Possible motive for Lex faking Lana's pregnacy.
Hunter
was shot by a would be mugger and lapsed into a coma. In that coma an
apparition of his mother Lillian appeared. She showed him IIRC two
choices Lex could take: Ambition or love. He can do what it takes and win
the senatorial race by any means and destroy Jonathan Kent. Ambition; or
the good one in which he never became Senator but in which he is highly
respected by everyone, even loved. He even wins a humanitarian reward,
but if he takes the good one in which Lana is married to him and loves
him Lana would die in child birth. He didn't have the money to save her
because in this path Lionel Luthor cut off all monies to him because he
pulled out of the Kansas State Senator race. Lana and Lex are living more
or less hand to mouth IIRC. Lex requested a helicopter to fly Lana to a
specialist but Lionel refused. Lana died as a result.
He didn't want the good future in which Lana dies. Everyone that he has
loved has died. He therefore chose ambition, not love. He didn't pull out
of the race for Senator (he eventually lost to Jonathan Kent) but of
course he still remembers the prophecy. He makes his feelings of love for
Lana known to her and wants her for his wife. She loves him back
believing he is more honest than Clark and trust her more. He begins to
fake her pregnancy, giving her a practical reason to marry him besides
love. He grows a clone with the intention to impregnate her (artificially
of course) to carry a baby as a surrogate mother to defy the prophecy of
Lana dying in child birth. The possible plan was that when Lana goes into
"labor" he would induce labor in the clone simultaneously then somehow
make it look like it was Lana who delivered it, perhaps make it a
cesarean delivery under the guise of an emergency so she isn't awake
during the delivery. Cesarean deliveries that are done during emergencies
are done when the mother and/or child is in danger are done under general
anesthesia. Lex's doctors could had used that as an excuse so Lana
wouldn't see what was going on. Then all is well. Lana is alive with
child.
Of course the one big hole in this hypothesis of mine is that in this
timeline Lex is still rich and and afford whatever medical care Lana
needs in child birth. Still perhaps he didn't want to take a chance with
fate.
Ironically toward the end of Lexmus" Lionel Luthor had an extremely
risky operation with a very high mortality rate performed on Lex so not
only that he would live but he would walk again. After the successful
operation Lex said to him how dare him play God with his life.
Ironically, that is exactly what he did to Lana.
Whatever the reason for the fake pregnancy I think it will be revealed
sometime early next year if not sooner.
--
----->Hunter
"No man in the wrong can stand up against
a fellow that's in the right and keeps on acomin'."
-----William J. McDonald
Captain, Texas Rangers from 1891 to 1907
Hunter
kata...@earthlink.net says...
> On Sat, 20 Oct 2007 15:12:12 -0400 Hunter (buffh...@my-deja.com)
> stepped to the mic and said...
>
> > Whatever the reason for the fake pregnancy I think it will be revealed
> > sometime early next year if not sooner.
> >
> burn?
---
Fake ultra sound. Simply run a recording of an ultrasound and palm it off
as her's.
Benjamin Pavsner
watching from the start of the show. "Not Pregnant" Lana is a clone who
somehow retains the originals memory. Not a GREAT theory, but no less
ridiculous than what we've been getting.
"Hunter" <buffh...@my-deja.com> wrote in message
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Hunter
kata...@earthlink.net says...
> On Sun, 21 Oct 2007 01:19:31 -0400 Hunter (buffh...@my-deja.com)
>
> > In article <MPG.2184a6c9f...@news.east.earthlink.net>,
> > kata...@earthlink.net says...
> > > On Sat, 20 Oct 2007 15:12:12 -0400 Hunter (buffh...@my-deja.com)
> > > stepped to the mic and said...
> > >
> > > > Whatever the reason for the fake pregnancy I think it will be revealed
> > > > sometime early next year if not sooner.
> > > >
> > > In the end, if it was a fake pregnancy, then whose ultrasound did Lex
> > > burn?
> > ---
> > Fake ultra sound. Simply run a recording of an ultrasound and palm it off
> > as her's.
> >
> don't think feti at up to 3 months have that discernable of features.
---
Sure there was a face. I believe he got a fake recording of an ultrasound
where the fetus was developed enough to have a disernable face. Indeed,
up to the same age of development Lana's fetus was supposed to be. The
nightmares of his were caused by the guilty conscience he had, what
remains of a conscience that is. It is quickly diminishing.
bf
In typical Smallville fashion, the writers were lazy.
They wanted a catalyst for Lex to propose to Lana, and a reason for
her to say yes (thus rejecting Clark).
So they come up with the pregnancy.
Then, more fake tension that they are famous for. All this hints that
the baby is evil, a freak, and/or an experiment.. Suggestions that Lex
is evil.
Rather than have the normal TV miscarriage, they make the pregnancy
fake. I don't think Lex is ever pinned down for doing it. Correct me
if I'm wrong. It's left as another loose end, because the writers are
too lazy to fill it in. Just like we never found out why that doctor
blackmailed Lex at the wedding, and we never found out who taped Clark
superspeeding on tape (Lionel convenently made it disappear).
Kara is this season's fake drama. Martain and Jorel say she's bad.
Clark must find the crystal first. In the end, of course Kara will be
good, and this race for the crystal will be meaningless. More empty
drama.
redhawk
> My theory:
>
> In typical Smallville fashion, the writers were lazy.
>
> They wanted a catalyst for Lex to propose to Lana, and a reason for
> her to say yes (thus rejecting Clark).
>
> So they come up with the pregnancy.
>
> Then, more fake tension that they are famous for. All this hints that
> the baby is evil, a freak, and/or an experiment.. Suggestions that Lex
> is evil.
>
> Rather than have the normal TV miscarriage, they make the pregnancy
> fake. I don't think Lex is ever pinned down for doing it. Correct me
> if I'm wrong. It's left as another loose end, because the writers are
> too lazy to fill it in. Just like we never found out why that doctor
> blackmailed Lex at the wedding, and we never found out who taped Clark
> superspeeding on tape (Lionel convenently made it disappear).
>
Wasn't Clark presumably caught speeding on an automated camera at the
warehouse? If there was a person there filming, I expect Clark would
have spotted them and destroyed the film. Lionel may have arranged
for the video of that warehouse incident to be sent exclusively to
him, knowing there might be some juicy footage of Clark using extra-
special abilities.
> Kara is this season's fake drama. Martain and Jorel say she's bad.
> Clark must find the crystal first. In the end, of course Kara will be
> good, and this race for the crystal will be meaningless. More empty
> drama.
Agree that Kara is of course not evil, but that doesn't render the
whole crystal quest entirely meaningless. Getting the crystal away
from that shadowy government scientist, who could well be Brainiac, is
still important even if Kara is perfectly harmless. It just doesn't
matter much if Clark or Kara gets it first.
Hunter
bfor...@yahoo.com says...
> My theory:
>
> In typical Smallville fashion, the writers were lazy.
>
> They wanted a catalyst for Lex to propose to Lana, and a reason for
> her to say yes (thus rejecting Clark).
>
> So they come up with the pregnancy.
First I was speaking as if the characters are real for the sake of
argument. That is why I say "Lana hates the Luthors" or "Clark did such
and such" so your "theory" doesn't count. However, to go along with your
premise coming up with a pregnancy is just a way to create pathos. That
is a standard way to create dr
>
> Then, more fake tension that they are famous for. All this hints that
> the baby is evil, a freak, and/or an experiment.. Suggestions that Lex
> is evil.
What do you mean "fake"? The whole thing is fake that is made up. How do
you create "real" tension in a dramatic show? Anyway, they are just
following the spirit of the comics. And suggestions that Lex was evil? He
is. He kidnapped and experimented on people and killed a few of them,
including a Doctor and a US senator. He even tried to kill Chloe.
> Rather than have the normal TV miscarriage, they make the pregnancy
> fake.
Why would you want a normal TV miscarriage? Don't you want them to be
different? Wouldn't have a miscarriage be too predictable. I have been
hearing complaints about the show being too predictable. Above you
complain about coming up with a to make Lana marry Lex. Well isn't that
the usual TV plot? But here you complain that the pregnancy was fake and
how dare they come up with something different. It's called a twist and
not too many predicted it at the time IIRC.
> I don't think Lex is ever pinned down for doing it. Correct me
> if I'm wrong. It's left as another loose end, because the writers are
> too lazy to fill it in. Just like we never found out why that doctor
> blackmailed Lex at the wedding,
What do you mean it was a loose end? Didn't you see when the doctor at
Smallville Medical Center told her that the pregnancy was fake? What do
you think Dr. Langston was blackmailing him with on Lex's wedding day? He
was going to tell Lana the pregnancy was fake unless he payed him
extortion. That is why Lex beat him in the crypt which lead to Langston's
death. I guess you stopped watching the show or something. Yes, Lex
hasn't come out and said Lana, I faked your pregnancy but that is what
they were talking about. From "Kara" (S7XE2):
Lex: Lana, if I wanted revenge, we wouldn't be having this conversation.
I've come here to beg for your forgiveness.
Lana: With a gun pointed at your head, you'll say anything, won't you?
Lex: The things I did to you were beyond inexcusable. I don't blame you
for wanting to ruin my life. I probably would have done the same thing...
only not as elegantly. I always knew you were smart, Lana. I didn't know
you were brilliant... using my own science against me.
http://tvmegasite.net/prime/shows/smallville/transcripts/season7/7-
2.shtml
What do you think Lex was referring to? Forgetting her birthday or
something?
>
> and we never found out who taped Clark
> superspeeding on tape (Lionel convenently made it disappear).
----
If you are talking about when Clark saved Lana from Braniac's exploding
ship it was the surveillance system in the warehouse that automatically
taped him. No one manually taped Clark. Lionel got all the copies I am
sure.
>
> Kara is this season's fake drama. Martain and Jorel say she's bad.
> Clark must find the crystal first. In the end, of course Kara will be
> good, and this race for the crystal will be meaningless. More empty
> drama.
----
C'mon, that is no more fake drama than knowing how bad it gets Captain
Kirk will come back from his latest life threatening mission whole. I
just saw and episode of "Cane" about an otherwise law abiding Sugarcane
grower and Rum manufacturer who commited murder to protect his son and
business interest. In the latest episode it looked like the police was
close to arresting him for murder, but I knew he would get away. Why?
Because the show would end if he didn't. The same thing in anyshow in
which the protagonist is in danger of somekind. On "Dexter" the show
about the "good" serial killer, there is a new FBI profiler on the case
investigating the murders Dexter is responsible for. Do you think Dexter
is going to get caught anytime soon? No, but it is fun seeing them come
close.
Sure Kara isn't going to be evil We know that. Her ultimate fate is
known as it is with Lex Luthor. The drama is what happend and what will
happen and how Kara will avoid becoming evil. The drama is what is
causing Lex to go evil and to see him slip further down the road of evil.
Just like we know Picard Riker and Beverly Crusher will eventually get
off that planet full of hostile aliens. As I said in another reply, "Star
Trek: The Next Generation" got very good ratings with that kind of "fake"
drama. A lot of popular shows do.
As I also said in another reply. if you want a show in which the fates of
the heroes are unknown, then look at "Heroes". Their fates are literally
unwritten. Will Matt the mind reader turn evil? Would Jessica the
superstrong woman with two peronalities; Would Mica use his powers over
electronics for evil? How about. Ethan or Peter Petralli? The fates of
those heroes are unknown.