5.20 - Fade (Spoilers)

[avidreader]

So, do you think that Lana is with Lex just to get back at Clark? Hm..I've never considered that. She's never really been portrayed as being that malicious.

Well I hope she's more mature than that. I still just have this feeling that Lana's not in this relationship with Lex out of love.

Martha's words keep echoing in my head, "I hope her hate doesnt drive her to do something we'll all regret".

I guess I always thought of Lana and Lex as friends, and this is just taking it the next step now that she's single again.

But its too soon. If she was with him for that reason then they should have had Clark and Lana remain separated in Reckoning and then the Lexana could have played out its course, 'cause I dont see Lex and Lana remaining in a relationship after the end of this season.

I dunno, my gut instinct is telling me that all is not as it seems.

 

[MJZ]

"Lexana" is a phase.

Clark gonna whoop his ass.

 

[Serene]

Well I hope she's more mature than that. I still just have this feeling that Lana's not in this relationship with Lex out of love.

How about, out of desperation? Or simple, rebound?

Do you still think she's playing him?

What I was trying to say earlier is that I like that the lines are unclear at this point. It makes it a lot more fun to watch.

 

[Super_Ludacris]

Yeah I'm liking this Lexana thing

 

[rumpuso]

Awww....poor Clark. I'll never wrap my mind around Lana's motivations for running to Lex. How she could chose someone who she knows has done questionable things in the past, over Clark who she knows has a heart of gold, is beyond me. So be it, I say. Maybe with this revelation, Clark will realize inside that Lana truly is not the woman for him after all. No more second guessing his decision. He'll keep her safe from Lex, then effectively move on.

 

[Pixiedust]

Awww....poor Clark. I'll never wrap my mind around Lana's motivations for running to Lex. How she could chose someone who she knows has done questionable things in the past, over Clark who she knows has a heart of gold, is beyond me. So be it, I say. Maybe with this revelation, Clark will realize inside that Lana truly is not the woman for him after all. No more second guessing his decision. He'll keep her safe from Lex, then effectively move on.

Her relationship with Lex could be as simple as her needing to be in a relationship.

Lana has always struck me as the kind of girl who needed to be in a relationship to define who she is. She was Whitney's girlfriend, then Clark's, then there was Adam, then Clark again, then Jason, and then Clark again. Not to mention the Magnetic dude and the JTT's character.

There really are women out there who go from one relationship right into the next without any realistic break because they are insecure and need that to define who they are and I think they have set Lana up to be that type of person. So her jumping right into a relationship with Lex isn't out of character for her at all.

Even though she knows the bad things Lex has done in the past, she still is willing to give Lex a shot because he seems to give her what she has always needed the most and has never gotten from Clark...trust and the truth. It's hard to dispute that has been Lana's mantra for years. Now we know Lex isn't to be trusted as far as I could throw him and that's not far at all, but on the surface he seems to give her what she has always wanted and she desperately wants to believe someone will be honest with her and trust her enough to give her the truth so she is playing right into Lex's hands.

Now I concede that Lana could be playing Lex in order to help Clark, but I think it is much more likely that this is just her need for love, acceptance and someone willing to tell her the truth that she has always needed.

 

[Serene]

Awww....poor Clark. I'll never wrap my mind around Lana's motivations for running to Lex. How she could chose someone who she knows has done questionable things in the past, over Clark who she knows has a heart of gold, is beyond me. So be it, I say. Maybe with this revelation, Clark will realize inside that Lana truly is not the woman for him after all. No more second guessing his decision. He'll keep her safe from Lex, then effectively move on.

I agree with you that there is no comparison over who the better choice is.. NO comparison. But Clark made it clear that he was no longer an option for her. If he was, she'd still be with him, and not Lex.

Sucks, too.

 

[avidreader]

How about, out of desperation? Or simple, rebound?

Then what she said at the end of Void is meaningless. Because she wasnt going to let herself get into a position of vulnerability again.

Do you still think she's playing him?

If she is, I'm starting to wonder if Lionel could be feeding her some information.

What I was trying to say earlier is that I like that the lines are unclear at this point. It makes it a lot more fun to watch.

I definitely agree with you on this one. I like not knowing what her agenda is, it makes her character alot more fun to watch, and even I'll admit she can be a little one dimensional.

I just dont want to see her doing something that intentionally hurts Clark. That's not Lana Lang.

 

[Super_Ludacris]

Thing is knowing the writers (and this is something I suspected even back in Season 1) there probably gravitating for Lana to be like "evil" in her confused state (that is to say turn Anakin on Clark), that might be a feeble attempt at spicing things up but I wouldnt be suprised. So all this talk about it not being in her nature, well considering the spontenuity (sp?) that the writers write with it's no real suprise. In the end it could all just fizzle and flop and she'll be cool with Clark by like mid way during season 6.

 

[Kane]

Fade - TV.COM

How was that sad? Clark seemed more angry than anything.. This awesome turn of events should have happened a long time ago.

 

[superboy13]

Now thats a good shot to manip in the Suit

=D

Sorry I didn't have any decent Supes photo in that particular position, so I had to create the body

 

[Brainiac 8]

Her relationship with Lex could be as simple as her needing to be in a relationship.

Lana has always struck me as the kind of girl who needed to be in a relationship to define who she is. She was Whitney's girlfriend, then Clark's, then there was Adam, then Clark again, then Jason, and then Clark again. Not to mention the Magnetic dude and the JTT's character.

There really are women out there who go from one relationship right into the next without any realistic break because they are insecure and need that to define who they are and I think they have set Lana up to be that type of person. So her jumping right into a relationship with Lex isn't out of character for her at all.

Even though she knows the bad things Lex has done in the past, she still is willing to give Lex a shot because he seems to give her what she has always needed the most and has never gotten from Clark...trust and the truth. It's hard to dispute that has been Lana's mantra for years. Now we know Lex isn't to be trusted as far as I could throw him and that's not far at all, but on the surface he seems to give her what she has always wanted and she desperately wants to believe someone will be honest with her and trust her enough to give her the truth so she is playing right into Lex's hands.

Now I concede that Lana could be playing Lex in order to help Clark, but I think it is much more likely that this is just her need for love, acceptance and someone willing to tell her the truth that she has always needed.

If you think about the history of Lana-relationships, she has always had a knack for being drawn to guys who are either: Homicidal, Crazy, Evil, Power Hungry, Un-Dead, Have Wierd Relationships with their Mother, Or Jerky Jockish types.

Her track record is not really that great.

 

[avidreader]

Just reading around a couple of the Smallville Forums, there aint alot of love for this Lexana.

 

[Super_Ludacris]

And those "forums" would be? Kryptonsite? DTS? Sweet?

 

[avidreader]

And those "forums" would be? Kryptonsite? DTS? Sweet?

You got it!

I was curious to know what they were thinking and I'm not going back to either. I didnt go to DTS.

I love the show to death, and enjoy speculating on these boards, but they take it all way too seriously for my liking.

Why not just let it play out and see where it goes, rather than trashing it before its even happened. I dont understand that.

 

[AgentPat]

Just reading around a couple of the Smallville Forums, there aint alot of love for this Lexana.

It's entertaining on one level - Lex is WAY more smooth than Clark and I think the dialog is more crisp between Lana and Lex - but I'd still rather see Lana with Clark personally. Minus the angst, of course.

Short of that, leave Lana with Lex, and get the sparks started between Clark and Lois.

 

[Super_Ludacris]

Oh **** em all, I hope Allison Mack gives them herpes

 

[avidreader]

It's entertaining on one level - Lex is WAY more smooth than Clark and I think the dialog is more crisp between Lana and Lex - but I'd still rather see Lana with Clark personally. Minus the angst, of course.

I personally think this is what all of this is about.

Clark and Lana have been swimming upstream for 4 1/2 years and cant progress their relationship. Lana said it in Cyborg, "we keep going around and around." Bringing Lex into the equation is going to give them both the opportunity to realise the mistakes that they have been making. Hopefully it is going to help them move forward and give us that real Clark and Lana relationship that we've been waiting for.

Short of that, leave Lana with Lex, and get the sparks started between Clark and Lois.

I dont mind seeing an episode set in the future with Clark and Lois but I dont want to see any love relationship in current continuity.

 

[BaK]

I dont mind seeing an episode set in the future with Clark and Lois but I dont want to see any love relationship in current continuity.

ditto.

 

[Serene]

Lana has always struck me as the kind of girl who needed to be in a relationship to define who she is. She was Whitney's girlfriend, then Clark's, then there was Adam, then Clark again, then Jason, and then Clark again. Not to mention the Magnetic dude and the JTT's character.

I think it's to be expected that the female lead of the show would have some sort of love interest/relationship issue going on most of the time. If she was a secondary character, or someone who just popped in once in a while, there wouldn't be the time to devote to developing any sort or relationships. This might be more the reason why Chloe was never really given an in-story boyfriend. They'd have to allow more screen time for it.

Lana's choice at this point isn't between Clark and Lex - Clark's not an option - it's between Lex and being alone. As much as I'd prefer for Lana's sake that she chose the "alone" path.. on a very shallow level, I'm liking the Lexana storyline a lot.

Even though she knows the bad things Lex has done in the past, she still is willing to give Lex a shot because he seems to give her what she has always needed the most and has never gotten from Clark...trust and the truth. It's hard to dispute that has been Lana's mantra for years. Now we know Lex isn't to be trusted as far as I could throw him and that's not far at all, but on the surface he seems to give her what she has always wanted and she desperately wants to believe someone will be honest with her and trust her enough to give her the truth so she is playing right into Lex's hands.

I completely agree with that. He's soooo slick, and he knows exactly what buttons to push on her. But even though I do think he's playing her in that way (and maybe more, i.e. Clark) I do think he truly wants her and could love her if he chose the right path. I'm with Lillian on that one.

How was that sad? Clark seemed more angry than anything.. This awesome turn of events should have happened a long time ago.

You have to be blind not to see the pain in Clark's eyes. Remember, he didn't break up with Lana because he didn't love her anymore. Seeing her with Lex just makes his choice even more painful to bear.

 

[Serene]

Just reading around a couple of the Smallville Forums, there aint alot of love for this Lexana.

Oh.. there is some.. not so much in big public forums though. And especially not in any Clana-based forums, which isn't surprising, really.

As usual, I fit.. nowhere, in my feelings about this show.

 

[Nautica7mk]

You have to be blind not to see the pain in Clark's eyes. Remember, he didn't break up with Lana because he didn't love her anymore. Seeing her with Lex just makes his choice even more painful to bear.

While I don't doubt that he feels hurt, he looked angrier to me.

 

[jr24tw]

Honestly I've seen Tom act better before. His look after seeing the kiss and when he confronted Chloe...it actually lacked in emotion. I don't know why but it came across like that. He simply lacked emotion there.

Might be because after months of acting he is just tired. But he lacks passion of any kind in both scenes.

 

[avidreader]

Honestly I've seen Tom act better before. His look after seeing the kiss and when he confronted Chloe...it actually lacked in emotion. I don't know why but it came across like that. He simply lacked emotion there.

Might be because after months of acting he is just tired. But he lacks passion of any kind in both scenes.

The scene with Chloe is too short to gauge what kind of look he has, but I think the scene after the Lexana kiss is perfect. He looks saddened and a little shocked and needless to say speechless.

Remember this is Clark Kent, he usually hides all those emotions.

 

[BaK]

Honestly I've seen Tom act better before. His look after seeing the kiss and when he confronted Chloe...it actually lacked in emotion. I don't know why but it came across like that. He simply lacked emotion there.

Might be because after months of acting he is just tired. But he lacks passion of any kind in both scenes.

Lack of emotions, expressionless, no passion - that's Keanu R. for you..
Tom does not have that kind of "awkward void"..

Even when he's hiding his feelings, you can see it if you know "how to watch"..