Of Clark Kent and Lex Luthor
Jun. 6th, 2010 10:57 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
katikatYou know, back then, when I was still watching Smallville on a regular basis, my favorite character was Clark Kent. Seriously. Lex was awesome, but I loved Clark best. And I never understood why people bashed him so. I mean...
Being best friends with Clark didn't give Lex the right to poke around in Clark's life. And being best friends with Lex, didn't mean that Clark had any obligation to tell him the truth about who and what he was. I mean, fans were up in arms about how Clark should have told Lex the truth since they were friends - but let's turn it around: If they were friends, Lex should have respected that Clark had good reasons not to tell him everything. Because friendship and trust is a two-way street. Fans said that Clark was selfish, abusing Lex's money and power when he needed it - but how many times did he save Lex when someone threatened Lex's life, knowing that he risked exposing his secret every time? And besides, it wasn't just his secret, it could've ruined the lives of his parents too. And with Lionel breathing down Lex's neck, Lex wondered why Clark wasn't honest with him?
I'm not bashing Lex, I just understand both sides of the argument. I did wish that Clark told Lex the truth, because honestly, I do think that it would have given Lex the strength to fight Lionel and people's prejudice - on the other hand, Lex's obsession with Clark was really... creepy, and seriously, can you imagine being in Clark's place with someone digging through your life like that? It would scare the living daylights out of me!
Though yeah, I love both of them and I think that they really were/are destined to be the only constant in each other's life, keeping each other in line. Besides, on a very shallow note, they are so hot together! \o/
Being best friends with Clark didn't give Lex the right to poke around in Clark's life. And being best friends with Lex, didn't mean that Clark had any obligation to tell him the truth about who and what he was. I mean, fans were up in arms about how Clark should have told Lex the truth since they were friends - but let's turn it around: If they were friends, Lex should have respected that Clark had good reasons not to tell him everything. Because friendship and trust is a two-way street. Fans said that Clark was selfish, abusing Lex's money and power when he needed it - but how many times did he save Lex when someone threatened Lex's life, knowing that he risked exposing his secret every time? And besides, it wasn't just his secret, it could've ruined the lives of his parents too. And with Lionel breathing down Lex's neck, Lex wondered why Clark wasn't honest with him?
I'm not bashing Lex, I just understand both sides of the argument. I did wish that Clark told Lex the truth, because honestly, I do think that it would have given Lex the strength to fight Lionel and people's prejudice - on the other hand, Lex's obsession with Clark was really... creepy, and seriously, can you imagine being in Clark's place with someone digging through your life like that? It would scare the living daylights out of me!
Though yeah, I love both of them and I think that they really were/are destined to be the only constant in each other's life, keeping each other in line. Besides, on a very shallow note, they are so hot together! \o/
