"I think it's pretty apparent that now Clark and Lana are on a downward trajectory, and we know that, ultimately, she is not who he ends up with. So, we will be going forward with Lana and Lex, and there is much more to that story. We will be seeing how intense those feelings are and continuing down that path." - Alfred Gough, Source: Kristin on E!Online

So; it would seem that AlMiles do indeed now have greater plans in store for Lex Luthor and Lana Lang. Exactly where they'll end up remains to be seen of course, but clearly, it sounds like they're set to go down an emotionally intense path. Not sure exactly what that means as Gough doesn't qualify it, but I'm hoping it implies something dynamic at the very least.

Either way, and for want of new episodes to discuss while Smallville takes a break, I thought it might be interesting (and a way to kill time) to explore how fans feel about the rise of Lexana on Smallville, and how they personally see it playing itself out onscreen; both in terms of best and worst case scenarios, or whichever you prefer to consider.

How do you feel about the prospect of Lexana? Excited? Bored? Indifferent? Mixed emotions? Do you think it has the potential to be an interesting storyline? Or one doomed from the start? What do you think they're going to give you, what would like or hope to see, or conversely what would you dislike?

I'm interested in seeing you come at it from as many different angles and perspectives as you're inclined to explore in your posts, be they a brief stroll in the park of your thoughts, or head first down a dark rabbit hole. And all so we can have fun comparing notes with one another as we await the arrival of April. :)

Note: I realize "viola1" will undoubtedly find this thread far too boring and pedestrian to reply to, but I do hope she'll nevertheless try; smile.

Great idea Miss Marple! I don't like the Lexana myself, but I can see it going interesting places. Whether it will or not is something else. Hopefully its not just to add tension to the (D)rift, but Im sadly suspicious that that is Lexana's only function at the moment

This is probably "mixed emotions". To my mind, there really IS a potential for a good storyline, but I'm not sure that all that will be realized. If this will turn out to a whiny Clark-Lex-Lana triangle, this will be terrible.

Anyway, my only hope in this ship' is Lex. Lana is a way to weak character to do anything. She will let to work on her, she won't work herself. And, yes, I don't care about Lana at all.

I'd find it great if Lex will start turning Lana to dark. And as her sympathy to him will be growing, it will be hard for her to realize that. Closer to the season finale he may start turning her agains Chloe. And a great scene in the finale episode with Lex, Lana and Chloe (and Clark gone somewhere again), Chloe's life threatened by Lex and Lana realising what she's been into. This will also help Chloe and Lana to become enemies. I really want that.

I don't want any Clark activity around Lexana. I want them to be left face-to-face. Because, you know, triangle...

PS: Sorry for my primitive English - that's not my first language, so sometimes I just can't find the right words. ;)

Lexana is a great 'wedge' for any future Clex evilness. Lexie is a great manipulator and he will rake Clark over the coals by playing with Lana; future moves in this area will eclipse all past manipulations. Lex was just finding his 'sea legs' so to speak.

The great tragedy will be that Lex can see himself screwing up the possibilities for a real relationship with Lana, as Lex is driven to 'get even' with Clark by manipulating Lana. Hearkening back to Lex-mas dreamscape, etc.

But the tale of what Lex will do to Lana to 'F- with Clark will be Shakespearean in magnitude, I think.

I think my problem with Lexana and every other ship is that there aren't any casual things, like Lana taking Clark shoe shopping or Lana watching a movie with Lex. That's more The OC's strength (well sort of) but Smallville isn't that kind of show. It's always two people talking (standing up) all the time (like the loft scenes, or Lana going to Luthor Manor) and no fun stuff.
She's the first person I thought of when I saw this thread. :)

A new ship involving Lana ? Oh, I would have never seen that one coming ! Really, it's so fresh, so new, so original !

Seriously, I stopped watching the show somewhere in the middle of the 4th season. I come here sometimes to read the spoilers, and frankly, well, I don't really care. Lexana, or Lex/Martha, or Lex/Brainiac ? Why not ?

I wonder what people will think of this show in a decade or two.

Shouldn't this be discussed in the character or speculation threads?

Actually, I've been looking forward to Lex and Lana becoming an item since the third season's finale, when they hugged as Lana was about to leave for Paris, and Clark spotted them. That was the first time the idea of Lexana sprang into my mind. Like MR said in an interview (I can't remember which one, though it was very recent, I believe), there is chemistry and sexual tension between the two characters, despite Lana being extremely annoying, and Lex so darn hott.

What I'm hoping with this ship is for Lex to ultimately change Lana's character; maybe have his evillness rubb off on her so that she wouldn't be such a "perfect" character. What I most didn't like about Clana was the amazing amount of screentime given to two of the weakest character on the show, and having to watch them both be annoying in the same scene. At least with Lexana, you get one strong character and one weak one. Much better, right?

Of course, if AlMiles reduces Lex to a pitiful slave of the Pink, I will curse the show and never watch it again.

honestly I hope that they are capable of pulling this off.. because it has the potential - with the proper writing - to be great but can also suck big time... but right now, i´m looking forward to this peculiar scenario, mainly because of what happened in Reckoning, and the fact that just Clark, Chloe and Martha know about it... and obviously it is the first reasonable arc for lana in years..

Lexana - hehehehe

I've kind of been thinking Lex and Lana would be together from around the same time - leaving for Paris. And, I think Lex's dream spurred him to action where Lana is concerned (that and she's just barely legal now, too, right?) Lana seems to be going down her own "Clark is just wrong" path and the more she follows it, the closer to Lex she will be. Plus, they're going to start playing up the whole "Clark told Chloe his deep secret and he doesn't lie to her" thing with Lana too.

So, the Lexana to me is fine. Plus, it frees Clark up to finally recognize how very much he really is into Chloe. She's not feeling the way she does alone - I think he's just been blinded by the squirrel.

hear hear! And at least there might be a chance of leaving behind the current main issue in Lana's life right now which is, of course, her "break-up" with Clark. With Lexana, I might be slightly more interested in what Lana has to say, instead of wondering why I don't just mute all the Clana scenes for the sake of my mental well-being

My scenario;
Clark has to be faced with the choice of saving Lana or Martha who are put in threatening situation simoultaneously. This time he will choose Martha as he knows how badly saving Lana turned out the last time.
Lex will save Lana but she will be grossly disfigured and shown bandaged head to toe for a few episodes, preferrably mute. Lex of course will have his scientists on the job and when the bandages come off we will have a new actress playing the part!
Of course I'm dreaming but think of the possibilities ! Lana would be under a total obligation to Lex for giving her a new life while Clark would be devastated by guilt and resentment of Lex! It would also be a bonus if Lana had absolutely no memory of her previous existence allowing the fans also to forget theirs!

Good idea, tinpanannie, but highly unlikely ;)

Plus there's the chance that the new actress will make Lana's character even WORSE by trying to imitate Kristin Kreuk's mannerisms, and not really puling it off.

Too late, bluegenie :)

What was wrong with the seasons in the sun / season 5 thread?

Looking at Lexana is not doing my spleen any favours - seeing the thread itself made me want to go away - imagine that.

I guess it is a good thing that I don't watch the show anymore.

Lexana - Lolita revisited. *puke*

Why place "The Rise of Lexana on Smallville" inside Smallville General Gabbery...?

Well, it's about a known and confirmed forthcoming entity which incorporates more than one character on the show; as by its very nature it effects them all, not just Lana, Lex and Clark. It covers the show as a whole in the process and not just season 5, owing to how it relates and connects to past events. Posts will invariably reflect that, and contain as much history as speculation. It has the potentional to be a significant development in the series and therefore seemed worthy of a thread topic unto itself, yet one still general enough to be discussed inside this section, the way Fashion or PinkHoy is.

In short, no; I don't think it should have gone somewhere else. If I'd thought that, I'd have put it there. I think it's okay to have it in here, as opting for the most general place seems to cover it all. :)

What a can of worms to open…

The problem I see with making this interesting is that:

a.) We know that Lex is Evol! now and is sliding fast to becoming Evil.
b.) We know that ultimately just as Clana is doomed to fail, so is Lexana.
c.) Based on the past, we can assume that for whatever lip service they pay to making Lana darker, that they will likely fail to follow up on this since it would make her character look bad.

So, what I anticipate happening is Helen redux, minus the whole part where she tries to kill Lex. Lex and his pretty brunette girlfriend getting involved and then the darkness in his pants drives her away heartbroken. <Yawn>

What I would like to happen. Well, that’s another story. If they are so godawful set on having his ‘ship.

Lana becomes a rat… hmm, I guess that would make her a squirrat. She decides to betray Lex and pass along information about his alien investigations or business dealings to Clark and Chloe. Her motivations for doing so are mainly selfish. Despite being with another man, she still wants Clark, and she’s using the information as a pretext for staying in touch with him.

The resolution would be that Lex suspected as much all along and that he has actually been giving her both false and real information about other companies’ projects, thereby using both Lana and Clark to shut down his business rivals and let Lex come in and pick up the pieces of his competitors’ businesses. Lana, of course, gets angry at him, but Lex is cold and dismisses her, giving her the famous diamond earrings as payment for services rendered.

Lana is exposed as a false love to Lex, cementing his alienation from humanity. His response to her betrayal pushes him into Magnificent Bastard territory.

That's my main reservation about this 'ship.

I can't support Lexana because AlMiles' MO indicates it won't be anything other than the Pwintheth being a paragon of virtue who's been retconned into the one who's always been Lex's object of desire ("Lexmas") and who Lex views as his saving grace.

And so, yet again we're going to be subjected to Lana in all her infinite perfection and blah blah blah, only until it's an episode or two before the series finale, at which point she sees how truly eV0L! Lex is (a la Jason in S4).

Then, in typical Lana fashion, she goes crying to her backup boyfriend, in this case, Clark. They kiss, they exchange "I've always loved you" sentiments, only this time Lana magnanimously sacrifices her twu wuv so that Clark can become Superman. That, or the show ends with Lana taking a job at the Daily Planet as a staff writer, using the pen name "Lois Lane," thus confirming that AlMiles couldn't resist going the Lanois route.

I am personally completely disgusted with Lexana. In fact, I'll have to quote romantic idiot:

I think my heart did skip a beat, and some bile rose to the back of my throat as I saw the title of the thread. If anything, I want to ignore Lexana and pretend it doesn't exist in my safe protective little bubble. But, I'll take a stab at trying to say why I dislike it.

I honestly can't think of a ship on the show which I'd find more annoying and more hateworthy. There is the fact that out of every character on the show, MR has the least chemistry with KK (but then again so does everybody). I never get the feeling that Lex is enjoying time with Lana. The script says he does but MR brings his talent to the table least with Lana. I can see him enjoying his sparring matches with the MB, he really excells with JG and TW, well, the HoYay says it all, and AM there is definitely a chemistry...either sexual or non, it's there. KK...there's just nothing. Zero. It's going through the motions. Much like the Clana chemistry or Marissa/Ryan or to a lesser extent Veronica/Duncan. The actors can try and make it work, they can say or do anything to reenforce the feelings, but if the chemistry's not there I can't buy it.

And then the story "potential". I really can't even lie to myself that it will turn out surprising, or intriguing. It will play like every other of Lana's boyfriends/admirers. He'll fall for her hard, he will lose any self respect or semblance of a personality while desperately trying to win the fair Pwintheth's heart and after she eventually shuns him, he'll go evil or die. *Yawn*

And I don't really buy the "Lex deserves to be happy" argument as a reason to like Lexana. Because, folks, when has there ever been an angst-free romantic relationship on this show? And for that matter, one involving either Lex OR Lana?

I'll give TPTB a whole lot more credit for this pairing if it turns out that AlMiles' "Clexana = Final Rift" spiel turns out to be a lot of the same from them. That is, all talk and nothing more. 'Cuz really? I don't need to see several thousand more Clana barn scenes where Lana stops by to dangle her latest relationship in Clark's face ("Transference"), all the while Clark attempts to convince Lana of Lex's shady dealing No. 455, to which she responds "y'all juss jellus!" and conveniently forgets how she's who brought up the relationship with Lex and not the other way around.

Oh how I can't wait for Viola1's first post in here. :)

Gah! I think I threw up a little in my mouth when I saw the thread title. However...



WORD, jayseyfield! My biggest objection to Lana is how boring she makes everything - she walks into a scene and my heart rate instantly drops. As you mention, even the physical blocking of Lana scenes is static and boring (as opposed to walk 'n talk Chlark scenes and Lex and Lionel circling each other.) Lex, of all the characters, is least deserving of being infected with "boring cooties".

The writers are obviously under huge restrictions when it comes to writing Lana (From the SV writer's manual: " Every scene has to begin with someone saying her name, worshipfully. Preferably every scene should end with a guy apologising to Lana. The middle should consist of one sentence's worth of conversation stretched over five minutes of screen time. Oh - and she's never in the wrong EVER.")

Given these restrictions, these are the only scenarios under which I can see Lexana sex (splintering headache as I type that) happening:

(1) Lana sees Clark kiss Chloe! Even though they're broken up, it's still vewy, vewy unfair of him. So she has no choice but to fling herself at Lex. But Lex should know better than to have sex with her because...she's upset! So it's all Lex's fault. And Clark's fault. And Chloe's fault. They should all apologise.

(2) Lex wants to know Clark's secret! Lana is worried (because of her deep, unselfish luv for Clark). Therefore, she nobly sacrifices herself by agreeing to have sex with Lex. But she's only doing it to protect Clark's secret. Clark should probably apologise to her. And Lex.

(3) Oh my God, it was Clark who pancaked Lana's parents! She's so upset she has to immediately crawl on top of Lex. Then he goes and spoils everything by kissing her when he can see she's upset. Better run and tell Clark (it'll also an be opportunity for him to apologise....)

And so forth.

Wow, is Lexana such a mighty and powerful beast that it gets it's own thread?



I know. That's actually one of the reasons why I just can't bring myself to rant against Lexana right now. Everyone else is trashing it to bits in this thread and I feel bad about Viola1 because she loves it so.

Well, we haven't really had shipper threads in the general forum before, but I guess it's up to Omar as to whether it stays, relocates, or goes. We'll see.

On Lexana: In theory, I like it for it's *potential*, but as others have mentioned before me, it won't work on screen because almost every remotely good idea they've had on this show gets botched in the execution.

I don't give two craps about Lex's happiness, so the only redeeming aspect of Lexana is its role in turning Lana's character into an ethically and morally ambiguous (and dark) one, right along with Lex. Again, given how the DOMOS have waxed poetic before about how Lana is the power and the glory and the light, I highly doubt they'll let her become fully alligned with Lex. Ergo, nothing about this ship will make Lana remotely interesting for once in 5 whole seasons. It's just another justification for KK's continued presence on the show.

It won't lead anywhere interesting or useful.

Though, I imagine, it will serve to solidify Lana's place as the center of the Smallville universe.;-)

I thought if done differently Lexana could have had some potential, not to be great, but just enough to work. Of course, they botched that too. I think a huge part of my hatred of it comes from AlMiles. They didn't let it happen logistically, they didn't let things fall into place, they didn't make it, as many have said, that Lana is a Clark substitute or that it makes Lex a proto-Clark. What they did do was go on interviews praising how awesome would it be if Lex fell for Lana or how great it is that Lana is legal now so that Lex could go after her. If the story mattered, her age wouldn't. On Lana's side, the entire stoyline reeks of a "crap, what can we do with her now?" The Clana is over (I think, every episode it seems to restart and end like Mr. Spacely firing George Jetson at the end of every episode) so they just toss the two together since Lana can't play off herself. Lex can, Clark can, even Chloe can but Lana can't.

It's all a damn tease. They'll flirt with the idea then promptly have Lana possessed by the Virgin Mary and have her ascend to heaven before anything really interesting happens.

they've had tons of interesting ideas but they never had the guts to just go through with 99.9% of them. Heck, even Pete could've been interesting if they just gave a damn about something other than making the show a Lana-go-round where everyone has to take a turn whether it makes sense or not.

Viola1, I'm going to try and not bash the ship so much. :-) You have such an endearing way of proclaiming your love for it. I dont post very often but I enjoy reading whatever you have to say. I think its amazing that people can feel so passionately about certain aspects of this show. I really wish I did. But those who do, people like viola1, who adores Lexana, or moodyblues who I know from the Chlois thread, is a big Lois fan, good for you!

That being said---Lexana? Is.Not.Good.For.My.Brain. Honestly. My problems with it are I guess are very fundamental. I dont like the fact that Clark and Lex's relationship and its eventual deterioration will have so much to do with Lana, a character who in my opinion outgrew her purpose in the show as early as season one. Moreover, her relationship with Clark, the Clana! Their scenes and moments are ones in where I usually dislike Clark---and thats something, because I'm quite fond of him as a character otherwise. The same now seems to be applied for Lex, another one of my favourite characters, who somehow, in the presence of Lana and their Lexana scenes, not only bores me, but irritates me as well. Angers me even, for this is, in my mind, the future iconic!Lex Luthor! To see him mooning over Lana, for no apparent reason, atleast in my eyes, is a damn fine waste of a character. So basically, Lexana=Clexana is one of my major issues with the ship. I dont want Lana factoring in any way in the relationship that is Clex, and all its repurcussions.

The problem itself really is Lana. Its not plausible to me to see Lex Luthor even being remotely interested in Lana. What do they have in common? Save for the secrets and lies BS, which in Lana's case are so very unjustified, since to my knowledge, she has kept her fair share of secrets when she found it necessary, and from people she supoosedly loves and cares about. There is a theory that Lex finds something pure in Lana---she is to him a salvation, a cleansing, a purification of some kind, the last few truly ''good'' things to happen to him before he stumbles on over to the dark side forevah! Well, how though? Lana for all of tptb's continual portrayal being this sweet, lovely, innocent young being, isnt really if you think about it. She's lied, yet claims to be be aneathmic(sp?) to lies and secrets, she's not been the greatest friend in the world, she's more than often a rotten girlfriend, and let's face it, the girl has issues. Hell, she seems to be struggling to find her own salvation on the damn show, how is she going to be so for Lex?

Lastly, though chemistry is strictly in the eyes of the beholder, and I concede that, I sadly, dont even have that straw to clutch to as far as Lexana is concerned. KK and MR appear as bored in their scenes together as I usually am watching them---that is when I'm not ranting and raving at just how wrong the pairing is! Heh.

Before I add reply, Miss Marple, as much as I do hate the ship, I'm glad you started the thread. :-) It'll give is a good guage of what people really think of it, much like the Chlois thread gave me an inkling of what both Chloiser's and EDLoiser's had to say.

My main fear with Lexana, coming at it as a viewer primarily interested in Clark, is that it's going to preoccupy his character. And that is something I definitely don't want to see. If I could trust that Lex and Lana would go off and do whatever it is they are going to do in their own little corner of the SV universe, I'd just shrug and move along. I think its pretty bad for the Lex character, but I'm not that fond of him anyway. I think its outright character destruction for Lana. But, thats what the forward button on the DVD is for. But I truly fear that I'm going to have to endure Clark being upset, jealous and hurt over this, and that is not something I'm remotely interested in. The last 3 eps have been, IMO, really good Clark eps, and I'm interested in him moving forward, maturing, expanding his horizons. Not mooning over Lexana. If I could be sure that it would play out as it did in "Tomb" where Clark took a minute to register annoyance, then went about with his important business, that would be cool. But something tells me that AlMiles main interest in Lexana is how Clark will react to it. And that blows.

Chemistry is completely a subjective thing, but I don't see any between MR and KK. She seems uneasy (which may be what she's going for), and he often comes off as smarmy in her presence.

Wouldn't a thread that covers SV ships in general be a good idea. I'd be interested in discussing the viability of Chlark, or Clois. :)

I think they're trying to do a parallel between Martha/Lionel and Lex/Lana. The moral of the story? Women are weak-willed, naive, rather foolish little creatures who are easily tricked and ensnared by big bad wicked men.

Since I like viola so much, I'm going to chime in here with some good things about Lexana. I think Lexana has *potential* as well. Lex has long needed someone to be on his side b/c storywise, the audience needs someone to connect with Lex's thoughts. There can only be so many dream episodes. Lex needs to be able to actually *tell* his innermost thoughts and fears honestly to someone. Clark has Chloe, so Lana could fill this role for Lex.

And Chlark vs. Lexana as a dueling dynamic also has a lot of story potential b/c the former friends may all have mixed emotions about the situation. Especially b/c I can see both Lana and Chloe sometimes siding with the other guy.

If tptb would let Lana own her feelings and attraction for Lex then it could work. Unfortunately, it will most likely instead be played as a seduction by Lex and Lana will remain an innocent victim of the situation. And Lex will look desperate and Lana will hold all the power in the relationship, other than Lex pathetically blackmailing Lana to keep her which seems the most likely end result of the situation.

Lex wanting someone he thinks is "good" to think well of him and love him makes sense on one level, although Lex should be smart enough to see thru Lana and realize that she isn't that innocent or good. So, to me, the only way it would make sense is if they make Lex too dumb to see thru Lana which actually assures that Lex will lose his mojo in the deal.

And Lana wanting to be protected and being turned on by Lex's power and wealth makes perfect sense to me, but I can't see tptb admitting how shallow Lana really is. They can't seem to allow her any acknowledged faults. But, I do open my LJ often now to see new Lexana icons and fanfics being pimped on other people's journals so *someone* other than viola must like it. I've just never read the posts to see what their hopes for the ship are so I've never read anyone else gush about Lexana other than viola. Of course, I think she represents those shippers well.

I think I second -- third? fourth? I lost count -- the notion that Lexana; the phase, the thread, and the idea of it all -- makes me want to slam my hand into a car door for the fun of it.

But I do have to admit that if a Lex/Lana storyline is going to proceed, I at least look forward to the gauranteed extra screentime that Lex will get just for being involved with Lana. (I'm getting pretty good at blocking out the sound of Lana's voice, so it might not be all bad.*)

Omar might have to rename his Barnness of Repetitive Macro: "Castleness of Lexitude", though.

*Evidence of this:

TheBoyILiveWith: [chortles of laughter, looking up from his magazine while a barn scene is playing out.]
Me: What? What's so funny?
TBILW: What she just said. It was really awful writing.
Me: What? Oh... You know I'm not actually paying attention to this, right?
TBILW: You're staring right at the screen!
Me: I was thinking about paying the water bill.

Thread exists because the TWoP powers deem it fine, otherwise it would've been locked out a longtime ago after 2 posts.

Unless Omar's off having a life.

Why *isn't* there a shippers thread, now that we're talking about?

I've wondered that too. Maybe it's because almost every ship on the show involves Lana in some way, shape or form.

I can't get in board with the Lexana at all. Whilst it would probably mean more Lex screen time I wouldn't be able to appreciate it because I fast forward all the
Lana scenes anyway and I can't stand watching them together as she sucks all the interesting out of the Lex character.

I also hate the idea of Lexana because I can see TPTB using this as an easy way out with regards to how the Clex rift comes about, which IMO just smacks of laziness and a lack of creativity.

Yah, I agree Massena. See, I kind of liked Horny!Lana getting annoyed by Clark cutting off the nookie. If she decided to go for Lex because he's yummy and to hell with what anyone thinks about it, I think a few cynics like myself would get on board with that. Whereas the "innocent victim" scenario is pure DOMOS fantasy-ville.



I like this possibility too (especially the thought of a Chloe/Lana verbal smackdown) - and when do we ever see Clark, Lex, Lana and Chloe in a scene together?

What would be even better, IMO, is Zod arriving and putting an end to Stupid Romantic Triangles by ordering everyone to kneel before him. A Lex/Zod/Brainiac triangle would be the very best kind!

They'd never permit Lana to seem lustful. Having a strong sex drive is often a clear sign of being evil on "Smallville." See NicodemusLana, RushChloe, RedKClark and normal Lionel and Lex. ;)



In 5 seasons, we've never seen the four of them in a single frame together. For some reason, they're only ever shown in 3's.

ETA: A Chloe/Lana smackdown seems inevitable b/c Lana has to find out Chloe knew the secret and didn't tell her. I can't see them letting that "Dynasty" catfight pass them by.

A Lexana thread is like capitulating to the dreck AlMiles delivers. If they read this forum they're happy now they've won us over. We will now have indepth dramatic critiques by resident online literature academics over the dramatic wonders and opportunities of Lexana.

Someone else mentioned this on another thread, but I'm scared to death that they're going to have Lex sexually assault Lana in some way. It would give them a way to show just how evil Lex has become plus they'd get to set Lana up as an innocent victim without tarnishing her purity. Plus we've seen in past episodes that they really have a thing for Lana getting assaulted by various stalkers. This is one reason why I hate Lexana, the possibilities for awful things to happen are endless!

On the plus side, megan if they're venturesome enough to read beyond the thread title, so far 95% of posts has been Lana-bashing (which doesn't differentiate this thread much from any other on the boards!)

(Down with squirrels, pink and Loboto-Lex.)

I'd love this being turned into a general 'ship thread, because I often wonder what everyone thinks of the various 'ships. We've always had the HoYay! thread, which is pretty much about the Clex where all the 'ships can be discussed. Even the ones that will probably never be.

Well, they did have Lana huffy about not getting any from Clark so she DOES have a drive of a sort.

Most ships have been dissected. The one that is the most fun to see due ONLY to the actors pulling it off with their characters is Mionel. The logic for Martha trusting Lionel is barely there. Guessing Lion El or MB is annoying. It's just JG's delicious sexiness playing off of Martha's sultry milfness that makes it naughtily enjoyable.

She waited MONTHS to confront him about it. I think most people would have let it go a week TOPS before they asked what the deal was.

I honestly don't like any of the ships on this show. The less said about Clana and Lexana the better, Chlark is too one-sided and there's way too much hero worship on Chloe's side to make it an equal, healthy relationship, Clois has no chemistry, Chlex is non-existent and they both pretty much hate one another, and Mionel sounded interesting but I hate how they've lobotomized Martha in order to get it going. Of course the big problem with shipping on this show is that Clana is really the only romance allowed to be on screen. Oh, and now Lexana but I'd be surprised if that was made into a true romance.

There was a HetYay! thread a while back.

Lexana is a very facinating pair and the relationship adds to the shows already outstanding dynamic. But this is in an alternate reality where Smallville isn't produced by Al Gough and Miles Millar and Lana isn't played by KK. But we're not in this alternate reality so umm......No.

Or why is there a thread dedicated to the Lexana and not The Clex??

Well I would say the Hoyay thread is pretty much dedicated to Clex. And let's be honest at some point Clex dominates every thread. :)

Has Lexana become so important that it now has it's very own thread?

Isn't it unfair to fans of other ships?