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Smallville: Static
Spoilers behind the cut. [Edited to add: after a quick skim of the f-list, I feel it necessary to warn you that I liked the episode a lot, so if you're feeling the hate, you might want to skip this.]
I only have one complaint about this episode. It seemed like cheating to have Clark get to avoid the decision about whether or not to kill Mr. Bone Eater (in self-defense or to save all the innocent people he would munch on) in the same episode that Lex deliberately kills a guy to save himself and Lana. (Was Clark saved by that DC guy from Mars whose name I can't remember, btw?)
Otherwise, I completely loved this episode. 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?)
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. And I'll confess that Lex' reaction to finding out Lana was pregnant made me a little weak in the knees. I have a *major* weakness for daddy Lex, so I am unlikely to be completely rational about this storyline, even though I know it is doomed (the baby and the relationship, I mean). I guess I'm just happy we're getting some passion again; it was way to early for the relationship to be going south. And I loved the proposal, though when they first walked into the room I was half expecting the Chamber of Clark Kent, or maybe the Chamber of Lana Lang.
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. The scene with Chloe--especially if she was consciously lying since she really believed level 33.1 existed--somehow convinced me. Though I suppose she could be trying to deceive Lex AGAIN, but I tend to believe her this time.
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? Regain control of 33.1 while attempting to completely blame it on Lex? Something else? I'm not sure, but I'm very happy he's revealed his true colors at last.
I also loved the Jimmy subplot in this episode. Clearly he is feeling undervalued by Chloe in comparison to Clark, and I really love how he's stepped up to prove himself. It was actually very nice of him to save Lex, considering his feelings about Lex; Chloe was clearly doing it for Lana, but Jimmy was doing it for Chloe. It seems fitting, somehow, that he should have arcane, old-tech knowledge, and I love that he got to save the day.
And that fit very well with Clark being gone. I know that the fact that Clark was willing to abandon Lex is going to make some people upset, I think with a certain amount of cause, but on the other hand it's a step toward the kind of decisions Superman is going to have to make all the time: save the one person he is personally connected to, or hundreds of innocent people. And it's nice to see Clark working on his own, faking his way through the crime scene to investigate rather than letting Chloe do it all for him. It's true that he was overconfident in his ability to save himself with the crystal, but I'm not sure he actually needed to be rescued by the mystery man. And to end where I began, I thought that was cheating. If you're going to show Lex's descent in an episode by having him kill, even in self-defense, you should contrast that by showing Clark choose NOT to kill in self-defense, not have someone else do his killing for him.
I only have one complaint about this episode. It seemed like cheating to have Clark get to avoid the decision about whether or not to kill Mr. Bone Eater (in self-defense or to save all the innocent people he would munch on) in the same episode that Lex deliberately kills a guy to save himself and Lana. (Was Clark saved by that DC guy from Mars whose name I can't remember, btw?)
Otherwise, I completely loved this episode. 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?)
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. And I'll confess that Lex' reaction to finding out Lana was pregnant made me a little weak in the knees. I have a *major* weakness for daddy Lex, so I am unlikely to be completely rational about this storyline, even though I know it is doomed (the baby and the relationship, I mean). I guess I'm just happy we're getting some passion again; it was way to early for the relationship to be going south. And I loved the proposal, though when they first walked into the room I was half expecting the Chamber of Clark Kent, or maybe the Chamber of Lana Lang.
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. The scene with Chloe--especially if she was consciously lying since she really believed level 33.1 existed--somehow convinced me. Though I suppose she could be trying to deceive Lex AGAIN, but I tend to believe her this time.
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? Regain control of 33.1 while attempting to completely blame it on Lex? Something else? I'm not sure, but I'm very happy he's revealed his true colors at last.
I also loved the Jimmy subplot in this episode. Clearly he is feeling undervalued by Chloe in comparison to Clark, and I really love how he's stepped up to prove himself. It was actually very nice of him to save Lex, considering his feelings about Lex; Chloe was clearly doing it for Lana, but Jimmy was doing it for Chloe. It seems fitting, somehow, that he should have arcane, old-tech knowledge, and I love that he got to save the day.
And that fit very well with Clark being gone. I know that the fact that Clark was willing to abandon Lex is going to make some people upset, I think with a certain amount of cause, but on the other hand it's a step toward the kind of decisions Superman is going to have to make all the time: save the one person he is personally connected to, or hundreds of innocent people. And it's nice to see Clark working on his own, faking his way through the crime scene to investigate rather than letting Chloe do it all for him. It's true that he was overconfident in his ability to save himself with the crystal, but I'm not sure he actually needed to be rescued by the mystery man. And to end where I began, I thought that was cheating. If you're going to show Lex's descent in an episode by having him kill, even in self-defense, you should contrast that by showing Clark choose NOT to kill in self-defense, not have someone else do his killing for him.
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I betcha Kate will hate it! You can mock together. I'm sorry, I'm just wired in such a way that if something makes Lex happy, I'm happy.
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