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Lex Luthor is going around the DC Universe making "The Offer" to all of the best super-villains, and bestowing upon them "The Dark Gift," which, yeah, we gotta admit, definitely sounds like he's banging them But actually, it's about helping them reach their full villainous potential or something There's just one problem: one of the[...]

Lex Luthor is convening the Interdimensional Council of Lexes in an upcoming Year of the Villain one-shot in September Jason Latour, Bryan Hitch, and Andrew Currie will create a one-shot, Lex Luthor: Year of the Villain #1, in which Lex takes a travels the multiverse and meets interesting other Lex Luthors… and then destroys them?! In[...]

Until now, we've relied on the cast's love of social media to get us through – but now, we have some real news: Natalie Gumede (Doctor Who Christmas Special, Jekyll & Hyde) is joining the DC Universe original series in the recurring role of Mercy Graves, Lex Luthor's more-than-formidable bodyguard and ruthless right hand. ITV Gumede's Mercy[...]

The Monitor is speaking to a hooded figure, telling him that now is the time for him to lead "his people" and to take revenge on his captor… and brother: J'onn J'onzz (David Harewood). Meanwhile… just because Lex Luthor (Jon Cryer) may have shuffled off this mortal coil (???) doesn't mean his role in the upcoming[...]

Not only that, its last few minutes tease multiple characters and potential stories for the fifth season… and the looming "Crisis." Lex Luthor looms large this episode, as does Lena In many ways, this episode becomes their story We rewind a few hours from the news stories we saw the end of last episode and see[...]

Remember that "unexpected things" comment from the last preview? Well, we were half-right: Red Daugher still being alive counts in the "unexpected" column – but we hoped something was going to come up in the "win" column for Kara (Melissa Benoist, pulling double-duty this season). This isn't it… https://youtu.be/3l4e59n0q3k Supergirl season 4, episode 22 "The Quest for Peace": LEX[...]

How can Supergirl and her team defeat a man who appears to always be one step ahead of them? Of course, this is Supergirl: just when you think things are one way… sometimes the most unexpected thing can happen. https://youtu.be/6pUTw3F-76Q Supergirl season 4, episode 22 "The Quest for Peace": LEX LUTHOR RETURNS — Lex Luthor (guest star Jon[...]

The big DC ultra-super-mega-crossover event Year of the Villain centers around Lex Luthor visiting superheroes and making them "The Offer," which certainly sounds creepy enough to begin with But when Year of the Villain comes to the pages of Harley Quinn in August, Lex Luthor takes things to the next level. "Harley's tried everything to avoid[...]

What is Red Daughter fighting for? She's the pawn of corrupt Kasnian apparatchiks and, ultimately, of American billionaire Lex Luthor There is no greater purpose. And then… well, and then things go a little haywire Red Daughter literally punches Supergirl so hard it knocks her into the next time zone – or at least far enough[...]

Lex Luthor's (Jon Cryer) Red Daughter Meanwhile, Alex (Chyler Leigh) realizes that there are some serious gaps in her memory, a second "famly reunion" takes place among the Luthors… and Brainiac-5 (Jesse Rath), Nia/Dreamer (Nicole Maines) and Hank/J'onn (David Harewood) are about to get an up-close-and-personal look at what Lex has been up to with[...]

An emotional powerhouse in our review of CW's Supergirl "Will the Real Miss Tessmacher Please Stand Up?": Kara and Lena discover Lex's plans and more...

In this week's episode of CW's Supergirl "Will The Real Miss Tessmacher Please Stand Up?", Kara and Lena go global as "The Hunt for Lex Luthor" continues...

All Rights Reserved. Going into his "mind palace," they find the source of his trauma actually has nothing to do with Lex Luthor at all but a long-buried trauma associated with the death of James and Kelly's father But this battle teases some important things – like James being able to control some limited superpowers thanks[...]

Antonio Negret directed the episode with story by Rob Wright and teleplay by Lindsay Sturman & Aadrita Mukerji. You read that right, Stryker's Island! One of the most iconic DC locations is coming to the screen as the former residence of Lex Luthor (Jon Cryer) as Supergirl and Lena (Katie McGrath) interrogate his former cellmate "Steve."[...]

DC Comics has revealed the details of their Year of the Villain event conglomerate super-mega-crossover event launching this May with the Year of the Villain One-Shot, which will lead into major villain-centric stories in Justice League, Event Leviathan, and Batman. From the press release, these are the Justice League details: JUSTICE LEAGUE In DC's YEAR OF THE VILLAIN[...]

Math is into 1%er Lex Luthor for ten million dollars, and now that he wants to quit working for Lex's company, the money has come due… Unfortunately, like many people, Math simply doesn't have the money to pay it. But Lex Luthor — Lex Luthor, of all people — has a simple solution to forgive his debt[...]

It's been a really strange 48 hours… Who knew a weekend-focused opinion article deigning to rank our favorite Lex Luthors of the TV and film multiverses would cause such… appreciation??? Okay, I kinda' did – but suddenly we had not one… not two… but three Lexes weighing in on the debate (Michael Rosenbaum, Jon Cryer, and Clancy[...]

With that in mind, how does he rank among all those actors who have dared to portray one of the greatest super-villains of all time? Glad you asked! Here's a look at the good, the bad, and the mediocre – big screen and small – as we rank the "Lexiest" Lex Luthors out there… Note: True completionists[...]

Eve's been up to some dirty business behind the scenes, and while we don't see any of Lex Luthor (Jon Cryer) in this episode, his presence and string pulling is felt in every moment. But mostly what we get is a, dare I say, unique take on super heroism, in which three of our main heroes[...]

Last week, viewers of the CW's Supergirl "The House of L" not only had the curtain pulled back on exactly how long Lex Luthor (Jon Cryer) has been the puppet master behind the scenes, but also formally introduced Lex's gretaest weapon against Kara (Melissa Benoist) and Team Supergirl: Red Daughter, a Black Kryptonite-created Supergirl clone[...]

All we were missing in this episode was "J'onn wrestles with his violent inclinations" to have had a blackout on the season 4 Bingo! card. How well did "The House of L" tie the season's story threads into a (Gordian) knot? https://youtu.be/pqqbOu0FDa0Video can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Supergirl 4×16 Promo "The house of L" Season[...]

In last week's episode "O Brother, Where Art Thou?," fans of the CW's Supergirl were given an "appreciation" of exactly why Lex Luthor (Jon Cryer) isn't just Superman's arch-nemesis – but potentially the greatest threat to the entire DC multiverse Side note? The introduction of Lex makes this year's "Crisis on Infinite Earths" increases the[...]

By now, most of you know and probably seen firsthand actor Jon Cryer's (Two and a Half Men) turn as Superman's arch-nemesis / "savior of humanity" Lex Luthor during the fourth season of the CW's Supergirl Making his debut in last week's "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" in typical Lex fashion – rolling in, manipulating[...]

Good news! Jon Cryer is bringing a fresh take to Lex Luthor that combines elements of past Lex Luthors ("Lex Luthi"?) with an almost impish-like personalized take As the newly-introduced "big bad" on the CW's Supergirl, he's already proven himself to be pretty formidable foe – even while dying. Considering it's Lex, that's when he's the[...]

This episode had it all… the resolution to the James Olsen shooting, the introduction of Lex Luthor, J'onn deciding whether to shite or get off the pot, Nia and Brainy's first kiss, even Supergirl dropping a "damn it" while repairing a broken dam threatening the city. Could this have been the single best episode of Supergirl[...]

Tesfai's character Kelly debuts during this week's episode, "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" – which also introduces Jon Cryer's Lex Luthor into the fold. Supergirl — "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" — Image Number: SPG415a_0155b.jpg — Pictured: Azie Tesfai as Kelly Olsen — Photo: Sergei Bachlakov/The CW — © 2019 The CW Network, LLC[...]

With less than a week to go before (in)famous Superman arch-nemesis and self-proclaimed "defender of humanity" Lex Luthor makes his presence known in a big way on the CW's Supergirl, Emmy Award-winning actor Jon Cryer (Two and a Half Men) visited Live with Kelly and Ryan Monday to discuss the role Cryer is set to begin[...]

Alexis Ostrander directed the episode written by Eric Carrasco & Aadrita Mukerji To go along with the preview, here are some additional images from "What's So Funny About Truth, Justice, and the American Way?" – including one of Jimmy (Mehcad Brooks) striking a very Lex Luthor-like pose Hmmm… #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-1 img[...]

Lex Luthor is coming And in true Lex fashion, actor Jon Cryer isn't about to let viewers of the CW's Supergirl forget about it any time soon Set to make his grand entrance next month in the fourth season's 15th episode "O Brother Where Art Thou" on March 17, Lex has been in prison since[...]

No, he's not also becoming friends with President Donald Trump… but's close! He's teaming up with Lex Luthor! It all goes down in this preview of Wednesday's issue: It's seems even J'onn realizes what an awful idea this is, and how his colleagues may view his decision to work with one of DC Comics' biggest villains: Well, he[...]