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jonathan kent and lionel luthor are the reason clark and lex never stood a chance.
one raised his son on fear and secrecy.
the other raised his on control and manipulation.
and right in the middle of that… you had two guys who genuinely wanted to trust each other.
if even one of them had been a better father, things might’ve turned out completely different.
but here’s the part people don’t talk about enough...
jonathan doesn’t get nearly enough criticism.
everyone (rightfully) calls out lionel… but jonathan’s constant hostile distrust of the luthors and pressure on clark to keep lex at arm’s length played the biggest role. (i cant stand jonathan 😭😭)
worst father award.
clark wanted to believe in lex. you can see it early on.
but he was always being pulled back.
i’m not saying lionel wasn’t bad, he was.
but if jonathan had handled things differently…
i think clark and lex could’ve actually stayed best friends.
and as for lanas dad... he gets his own deadbeat award lol. awful parents from that and we dont talk about it enough