Loved the episode obsession watching clarke open up and be able to be with a girl without hiding anything and to be happy was a delight, obviously with it being smallville it doesnt last. The character was initially a special guest in season one, and became a series regular in season two and continued until being written out of the show in season seven. Here you will find a guide to every episode of smallville ever. In this season you get to see more of the lionel and lex relationship and the lengths they will go to to hide there true intentions. The best episodes in the season would probably be episode 1 for being one of the most hopeless and intense season premiers, 8 and 9 for showing what lionel luther will be willing to do to his son to protect himself, episode 17 for bringing christopher reeve back and episode 22 for being one of the most jaw dropping season finales i have ever. Chad died of cancer but lionel luthor had brought him back to life with the lazarus serum which was serum that was created using clark kents blood. He first appeared in the smallville tv series but was later introduced into the dc universe. Meanwhile, lex battles his own father, lionel luthor john glover, for control of luthorcorp. Welcome to rsmallvilles official smallville episode guide. Smallville is bringing lionel luthor back from the dead for the series final season, entertainment weekly reports actor john glover, who portrayed. Clark must be careful not to tip off lionel that he is not his son while. Lionel arrives home with newly adopted lena, which lillian is apprehensive.
Lionel luthorchloe sullivan works archive of our own. Lex goes into his fathers office to get answers to the question he wants answered but lionel gives nothing away and lex kills him. Smallville season 10 to feature return of lionel luthor and lois. Prior to his death, lionel served as the original chairman and ceo then as special advisor of luthorcorp. Clark hears a painful ringing sound and is compelled to go to the penitentiary that houses lionel. Lionel luthor is chased by a man with a mask and forced to play hangman to save his life when he traps lionel in his limo in the path of a moving train. Loved the episode obsession watching clarke open up and be able to be with a girl without hiding anything and to be happy was a delight, obviously with it. Lionel luthor was the late billionaire founder and ceo of luthor corp. A lastminute change was made to the episode covenant was about lionels. An earth2 version of the character appeared in the shows final. The second part of the finale is lois lanes 103rd appearance in the series. Home superman smallville season 1 episode 3 tv season page. These are spoilers posted at the very first website devoted to the cws tv series smallville. Jun 28, 2019 a new rumor suggests that lex luthors father, lionel luthor, will appear in dc universes second season of titans.
Clark luthor lois and emil try to save clark duration. Lionel luthor was born in the metropolis area known as suicide slums to lachlan and eliza luthor. Smallville 7x16 descent lionels last message to clark duration. Season 10 final season of smallville tv series shows us the larger and comical look from dc universe, so many new characters shows up and they are well portrayed way better than. Peter macneill guest stars as lionel luthor in the episode conner on titans. A parallel universe version of the character is later introduced in the shows final season, who serves as clark and his allies adversary and plays. Jun 27, 2016 in this episode, lionel luthor is held captive by a former employee whom he wronged, and hes forced through various tasks which threaten his life but also force him to revisit his past decisions. However, what better way to introduce heat vision than by getting him all hot and bothered.
When he sees lionel attempt to stab lex with a strange glowing stone, clark grabs for the rock causing lionel and clark to switch bodies. This is where welling and his costar john glover lionel luthor really got to show their talents when one of the kryptonian crystals causes clark. Meanwhile, the murderous clark luthor goes to clarks universe with the intent. His mother was an alcoholic and his father would frequently abuse the young boy. Ultimately, this episode was about one man lionel luthor. For a long time, smallville was the longest running science fiction show on television, beating out the xfiles and the. A new rumor suggests that lex luthors father, lionel luthor, will appear in dc universes second season of titans. Clark and lois both reconsider their wedding plans, unaware that darkseid and his prophets plan to disrupt the ceremony. The very same biology teacher happens to be a meteor freak after lex luthors money. He was not respected by the town of smallville, and took this out on his bookworm son. Clark kent, chloe sullivan, lex luthor, jonathan kent, and lionel luthor with lionel luthor of earth2 serving as a placeholder are the only main characters who appear in both the first and last episodes of the show. The character was mentioned several times by lex, though unnamed, in many new 52 titles. Where clark kent is a beacon of hope and light on earth1, clark luthor is lionel luthor s murderous enforcer on earth2 antagonist title. This is the last episode to air on the wb, before the cw.
Glover was born in salisbury, maryland, the son of cade nee. May 04, 2006 synopsis for vessel synopsis not yet written. In the seasonten episode abandoned, it is disclosed that her birth name is lutessa lena luthor and she is lionel s illegitimate daughter. By his teens, lionel had begun hanging with a tough crowd, that included morgan edge, a future crime boss in metropolis. Lionel luthor founded and administrated the multibilliondollar.
Lex family chole pete lana friends lionel john schaider annette michael rosenaum tom welling kori. Lucas had brown hair with dark blonde highlights, which was spiked up. Lionel luthor is shot twice in the luthors mansion by an unknown assailant. The episode s title is the last name of earth2 lionel and clark. Lionel luthor was a character on the cws smallville.
Featuring uptodate news, spoilers, pictures, an episode guide, and. Every teenager has inappropriate thoughts some times, but clarks tend to have some dire consequences. Jan, 2012 chad died of cancer but lionel luthor had brought him back to life with the lazarus serum which was serum that was created using clark kents blood. He is portrayed by special guest star john glover and starring cast member tom welling. Aug 20, 2010 smallville is bringing lionel luthor back from the dead for the series final season, entertainment weekly reports actor john glover, who portrayed lex luthor s father for seven seasons, has. The episode was called mercy and it was episode 15 season 19. Lionel luthor to appear in dc universes titans season. Smallville is bringing lionel luthor back from the dead for the series final season.
Prior to the start of the tenth and final season of smallville, the cw. With krypto in tow, conners search for the truth about his past leads him to lionel luthor, lex luthors father, and cadmus geneticist eve watson. Conner is the sixth episode of the second season of titans, and the seventeenth episode overall. Connor arrives at lionels kansas house upon a memory drawing him to it where connor is ambushed by mercy graves team.
I personally believe it was one of the best storylines ever of employee revenge on his boss lionel luthor. As lionel luthor s only living heir, tess is given a relic from krypton that transports clark to another world where he comes face to face with a shadow. Lionel was also the husband of lillian luthor as well as the father of lex luthor and lena luthor. The final season of smallville premieres friday, sept. The rumor comes from lance ausfresser and the titans facebook group. Lucas luthor is the halfbrother of lex luthor and the illegitimate son of lionel luthor. In the cws smallville, lexs father, lionel luthor, was portrayed by john glover. Clark kent accidentally activates the mirror box, a kryptonian device that transports him to earth2, an alternate universe where kalel was found and adopted by lionel luthor rather than the kents. In a flashback to twenty years ago, lillian luthor is teaching her son lex chess.
Initially appearing in season 1 as a recurring character, he served as the shows main antagonist in seasons 23 before becoming a supporting villain in season 4 and later an ally to clark kent in seasons 57. This was the episode where lex luthor killed his father lionel and finally took that step over the line toward his eventual fate as supermans greatest enemy. Watch smallville episodes online season 2 2003 tv guide. Tess inherits a kryptonian artifact from lionel luthor now that it has been revealed that she is his only legally surviving heir. Dec 03, 2010 with the revelation of lex luthor s clones in cadmus labs and tess mercer being lionel luthor s daughter, it seems that the luthor name is slowly crawling back into clarks life. In that respect, luthor delivered a suitable return for arguably one of the most underrated television villains of the last decade.
He officially appeared as lionel luthor in a flashback scene during dc. Conner escapes from cadmus labs and emerge into the world for the first time as a free agent. John glover back from the dead as smallvilles luthor. Earth2 tess does this to earth2 lionel after he dismisses her as a tramp with a magdalene complex. In 1993 he costarred in the dark comedy ed and his dead mother with steve buscemi and ned beatty. Clark discovers that tess has been hiding the clone alexander at cadmus labs and during a tirade activates this mirror box. Arranged from season 1 to season 10 with tables including the episode number, episode title, directors, writers and the episode synopsis. But no pressure though, for the writers writing the last episode. In this episode, lionel luthor is held captive by a former employee whom he wronged, and hes forced through various tasks which threaten his life but also force him to revisit his past decisions. Lionel luthor is the secondary antagonist of the television series smallville. This article is about the earth1 character, lionel luthor. His hair is messy and untidy, with no attempts made to style it, contrasting with his elegant style of dress. After a mysterious kryptonian artifact transports clark to an alternate world, he must survive as clark luthor, a murderer.
Lionel luthor 19442008 was the founder of luthorcorp, the father of lex luthor, lucas luthor, and tess mercer, the emissary of jorel, and was a member of veritas. The episodes title is the last name of earth2 lionel and clark armorpiercing slap. Lex luthor president lex luthor zod alexander luthor tina greer 156 episodes, 20012011 john glover lionel luthor clark kent darkseid jorel 147 episodes, 20012011. After he passed away, his son inherited the family company. The rumor comes from lance ausfresser and the titans facebook group in a list of all the characters who will appear in titans season 2, lance notes at the bottom, lex luthors father yea thats right. Oct 16, 2016 ricky church and james garcia with the top 25 episodes of smallville. Set to guest star on conner, it seems lionel luthor has ties to the creation of the superboy, konel, who escaped cadmus labs towards the end of last season. Not only is the sixth episode one of the best season four episodes but transference is one of the shows best episodes of all time. Now lex is about to discover the secret of the veritas society that lionel luthor and olivers father founded, lionel implores him no to go and tells his son that the. After smallville s fifth season, the wb and upn merged to form the cw, the series later united states broadcaster. Smallville season 10 to feature return of lionel luthor and lois lanes family. Lionel luthor appears with lex luthor in the flashpoint reality where they tour general sam lanes facility of aliens.
Later, he is abducted by the same stranger who places lionel in an abandoned warehouse where he has to play lethal jigsaw type games to survive. The story of clark kent culminates in this twohour series finale as clark takes the last. When jonathan kent is found drunk, with a pistol in one hand and a bottle of tequila in the other hand sleeping in his truck, he becomes the prime suspect of the attempt. Lionel luthor is a fictional character portrayed by john glover in the television series smallville. An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works. In the early2000s, lionel boasts a long dark brown hair which seemingly grows to its greatest length until mid2004. Desperate to escape from the slums and his parents. Clark luthor is a murderer and lois is engaged to oliver. How do you think lionel will be back in future episodes. Sep 10, 2019 not only is the sixth episode one of the best season four episodes but transference is one of the shows best episodes of all time. Clark is sent to an alternate universe where he was raised by lionel.
Lex offers to teach lena chess which causes lillian to warm up to the idea of lex. After unintentionally activating a kryptonian box that lionel luthor once possessed, clark is sent to an alternate unive. The best episode of season 7 of smallville was the 16th episode of the season, descent. Chloe even notes in the final act that lionel not only died for clark, but for all of humanity. Lionel arrives home with newly adopted lena, which lillian is apprehensive to at first. A selfconfident episode full of style based on substance that showcases a fan favorite.
The series, initially broadcast by the wb, premiered on october 16, 2001. Dec 05, 2010 ultimately, this episode was about one man lionel luthor. Where clark kent is a beacon of hope and light on earth1, clark luthor is lionel luthors murderous enforcer on earth2 antagonist title. Lionel luthor 19442008 was the founder of luthorcorp, the father of lex. He first appears in the first episode of the first season. Lionel luthor, using one of the kryptonian stones, attempts to swap bodies with lex but inadvertently transfers bodies with clark, leading to him learning a few secrets, including that of clarks powers. Lionel luthor john glover is shot by an unknown assailant and jonathan kent is arrested for the crime after the police find him with a gun and a bottle of. Smallville is an american superhero television series developed by writerproducers alfred gough and miles millar, based on the dc comics character superman created by jerry siegel and joe shuster. This weeks smallville marks the return of lionel luthor.
Luthors is the twelfth episode of the second season of supergirl, and the thirtysecond episode overall. Apr 20, 2006 lionel luthor is chased by a man with a mask and forced to play hangman to save his life when he traps lionel in his limo in the path of a moving train. Ricky church and james garcia with the top 25 episodes of smallville. This is where welling and his costar john glover lionel luthor really got to show their talents when one of the kryptonian crystals causes clark and lionel to switch bodies.
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