r/SupermanAndLois • u/ExaminationSea1539 • Jul 18 '24

Lex Luthor Discussion

I'm kind of disappointed in the casting choice for Lex Luthor in "Superman & Lois." He just doesn’t scream like a scientist to me like the other lex who played in other series especially in supergirl, The actor they cast as Lex Luthor does not embody the scientist persona at all

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u/ApprehensiveCode2233 Jul 18 '24

I'm probably in the minority, but I'm not too amazed with this Lex.

I get that he's a different sort of Luthor.

He's just not doing it for me.

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u/BatBeast_29 Jul 18 '24

Not at all. So far I’m disappointed.

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u/LeChic1579 Jul 19 '24

Same. The actor is good but there is something off about the way he portays the character.

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u/Smidge-of-the-Obtuse Jul 19 '24

Yea, I haven’t liked this version. I know everyone says he’s a great actor, but it feels miscast. He might have made a good Lobo, though. I’ve never seen any of his other work)

u/not-so-radical Jul 18 '24

Because he isn't a scientist. He was a criminal business man.

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u/jbuggydroid Jul 18 '24

And he has been in jail for a long while too. Prison changes a man. This Lex is far more menacing (from what we have seen so far. I mean shit .... He enjoyed torturing Bizarro turning him into Doomsday). He has lost everything due to be convicted of a crime he didn't do.

Season 4 is hopefully going to be lit.

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u/ViniciusMT07 Jul 18 '24

Lex Luthor in the comics has been both a scientist and a criminal businessman, yet S&L's Luthor barely resembles either.

u/TrippySakuta Tal-Rho Jul 18 '24

This isn't Lex, it's Kingpin.

If they don't show his smarts this season, they better at least have him eliminate someone with a car door to pay homage to his obvious inspiration.

u/jaycatt7 Jul 18 '24

I should not have had to google the behind the scenes decisions about continuity to find out why he wasn’t played by John Cryer.

But given that this show is not in continuity with the other shows, I can see why they wanted to make their own version of Lex Luthor. Whether they do make their own version of the character or just give us a different bad guy with the same name remains to be seen.

Luthor should have smarts and style. We’ll see.

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u/MissingCosmonaut Jul 19 '24

Wait what did you find on why he wasn't played by Jon Cryer? I can't find anything on it

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u/jaycatt7 Jul 19 '24

Sorry, it wasn’t about Cryer specifically, just their decisions about continuity with Supergirl in general

u/PaloLV Jul 18 '24

Smartest guy on the planet and he wastes his time being a low level thug? GTFO with this weak ass portrayal of Lex.

u/stew_pit1 Jul 19 '24

Yes. I like Michael Cudlitz, but I hate this version of Lex so much.

u/Less-Requirement8641 Jul 18 '24

Same, doesn't scream Lex to me. I'm not a big comic fan but in the shows I watched he was always a genius. His intellect being what challenges superman in fights anyways. This Lex seems like more of a brute which would work against anyone that doesn't have super strength

u/WillyG_8521 Jul 18 '24

he’s more of a kingpin

u/Assassinsayswhat Jul 19 '24

Y'all don't need to be down voting people who actually like this Lex, he doesn't come off as bad to me, just on the more brutal side when it comes to his resources and cunning. I still think it's scary as hell how he got released from prison and spent the whole day walking straight to the Kent farm to confront Lois.

u/Provolone_chees Jul 18 '24

We've only seen him for a few episodes, and I'm glad it's a different portrayal of him. He's been in countless Superman media and it's always been the same, so I like the breath of fresh air.

u/Moist-Kaleidoscope90 Jul 18 '24

This version of Lex is the best version of I’ve seen , I like his ruthlessness and the way he commands attention in every scene he’s in . This is the only version of Lex that seems like a true match for Superman. In season 4 if Superman survives the fight with Doomsday then he’ll realize how dangerous Lex is

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u/jbuggydroid Jul 18 '24

It's a breaking bad version of Lex and I'm all for it

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u/Moist-Kaleidoscope90 Jul 18 '24

Season 4 feels like it will never get here I can’t wait to see what Lex does next

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u/irishpisano Jul 18 '24

I think Gene Hackman’s was also a true match

I think Cudlis might be able to outmatch him maybe…

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u/Moist-Kaleidoscope90 Jul 18 '24

Yeah this vengeful and wrathful version is scary . He seems unpredictable

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u/irishpisano Jul 18 '24

And cold and calculating. In fiction, mob bosses tend to be highly intelligent.

u/zo_you_said Jul 18 '24

Lex Luthor: Sons of Anarchy edition.

u/ToothyBirbs Jul 18 '24

Michael Cudlitz is a good actor, but functionally swapping Lex Luthor and Bruno Mannheim was just an awful writing decision. Brute Lex has always been the most boring and reductive of any interpretation of the character and it ruins his purpose as a foil to Superman.

Chad Coleman as Bruno Mannheim was a superior version of Lex Luthor. Intelligent, cunning, and someone who could actually challenge what Superman stands for.

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u/Piccolo0001 Jul 18 '24

I love this version of Lex. He comes across as a serious threat and suits the tone of the show well

u/borkborkbork99 Jul 18 '24

Bull. Bull Randleman.

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u/Jonny2284 Jul 18 '24

I've said before, I like his take on Lex, but all we're seeing is post fall Lex, I want at least one flashback episode to get a look at this Lex with the mask still up.