I had some...let's call them "issues" with Lex. He seemed very manic, almost like MR was playing himself playing Lex.

Yeah. Yeah. That sounds right. I had this sense that somethig was off, but I couldn't quite put my finger on what it was. It's not that anything Lex did was terribly OOC. It just had a weird energy. Which made me ill at ease.

I was okay until a friend tried to convince me how seriously insane Lex was. And not in the fun gay way.

After reading the spoilers, I was primed for the good gay fun. And a lot of people seemed to have experienced it that way. But I got more of Dr. Mengele from Lex than Dr. Ruth. Not gay. Not fun.

I also need to add, that the way you have Lex hinting around with his girlfriends about Clark works so well with the way he was baiting Clark in the ep...

Thanks! I'm glad you thought it worked. I admire Lex's ability to bait. I just thought it would be more fun (for me) if he worked some of that on Helen.

Oh, and I love your gay obsession icon. Long live the Big Gay Obsession! That's my new rallying cry. *g*