Interesting posts folks! I forgot about my thread. lol In my opinion, Lex isn't a complete sociopath because he seems to have felt guilt at killing Lionel - as manifested by his visions of himself as a child - if anything he is an "aspiring sociopath" - and nearly there. lol I also think he felt a bit of grief for Lionel. Lionel however, was a sociopath and always used people without regard for their feelings or well-being. Even when he was working to defend Clark he had no real moral boundaries (he blackmailed Lana, put Clark in a cage of Kryptonite for example). I will admit that Lex has shown sociopathic traits in his dealings with the 33.1 patients/prisoners.
I don't think Lex killed Lionel for the key - he did it because his father lied to him again and was overwhelmed with anger and felt betrayed because he wanted the truth as proof of Lionel's love for him (in my opinion). Lex had tears welling in his eyes so how that showed an emotional motive and not an objective detached one. I think it was an act of impulse and not premeditated murder. And he couldn't control his impulses because of his brain trauma and metal disorders.
I don't think Lex killed Lionel for the key - he did it because his father lied to him again and was overwhelmed with anger and felt betrayed because he wanted the truth as proof of Lionel's love for him (in my opinion). Lex had tears welling in his eyes so how that showed an emotional motive and not an objective detached one. I think it was an act of impulse and not premeditated murder. And he couldn't control his impulses because of his brain trauma and metal disorders.
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