Yes, initially Lex's line was a 'wtf?' moment for me too. But something about the delivery being so immediate and matter-of-fact made me think about why that would be Lex's first reaction. It's not to let Clark off the hook, because he's waaay past wanting to do that. And I think we've had some other signs that he's after hard proof now. He must be so sick of 'sort of knowing' about Clark. I guess it's a new way of getting 'full access'. If Clark won't fully disclose, Lex will gather as much hard proof as he can by his own methods.
it's very much a deliberate, conscious choice on their part Yes, it's becoming very noticeable. They're naive if they think the audience won't tire of that. It's ok to cut away from scenes when we know how they'll pan out, but I honestly don't feel like I DO know how these scenes will pan out between Clark and Lex these days. At best, I have to imagine a brief awkward silent moment and then simple departure on Clark's part.
I agree--the Lex-Fine stuff has some promise, as long as it's actually complex. Lex and Fine need to be shown as equal adversaries. Fingers crossed!
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Re: part II
Date: 2006-04-01 02:32 am (UTC)it's very much a deliberate, conscious choice on their part
Yes, it's becoming very noticeable. They're naive if they think the audience won't tire of that. It's ok to cut away from scenes when we know how they'll pan out, but I honestly don't feel like I DO know how these scenes will pan out between Clark and Lex these days. At best, I have to imagine a brief awkward silent moment and then simple departure on Clark's part.
I agree--the Lex-Fine stuff has some promise, as long as it's actually complex. Lex and Fine need to be shown as equal adversaries. Fingers crossed!