I'm going to break from the grain and agree with you that Lex had a lot more invested in this relationship than Clark did. Clark does begin spending a lot of time with Lex in the first season, but he doesn't open himself up or give Lex a lot of feedback. I think because Lex gives SO much and tries to always make himself available/helpful in some way, Clark quickly begins to take their relationship for granted because he has a lot of friends and family around him who generally make demands of his time, instead of just being THERE whenever Clark needs him.
The scene in Heat, I think, is an indication of that. It floors Clark that Lex has someone else in his life. Similarly in Prodigal. OMG! Someone else has Lex's attention! Gasp, shock, and rage! And again in Bound. Lex has GIRLFRIENDS who I don't know about? Huff!
And I think that overreaction also sort of indicates how Clark would react if, for some reason, maybe a Nicodemis for Lex or something like it, Lex told him their friendship was over. He'd be utterly confused, bewildered. Even after Clark has called off their relationship, he comes and goes in the castle as though he owns the place and is upset when Lex tells him in Wither he's not welcome in his home. He still feels as though, somehow, Lex should always be available to him for whatever he needs.
I think his relationship with Lex means more to Clark than he realizes. Clark just doesn't pay attention to the emotional needs of his friends that much.
That all makes a great deal of sense, and I agree with all of it. I'm not sure if this is the right phrasing, but while Lex has been more emotional dedicated to the friendship, I think that Clark has always been very possessive about it. The feeling's mostly due to things that you said, such as Clark getting rather unhappy whenever Lex appears to have someone else in his life he can be close to. Plus the fact that he thinks he has this right to judgment with Lex so often, bursts into his house, yada yada. Again, I'm not sure if possessive is the right word, but the one I'm thinking of isn't coming to me...
I don't know. I think maybe I forgot sometimes that Clark is only supposed to be fifteen at the beginning of this. Most fifteen year olds aren't much more mature than Clark really, and would naturally sort of take for granted someone who managed to have their back all the time. Also, if someone is raised with that sort of mindset, and doesn't mature, it can just go on to affect their adult life.
And...I'm getting off topic. But yes, I agree with you. :)
The scene in Heat, I think, is an indication of that. It floors Clark that Lex has someone else in his life. Similarly in Prodigal. OMG! Someone else has Lex's attention! Gasp, shock, and rage! And again in Bound. Lex has GIRLFRIENDS who I don't know about? Huff!
And I think that overreaction also sort of indicates how Clark would react if, for some reason, maybe a Nicodemis for Lex or something like it, Lex told him their friendship was over. He'd be utterly confused, bewildered. Even after Clark has called off their relationship, he comes and goes in the castle as though he owns the place and is upset when Lex tells him in Wither he's not welcome in his home. He still feels as though, somehow, Lex should always be available to him for whatever he needs.
I think his relationship with Lex means more to Clark than he realizes. Clark just doesn't pay attention to the emotional needs of his friends that much.
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I don't know. I think maybe I forgot sometimes that Clark is only supposed to be fifteen at the beginning of this. Most fifteen year olds aren't much more mature than Clark really, and would naturally sort of take for granted someone who managed to have their back all the time. Also, if someone is raised with that sort of mindset, and doesn't mature, it can just go on to affect their adult life.
And...I'm getting off topic. But yes, I agree with you. :)
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