I thought your comment about MR playing himself playing Lex is very astute...there was this hyperawareness of himself in relation to others, that makes him seem not quite comfortable in his skin. For some reason I think bonibaru's (http://www.livejournal.com/users/bonibaru/) points this morning about POV-issues, i.e we are seeing Lex from Clark's and Helen's viewpoints, and therefore he feels a little "off" to us could explain that away. (Ur. She explains it much better than I so go read her wonderful post!)

and the story!!! loved this line He's pretty sure, though, that's not a serious concern.. That line alone above everything else just gives me *chills*, the way Lex has weighed his own (future) conscience against his (current) obsessive nature, and guess which one wins?

Lovely and thanks for sharing, Lenore!