dealanexmachina:haybalemaze:Do you remember when you were afraid to show Lex your little inventions?

dealanexmachina:haybalemaze:Do you remember when you were afraid to show Lex your little inventions? That you would hide them from him until they were absolutely perfect? Do you remember what he would do? Yeah. He’d say they were cute and I should make them in pink. This is exactly what he was afraid of. That you would outshine him.okay okay okay but like, can this please be Lena’s arc for the season?If S2 was ’Is Lena Luthor evil?’ (no) and S3 was ‘Is Lena Luthor right?’ (yes, but also no?), then I’m really hoping S4 isn’t so much ‘Can we trust Lena Luthor?’ but rather:Can Lena Luthor trust others, even if she’s not in charge? Cuz I love her but Lena doesn’t play well with others. She doesn’t ever really pick a side because the only team she’s ever known to be safe is her own. Throughout the seasons, we have seen Lena’s circle grow beyond her isolation: at first we only saw Kara, then we get an old friend in Sam and Ruby, through which Alex got incorporated into that family as an Auntie for Ruby, and she’s expanded her circle to James. You could even argue she’s taken Eve a little under her wing. And if she counts you as one of Her People, she is Ride Or Die.But if you’re not? If she questions whether or not you trust her? Especially if you are standing in the way of her solution to the problem to protect Her People? She will cut you out, like she did Supergirl. Her inexperience with friendship means that if you make a mistake that breaks her trust once, she’ll write you off completely. It’s all or nothing with her. Like she got so tunnel visioned about fixing Sam, that she wouldn’t consider that Supergirl had good reason to be upset about her making Kryptonite. Was Lena right last year about needing Kryptonite? Sure. But was it also completely understandable that Kara was upset that Lena was making it without her consent and maybe acted rashly because of that? Also yes, and Lena still has taken a long time to understand that. I’m not completely sure she does grasp why Kara was so afraid, even if she’s inching towards some forgiveness. And if you look at Lena’s track record- she goes rogue all the time. She didn’t loop in Supergirl in the Diamonds Gala ep, or the Medusa virus. She didn’t listen to Kara and went after Jack by herself. She leveled a gun at Morgan Edge’s head, because she definitely didn’t trust the authorities or even Kara and Sam to prove her innocence. Even the way that she protects Her People (Sam, James, Kara), she’s betting her life, career, and wealth on her ability to find a solution without consulting about anyone else - even the person she’s helping (see: buying Catco). And look, there are legit reasons for why she’s like this. There’s her name: growing up, her wealth made it impossible to trust if people just wanted to be friends because of what she could do for them. Even if she was the adopted one (which also set her apart from the other Luthors. Lex was the only one who cared about her). And then Lex went crazy and then it was who wants to be associated with a Luthor? Not many, that’s for damn sure. But also sometimes it’s because she’s just head and shoulders smarter than everyone else in the room and she’s just operating on a different level than everyone else. Lena’s always been the isolated genius in the room, CEO at a young age, surrounded by mostly white old men. She’s a tinkerer, someone who is constantly trying to find solutions to fix societal problems (world hunger, children’s hospital, making it bearable for aliens to blend). Alien technology? No worries, Lena Luthor can fix that. And 95% of the time, Lena Luthor is right.But smartest is not always best. You can be 100% right and still completely wrongheaded about it. And the overarching message of Supergirl is that love binds us all and we are stronger together. For better of for worse, Lena is hyper-independent, because her life experience of being surrounded by liars and abusers of power has made her suspicious of others’ motives. With all the resources, wealth and smarts to back it up, her self assurance almost borders on arrogance, because she’d rather just work alone than in a group project. She doesn’t trust other people when she’s not in control, and that’s actually a great place for character growth.What I would like to see for Lena, what I am hoping that bit at the end with her nod to Supergirl meant, is an arc of growth for her to forgive more, to trust more, be less of a wildcard and more a part of the Superfriends. It will force her to be vulnerable (which Katie always does well with), and it introduces a hell lot of conflict into the story when they all inevitably make mistakes, without questioning if she’s good and beating a dead horse. I wanna see Lena learn how Stronger Together works. Relationships are work because it’s a two way street, but they are worth it in the end. I want that for her. I wanna see her pick a team. -- source link

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