>>149248873 (OP)Whatever other complaints people have about Smallville, the early camaraderie and grievances between Clark and Lex felt well written. Both were too independent, paranoid yet driven to compromise, which perfectly explained why they could be on the same page yet at odds on things going forward.
I put it up there with DMC3 Dante and Vergil tier in being so simple but substantial the more you think on it. Of course it eventually becomes cartoonish once the Metropolis stuff builds up, but I don't consider a full course meal bad because the dessert was stale.