her opinions as expressed during Extinction (3x03), so I found them entirely in-character and believable coming from her. She's always had an (understandable) issue with meteor mutants; she's got viable reason to consider them extremely dangerous. Yeah, it was hard-core as she expressed it in Static, but it's hard-core in one of the few ways the character's ever been *allowed* to be hard-core. Lana was being completely truthful with Lex at the end there, IMO.
The scene with Chloe--especially if she was consciously lying since she really believed level 33.1 existed--somehow convinced me.
I *loved* it when she used Chloe's own logic against her. That was purely Luthorian.
And speaking of deceiving Lex: what game IS Lionel playing? Why even tell Lex where level 33.1 is? Clearly evil!Lionel is back (let the cheering begin!), and I totally loved that scene where he was basically just gloating at Chloe for giving her a computer virus, but what game is he playing with Lex?
I don't know, but if it is a game, I hope this is the foundation-laying for Lex to kill Lionel outright. I don't see how Lionel can spin this as anything other than him being diabolical again; if he were really good, he wouldn't be all about the, you know, *human experimentation*. So that alone was enough for me to be okay with Lionel trumping Lex in this instance: it proves that Lionel's not a good guy.
part I
I thought the Lexana was beautifully done--even though I found it hard to believe, in the very beginning, that Lex and Lana aren't sharing a bed. (Who knocks on their own bedroom door? But if they're living together and sleeping together, why aren't they sleeping together?)
This doesn't mean they're not sleeping together necessarily. If she laid down to take a nap, he could have knocked to see if she was still sleeping or to wake her up so they could talk. The very fact that the door was closed also meant she may have wanted some privacy. Whether it's his room or not, in those circumstances it's still polite to knock.
I especially appreciated the metaphorical aspect of them being in different dimensions when they first confessed their love for each other: nice symbolism! And I actually find it persuasive that the threat of losing Lex entirely would make Lana reconsider their doubts. And really, I found both of their confessions very moving--I totally enjoy the Lexana when there's some actual passion going on between them; it's just when they're being all cold and distant (like last week) that it really annoyed me.
Honestly, this was the main reason I enjoyed the episode. The Lexana last week annoyed me *so much* because like we discussed, I really couldn't understand why they were together at all. This week, though, I *felt* their connection to each other and that made it much, much easier to be engaged by their storyline. Also, I *loved* learning how wrong I was about Lana's reaction to being pregnant. She was worried about how *he'd* react, not worried because it was his or because it would tie her to him. The wrinkle-nosed smile when she said "*Really*?" when he told her it was the best news he'd heard in a long time was adorable and made it clear that *that* was the source of her trepidation -- that Lex would be *unhappy* about the news. I also *really* loved their kiss right before Jimmy brought them back from the static dimension and how they were still kissing when they were rescued.
I'm trying to decide what to make of Lana's declaration to Lex that she understands about level 33.1. It reminds me of what she said about aliens in "Arrow," where she turned out to be dissembling--but I actually *believed* her this time, and what's more, I felt like she really was completely throwing her lot in with Lex in a way she did not with "Arrow," possibly because of the baby.
Lana's comments about 33.1 are a bit of -- gasp -- continuity that *goes back three seasons*. They're entirely consistent with her opinions as expressed during Extinction (3x03), so I found them entirely in-character and believable coming from her. She's always had an (understandable) issue with meteor mutants; she's got viable reason to consider them extremely dangerous. Yeah, it was hard-core as she expressed it in Static, but it's hard-core in one of the few ways the character's ever been *allowed* to be hard-core. Lana was being completely truthful with Lex at the end there, IMO.
The scene with Chloe--especially if she was consciously lying since she really believed level 33.1 existed--somehow convinced me.
I *loved* it when she used Chloe's own logic against her. That was purely Luthorian.
And speaking of deceiving Lex: what game IS Lionel playing? Why even tell Lex where level 33.1 is? Clearly evil!Lionel is back (let the cheering begin!), and I totally loved that scene where he was basically just gloating at Chloe for giving her a computer virus, but what game is he playing with Lex?
I don't know, but if it is a game, I hope this is the foundation-laying for Lex to kill Lionel outright. I don't see how Lionel can spin this as anything other than him being diabolical again; if he were really good, he wouldn't be all about the, you know, *human experimentation*. So that alone was enough for me to be okay with Lionel trumping Lex in this instance: it proves that Lionel's not a good guy.