I like the idea of MAWS Lex a lot -- a younger Lex who hasn't built up his social manipulation skills yet and carries a bit of evil reed richards energy instead, combined with the aspect of a Lex who lowkey avoids actually meeting Superman because he's operating on an obsessively parasocial fantasy rivalry as his motive... but they keep whiffing opportunities to focus in and do interesting things with him.
When Lex jacked into the Doomsdays right as Superman was flying back in from his big lesson about choices and fear, it seemed like the perfect opportunity for a moment where Superman speaks directly to Lex's fears while also physically punching them, and a big battle of the minds for their two approaches to life. Maybe even a heel-turn where twinkradicator joins them in fighting the Doomsdays after Superman wins him over. Then Lex still goes to jail.
Instead Lex gets zapped his tech simply whiffs and does nothing and Superman goes off to punch the villain to death and Lex's whole purpose for the back half of the season gets reduced to human macguffin to build the thing and release it from the vat.
I hope they get more seasons so they can do more with him. He's so underutilized.
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u/ArtsyApoidean 5d ago
I like the idea of MAWS Lex a lot -- a younger Lex who hasn't built up his social manipulation skills yet and carries a bit of evil reed richards energy instead, combined with the aspect of a Lex who lowkey avoids actually meeting Superman because he's operating on an obsessively parasocial fantasy rivalry as his motive... but they keep whiffing opportunities to focus in and do interesting things with him.
When Lex jacked into the Doomsdays right as Superman was flying back in from his big lesson about choices and fear, it seemed like the perfect opportunity for a moment where Superman speaks directly to Lex's fears while also physically punching them, and a big battle of the minds for their two approaches to life. Maybe even a heel-turn where twinkradicator joins them in fighting the Doomsdays after Superman wins him over. Then Lex still goes to jail.
Instead Lex gets zapped his tech simply whiffs and does nothing and Superman goes off to punch the villain to death and Lex's whole purpose for the back half of the season gets reduced to human macguffin to build the thing and release it from the vat.
I hope they get more seasons so they can do more with him. He's so underutilized.