User blog:Xandermcc/Supergirl S2 E12: Lex Luthor's greatest offscreen triumph

This episode focuses on arguably the most interesting piece of Superman lore. Lex Luthor. The most intelligent criminal mastermind of all time. I was not paid off by Lex to say this BTW.

So we see a flashback of Lena's origin. Of her being adopted into the family. Which how we see it is exactly how i imagine the Luthors hanging on an average day. Using their inteligence to play chess sinisterly. +2

So we then cut to the present where Alex has to come out to her friends. This is a dificult scene to score because on one hand it is completely pointless when her friends are all super open minded and it is completely pointless saying it to Mon-El because he barely knows Alex. On the other hand it is good to tell girls and guys to do so and not keep it bottled up inside. (Even though sadly real life friends are not as open minded as Supergirl characters) So i think the former wins out. -1

We then find out Lena is biologically a Luthor. Having her seemingly do a 180 again. (+1) Lillian also says that she and Lena are the only two Luthors left. That is just not true. Lex is still alive, just serving some life sentences. Lillian needs to learn how to count. -1

1/10

So Lillian and Metallo escape the Courtroom and in true comic book villainy, Lillian smiles through the whole thing. It was hilarious, suspenseful, and fun. +2

James has now agreed to run a story on Lena's arrest after she was framed for freeing her mother. Making sense story wise considering that he has helped Superman battle Lex on several occasions and had probably seen his evil close up. +1

James then fights Metallo, standing pretty well against him in combat, but his superpowers are what give him the edge. James thinks Metallo is working with Lena, but Kara thinks differently. Leaving them against each other on this. We even learn of Lex's previous backstory of being Superman's friend. (Taking the only bit from Smallville i aprove of) +2

Kara finally proves Lena's innocents because as shown by CSI and other shows with fake video, you just have to look over it a second time and you'll find out it is fake instantly. -1

We see that the Luthors found a vault with all of Lex's weapons in his time fighting Superman. From his iconic Warsuit, his Battle Axe from Injustice, the Black Mercy from For the Man Who Has Everything, and a mystery box. All these items are totally worth a geek out. +2

Lillian wishes to lock Supergirl in the vault, a vault she could get out of easily and has all the precious anti-Superman weapons. Lillian did her first idiotic thing. -1

Kara and J'onn save Lena and a massive explosion is released from Metallo's synthetic Kryptonite. +2

8/10

Lena has a deep thought into her childhood and the seeds planted into her by Lillian. She rejects it by doing the wrong chess move. Very cool and deep metaphor. +2

So Kara is about to confess her love to Mon-El before... Mr. Mxyzptlk! He has come onto the show. WHOO! +2

Score is a 12/10. A bonus round stored in Lex's vault will show the full episode's review.

Mon-El for... In total, Mon-El gives -2 for the review.
 * Trying to manipulate Kara into jealousy through Eve.
 * Nearly getting a kiss from her and Kara saying he deserves it after all those non-existent good deeds he did.

J'onn invading people's privacy about their gayness. -1

Loved that the plot of Kara not liking James's vigilantism finally ended. +1

Final score is a 10/10. Next the world of Supergirl goes complately upside down on Valentines Day.