Meanwhile, the murderous clark luthor goes to clarks universe with the intent. Meanwhile, lex battles his own father, lionel luthor john glover, for control of luthorcorp. Glover was born in salisbury, maryland, the son of cade nee. Lionel arrives home with newly adopted lena, which lillian is apprehensive. He was not respected by the town of smallville, and took this out on his bookworm son. How do you think lionel will be back in future episodes. 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. 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 the cws smallville, lexs father, lionel luthor, was portrayed by john glover. 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. 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. 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.
But no pressure though, for the writers writing the last episode. Lionel luthor was the late billionaire founder and ceo of luthor corp. 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. Lionel luthor appears with lex luthor in the flashpoint reality where they tour general sam lanes facility of aliens. In a flashback to twenty years ago, lillian luthor is teaching her son lex chess. After smallville s fifth season, the wb and upn merged to form the cw, the series later united states broadcaster. 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. Lucas luthor is the halfbrother of lex luthor and the illegitimate son of lionel luthor. He first appears in the first episode of the first season.
Lionel luthor is shot twice in the luthors mansion by an unknown assailant. Lex family chole pete lana friends lionel john schaider annette michael rosenaum tom welling kori. 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. 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. Arranged from season 1 to season 10 with tables including the episode number, episode title, directors, writers and the episode synopsis. 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. An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works. In 1993 he costarred in the dark comedy ed and his dead mother with steve buscemi and ned beatty. The best episode of season 7 of smallville was the 16th episode of the season, descent. 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 is bringing lionel luthor back from the dead for the series final season, entertainment weekly reports actor john glover, who portrayed. Episodes of smallville tv series images from smallville tv series gallery for the smallville tv series series. Conner escapes from cadmus labs and emerge into the world for the first time as a free agent.
These are spoilers posted at the very first website devoted to the cws tv series smallville. 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. 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. Dec 05, 2010 ultimately, this episode was about one man lionel luthor. 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. 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.
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. Lionel luthor was a character on the cws smallville. However, what better way to introduce heat vision than by getting him all hot and bothered. The story of clark kent culminates in this twohour series finale as clark takes the last. 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. Macneill will make his debut as lionel in the sixth episode of titans. I personally believe it was one of the best storylines ever of employee revenge on his boss lionel luthor. In that respect, luthor delivered a suitable return for arguably one of the most underrated television villains of the last decade. After a mysterious kryptonian artifact transports clark to an alternate world, he must survive as clark luthor, a murderer. The second part of the finale is lois lanes 103rd appearance in the series. A selfconfident episode full of style based on substance that showcases a fan favorite.
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 and lois both reconsider their wedding plans, unaware that darkseid and his prophets plan to disrupt the ceremony. For a long time, smallville was the longest running science fiction show on television, beating out the xfiles and the. The episodes title is the last name of earth2 lionel and clark armorpiercing slap. Desperate to escape from the slums and his parents. His hair is messy and untidy, with no attempts made to style it, contrasting with his elegant style of dress. 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. 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. 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.
Lex offers to teach lena chess which causes lillian to warm up to the idea of lex. Prior to the start of the tenth and final season of smallville, the cw. Featuring uptodate news, spoilers, pictures, an episode guide, and. This article is about the earth1 character, 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.
Conner is the sixth episode of the second season of titans, and the seventeenth episode overall. The rumor comes from lance ausfresser and the titans facebook group. Clark luthor lois and emil try to save clark duration. 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 luthor is the secondary antagonist of the television series smallville. After unintentionally activating a kryptonian box that lionel luthor once possessed, clark is sent to an alternate unive. Lionel arrives home with newly adopted lena, which lillian is apprehensive to at first.
He first appeared in the smallville tv series but was later introduced into the dc universe. Smallville is bringing lionel luthor back from the dead for the series final season. The episode was called mercy and it was episode 15 season 19. Every teenager has inappropriate thoughts some times, but clarks tend to have some dire consequences. Clark discovers that tess has been hiding the clone. Lionel luthor 19442008 was the founder of luthorcorp, the father of lex. Lionel luthor founded and administrated the multibilliondollar. Oct 16, 2016 ricky church and james garcia with the top 25 episodes of smallville. 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.
In the early2000s, lionel boasts a long dark brown hair which seemingly grows to its greatest length until mid2004. He officially appeared as lionel luthor in a flashback scene during dc. 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. Earth2 tess does this to earth2 lionel after he dismisses her as a tramp with a magdalene complex. Home superman smallville season 1 episode 3 tv season page. Smallville season 10 to feature return of lionel luthor and lois lanes family. 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 luthor s murderous enforcer on earth2 antagonist title. Ricky church and james garcia with the top 25 episodes of smallville. His mother was an alcoholic and his father would frequently abuse the young boy. 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 a fictional character portrayed by john glover in the television series smallville. 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. Clark must be careful not to tip off lionel that he is not his son while.
Lionel was also the husband of lillian luthor as well as the father of lex luthor and lena luthor. Here you will find a guide to every episode of smallville ever. 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. May 04, 2006 synopsis for vessel synopsis not yet written. The character was mentioned several times by lex, though unnamed, in many new 52 titles. 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. Peter macneill guest stars as lionel luthor in the episode conner on titans. This is the last episode to air on the wb, before the cw. An earth2 version of the character appeared in the shows final. 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 very same biology teacher happens to be a meteor freak after lex luthors money.
Welcome to rsmallvilles official smallville episode guide. Smallville season 10 to feature return of lionel luthor and lois. Smallville 7x16 descent lionels last message to clark duration. Tess inherits a kryptonian artifact from lionel luthor now that it has been revealed that she is his only legally surviving heir. 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. Lucas had brown hair with dark blonde highlights, which was spiked up. Luthors is the twelfth episode of the second season of supergirl, and the thirtysecond episode overall. 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. Smallville, in this episode, essentially transferred the saw formula in order to see what they could do with it, even going as far as having. By his teens, lionel had begun hanging with a tough crowd, that included morgan edge, a future crime boss in metropolis. Lionel luthor to appear in dc universes titans season. Lionel luthor was born in the metropolis area known as suicide slums to lachlan and eliza luthor. The episode s title is the last name of earth2 lionel and clark. 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.
Watch smallville episodes online season 2 2003 tv guide. 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. Clark discovers that tess has been hiding the clone alexander at cadmus labs and during a tirade activates this mirror box. The final season of smallville premieres friday, sept. Lex luthor president lex luthor zod alexander luthor tina greer 156 episodes, 20012011 john glover lionel luthor clark kent darkseid jorel 147 episodes, 20012011. 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. Clark hears a painful ringing sound and is compelled to go to the penitentiary that houses lionel. 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. Clark is sent to an alternate universe where he was raised by lionel. After he passed away, his son inherited the family company. The series, initially broadcast by the wb, premiered on october 16, 2001. 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. Prior to his death, lionel served as the original chairman and ceo then as special advisor of luthorcorp.
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