Merry "Lexmas"!
Dec. 7th, 2009 01:15 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
acampbellYou guys are the best!
I just want to explain that I can't let myself play the snowflake game because I'm helping my two kids pay off student loans, but I'm deeply grateful for the kind thoughtfulness of which I've been the beneficiary.
The snow that fell last night has all melted, but it's still dark and gloomy. I'm home alone with the cats today, and baked cookies this afternoon. I tried this killer dough that could be used for several types of cookies, and made Raspberry Hazelnut Triangles (with my homemade raspberry jam from last summer) and Chocolate-Dpped Coconut Sticks; also, some molasses cookies. I'll probably be taking most of them to work. The "triangles" didn't turn out looking very good, but they taste great!
While I baked, I had my annual viewing of "Lexmas".
Actually, I missed watching it last year, so this is the first time in two years.
The AU in this ep is a lot more fun than the "real" universe.
Of course we view this ep differently from the S9 vantage point than we did four years ago. Over the past few seasons, it's come under scrutiny/criticism for: exactly what message are we, and Lex, supposed to be getting from it? And found more acceptable as being a dream/wish fulfillment vision of Lex's rather than an absolute vision of what he could have if he followed his spirit guide's direction. Because how trustworthy a spirit guide was Lillian Luthor, anyway, considering her behavior in episodes from the last few seasons? And the notion of pregnant Lana will be forever tainted by the FakeBaby debacle of S6.
My biggest regret about this ep is: had Lex's resolve to focus on nothing but power "stuck," it would have been such a natural turning point to the Dark Side for him. Even though they still wouldn't have portrayed the "Rift" satisfactorily, I could easily have been convinced that Lex resolved to stop being ruled by his emotions at this point and become cold, calculating, power hungry and controlling. Yet within a couple of eps he was back to "Don't hurt the Kents" and in S6, well, we saw him practically slavering and crawling on his belly, begging the fickle Lana Lang to love him. He was still the guy who didn't appear to be guilty of the many charges laid at his door...still the hungry-for-love-and-acceptance woobie.
If they'd let him go irrevocably evil at this point, they could've let MR do the convincing and could've quit needing to persuade us by having characters say dumb things ("She's marrying a monster..."--Chloe, I'm lookin' at you.)
Perfect opportunity, and they just let it go by.
The main gripe I have is the Santa plot (largely unnecessary and silly besides), the Clana, the Kents' party. Even when it first aired, it troubled me that no one spared a thought for Lex.
When Lana thanks Clark for saving her from "another plastic, store-bought Christmas," I just wanna smack her.
I haven't dodecal'd in over TWO YEARS. But here's a "Lexmas" coda.
Of course, the next day Clark would've found Lex in the hospital, and it wouldn't have gone that well, but at least he would have tried.
Caps byacampbell.
I just want to explain that I can't let myself play the snowflake game because I'm helping my two kids pay off student loans, but I'm deeply grateful for the kind thoughtfulness of which I've been the beneficiary.
The snow that fell last night has all melted, but it's still dark and gloomy. I'm home alone with the cats today, and baked cookies this afternoon. I tried this killer dough that could be used for several types of cookies, and made Raspberry Hazelnut Triangles (with my homemade raspberry jam from last summer) and Chocolate-Dpped Coconut Sticks; also, some molasses cookies. I'll probably be taking most of them to work. The "triangles" didn't turn out looking very good, but they taste great!
While I baked, I had my annual viewing of "Lexmas".
Actually, I missed watching it last year, so this is the first time in two years.
The AU in this ep is a lot more fun than the "real" universe.
Of course we view this ep differently from the S9 vantage point than we did four years ago. Over the past few seasons, it's come under scrutiny/criticism for: exactly what message are we, and Lex, supposed to be getting from it? And found more acceptable as being a dream/wish fulfillment vision of Lex's rather than an absolute vision of what he could have if he followed his spirit guide's direction. Because how trustworthy a spirit guide was Lillian Luthor, anyway, considering her behavior in episodes from the last few seasons? And the notion of pregnant Lana will be forever tainted by the FakeBaby debacle of S6.
My biggest regret about this ep is: had Lex's resolve to focus on nothing but power "stuck," it would have been such a natural turning point to the Dark Side for him. Even though they still wouldn't have portrayed the "Rift" satisfactorily, I could easily have been convinced that Lex resolved to stop being ruled by his emotions at this point and become cold, calculating, power hungry and controlling. Yet within a couple of eps he was back to "Don't hurt the Kents" and in S6, well, we saw him practically slavering and crawling on his belly, begging the fickle Lana Lang to love him. He was still the guy who didn't appear to be guilty of the many charges laid at his door...still the hungry-for-love-and-acceptance woobie.
If they'd let him go irrevocably evil at this point, they could've let MR do the convincing and could've quit needing to persuade us by having characters say dumb things ("She's marrying a monster..."--Chloe, I'm lookin' at you.)
Perfect opportunity, and they just let it go by.
The main gripe I have is the Santa plot (largely unnecessary and silly besides), the Clana, the Kents' party. Even when it first aired, it troubled me that no one spared a thought for Lex.
When Lana thanks Clark for saving her from "another plastic, store-bought Christmas," I just wanna smack her.
I haven't dodecal'd in over TWO YEARS. But here's a "Lexmas" coda.
Of course, the next day Clark would've found Lex in the hospital, and it wouldn't have gone that well, but at least he would have tried.
Caps by
acampbell.
