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.
Yes, I get that, but that particular type of politeness implies distance to me. Probably a family thing, I don't know.
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 buy that the majority of her concern was how he would take the news of the pregnancy, but I also think there were trust issues and her own reaction to being pregnant also in the mix. But I thought that scene when she was so obviously relieved that he was happy was great--I loved both KK and MR in that scene. And I've seen a lot of people complaining about them kissing with the mutant guy lying dead, but honestly, they both thought they might have lost the other one--that seemed totally believable to me.
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.
Oh, I agree that it shows a lot of character continuity--it's just that her fear of aliens was also character continuity, and yet in the end she condemned Lex for the research on the hard-drive thingy. I couldn't figure out if she was deliberately saying what she did partly just to get him to admit to Level 33.1 or not. I would actually *love it* if she was sincere--it really does fit with her long-term perception of mutants, and I much prefer evil!Lana to victimized!Lana.
I also thought it was interesting, the reversal between Clark's proposal and Lex's proposal. Clark finally tells her the truth, she accepts him (unbelievably?) and accepts her proposal; Lex, by contrast, lies to her face, but she tacitly forgives him for lying and for the lie itself and (I assume) accepts his proposal.
Re: part I
Yes, I get that, but that particular type of politeness implies distance to me. Probably a family thing, I don't know.
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 buy that the majority of her concern was how he would take the news of the pregnancy, but I also think there were trust issues and her own reaction to being pregnant also in the mix. But I thought that scene when she was so obviously relieved that he was happy was great--I loved both KK and MR in that scene. And I've seen a lot of people complaining about them kissing with the mutant guy lying dead, but honestly, they both thought they might have lost the other one--that seemed totally believable to me.
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.
Oh, I agree that it shows a lot of character continuity--it's just that her fear of aliens was also character continuity, and yet in the end she condemned Lex for the research on the hard-drive thingy. I couldn't figure out if she was deliberately saying what she did partly just to get him to admit to Level 33.1 or not. I would actually *love it* if she was sincere--it really does fit with her long-term perception of mutants, and I much prefer evil!Lana to victimized!Lana.
I also thought it was interesting, the reversal between Clark's proposal and Lex's proposal. Clark finally tells her the truth, she accepts him (unbelievably?) and accepts her proposal; Lex, by contrast, lies to her face, but she tacitly forgives him for lying and for the lie itself and (I assume) accepts his proposal.