Dysfunctional fandom pairings and love of them

[Dina Lerret]

I blame Michael Rosenbaum for my new Clark/Lex fixation.  He looks too
good in drag... Better than Jason Isaacs in drag during the movie,
Sweet November (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0230838/ ).

I seem to have some of the worst timing because I got interested in
Smallville when a portion of its fandom had lost interest in the
series, which I can't blame them since season four was questionable
and upcoming season five spoilers sounded equally questionable.  I
tend to get interested in a fandom years after its release as evident
by my picking up Harry Potter in 2003.

Although, what does make for good timing was my finally seeing the
movie, Unbreakable (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217869/ ).  I had
wanted to view this movie because of Eamonn Walker
(http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0907708/ - gorgeous UK actor with a *sexy*
voice and a damn fine body - did full nudity on Oz) and knew little
else.  Anyway, I found out the foundation was based on the exploration
of good versus evil, especially in the comic book genre.  Being an M.
Night Shyamalan film, it had a twist at the end but it smacked of, at
least, the early Superman scenario.

I'm almost berating myself for being attracted to pairings that
probably won't have a 'happy ending' together because it can be
downright depressing but I still read them.  In the HP fandom and as a
slasher, I'm fond of Harry/Draco--although, fandom over-saturation of
this pairing is making my interest wane--and Harry/Snape.  Both Draco
and Severus are awful to Harry, and yet, I still pair them up with
Harry.  I'm thinking it's because, even in the context of canon, they
have the *possibility* of being redeemed, that stripped away of
certain influences they could be good, and I like how fanon explores
this possibility.

When it comes to Clark Kent (AKA Superman) and Lex Luthor, it's
interesting to discover there's a side to Lex Luthor that could've
been redeemed.  From what little I know of the comics, they were
friends until a lab accident occurred and Lex blamed Superman for it,
even though the evidence was circumstantial.  Um, I'm trying to not
get comics mixed with series but I think the chronology is 'superboy'
saves Lex, they become friends, Superman helps Lex build his lab, lab
accident occurs and Superman tries to save Lex, but Lex blames
Superman because he thinks Superman is jealous.  Smallville builds on
this early friendship but elaborates on it in a 'fanon' manner.  Even
knowing their friendship is going to end badly, I'm still intrigued by
the 'CLex' pairing.

Oh, a Clark/Lex fic I read yesterday that amused me (last part has
links to prior ones):
http://www.livejournal.com/users/mahaliem/78149.html

"For Better or Worse" is along the vein of a 'crack fic' where Lex
Luthor marries Superman and their version of 'family time' is
scheduling on a day planner when Lex plans world domination and when
Superman must thwart it.  The fic gets more twisted by the addition of
Lex/Clark/Superman 'love triangle'.  As I said, an amusing read.

Another thing I recently found amusing was the 'Who is hotter: Orlando
Bloom or Michael Rosenbaum' picspam 'battle':
http://www.livejournal.com/users/elsmoka/180960.html?view=flat

I'm linking the page in 'flat' mode which means all replies are
expanded and why there's over twenty pages to that thread.  Good Lord,
folks certainly whipped out their pics but I was grinning when I saw
someone voted for Orlando because he has such a hot boyfriend in Viggo
Mortensen and then that person posted the VigOrli shots. {chuckle}  If
the poll had been 'who is the prettiest', no challenge it'd go to
Orlando Bloom--after all, he's "still the prettiest" to quote the
"Very Secret Diaries" [of Legolas].  Though, not as classic as another
actor dissing Orlando by calling him a 'hermaphrodite'.

Dina