The Daily Planet - Superman News and Speculation Thread (🚨TAG SPOILERS🚨)

[flickchick85]

I wasn't a big fan of Cryer either. Too much of an over the top characture of a villain, just didn't find him threatening most of the time.

TBF, I am curious to see if they can turn S&L's Lex around in S4 if they show him back at Luthorcorp.

The show is pretty good at randomly changing course, and in this case, I'm gunning for it

Just out of curiosity, did you watch Cryer in S4 of Supergirl, or just the crossovers? Only asking because I actually liked him in the former, but not those crossovers. It was like he was asked to play 2 different versions to me. And then when he returned to Supergirl in later seasons, they had him doing the sillier version from the crossovers, which was annoying.

 

[SwordOfMorning]

It’s interesting because Luthor actually is relatively consistently a character with a comedic element. He’s pretty dead serious in a lot of post John Byrne stuff but even that’s not entirely consistent and people point to DCAU Lex as perfection who actually is still pretty funny in his own way.

 

[flickchick85]

It’s interesting because Luthor actually is relatively consistently a character with a comedic element. He’s pretty dead serious in a lot of post John Byrne stuff but even that’s not entirely consistent and people point to DCAU Lex as perfection who actually is still pretty funny in his own way.

A comedic element was not my problem with the portrayal. I agree there should always be a humor element to Lex, but it should be a kind of dark/mean humor imo. And shouldn’t remove his menace. Cryer’s Lex had that when he felt like an actual threat. And then they removed the menace for the crossovers and beyond, and he became the joke imo.

 

[SwordOfMorning]

A comedic element was not my problem with the portrayal. I agree there should always be a humor element to Lex, but it should be a kind of dark/mean humor imo. And shouldn’t remove his menace. Cryer’s Lex had that when he felt like an actual threat. And then they removed the menace for the crossovers and beyond, and he became the joke imo.

I have never seen Cryer's Lex at all so that was a broader observation on my part!

How is Lex on Superman & Lois? I need to actually properly watch that show someday.

 

[flickchick85]

I have never seen Cryer's Lex at all so that was a broader observation on my part!

How is Lex on Superman & Lois? I need to actually properly watch that show someday.

Jury’s still out tbh. He just showed up in the last two eps of this past season, fresh out of prison, looking like he belongs in a biker gang. Plenty of menace but no humor and a bit thuggish so far. Waiting to see some displays of intelligence/cleverness that I primarily associate with the character. There’s potential but he doesn’t really feel like Lex Luthor to me yet.

 

[dhandler01]

So Grace Randolph was entirely right

Or it is bs and he is her source. Considering it's her most likely that.

 

[Invader Joker]

Or it is bs and he is her source. Considering it's her most likely that.

... You're saying Bassim was her source like 9 months ago before he ever spoke about this publically? lol

 

[SwordOfMorning]

I hate Grace Randolph more than I hate most of the people they hung at Nuremberg but clearly she got wind of a legit piece of info with the Middle East plot. Why would we assume this guy who is a legit respectable professional actor is lying?

 

[flickchick85]

Yeah it seems very obvious to me that there was a Middle East plot that got changed to a different region somewhere around October 7th.

 

[SwordOfMorning]

Yeah it seems very obvious to me that there was a Middle East plot that got changed to a different region somewhere around October 7th.

That seems to have been the big thing about this movie that leaked immediately for whatever reason.

 

[hopefuldreamer]

A comedic element was not my problem with the portrayal. I agree there should always be a humor element to Lex, but it should be a kind of dark/mean humor imo. And shouldn’t remove his menace. Cryer’s Lex had that when he felt like an actual threat. And then they removed the menace for the crossovers and beyond, and he became the joke imo.

I've seen all of Supergirl & the crossovers. Though granted it's been a long time and my memory isn't the best I agree, from what I remember, it got worse. Though I didn't love the take on Lex from the moment he arrived.

 

[hopefuldreamer]

I have never seen Cryer's Lex at all so that was a broader observation on my part!

How is Lex on Superman & Lois? I need to actually properly watch that show someday.

Definitely a show worth watching. Despite my gripes, it gets a lot right.

 

[Eddie Dean]

Which one has Titus Welliver as Lex? That seemed like almost too good of casting for a tv show lol

 

[flickchick85]

Which one has Titus Welliver as Lex? That seemed like almost too good of casting for a tv show lol

Titans lol

 

[Eddie Dean]

Way too good of casting for Titans!

 

[Lily Adler]

Posting a rugby player every day until the suit reveal Day 22:

 

[Eddie Dean]

Why do all the recent tv Lex Luthors have beards?

 

[Lily Adler]

Why do all the recent tv Lex Luthors have beards?

 

[flickchick85]

Why do all the recent tv Lex Luthors have beards?

Idk but thank goodness they’re ditching that trend with Hoult!

I will say I’m pretty sure they did it with Cryer to compensate for his lack of jawline, so that one kinda made sense to me lol.

 

[SwordOfMorning]

The aversion to Lex just being a guy who is bald never stops confusing me.

 

[Lily Adler]

The aversion to Lex just being a guy who is bald never stops confusing me.

Show me one actor who looks good ba-

 

[Venom 1988]

Why do all the recent tv Lex Luthors have beards?

I assume it's a Cesar Romero thing lol. They hired actors that don't want to shave.

 

[flickchick85]

 

[Boom]

Dude is a bus.

 

[Kane52630]

David Corenswet in every public appearance just so we can't see how he really looks: