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SV: Nemesis
Also known as the BEST EPISODE EVER.
Ok, I had a meeting that ran very late, and then watching the recording of the ep took about two hours because I kept rewinding and watching certain scenes over and over, and now it is very very late, so I think the heavy analysis will come later. This is all just total SQUEE at the BEST EPISODE EVER. Warning: extreme abuse of exclamation points. Proceed at your own risk.
--Clark and Lex's conversations in the tunnels=completely made of win. EVERYTHING we've ever wanted to see, other than actual kissage, right? I mean, Lex is not stupid--he know's Clark's invulnerable, even though he's now confronting disconfirming evidence. And that amazing line about how he NEEDED to believe Clark was special. And they actually have the "secrets" conversation! And instead of denying, Clark practically confirms it by accusing him of just looking for new ways to exploit people with special abilities. And later on, Clark feels guilty because maybe he's made Lex who he is! And he doesn't want to give up on Lex!
--And Lex saves him! Even after Clark thinks he has abandoned him (Lex! Lex!) Thank goodness, by the way, because I really needed to see some humanity in Lex again after last week, and we got that in spades. Yay! He saves Clark, and then Clark saves him--very reminiscent of Jitters, actually, only this time Lex actually is responsible for the crazy person taking him hostage--but I thought Clark having to hold him as they're climbing the ladders, even though he only has human strength, was a direct callback to Jitters.
--And yet, though Lex has been rehumanized for the audience (and Clark), he's still doing the master villain stuff, too, as we see at the end of the ep, which is the best of both worlds, as far as I'm concerned.
--And omigod, Lana completely kicked ass in this episode. I LOVE that she's completely gotten her Luthor on: threatening Lionel, and then coolly acquiring the suitcase, and shooting off the locks, and finding the tunnels, and then DOING NOTHING (and omg, the look on Chloe's face when she realized what Lana had been doing, or more accurately not doing, was priceless), and then BLACKMAILING Lionel, and then--that scene with Lex--just insert gibbering noises. I was absolutely screaming with glee at how well she played Lex in that scene, how every single thing she said was a dagger deliberately aimed at him, and a couple of them apparently struck home. I guess Lionel convinced her that Lex is a threat to Clark so she's going to continue playing him? And as far as I'm concerned, she can Lady MacBeth her way through all of next season, because I completely love this incarnation of Lana.
--And Martha! Finally we got to hear what she was thinking about Lionel, and I have to say I'm very glad she's not trusting him. And thank goodness Clark brought up the Lex-Lionel parallels in that conversation, because it was really about time.
--Oh, I almost forgot about Chloe, and that priceless bit where she's calling Clark "like a stalker ex-girlfriend, not that I was ever your girlfriend, it was just an analogy." Hee hee hee! I thought that was hilarious.
I love my show SO VERY MUCH. And next week looks fabulous too.
Ok, I had a meeting that ran very late, and then watching the recording of the ep took about two hours because I kept rewinding and watching certain scenes over and over, and now it is very very late, so I think the heavy analysis will come later. This is all just total SQUEE at the BEST EPISODE EVER. Warning: extreme abuse of exclamation points. Proceed at your own risk.
--Clark and Lex's conversations in the tunnels=completely made of win. EVERYTHING we've ever wanted to see, other than actual kissage, right? I mean, Lex is not stupid--he know's Clark's invulnerable, even though he's now confronting disconfirming evidence. And that amazing line about how he NEEDED to believe Clark was special. And they actually have the "secrets" conversation! And instead of denying, Clark practically confirms it by accusing him of just looking for new ways to exploit people with special abilities. And later on, Clark feels guilty because maybe he's made Lex who he is! And he doesn't want to give up on Lex!
--And Lex saves him! Even after Clark thinks he has abandoned him (Lex! Lex!) Thank goodness, by the way, because I really needed to see some humanity in Lex again after last week, and we got that in spades. Yay! He saves Clark, and then Clark saves him--very reminiscent of Jitters, actually, only this time Lex actually is responsible for the crazy person taking him hostage--but I thought Clark having to hold him as they're climbing the ladders, even though he only has human strength, was a direct callback to Jitters.
--And yet, though Lex has been rehumanized for the audience (and Clark), he's still doing the master villain stuff, too, as we see at the end of the ep, which is the best of both worlds, as far as I'm concerned.
--And omigod, Lana completely kicked ass in this episode. I LOVE that she's completely gotten her Luthor on: threatening Lionel, and then coolly acquiring the suitcase, and shooting off the locks, and finding the tunnels, and then DOING NOTHING (and omg, the look on Chloe's face when she realized what Lana had been doing, or more accurately not doing, was priceless), and then BLACKMAILING Lionel, and then--that scene with Lex--just insert gibbering noises. I was absolutely screaming with glee at how well she played Lex in that scene, how every single thing she said was a dagger deliberately aimed at him, and a couple of them apparently struck home. I guess Lionel convinced her that Lex is a threat to Clark so she's going to continue playing him? And as far as I'm concerned, she can Lady MacBeth her way through all of next season, because I completely love this incarnation of Lana.
--And Martha! Finally we got to hear what she was thinking about Lionel, and I have to say I'm very glad she's not trusting him. And thank goodness Clark brought up the Lex-Lionel parallels in that conversation, because it was really about time.
--Oh, I almost forgot about Chloe, and that priceless bit where she's calling Clark "like a stalker ex-girlfriend, not that I was ever your girlfriend, it was just an analogy." Hee hee hee! I thought that was hilarious.
I love my show SO VERY MUCH. And next week looks fabulous too.
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Lana was outstanding! I loved Chloe's and Clark's faces when they found out about her not lifting a finger to help Lex. *squeeeeee* The Clex was wonderful, too. A very well-paced, well-controlled episode.
If this is hints at the quality of the last episodes of the season, it's going to be quite a ride:)
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But nothing can diminish how great this episode was!!