Did you think that the black pyramidal thing that Lana sees was a space ship? I didn't recognize it as such.

I think so. The whole thing with the sudden flash of light suggests the opening of a door.

I wonder if Jor-El has come to check up on his son. (Who should be inside the Fortress of Solitude, right? That's why Clark wound up somewhere snowy with that crystal?)

well, isn't he supposed to be dead? Could be some Phantom Zone stuff (shoutout to Superman II !)

Did you think that the black pyramidal thing that Lana sees was a space ship?

Yep.

I was sitting there when Lana was talking to Clark saying, "Go on, get in the truck! One meteor can take out you and Jonathan and make me actually look forward to Season 5! OK, I'll miss Martha, but that's why they call it a tragedy." To the considerable amusement of Amyth.

And then the show went all Zombie!Jason and Unkillable!Lana. I can only hope an Alien-style alien comes out of the ship and eats her.

Lex is getting very unstable and tired of being jerked around (plus all those concusions are getting old, I expect). I can't really blame him.

So, you think that if only Clark would be honest with him, he'd never go evil?

If only this weren't scheduled up against The OC and Alias next year. I'd love to see more of the further evilment of Lex.

I'm pretty sure the black pyramid thingy was supposed to be a space ship. Have no clue who would actually be inside it, though.

Overall, I enjoyed it, but much like last week it spawned moments of inappopriate laughter for me. Such as army guy getting thrown in the air by crashing meteor. It just looked silly. (Though not as silly as the Lana getting thrown by an obviously blue-screened explosion that, instead of burning the footage, they decided to put in the opening credits.) Also, the countdown clock with "dramatic music" made me want to roll my eyes for ever. And I'm not normally an eye-roller.

You know, if I'm in a helicopter that crashes in a meteor shower and break my leg, the last thing I'm going to try to do is drag myself uphill so I can look into one of the craters. That whole time I'm sitting going "This is really stupid" while I'm sure the writers were going for dramatic.

Not really liking Lex's "Okay, fine, I'm evil now." bit. I mean, I realize they were hinting at it the previous weeks, but there was no real catalyst to point at.

So, you think that if only Clark would be honest with him, he'd never go evil?

Nah, I think Lionel's influence is pretty ingrained, and it would take a lot more than Clark saying, "Yeah, I'm an alien. Sorry 'bout the really lousy attempts at lying," to get past that. Clark being honest, plus fewer homocidal love/lust interests, plus not being trapped in a mental institution and drugged/tortured, plus a couple of decades of serious therapy might do the trick.

I'd love to see more of the further evilment of Lex.

Me, too. I've sort of lost the OC love, so I might tape Season 5. Especially if it turns out that Jonathan did get squished.

You know, if I'm in a helicopter that crashes in a meteor shower and break my leg, the last thing I'm going to try to do is drag myself uphill so I can look into one of the craters. That whole time I'm sitting going "This is really stupid"

Yep. I was thinking "unhinged" more than "stupid", but yeah.

but there was no real catalyst to point at.

I was thinking the meteors were pretty catalytic. What with the initial wee-Lex trauma and all that. But I could have been fanwanking--I don't remember seeing anything suggesting that on the tv.

The meteors make sense, although, I agree that the show didn't attempt to connect those things.

So, you think that if only Clark would be honest with him, he'd never go evil?

well, that's what all the porn says.

And porn never lies!

t /looks really earnest

And porn never lies!

You mean they always do it standing up then?

Actually, my porn pretty much said that if only Clark would be honest with Lex, then maybe Clark wouldn't go evil.

I may have been a little biased.