Re: Re: In 'Cure'
Excellent post. Couldn't agree more!
what it comes down to is what the writers have been trying to convey to us, and IMO they shout to all of us how Lana sees him in the wrong light, and that their Clark never really has "crossed the moral line".
When Lana said, "i'm not going to apologize for going to extremes to protect the person that i love", and Clark told her she sounds like Lex, to which Lana replied, "I sound like you !", Clark looked hurt, and disappointed that she would think that of him. It only proved to him further that she really doesn't know him at all, nor does she have faith in his best intentions. When she said, "You can't tell me you haven't crossed the moral line to save someone", it appeared to really bother him that that's how she looked at him, rather than see his ultimate reverence for life, his desire to try and see good in everyone, and to protect those he cares for the most only through defensive measures when necessary, never offensive ones.
It made clear that her idea, her image, of him is not of some noble, caring person, who worries that "no matter how many people he saves, he can't solve the world's problems" (--S6.Ep9:SUBTERRANEAN)
Lana's accusations are a drastic contrast to Chloe's praise, "I don't know anyone who does more for this world than you."
while Chloe tries to dispel his guilt and his berating of himself, Lana plants those little seeds that make him question his own motives and noble ideals and ladens him with even more undeserved guilt.
Originally posted by CDLBLUE
Much of it predicated on the concept of the morality of power and it's uses, Clark and Lex are the dichotomy of the concept, one uses it for the general good, the other for personal gain, one is selfless in it's excution and the other selfish, one will find his way to almost perfect virtue, and the other will go to the dark side, the story of Smallville is how they reached their preordained destinations, and the tragedy of Smallville is not the existence of a Superhero, but in this alternated universe, the necessity of one.
Much of it predicated on the concept of the morality of power and it's uses, Clark and Lex are the dichotomy of the concept, one uses it for the general good, the other for personal gain, one is selfless in it's excution and the other selfish, one will find his way to almost perfect virtue, and the other will go to the dark side, the story of Smallville is how they reached their preordained destinations, and the tragedy of Smallville is not the existence of a Superhero, but in this alternated universe, the necessity of one.
Originally posted by HalJordan4184
Calrk can not claim that. It would never hold up in a court of law, nor does it hold up morally. Clark can move at speeds virtually unfathomable to humans. Clark is invulnerable, save Kryptonite being there, he has strength thousands of times that of a human being, he can shoot fire from his eyes, and hear a pin drop from orbit. He can not claim self defense or defense of another, in killing a normal human being. There is no reasonable threat of death or serious bodily harm, if Clark is even remotely near what's happening.
Calrk can not claim that. It would never hold up in a court of law, nor does it hold up morally. Clark can move at speeds virtually unfathomable to humans. Clark is invulnerable, save Kryptonite being there, he has strength thousands of times that of a human being, he can shoot fire from his eyes, and hear a pin drop from orbit. He can not claim self defense or defense of another, in killing a normal human being. There is no reasonable threat of death or serious bodily harm, if Clark is even remotely near what's happening.
When Lana said, "i'm not going to apologize for going to extremes to protect the person that i love", and Clark told her she sounds like Lex, to which Lana replied, "I sound like you !", Clark looked hurt, and disappointed that she would think that of him. It only proved to him further that she really doesn't know him at all, nor does she have faith in his best intentions. When she said, "You can't tell me you haven't crossed the moral line to save someone", it appeared to really bother him that that's how she looked at him, rather than see his ultimate reverence for life, his desire to try and see good in everyone, and to protect those he cares for the most only through defensive measures when necessary, never offensive ones.
It made clear that her idea, her image, of him is not of some noble, caring person, who worries that "no matter how many people he saves, he can't solve the world's problems" (--S6.Ep9:SUBTERRANEAN)
Lana's accusations are a drastic contrast to Chloe's praise, "I don't know anyone who does more for this world than you."
while Chloe tries to dispel his guilt and his berating of himself, Lana plants those little seeds that make him question his own motives and noble ideals and ladens him with even more undeserved guilt.
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