yeah me too i felt so bad for clark because i have that same feeling too since i was 18 when my girl lucy broke up with me and betrayed and it send me on a serious path
Why doesn't Lana believe that you CAN do GOOD in the world, WITHOUT having super-powers??? I never understood her logic... that once she got super powers THEN she could do good in the world. What about all the normal everyday heros who do amazing things, like cops and firefighters?! She didn't seem to get that.
"too good to give up on someone" Hmmm. Well, then I guess it's too bad she Gave Up on CLARK, time after time! The early seasons... again in Season 5. In Season 6, and 7, and 8. Yep, she was a doll ;-) She shouldn't have gotten with Lex or him... so sad.
Actually, Lana needed abilities only _to be with Clark,_ not for herself. At the end of 'Arctic', she was _threatened_ by those guys Tess had hired. Then they kidnapped her. She couldn’t come back _immediately_ because it could be dangerous. She didn’t want Clark to do what he did in ‘Crisis’, that is, reject his destiny for married life. So she decided that it would be better if it was her who changed herself rather than Clark give up his abilities to be with his girlfriend. That theory is proved in season 11 when Lana lost all her abilities and wasn’t upset at all (‘Now, even without my powers, I’ve never felt stronger’). _She didn’t need any abilities for herself, to be with Clark only._ Lana knew Clark wouldn’t let her risk her life and health, so she decided not to tell him anything and stay away from him _until_ the Prometheus project was ready. After that Lana was gonna come back. Also she didn’t phone or write him a letter that she would return because she wanted him to concentrate on his destiny and start to save people worldwide, instead of spending his time on her. She gave him those several months to welcome his destiny, not date other girls. In ‘Bride’ and ‘Bulletproof’, when Clark offered Lana to reunite, she only _pretended_ she wasn’t sure she wanted to be with him again because the Prometheus still wasn’t ready. Only in ‘Power’, when she became equal to him, she called him herself and then it was her who offered him to reunite. Also Lana lied Clark and everyone that she did it for herself to save people because she didn't want somebody blame him (Clark) for making her put her life in danger to be with him.
Also Lana was not a killer. For example, in ‘Persona’, at first she was hesitating before taking Bizarro’s hand because she couldn't kill even such a villain. Then she plucked up her resolve and put the kryptonite in his hand. I compare this scene with another one in 'Kara'. Lana treathened Lex to shoot him but at the last moment she didn't do it. Although no one would blame her because she was 'dead' for the whole world, plus she had 10 million dollars after her divorce, she could get away with her crime. Even Lex knew she was not a murderer. So it’s obvious all the other times (‘Nemesis’ and ‘Wrath’) Lana’s purpose was not kill but scare him. She wouldn’t let him die no matter. She even stopped Clark in ‘Requiem’, when he in the heat of passion was gonna kill Lex. Why she finally killed Bizarro but she couldn’t do the same with Lex? Probably, because deep down she was hoping Clark’s old friend would return.
Lana indeed kidnapped Lionel and faked her death to get his son arrested because they could harm Clark after her leaving Lex. Again, she didn’t kill Lionel (although she was able to do that, and no one would blame her because she already was ‘dead’), punished only. So here she said the truth. She wanted to _protect_ Clark. Regarding Lana’s excusing her actions by the powers in this episode, she said because probably didn’t want Clark to know her true intention when he was gonna stop her from ‘killing’ Lex. There she accused him for not being able to put blood on his hands. But as I mentioned above, Lana wasn’t a killer and wouldn’t let Clark to be. Her true intention there could be giving him a trial. She wanted he proved _himself_ he wasn’t able to kill no matter what. That’s why she lied that it was the powers which made her to try to ‘kill’ Lex. Regarding Lana’s secret about ‘Isis foundation’. She hid it from Clark because she knew he wouldn’t let her spy on Lex. But she couldn’t let the villain to harm Clark. She was afraid he would make something bad to her beloved one after her leaving him in ‘Phantom’. So Lana kept her secret about the foundation to protect Clark only, not for her personal purposes. The fact that she decided to stop her spying in ‘Gemini’ proves Clark she was not obsessed with her investigation by Luthorcorp’s deals. Clark didn’t like her methods, so she decided to refuse them.
At the end of ‘Action’, there was a conversation between Lana and Lionel. The latter said her that actually wanted to revenge for HERSELF, not for Clark. And Lana was standing silent as if she was agreeing with him. As I mentioned above 👆 _Lana wanted to protect Clark, not revenge for herself. Otherwise, she would kill Lionel and Lex, or in ‘Requiem’, would allow Clark to kill Lex._ There, after Lionel’s words, Lana started doubting herself as if the conscience was tormenting her. _She was thinking that maybe even her good intentions weren’t an excuse for her actions (kidnapping Lionel and getting Lex arrested)._ Lionel, on the other hand, actually told her such words not because he believed they were true. At that time he became good and was also wanted to protect Clark. The fact is _he was trying to bring Lana to the true path; to say her that her revenge was not an option to solve the problem._ That’s why he told her that she was thinking about herself not Clark while revenging The Luthors. There is one similar scene at the end of ‘Scion’. Lionel-2 (bad version of this character) told Tess the similar words that all the good things she did were only to impress Clark. But deep down she would always remain The Luthor. And Tess (like Lana) was standing silent as if she was agreeing with him. _Tess proved her good intentions till the end of the series. Here she was silent and didn’t object to her father because she started doubting herself because she underrated her good deeds, not because her intentions weren’t sincerely._ Lionel-2 was a villain, and wanted her daughter would be like him bringing her to the wrong path.
Here, at the end of 'Power', where Lana tries to stop Tess from revenging on Lex. _'I don't want you to make the same mistake I did. I know how much you want to get revenge on Lex, and who can blame you? I have felt that exact same rage'. 'All that anger will lead you down a long tunnel that you will never find your way out of'._ 'You may have gotten rid of the microchip ... but every second that you're consumed by hate is another second Lex is still in control of you. Don't be a victim anymore'. That means, Lana accepted Lionel's words in 'Action' (that she went too far with wrong methods) and decided to change tactics to save people from evil.
