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mandragoraJust watched the latest episode of Smallville on E4, 'Witness'.
I actually rather enjoyed it, was cheering Lana on - you go girl! Learn to save yourself. Yay for girlpower.
And, ahem, the scene where Lex was teaching Lana to fight was hot, hot, hot. Didn't think I'd be writing that. Although I'm really hoping that TPTB don't go the triangle route, where Lex makes a Play For Lana and Pisses Off Clark.
Because. Yawn.
The Lex/Helen stuff was also pretty good, I could see some real caring between them. Ah, the irony if Helen turns out to be a villain in disguise. I don't have a problem with Lex being in love with Helen adversely affecting the Clex, because can we say denial? Loving Clark is going to screw up Lex's life and career plans big-time, so of course he's going to fall in love with a beautiful and spirited and intelligent woman like Helen. He's going to race into her arms with huge relief, because he's safe now and Clark can just be the Best Friend, like they were always destined to be.
And he can ignore that little voice whispering insistently that they were meant to be more.
::g::
Liked Chloe's new look. Wish we'd seen more of her, although she was spot on in her analysis that Clark doesn't want Lana to learn to take care of herself because he's worried that Lana won't be dependent on him. After all, his role in Lana's life to date has been knight in shining armour - so of course he's going to feel threatened when that's taken away.
As for the new sheriff... Oh dear. Stupid, quick to jump to conclusions, shrill, annoying and did I say stupid?
Because the bit that had me scratching my head in bemusement was when Lana said that she was precluded from pursuing a law suit against the 3 frat-boy thugs who assaulted her and threatened her and (at least in Britain) looked like they committed Actual Bodily Harm against her because of hearsay! Hearsay!
Snort.
Obviously the writer couldn't be bothered to actually look up what hearsay is. For the record hearsay is when you cannot give direct evidence of something, but can only report it at second-hand. For example, if I gave evidence that I'd been told by my next door neighbour that the woman down the street is likely running a brothel because the next door neighbour has seen various men going in and out of the house at all hours of day and night. My evidence would be hearsay, because I can only report what the neighbour has told me, as I hadn't seen anything myself.
However, the next door neighbour can give direct evidence as to what he's seen, and this is not hearsay but is primary evidence.
In Lana's case she can give direct testimony that the frat-boys attacked her. Which is definitely not hearsay. Instead, it's primary, first-hand evidence.
Sigh. I know that hearsay isn't well understood and that there are some complicated rules as to when hearsay evidence is, or is not, admissable in court. But in Lana's case there is No Hearsay At All.
Got that TPTB?
I thought not.
I actually rather enjoyed it, was cheering Lana on - you go girl! Learn to save yourself. Yay for girlpower.
And, ahem, the scene where Lex was teaching Lana to fight was hot, hot, hot. Didn't think I'd be writing that. Although I'm really hoping that TPTB don't go the triangle route, where Lex makes a Play For Lana and Pisses Off Clark.
Because. Yawn.
The Lex/Helen stuff was also pretty good, I could see some real caring between them. Ah, the irony if Helen turns out to be a villain in disguise. I don't have a problem with Lex being in love with Helen adversely affecting the Clex, because can we say denial? Loving Clark is going to screw up Lex's life and career plans big-time, so of course he's going to fall in love with a beautiful and spirited and intelligent woman like Helen. He's going to race into her arms with huge relief, because he's safe now and Clark can just be the Best Friend, like they were always destined to be.
And he can ignore that little voice whispering insistently that they were meant to be more.
::g::
Liked Chloe's new look. Wish we'd seen more of her, although she was spot on in her analysis that Clark doesn't want Lana to learn to take care of herself because he's worried that Lana won't be dependent on him. After all, his role in Lana's life to date has been knight in shining armour - so of course he's going to feel threatened when that's taken away.
As for the new sheriff... Oh dear. Stupid, quick to jump to conclusions, shrill, annoying and did I say stupid?
Because the bit that had me scratching my head in bemusement was when Lana said that she was precluded from pursuing a law suit against the 3 frat-boy thugs who assaulted her and threatened her and (at least in Britain) looked like they committed Actual Bodily Harm against her because of hearsay! Hearsay!
Snort.
Obviously the writer couldn't be bothered to actually look up what hearsay is. For the record hearsay is when you cannot give direct evidence of something, but can only report it at second-hand. For example, if I gave evidence that I'd been told by my next door neighbour that the woman down the street is likely running a brothel because the next door neighbour has seen various men going in and out of the house at all hours of day and night. My evidence would be hearsay, because I can only report what the neighbour has told me, as I hadn't seen anything myself.
However, the next door neighbour can give direct evidence as to what he's seen, and this is not hearsay but is primary evidence.
In Lana's case she can give direct testimony that the frat-boys attacked her. Which is definitely not hearsay. Instead, it's primary, first-hand evidence.
Sigh. I know that hearsay isn't well understood and that there are some complicated rules as to when hearsay evidence is, or is not, admissable in court. But in Lana's case there is No Hearsay At All.
Got that TPTB?
I thought not.
