Yeah, I thought there was a LOT that didn't make sense.

I still know Clark, he seems to say. I can influence him away from you. Just yowza.
Yeah, totally! Lex has really won me back this season--he had lost a lot of my sympathy last season. I guess part of it is that so far this season we're clear on what Lex is up to. Last season the mystery actually made me grow extra wary of him.