Supergirl: Deus Lex Machina

May 3, 2020 8:33 PM - Season 5, Episode 17

Lex proceeds to lay an intricate plan to bring Lena closer to him, defeat Leviathan's latest attack, and pit Supergirl against Leviathan. It is also revealed how Lex came into power after Crisis.

EW recap: The Lex-laid plans...

EW - Melissa Benoist explains why directing Supergirl's Lex-centric hour was 'daunting'

Den of Geek - Supergirl puts the focus on Lex Luthor in Melissa Benoist's directorial debut.

TV Fanatic recap

posted by oh yeah! (2 comments total)

Now, that was Lex Luthor. Cunning, conniving, and his own worst enemy. More of this, please.
posted by sardonyx at 9:19 PM on May 3, 2020

this is basically the best live action version of Lex I've seen ever. I'm sure they had the benefit of past mistakes in his portrayals, so now they know how to write him better, but it still takes someone like (surprisingly) Jon Cryer to bring it to life.

I'm also enjoying all these CW stars trying their hands at directing, and doing at least a decent job, definitely a bunch of talented show biz people.
posted by numaner at 4:23 PM on May 9, 2020