>>170369I reread it from the beginning, it was never magic. Cass gave Lex a drink spiked with appetite enhancers, but as she pointed out to Lex early on, that drink only lasted 24 hours, meaning the rest was all Lex. Cindy did something similar with her ex-husband, made a really fattening cake and packed it with his lunch, he shared it with his mistress, and both ended up getting enhanced appetites briefly and had no self control.
>>141626>>166842People really don't know what Stockholm Syndrome is anymore do they? Stockholm is when you fall in love with or feel a connection with your captor. The whole Lex vs Cass thing is just that old drama plot of the person who looks down on others being brought down to others levels and realizing they hated their old self.
If anything, it's LIMA syndrome from Cass. Lima Syndrome is when is when a kidnapper or abuser develops a positive bond with their victim, which IS what happened to Cass, who initially just wanted to humiliate Lex, but then felt bad for her after getting to know her, realizing she's not a mean bitch like she thought, just a nice girl in a bad crowd, spawning a legitimate friendship which turned into romantic feeling, while also feeling guilt for how she originally acted.
The worst you can say about the relationship is that it started out based on Operant Conditioning, in that Lex was conditioned into disliking her old lifestyle by being made to see things from the other side while enticed into her new lifestyle the same way. Even then though, the fact Lex DOES lament losing her old life at times demonstrates she's not really "conditioned", and has some resentment towards Cass.
Yeah, the relationship still has some unhealthy elements, but it's not anywhere near as bad as Stockholm.