Roxy, Mizz Rose

Right. Lex is able to see these shades of gray more clearly than Clark does, and he's more willing to manipulate them, even though I think *that's* his dad's influence. I think in the long run if Clark were willing to listen to Lex about that it would save Lex and save himself. Because an unbending belief in an absolute right and wrong, I think, is just as damaging as a slippery moral sense. Balance is needed no matter what your viewpoint. To me, that's the heart of the story.