Metamorphosis Discussion Post

[ladydreamer.livejournal.com]

First Rewatch DP
Pilot DP

This is the episode about Greg the bug boy, wherein we see the Clex flirting shamelessly at the farmer's market...



And Lex gives Clark his heart!



And then there was something going on with Lana, I guess? *scratches head*

Fav moments, thoughts and Clexy developments? Post away! Also, remember, you can totally talk to each other and not just to me.

Caps by acampbell

Comments

[ladydreamer.livejournal.com]

That is pretty sad. Greg looked like he could really use a friend in that situation. What happened to Greg with the bugs, it wasn't his fault, and I don't think he was evil, so much as he was working from instinct and there's no derailing that for him once he got infected.

There's also a pretty creepy parallel between Greg and Clark in this episode, and I don't know why they did it, with the watching of Lana when she doesn't know she's being watched and leaving her gifts. Greg's final "instinctual" acts of mating remind me of "Crimson" when Clark finally abducts her and takes her away to his barn (which he can't help at the time because of Red K). I doubt they meant for it to work like that. But I don't know.

[nonotthatone.livejournal.com]

That's really interesting. It seems to happen a lot, doesn't it, that the "freak of the week" or whoever has a targeted interest in Lana - and it's always cast as kind of creepy, and rightly so. But Clark's watching her through his telescope, and that's supposed to be so sweet and innocent and endearing because he makes puppy dog eyes while he's doing it? Of course I do have affection for Clark, and I get what they were trying to do with first love and she's-got-a-boyfriend and all that other stuff, but ... still, it's hypocritical. But then again, I guess it just bears out how Clark behaves in ways he wouldn't permit in others - even at this early point.

If I wanted to get my feminist up I could probably have a field day with Lana ... she's constantly objectified and commoditized.

[ladydreamer.livejournal.com]

The only time I remember them admitting how creepy it was might have been during Labyrinth, but the episode was overall pretty creepy. Sometimes I think the writers are pretty loopy about things like this and don't even realize the difference between romance and stalking.

But then again, I guess it just bears out how Clark behaves in ways he wouldn't permit in others - even at this early point.
That's really kind of disturbing. I can't fault him too much for it at that age, because it's clearly from his experience with Jonathan "Do as I say, not as I do" Kent and the influence of the small town, but still. I'd have liked to see him grow out of that.

I wrote a huuuge essay on Lana once. I could probably write a few more.

[nonotthatone.livejournal.com]

I can't fault him too much for it at that age, because it's clearly from his experience with Jonathan "Do as I say, not as I do" Kent and the influence of the small town, but still. I'd have liked to see him grow out of that.

sigh ... oh, me too. This is right near the top of the list of "Things I Wish For Clark."

I think maybe I'm letting too much later season angst creep into my rewatch though. It's hard, it's all still very fresh for me (I did all 8 seasons in the last year) but I will learn to separate and just enjoy the early eps for what they were - not what is coming.