This was an outstanding episode, absolutely amazing and it was all thanks to Michael Rosenbaum and his electric performance as Lex losing his mind.

At the very beginning, when he's hiding out at the Kent barn with Clark so ready to help him and to believe him. Of course the evidence that Lex had against his father is missing, there's no sign of a break in, no broken glass, except the broken shard of red glass that Clark found which was easily explained away by Lex's psychiatrist.

I must admit, the scene with Lex and the "baby" at first threw me because i wasn't expecting it to happen so quickly. One moment he was seemingly okay and the next he "slipped"

There was no Lana for almost half an hour and i didn't miss her at all. Apart from her helping Lex out part and the unfortunate horse accident, she was surplus to requirements... though i was puzzled as to why she needed life support initially, though the angle of her leg in the stable was nasty looking.

Initially i didn't believe Lionel's concern for Lex. We were all believing Lex's theory that his father was trying to kill him because of the information Lex had discovered tying both him and Morgan Edge to the killing of his grandparents. We believed Clark finding the glass shard backed him up til otherwise explained (as it was)

I liked the much tougher Clark, going after Darius and then the sniper... seemed like Kal was slipping through again. And Clark not knowing what to believe was... believable.. torn between being loyal to his friend and doing what was right.

I really liked the scene between Lex and his father at Luthorcorp, again the spectre of Julian popping up again, Lex saying the baby made him crazy... are we to believe Lex had something to do with the death of his infant brother?

The confrontation between Lex and Edge was equally gripping. When Edge recognises Clark as Kal and Lex believing Clark is in on the conspiracy... the green k beads... Lex telling him he would kill him too, and seeing Clark crawling away.. But the best part was the look on Lex's face when he saw Clark stop the car, that he finally saw Clark for what he was. Made the ensuing scene when the psychiatrist arrived seem more pathetic because of what he'd seen, they took as the ravings of a man losing his mind.

And Clark also teared up when Lana later tells him that he's too dangerous to be around. But before that, he was obviously anxious and worried about Lex and i think this tipped him over just slightly. And i suppose Lionel blaming him didn't help either.

The most powerful scene in the entire scene was saved for last. Lex in a padded cell, in a strait jacket being watched by his father, who had tears (genuine? i'd like to think so)in his eyes. The music was a poignant touch too.

It also made me shudder to think of the lengths that Lionel was prepared to go to make sure his family secret was kept safe... his son's mental health..

Can't wait til next week's episode... honestly can't wait.