Tonight was a momentous occasion! The world's most infamous super-villain made his debut on Supergirl and his impact was huge! Jon Cryer did the talk show circuit last week and spoke about how playing the character would be an interesting challenge for him. Traditionally, the character of Lex wasn't someone well liked but Jon Cryer's acting skills as well as his history ... well he's simply a likable guy. The showrunners wanted to explore what a sociopath would be like if he could wield likability as a weapon! Did that come across to you as well? Of course Lex wasn't the only thing that happened today, here's what stood out to us:
- Lex Luthor is Dying: After a very interesting flashback four years ago (where Lex turned the sun red to kill Superman and was caught), we catch up to Lex visiting Lena. He is dying and needs Black Kryptonite to be cured from his disease. Lena seems to be much more willing to help Lex despite his insanity. He's held up in the mansion under lock and key and with two guards at all times.
- James at the Hospital: Whoever shot James knew he had the signal watch and didn't want him to die. The shooting activates the watch before leaving. Supergirl is able to get to him in time and take him to the hospital. Lena, Alex, J'onn, Brainy, Kara and Nia are all called in. J'onn assumes Manchester shot James and scans for him. Supergirl and J'onn head off to confront him even though he now has the staff from season 3 that Supergirl used on Mars.
- Lena and Lex Have Been Working Together: Lena returns from the hospital after talking with Alex. They realize how bad the situation is and that it might be only Lena's cure that could save James and Lex. Lex has more knowledge about Kryptonite than anyone.
- Manchester Seeks Martian Vengence: J'onn has opened his mind to Manchester by accident when hunting for him. As a result, Manchester is learning new tricks to help him. Manchester knows that on Mars, the god there would sometimes use violence to enforce a moral law. With the Staff from Mars, Manchester's next move might come from the sacred texts of Mars that J'onn must now search through.
- Surgery: Kelly, James' sister, decides not to bet on Lena but to let the doctors begin the surgery that is needed to save his life despite it being likely he will be paralyzed. Lex continues to be a loving and kind brother working with Lena. After sharing a lovely story about Lena's mother, he reminds Lena that she will continue to land on the side of the light. He then encourages her to go be by "Jimmy's" side.
- Attack on The Power Plant: Just about everyone has returned to the hospital when the power starts to fluctuate. Without power, James' surgery is almost 100% going to fail. In order to get the power back, J'onn and Supergirl head to the power plant where Manchester is waiting to call out J'onn yet again! After Manchester enrages J'onn by making him relive the death of his family on Mars, J'onn takes the staff back from him and stabs him in the chest. Of course, we don't think that is the end of Manchester but we aren't clear what happened to him.
- James is Saved: Lena's cure is administered to James in a last minute effort to save his life. Kelly trusts Alex and gives the go-ahead. Lena, after throwing out the entire surgical team, steps in and gives the cure to James. He shortly later wakes up gasping for breath!
Lex Luthor reveals that he ended up pulling all of the strings! The power outage at the hospital, Ms. Tessmacher being under his employ, Otis being alive! All of it was so Lex could be cured. He even orchestrated James being shot to motivate Lena to test on a human. The episode ends with Lex and Otis in a helicopter and Supergirl arriving in air to meet them.
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Comments
But saying all that why did she have to save James? Couldn't we have kept Manchester Black and got rid of James? He's a much more interesting character
Anyway I hope it's Lena that is finally able to take down her Brother
The dynamic between Lex and Lena was intriguing. Jon Cryer and Katie McGrath done an excellent job.
Oh and almost forgot. MISS TESSMACHER???? I did not see that one coming
Loved "dam(n) it" and "What is a reporter going to do when you find Manchester... interview him?" It must break Kara's heart to have to keep hiding her identity from Alex.
Nia and Brainy are hilarious.
Kara, grab that helicopter right now and throw it into space!
Great Review. You got me all hyped up for next week's episode.
That is a good question.
One of the things I was looking forward to this season was how Alex would lead the DEO. With Haley around, we haven't had as much opportunity to see that as I'd hoped.
J'onn, my man J'onn. Martian Manhunter is my favorite DC superhero anyway sooo this episode I was hype about. We really got to see the Martian capabilities/powers down to the telekinesis with the staff. Like I was hype. I want to see more. David is awesome.
I dont think this is the last of Manchester. It ended too quick for him. If it is over, then I was expecting more from him because the acting and actor was great. Loved his work. Umm... I also thought I would see more telepathy from him too. I know he didnt get his telepathy from J'onn. So anyway, I dont think this is the last of Manchester. He did such an awesome job.
Nia and Brainy's scenes..umm.....I could do without them this episode. Seems like a filler.
OMGGG!!! Eve surprised the heck out of me but when I started to see her more on the show, I was like hmmmm....what are the writers thinking for her. What secret does she have and now we know. Smh...wow... what would Cat say about that. She probably already knew Eve was no good. The line about her saying "eavesdrop is a bad habit"made me chuckle. That was clever.
I wonder what this "cure" will do for James and Lex.
Overall, I cant wait until next Sunday. This should be interesting!
The Good Stuff
John Cryer as Lex - No disrespect to any of the series’ past villains intended--but he has grabbed the crown and run away with it. Jon and Katie worked magic together.
Eve(il) Teschmacher – Great heel turn. She’s even perky when she’s murdering federal agents. ;)
Otis - Wha--????
Zombies! - They were creepy and awesome! Crawsome?
Kara’s arc - Did we see some actual character growth for the title superhero? We did! :applause:
Supergirl saves the dam - Dam, girl!
J’onn’s arc - Wow. Props to David Harewood, he totally sold the rage J’onn keeps hidden.
The Ambivalent Stuff
Nia and Brainy - This felt a little shoehorned in to me. Brainy’s (over)reaction to James’ predicament seemed off. I don’t know--none of it worked for me, even the Speed reference.
Kelly Olsen - I can’t say she made a bad first impression, but I’m gonna need some time to see whether she grows on me.
Manchester’s arc- Not convinced he’s gone. I would like more clarity on what exactly he’s hoping (had hoped) to accomplish.
The *ahem* Not Quite So Good Stuff
Inconsistency - As noted by others, a red sun represents a Kryptonian’s natural habitat. Clark and Kara would be de-powered, certainly, but barring accident or illness, they would conceivably live out a normal lifespan.
The Jello speech - Not the best analogy, alas... It did not help that old Jell-O jingles played in my head through the scene.
Bring on next week.