Oh, I don't think she'd be stigmatized. Maybe whispered about if she checked herself in somewhere, but hey, it's a small town and those things happen. And absolutely no bad in having others decide to follow suit, although, honestly, I never saw *anyone* other than Tina jump on the Lana train. Lana has never initiated any movement or trend; she's too busy following to lead. So beyond Clark seeking counseling - which would *flip* his parents out and lead to the possibility of fights, Clark lying to them and sneaking behind their backs - I think Lana'd be on pretty much alone (especially, if we got her out of Smallville quickly after the Lex/Clark violent meet).
is Lex's anti-alien tear set in season 5 or 6?
Lex starts the hardcore anti-alien tear in Season 5. He'd continue it in Season 6.
Because as far as I know, Lex already is the hero of his own story; he is being motivated by the justifiable fear of aliens
I'm not convinced he fears the aliens. I'm not convinced he understands why he's driven to do what he's doing. Currently, I'm sure he sees himself as a good guy, but returning the memory of Zod, how he got to be inhabited, what he did while inhabited would give him motivation and *power* he doesn't have now. Snippets of information and "feelings" don't justify what he's doing. Having first-hand knowledge of what was done to him, how he felt with those powers, and how he feels now that they're gone? Motivation that anyone can understand.
Lex being the hero in what amounts to his own mind is a solo endeavor - meaning it could easily be crazy talking. I'd prefer Lex be brilliant, not psychopathic.
Or do you mean he'd be the hero to the viewer?
He'd have the potential to be seen as a hero to the viewer. *That* Lex, a man who does questionable things that are, in some measure *the right thing to do* for reasons *he understands absolutely*, would be intriguing. Right now, Lex has a "sense" and "suspicions." A smart man would be working from a base of *knowledge*. Not to mention Lex instantly becomes interesting and dangerous rather than dangerous and possibly unstable (as he seems currently) if he has total recall in this AU.
As for shifting the power relationship between that two, I guess you could call that an unintended consequence, particularly if Lex doesn't let on he knows the truth about Clark.
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is Lex's anti-alien tear set in season 5 or 6?
Lex starts the hardcore anti-alien tear in Season 5. He'd continue it in Season 6.
Because as far as I know, Lex already is the hero of his own story; he is being motivated by the justifiable fear of aliens
I'm not convinced he fears the aliens. I'm not convinced he understands why he's driven to do what he's doing. Currently, I'm sure he sees himself as a good guy, but returning the memory of Zod, how he got to be inhabited, what he did while inhabited would give him motivation and *power* he doesn't have now. Snippets of information and "feelings" don't justify what he's doing. Having first-hand knowledge of what was done to him, how he felt with those powers, and how he feels now that they're gone? Motivation that anyone can understand.
Lex being the hero in what amounts to his own mind is a solo endeavor - meaning it could easily be crazy talking. I'd prefer Lex be brilliant, not psychopathic.
Or do you mean he'd be the hero to the viewer?
He'd have the potential to be seen as a hero to the viewer. *That* Lex, a man who does questionable things that are, in some measure *the right thing to do* for reasons *he understands absolutely*, would be intriguing. Right now, Lex has a "sense" and "suspicions." A smart man would be working from a base of *knowledge*. Not to mention Lex instantly becomes interesting and dangerous rather than dangerous and possibly unstable (as he seems currently) if he has total recall in this AU.
As for shifting the power relationship between that two, I guess you could call that an unintended consequence, particularly if Lex doesn't let on he knows the truth about Clark.
Clearer?