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Thil_EL
10-20-2005, 07:38 PM
i used to really like the charcter when he was on the edge of being good or bad..

but getting used to this new lex might take time!


ooh and REALLY LIKED JAMES! he did a great job
very good 1st impression!
MarkAllan22
10-20-2005, 07:40 PM
I like him, but I can't help from saying 'that SOB' at the same time.

The real Lex Luthor is here.
MBCorp
10-20-2005, 07:42 PM
Evil Lex makes me miss Lionel as the main villain.

Now there was a villain with class and charm.
KalLover07
10-20-2005, 07:42 PM
I LOVED his smirk after the "pitchfork" remark. I was gushing like a little school girl. Evil Lex is sexy. But not too likeable, yet!
captain cold
10-20-2005, 07:46 PM
you know it's gonna get intense when Lex and Lionel go after Fine and Clark for digging into Lexcorp's shady dealings
Rafael122
10-20-2005, 07:53 PM
See, this is where I think people get confused. Lex isn't evil, he's just being manipulative and caniving and sneaky, which is EXACTLY what we've seen from him for the past 4 seasons, only this year, it's much more intense.

There's still a long way to go.
k18
10-20-2005, 08:08 PM
yeah, I wouldn't consider him evil just yet. He is manipulative, though.
mercster
10-20-2005, 08:17 PM
Well I DO NOT THINK that Lex is evil... he never gets evil.. he's indifferent.. i mean he doesn't do things when ultimate reason for him to do it is thats its the EVIL thing to do... I dont know if people remember the statement he made about "Sageeth".. like the real lex luthor not the point at which lex is now in smallville.. he see's things differently he see's himself as a hero... keeping superman in check... and he also has a hunger for power and money.. which is when his indifference towards collateral damage and maybe even lack of a conscience makes him more efficient.. does the fact that i see this clearly.... make me seem evil?
:p
MBCorp
10-20-2005, 08:23 PM
I just wish they'd make him a little more smooth and intelligent and a little less "bwhahahahaha!" He had some seriously cheesy lines tonight.
Backward Galaxy
10-20-2005, 08:32 PM
The reason, I think, that evil Lex is coming off as a little pathetic is that he's still taking it on the chin from Clark. He did say something to the affect of "The days of your barging in and lecturing me are over", but at the end it was still Clark coming in and berating Lex and Lex sitting there and basically taking it. How about "Get the heck outta my house you stupid farmboy!"

I like evil Lex, but I'm tired of him wussing out to Clark.
AnimeJoe
10-20-2005, 08:40 PM
Lex held Aquaman captive, leaving him strapped down in the compound to die of thirst!

The fact that he didn't even offer Aquaman a small glass of Kool-Aid makes him evil in my book
jarethmc
10-20-2005, 11:47 PM
Im thinking when Lex is drugging, torturing AC by dehydration and enyoying it, that that is perphaps a bit on the evil side NO?!
Crispin Glover
10-20-2005, 11:51 PM
They just all of a sudden said go Michael Rosenbaum, become the evil Lex now! And then it happened, not that much progression! We've had a few things to make Lex turn evil, but whatever I prefer the evil manipulative Lex. Michael Rosenbaum has now become the best Lex Luthor ever, but the character knows too much about Clark!
Crispin Glover
10-20-2005, 11:51 PM
They just all of a sudden said go Michael Rosenbaum, become the evil Lex now! And then it happened, not that much progression! We've had a few things to make Lex turn evil, but whatever I prefer the evil manipulative Lex. Michael Rosenbaum has now become the best Lex Luthor ever, but the character knows too much about Clark!
Crispin Glover
10-20-2005, 11:53 PM
They just all of a sudden said go Michael Rosenbaum, become the evil Lex now! And then it happened, not that much progression! We've had a few things to make Lex turn evil, but whatever I prefer the evil manipulative Lex. Michael Rosenbaum has now become the best Lex Luthor ever, but the character knows too much about Clark!

They just all of a sudden said go Michael Rosenbaum become the evil Lex now! And then it happened, not that much progression! We've had a few things to make Lex turn evil, but whatever I prefer the evil manipulative Lex. Michael Rosenbaum has now become the best Lex Luthor ever, but the character knows too much about Clark!
Brainiac_13
10-20-2005, 11:57 PM
Lex Luthor is such a badass. The torture of Aquaman is probably one of the best things I have ever seen on Smallville, and that includes various exposed portions of Lana/Lois/Alicia/Random Chick flesh.

Of course, I'm all about the villains. I'm always pleased to see them acting as they're supposed to act.
Danelle
10-21-2005, 12:00 AM
Yeah, Lex is definitely like, WHOA, this season.

And MBCorp, I miss Lionel as the main villian, too! I mean, I thought they had better got going on making Lex evil, but I'm not sure how I feel about it yet. He's not the same. He's not as suave and cunning as he usually is, he's just becomng cruel. I want to see him be more like early-seasons Lionel!

But yes, I agree, he's not COMPLETELY evil. He's obviously still hung up over Clark. :lol: Young love never dies...
neo_nate
10-21-2005, 12:37 AM
It's gotta happen sooner or later...why not now
twelfthnight1
10-21-2005, 12:58 AM
Originally posted by Backward Galaxy
The reason, I think, that evil Lex is coming off as a little pathetic is that he's still taking it on the chin from Clark. He did say something to the affect of "The days of your barging in and lecturing me are over", but at the end it was still Clark coming in and berating Lex and Lex sitting there and basically taking it. How about "Get the heck outta my house you stupid farmboy!"

I like evil Lex, but I'm tired of him wussing out to Clark.

I loved it when Lex said that to Clark, and seriously, I wanted him to tell Clark (and A.C.) to GET OUT!! And the last scene, when Clark asks Lex if he ever thinks about where he's heading, Lex has this look on his face like, "are you serious?" I thought he was going to ask him to leave then and there, but they had him remain quiet again. I just have to think that's part of him - playing it cool, keeping it under control.

Because my gosh, he has patience!
Ultron
10-21-2005, 05:38 AM
Originally posted by Crispin Glover
They just all of a sudden said go Michael Rosenbaum, become the evil Lex now! And then it happened, not that much progression! We've had a few things to make Lex turn evil, but whatever I prefer the evil manipulative Lex. Michael Rosenbaum has now become the best Lex Luthor ever, but the character knows too much about Clark!

Good lord a quadruple post! :D

Er, regarding the Lex gone evil thing, I totally see the progression. S4 was him as mostly bad, with some vestiges of trying to stay friends with Clark. As if he was clinging to it. Now, he's more like trying not to think about it. I still think part of his still wishes for continued friendship with Clark. Because let's face it, who else is his friend right now? Who of all people have been a friend to Lex? Clark. Even Lana and Chloe have steered clear of Lex, and not really seeing what Clark sees in Lex.

So at this point I can still see a glint of humanity still in Lex, but it's fading fast.
MBCorp
10-21-2005, 07:32 AM
Eh, personally I think that they've lightswitched him to a cartoon type villain.
SmvilleTeacher
10-21-2005, 07:36 AM
I think that he is definitely drifting to the side of evil because in the past when his dealings affected people, jobs, etc. he was concerned. Now he was like, there are tons of fish in the sea. He has definitely changed sides.
Thil_EL
10-21-2005, 04:23 PM
Originally posted by twelfthnight1
I loved it when Lex said that to Clark, and seriously, I wanted him to tell Clark (and A.C.) to GET OUT!! And the last scene, when Clark asks Lex if he ever thinks about where he's heading, Lex has this look on his face like, "are you serious?" I thought he was going to ask him to leave then and there, but they had him remain quiet again. I just have to think that's part of him - playing it cool, keeping it under control.

Because my gosh, he has patience!
LOVED THAT SCENE
thehenry89
10-21-2005, 04:36 PM
Originally posted by Rafael122
See, this is where I think people get confused. Lex isn't evil, he's just being manipulative and caniving and sneaky, which is EXACTLY what we've seen from him for the past 4 seasons, only this year, it's much more intense.

There's still a long way to go.

what do you mean he's not evil he's like one step away from being one of those silent movie villans who twirls there mustache and ties a screaming girl on the train tracks. He tourtred aquaman, I mean come on torture is an evil thing to do he dinied the man some water even though his lips were all ashy and crusty, now to me that is the ultimate evil.
Chloestheone
10-21-2005, 04:42 PM
I agree that MR is the best Lex ever. I wouldn't give up on him too quickly. Even when Clark is Superman he doesn't give up the hope that Lex can be redeemed. I suspect we'll see something that brings them somewhat gingerly back together this season.
Basest Rue
10-21-2005, 04:49 PM
I love Michael as Lex, but I miss his restraint. I think he's playing the character a little broader since "Onyx," which I thought was a really clever way to bring out the more evil side of Lex.

What I miss is the ambiguity. In fact, the Professor Fine character reminds me a lot of the old Lex. Isn't the Lex Luthor character in the comics supposed to be popular w/ the public -- still very ambiguous? Evil underneath, but charming on the surface.

Don't get me wrong. Michael still rocks.
markbot
10-21-2005, 06:21 PM
i love the evil lex.
Wheelz
10-21-2005, 07:12 PM
Lex didn't just turn evil overnight, and his evilness now is finally a good indication that the writers are getting smart.

Lex has suspected Clark was different from the beginning. When the meteor shower hit, he swears he saw Clark and Chloe pass through the cave, then later finds Chloe in a hospital in the Yukon. Clark lies to his face about the whole incident, and Lex knows that Clark has always been lying to him. Then he sees Clark bleed, and is now confused and more obsessed than ever.

FINALLY!! If Lex was truly as smart as he is supposed to be, this should have happened seasons ago.
DARKRAGE
10-21-2005, 07:18 PM
i think he has always been evil but now its become a more regular trait
LovelyLoisLane
10-21-2005, 07:22 PM
I really like Evil Lex because it finally seems like he is the villain from the comics that we all know. Especially with Clark telling Lex that he defended him and Lex look surprised and then smiled pompously as Clark left which normally he would be pensive. I LOVED that and it reminded me of the blatantly mailicious Lex that was featured in LnC, who through it all almost seemed self convinced that he was the savior and Superman was the villain.