Lex's glove

[beternal]

I think most of you would have picked up on the glove Lex was wearing as president... but why was it there?!

In the comics, Lex wore the ring because SUPERMAN was in that reality and he knew kryptonite was harmful to him.

In this reality, Clark/ Superman don't exist yet he still has the irradiated/ deformed/ cancerous hand (hence why he's wearing the glove).

This suggests that Lex has worn the ring and that there was a significant Kryptonian threat at some stage! - Who from? - Kara seems to have befriended him and I doubt she would have if he was constantly crippling her with Kryptonite... so who?!

[faz]

I wouldn't read too much into that. I think it was purely symbolic and a shout-out to the fans. I mean, we've seen him in numerous dream sequences, future predictions, etc. where he's worn the glove to foreshadow how evil he would become in the future, so I don't think this is much different.

[wmthor]

I too noticed the glove. He also had it in the episode scare in season 4.

[faz]

Yeah it also showed up in Hourglass (S1) and Void (S5)

[bobsuncorp]

First off, I loved the way they showed Lex as the white suited, black hearted President that was in those prophetic visions that appeared in a couple of episodes in the first season, and at first I thought that the black gloves where just a powerful image because of the way they contrasted with the white suit. But he was only wearing one of them.

Did he injure his hand (perhaps in a car accident 7 years ago)? Does anyone have any theories about why he is wearing it?

[SteveS]

Maybe it is a Michael Jackson thing (except Lex likes female adults) and Lex just wears a black glove instead of a white one.

[afireinside]

a kryptonite ring infected his hand, he had it removed

[rothman80]

Yeah, I was definitely very curious about the lone black glove on Lex's right hand. I kind of figured that it had something to do with kryptonite, but the theory about a possible injury do to a car accident from about seven years ago is pretty cool. I like that one a lot. Hopefully somewhere down the line this whole black glove thing will be explained, but I am not going to hold my breath for that one :)

[Thrill_Seeker]

dont we kinda get our answer from "void" ???
when lex sees his mother she says "dont let the blood wash away whats left of your soul" and hes like what blood ?!
and she says "of all the people your going to murder", and then lifts up his left hand and shows the glove. (powerful scene, btw!)

heres what I think it is,
because he's killed so many people himself, maybe a few times he got blood on his hands (literally) and he wasnt able to wash it off and it stained his hand or something, just a guess.

I also loved how in apocalypse, they showed the earth being destroyed in the same way lex visioned in "scare", with the missiles and rockets; along the farm horizon and the view from space looking at everything being destroyed.

they had nothing with "hourglass", though, with the dead flowers and raining blood.

[brother_of_krypton]

Here's my theory: In the Superman mythos, Lex Luthor had a Kryptonite ring fashioned as proof that not even Superman himself could bring him down. Later on, as a result of prolonged exposure to said ring, he developed cancer and had his hand amputated to stop the spread, replacing it with a prosthetic one. He used the black glove to both cover up the artificial part, as well as, IMO, to look quite distinguished. I'm gonna spare you the rest of the details.

Now, my THEORY is that, because Kara worked for him, and seemed quite afraid to forcefully stand up to him, that Lex HAD, in fact, worn a Kryptonite ring to keep himself safe from Kara...thus resulting in the whole cancer thing, amputation and, ultimately, the very distinguished black glove/white suit scenes in last nights episode.

[Randy G.]

Yup! Radiation poisoning from the Kryptonite ring, resulted in amputation of Lex's hand.
His black glove hides a prosthetic hand.

[curiosity]

Why did he need to wear a kryptonite ring when only Kara existed?

[smallvillecrazygurl04]

It's quite ironic how he was wearing the same exact glove that was shown in 'hourglass' It's really interesting how they took bits and pieces from that and incorporate it into this episode.

[LexLuv180]

I think they are just throwing a bone to canon, but it really makes no sense.

No Superman=no kryptonite ring=no amputation=no black glove.

[ClLaLeChFAN01]

Lex probably wore the kryptonite ring and it ruined his hand. He might have wore just in case Kara did something like try to kill him for example. She was more powerful than him but she did not have the drive to do such a thing. That or he liked green so much that he wore the ring a lot.

Lex did have the kryptonite bullets for a just in case moment.

[Timester]

Brainiac on Earth = The Black Ship event. Most probably Lex dealt with Nam-Ek and Ayther.

[roccanater]

dont we kinda get our answer from "void" ???
when lex sees his mother she says "dont let the blood wash away whats left of your soul" and hes like what blood ?!
and she says "of all the people your going to murder", and then lifts up his left hand and shows the glove. (powerful scene, btw!)

heres what I think it is,
because he's killed so many people himself, maybe a few times he got blood on his hands (literally) and he wasnt able to wash it off and it stained his hand or something, just a guess.

I also loved how in apocalypse, they showed the earth being destroyed in the same way lex visioned in "scare", with the missiles and rockets; along the farm horizon and the view from space looking at everything being destroyed.

they had nothing with "hourglass", though, with the dead flowers and raining blood.


I think you are right.

[SnowBird]

Thanks for the explanation of Lex's black glove. I believe in Onyx, black krytonite made two Lex's with one being good and the other evil. The evil Lex wore a green krytonite ring to use against Clark. It looked like there was a cover on the ring so he could use it when he wanted. If the cover was on, there was no exposure to krytonians. Therefore, in the AU, he could have worn one like it without Kara being aware of it. I don't think Lex trusted anyone no matter who it was and wanted to have something he could protect himself with even his step sister Kara.

[LexLuv180]

Here's why the Kara theory doesn't work with me:

I don't think he would have used it with Kara, because he explained that's why he had the gun.

It wouldn't surprise her so much about the gun if he had already tried it before with the ring.

Also, since they grew up together and always worked together, it would not have been possible if had wore the ring at any point.

She would have seen he didn't trust her, and the relationship would have ended before this point.

I really think it's just a throwback to the fans.

[rondojo]

Sorry if there's a thread like this already, but does anyone know why Lex was wearing those gloves the whole time??? I just plain didn't get it.

[Jaded Wolf]

In the comic books it was due to kryptonite poisoning from lengthy exposure to it during his battles with Superman. I don't know how he would have that issue in "Apocalypse" except if he was experimenting with it since we know there was still a meteor shower.

[jrp8907]

Maybe he just liked wearing the gloves.

I took it as showing the evil side of him.

[Randy G.]

[Mod Note:] Please search past the first page for your topic,
before creating a new thread. Merging with thread already in progress. ;)

[redeem147]

Hang nail. Nasty one.

[TheLeague]

Sorry if there's a thread like this already, but does anyone know why Lex was wearing those gloves the whole time??? I just plain didn't get it.

This goes for every1 asking this question

1. its a nod to the comics

2. go watch the sv episode "void" and everything will become clear ( the part where lex looks at his hand and his mothers speech of murder )

:D

[nk_84]

I think most of you would have picked up on the glove Lex was wearing as president... but why was it there?!

In the comics, Lex wore the ring because SUPERMAN was in that reality and he knew kryptonite was harmful to him.

In this reality, Clark/ Superman don't exist yet he still has the irradiated/ deformed/ cancerous hand (hence why he's wearing the glove).

This suggests that Lex has worn the ring and that there was a significant Kryptonian threat at some stage! - Who from? - Kara seems to have befriended him and I doubt she would have if he was constantly crippling her with Kryptonite... so who?!


dude it was just a costume, i think you've read too far into it.

this is smallville!!!!!!! the writing doesn't go that deep.:lol:

[berry392]

i might sound like an idiot here, but why is lex wearing a glove on his hand when he is president?

[magoo]

what i find ridiculous is the fact that America would never elect a president that wears one sinister black glove LOL.

[oberyn]

Thanks for the explanation of Lex's black glove. I believe in Onyx, black krytonite made two Lex's with one being good and the other evil. The evil Lex wore a green krytonite ring to use against Clark. It looked like there was a cover on the ring so he could use it when he wanted. If the cover was on, there was no exposure to krytonians. Therefore, in the AU, he could have worn one like it without Kara being aware of it. I don't think Lex trusted anyone no matter who it was and wanted to have something he could protect himself with even his step sister Kara.

I like this answer. Let's face it, AULex wasn't the most trusting guy in the world.

We already know he had kryptonite bullets ready to use on Kara in case she turned on him, so I don't know how folks can think it's unrealistic that he'd never think of putting on a ring to protect himself from Kara in the event of betrayal at some point.

[TheLeague]

what i find ridiculous is the fact that America would never elect a president that wears one sinister black glove LOL.

america elected george bush...........nuff said :D

[Imzadia]

Yup! Radiation poisoning from the Kryptonite ring, resulted in amputation of Lex's hand.
His black glove hides a prosthetic hand.

:D Thanks for simplifying the 'black glove' explanation for me. The whole symbolism of it all seems to be rooted in 'Knowledge' of what happened in the Comic Book version. With what you said, and All of you, who connected the dots for me painted a much clearer picture of why the 'single' black glove was used. :\ It had really bothered me about what it meant. I Searched for this thread hoping that others had Also wondered whether there was some Special meaning behind the Black Glove & White Suit. After they'd put it before us so many times, I figured it Had to mean Something.

The Black Glove along with the White Suit first appeared in season 1, "Hourglass". Then again in "Scare" and "Void", but I'm surprised it wasn't in "Lexmas" with his mother's 'Ghost-of-Christmas-Future-like' visitation. Then in Season 7 the whole 'suit & glove' thing appeared in "Apocalypse", but it was also in "Fracture", the White Suit but without the Black Glove. :confused: Does the White Suit have a 'special' meaning, too?

:rolleyes: I know, just as someone else said, "...maybe we're reading too much into the symbolism of it". Still; if its Significance is so Small, why the Consistency? :\ If it's simply a respectful nod to the fans who've read the comic books who can understand the connection, then I can accept that. ;)