That sucks sumi. By FAR the best part of last night's Smallvile were the previews for next week. Lex in a straightjacket? Squeeee!!

And O.C. - besides all the icky sex talk from Supermom I loved it. A choice exchange:

Seth: So when you were losing your virginity I was playing Magic the Gathering.
Ryan: You still play magic.
Seth: Yeah! But not as much!

With every whitefonted OC post, my willpower not to highlight becomes less and less.

How many times has Lex worn that lavender shirt? I could swear I've seen it at least three times before. I definitely remember remarking to a friend that he was one of the few men who carry off wearing that sort of pastel without making some sort of political statement.

With every whitefonted OC post, my willpower not to highlight becomes less and less.

Be strong Jess! You only have until tonight - the whitefonted lines here are SO much funnier when The Seth actually says them.

I could swear I've seen it at least three times before.

Same here - at least a couple.

How bad did I want it to be Lex that Chloe had to kiss to hide from the Dr. at the hospital? Bad. I just want Lex to be kissed. Often. Perferably by Clark, but I'll take what I can get.

Smallville had a nerdy guy named Seth whom Lana described as being into comic books. Is the name Seth that stereotyped, or was it a nod to the O.C.? And, if he were into comic books, why wouldn't he have made some remark about now being like Magneto?

I think right now Lana believes that Clark is just another one of the Smallville meteor rock mutants, but he's lying to her about it, even though they took pains to establish that they both know it's not necessarily an evil-maker. And, actually, it would make things so much easier to admit that he's affected by the meteors - he can be a bit vague and still let her know that he's different without bringing up the whole alien issue.

I definitely remember remarking to a friend that he was one of the few men who carry off wearing that sort of pastel without making some sort of political statement.

Well, Lex just is a sexbomb. You don't really need to declare anything when you look at your neighbor's farmboy son like he's the last doughnut left in the box in your office break room.

He just likes purple 'cause it's pretty, and because he'll be dressed appropriately when he finally takes over the world.

I think right now Lana believes that Clark is just another one of the Smallville meteor rock mutants, but he's lying to her about it, even though they took pains to establish that they both know it's not necessarily an evil-maker.

I would agree. He should just tell her -- say he's stronger and faster than most people and they don't really know why. She could handle it, easy.

I think most of the problem is probably that the Kents have always said they adopted Clark after the meteor shower, and telling her he was in Smallville during it might lead to some harder questions about his adoption.

Also, am I the only one who thought last night's episode would have been way better if Seth hadn't been a mutant, just a guy Lana was attracted to who didn't happen to be terribly stable? I kind of want to see an episode where Clark insists out of jealousy that Lana's bnew guy has some special power, and he turns out to be completely wrong and has to deal with that.

I would have liked it if Seth were a mutant, but instead of his mind control, he was just content to play around with metal, and Lana dated him of her own volition. The point of the episode seemed to be that since Clark broke up with Lana, she'd be seeing other people and he'd have to deal with that - but then he doesn't if every other single guy (except for Pete) is evil in some way. Lana's pretty much stuck as Clark's "maybe someday" girlfriend - or she has to set her sights on Pete or Chloe.

I would have liked it if Seth were a mutant, but instead of his mind control, he was just content to play around with metal, and Lana dated him of her own volition.

That would have worked, too. The plot could have unfolded much as it did, except for maybe instead of stealing money from the Talon she would have emptied her bank account. (okay, it might still be a bit out of character, but indulge me here.)

mostly, this is what bothered me:

The point of the episode seemed to be that since Clark broke up with Lana, she'd be seeing other people and he'd have to deal with that - but then he doesn't if every other single guy (except for Pete) is evil in some way.

Lana had a very good point in what she told Clark -- he was stalking her, and she has a right to go on with her love life rather than mooning after him. She especially has the right to want to be with someone who will be honest with her. It undercuts that to say "Lana has that right, but the guy is going to be evil." Because that puts her back at Square Mooning After Clark, which is just pathetic.

Lyra & Madrigal -- I think it would have worked better if Lana were dating Seth voluntarily.