tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36897752011-06-08T02:16:16.486-04:00Fall At Your FeetRandom Thoughts by JHappinesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13297116364549469291noreply@blogger.comBlogger321100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689775.post-1142836865917237082006-03-20T01:27:00.000-05:002006-07-31T01:19:16.683-04:00Hey guys. It's been a long time since Tracing the Friendship has been updated and I thought it was more than good time to assure visitors that tracing Lex and Lana's friendship is not over. In fact, Lex and Lana seem to be moving on to a more serious phase in their interplay and the writers are giving viewers more to consider. The Lex and Lana discussion and discovery has continued at Confessionsjacnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689775.post-1080515433327237412004-03-28T18:09:00.000-05:002004-03-28T18:14:01.840-05:00S3 L/L February Review: Hereafter, Obsession, and Resurrection
After Lana witnesses the end of Adam's violent nightmare in Hereafter, Lex and Lana have their first full-length conversation about her new friend. Lex questions why he wasn't told about the nightmares before and Lana defends her tenant. He tells Lana, "It's your call," but he cautions her to consider Adam's strangeness. They jacnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689775.post-1075614803918138532004-02-01T00:51:00.000-05:002004-02-01T09:12:39.950-05:00S3 L/L January Review: Whisper
Lex is reading when Lana enters his library/office, holding a paper in her hand. It's her medical insurance report. She's found out that the bill has been settled. Lex evades intially, but then indirectly admits he paid it off, "It wasn't your fault, Lana. It was mine. I pushed you into the stall. I spooked the horse." Lana assures him she's aware that he jacnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689775.post-1073236627316969182004-01-04T12:15:00.000-05:002004-01-04T14:09:50.106-05:00S3 L/L October/November Review: Perry, Magnetic, and Shattered
The entry of reporter, Perry White, in Perry (3.5) brought back painful memories for Lana as he relentless pursued information on the meteor shower. His presence, however, also reminded Lex of their first meeting when Lex was 16. Perry was using Lex to weed out Lionel's secrets. In Magnetic (3.7) Lex and Lana's movements divergedjacnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689775.post-1073236489832537672004-01-04T12:13:00.000-05:002004-01-04T12:16:26.950-05:00Another New Year is upon us. The year that has passed has certainly passed by way too quickly. I want to wish everyone the best for 2004.
My love for Lex and Lana has increased during the past year because of their honest and wonderful portrayers. Michael Rosenbaum has amazing precision and depth as an actor and Kristin Kreuk has continually revealed Lana's strength and growth. Season 2 jacnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689775.post-1067141426684048832003-10-26T00:09:00.000-04:002003-10-26T00:12:57.700-04:00LEX & LANA SEASON 2 REVIEW: PART 2
We've established that Lex and Lana's concerns in their separate romantic S2 relationships revolved around salvation, constancy, and honesty. What about their families, friendships, personal growth and their own friendship with each other?
Family, friendships, and personal growth. During Season 2, fathers and family played key roles. Insurgence was jacnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689775.post-1064894666784354882003-09-30T00:03:00.000-04:002003-09-30T00:06:06.333-04:00LEX & LANA SEASON 2 REVIEW: PART 1
With the premiere of Exile, the first episode for Season 3, just days away, I thought the time was ripe to review the Lex/Lana factor. Lex and Lana are much more complex than can be handled in a brief post. However, I have tried to cover what I consider to be major issues. First, let's talk about Love and Romance, since we'll probably be dealing with this jacnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689775.post-1058936933123606822003-07-23T01:08:00.000-04:002003-07-23T01:08:53.116-04:00THE JOHN DONNE FACTOR (revised version)
I want to take a second look at Lex's choice to recite the last three lines -- lines 12 to 14 -- of John Donne's Holy Sonnet 14. My first look at the sonnet was posted in 2002. In the Sonnet, the speaker is addressing God and it seems that even though Donne was struggling with his own spirituality, he expresses his struggles best with sensual images. jacnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689775.post-951343152003-05-31T19:34:00.000-04:002003-05-31T19:34:03.383-04:00Revelations: "Precipice" (2.19) -- Scene 2
And the analysis continues:
Lana meets Lex. We are not privy to when Lana went to the mansion (time of day or length of time after their meeting in the Talon), but the second scene begins with Lana already there. The elapse in time is necessary to facilitate time/storytelling constraints. Yet her meeting him while he was waiting for her has jacnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689775.post-939481912003-05-07T16:47:00.000-04:002003-05-07T16:47:26.566-04:00Revelations: "Precipice" (2.19) -- Scene 1
My fellow Lex and Lana fans have been truly inspired by Lex and Lana's most recent scenes in "Precipice" (2.19). For readers of my blog who have not seen this episode yet, there is much in store for you. I think many of the elements we've seen in "Precipice" are found in many of their scenes. As time goes by their interaction gets richer, more jacnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689775.post-929371022003-04-20T13:07:00.000-04:002003-04-20T13:07:19.670-04:00S2: Lex and Lana Personality Parallels: Part 2a -- Character Complexity
Lex is probably the most complex and creatively challenging character on the Smallville canvas. He's a writer's dream because there is so much in him to explore. The exploration of Lana's development has been slower than I would have liked, but there is more to her than meets the eye and she has many inner conflicts. jacnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689775.post-918174682003-04-01T22:52:00.000-05:002003-04-01T22:52:24.123-05:00S2: Lex + Lana Personality Parallels: Part 1 -- Safety, Security, Stability
Once again, my adoration for Lex and Lana has been burgeoned with the help of my fellow L+L fans. Our discussions are always very intense and animated, but one of the more vigorously intellectual exchanges occurred primarily between two other Ls -- Lola and Lissette -- at DTS Forum's Lex and Lana #6 Because He Would jacnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689775.post-896402122003-02-24T08:18:00.000-05:002003-02-27T07:13:49.000-05:00THE CHAIN
This essay first appeared in one of my columns on Devoted to Smallville (www.devotedtosmallville.com) in 2002. This is just a revised and edited version inspired by Fleetwood Mac's "The Chain" and an on-going discussion about the Triangle at Devoted to Smallville's forum.
Love and Lies
Listen to the wind blow
Watch the sun rise
Run in the shadows
Damn your love
Damn your lies
The jacnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689775.post-884777452003-02-03T11:25:00.000-05:002003-02-03T11:25:37.016-05:00LEX + LANA ELEMENTS (Part 2)
Business: Kinetic, Drone, and Heat
There is a noticeable tautness between Lex & Lana in any episode where the partnership is the focus: "Kinetic", "Drone", and "Heat". In the first two, Lex places Lana in a position where she has to prove herself. However, in both cases, Lana is well aware of what she needed to do before he said it. In "Drone" Lex says he's jacnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689775.post-877533842003-01-20T19:04:00.000-05:002003-01-20T19:04:33.206-05:00LEX + LANA ELEMENTS (Part 1)
We've seen 12 episodes containing actual on-screen interaction between Lex & Lana over S1 and half way into S2. No relationship in real life is simple and the Smallville writers have been able to reflect a high level of layering in the relationships between Lana and Clark, Lex and Clark, the Kents, Lex and Lionel, Clark and Chloe, and even Clark and Pete. Lex & jacnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689775.post-868138042003-01-01T23:51:00.000-05:002003-01-01T23:52:59.000-05:00A Possible Lex and Lana Parallel: Desiree Clary and Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte
I've been rummaging through my research as I collect ideas for my writing and from time to time I find little gems. One of the most recent finds I have had is the possible parallel between Lex and Lana and Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte and Desiree Clary. The reference to Napoleon hasn't been made on Smallville, but there jacnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689775.post-868136092003-01-01T23:46:00.000-05:002003-01-01T23:46:00.680-05:00HAPPY NEW YEAR
Wow! What a year 2002 was! I want to wish everyone who visits a blessed 2003 where all the good things you wish for yourself will come to you and that you find success in all your endeavors, faith in any moments of doubt, and peace in any storm you pass through.
In 2002 I discovered the delicacy that is Lex & Lana. I've learned a few things while watching Smallville this year.jacnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689775.post-851177372002-11-26T12:51:00.000-05:002002-11-26T12:51:00.786-05:00THE LOVE TRIANGLE: DOES IT EXIST?
One of Smallville’s running themes is love’s elusiveness. Of course, every viewer has a preference concerning who should get together with whom. It all boils down to preference and perception. A triangle, when defined in this context, is an emotional attachment between three people. Without a doubt, there’s already an emotional attachment between Clark, Lana,jacnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689775.post-846425822002-11-16T21:16:00.000-05:002002-11-16T21:16:10.603-05:00THE JOHN DONNE FACTOR
I want to take another look at Lex’s choice to recite the last three lines, lines 12 to 14, of John Donne’s Holy Sonnet 14. In the Sonnet, the speaker is addressing God and it seems that even though Donne was struggling with his own spirituality, he expresses his struggle best with sensual images. Because only three lines were cited by Lex, I will attempt to harvest the jacnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689775.post-846424822002-11-16T21:12:00.000-05:002002-11-16T21:21:30.000-05:00NOCTURNE’S GIFT
Here’s Holy Sonnet 14 in it’s entirety. The last three lines were a little treat from Lex to Lana. Enjoy.
Batter my heart, three-personed God; for you
As yet but knock, breathe, shine, and seek to mend;
That I may rise and stand, o'erthrow me, and bend
Your force to break, blow, burn, and make me new.
I, like an usurped town, to another due,
Labor to admit you, but O, to jacnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689775.post-835796232002-10-27T00:19:00.000-04:002002-10-27T00:19:24.120-04:00S2 PARALLELS, FORESHADOWING AND SYMBOLS FOR LEX & LANA (Part 2)
“Red” (2.4), “Heat” (2.2), and “Nicodemus” (1.15): Sensual Parallels
One of the crucial similarities between these three episodes is that Clark, Lex and Lana were influenced by something outside of themselves and each out-of-character situation had a sensual, irrational tailspin. The typical run of the Nicodemus’s infection was a jacnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689775.post-829269482002-10-13T13:57:00.000-04:002002-10-13T14:08:14.000-04:00S2 PARALLELS, FORESHADOWING AND SYMBOLS FOR LEX & LANA (Part 1)
Lex & Lana fans are beginning to find valuable subtext in Season 2 and discussions are well underway. Even though we are still in the early stages and there haven’t been many scenes between Lex & Lana, this is just my humble 2 c on my favorite supercouple-in-training:
Vortex (2.1) & Duplicity (2.3): Cognitive Parallels
1. Lex & jacnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689775.post-817214092002-09-17T09:41:00.000-04:002002-09-17T09:41:07.730-04:00LEX’S PERSONALITY TAGS IN SEASON 1
I’ve covered a little bit of Lana’s personality in “Lana: The Right One for Lex”, but now I turn to Lex. Lex is a labyrinth. The fact that Lex will become bad certainly demands his present complexity. I think viewers have attempted at some point or another to unravel Lex in various ways such as through the color of clothes he wears. I’ll take the road less jacnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689775.post-817213782002-09-17T09:40:00.000-04:002002-09-17T09:40:16.496-04:00ALEXANDER THE GREAT AND ROXANE IN LEX AND LANA
Smallville is replete with mythological and historical references, especially where Lex is concerned. Both Lex and Lionel have referred to Alexander the Great, who is not legend but a real historical figure. I think that “Alexander” being Lex’s full name is being milked for everything it is worth. In “Rogue” we had an overt reference to Alexander jacnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689775.post-813614192002-09-09T12:40:00.000-04:002002-09-09T12:40:13.446-04:00LANA: THE RIGHT ONE FOR LEX
They say one man’s food is another man’s poison. I say “tomaeto,” you say “tomahto.” While some say Lana is not right for Lex, I say she has the makings of being the ONE for Lex. In my opinion, saying that Lana is “too boring” to be with Lex is an inaccurate assessment of her character development. For a character that will ultimately progress over a three to fivejacnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689775.post-807462352002-08-26T17:56:00.000-04:002002-08-26T18:14:37.000-04:00LEX, LANA & CANONIZATION
I must admit that I never thought of the Superman stories as a “canon” but as legend. If viewers are using the term “canon” in the context of a generally accepted group of authentic material, then I guess there is a Superman “canon.” It bears saying that the following characters are standard in the Superman “canon”: Clark Kent, Jonathan Kent, Martha Kent, Lex Luthor, jacnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689775.post-805260642002-08-21T12:00:00.000-04:002002-08-21T12:00:02.696-04:00LEX’S AND CLARK’S VIEW OF WOMEN, LOVE, AND RELATIONSHIPS
Season 1 is over and shortly after it began, viewers saw Lex embark on matchmaking journey to help his new friend, Clark, get the girl of his dreams – Lana. By the end of the season, however, Lex had inexplicably pulled back his efforts. While his efforts were amazingly brilliant at times, they didn’t seem to always work. The reason whyjacnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689775.post-800807712002-08-10T20:08:00.000-04:002002-08-10T20:10:41.000-04:00QUALIFYING LEX’S FEELINGS FOR LANA IN SEASON 1
I must say how much I respect and admire Michael Rosenbaum! I love his honesty and his humility. If I could, I’d adopt him as my big brother! :) I was reviewing his response to our dear own Rachel’s question in the chat with Wanda on May 13, 2002 and something in his response got me thinking. I have no intention of misconstruing what he says. I’mjacnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689775.post-800806072002-08-10T20:01:00.000-04:002002-08-10T20:01:09.353-04:00READING BETWEEN THE LINES IN “NICODEMUS”
I wrote this shortly after I had begun watching Smallville, after the original airing of “Nicodemus.” These are my unadulterated thoughts back then and I realize, five months later, my thoughts are still the same or even stronger. I focus more on two lines later in the scene:
Lex (slowly takes her hand off): I’m not sure what this is, but this isn’t jacnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689775.post-800805702002-08-10T19:59:00.000-04:002002-08-10T19:59:16.866-04:00WELCOME!
Welcome to “Random Thoughts by J.” This is really the brain-child of Happiness and I want to thank her publically for giving me an extended forum to share my thoughts. I keep telling her that she’s a creative force and she is! :)
Sit back and enjoy. I’ve traced Lex’s and Lana’s friendship during season one as background to my posts. Please check out that part of the site first! It jacnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689775.post-799889422002-08-08T13:21:00.000-04:002002-08-09T11:34:11.000-04:00They call me J and I consider myself a hard-core, die-hard Lex and Lana fan. Lex and Lana have a special place among a faithful few on my couples A-list. The only other couples that have gotten my attention this way are Jason & Robin of General Hospital, and the present Danny & Michelle of Guiding Light from daytime television. From primetime television, there’s been JJ & Fatima (100 Center jacnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689775.post-799626002002-08-07T22:13:00.000-04:002002-08-07T22:13:54.440-04:00This page is for the Random Thoughts of "J". The Lex and Lana insight expert.
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