Deus Lex Machina

"I didn't just save the world. I made a new one."

—Lex Luthor on his life Post-Crisis.

"Deus Lex Machina" is the seventeenth episode of the fifth season of Supergirl, and the one-hundred-fourth episode overall. It aired on May 3, 2020.

Synopsis

Lex proceeds to lay an intricate plan to bring Lena closer to him, defeat Leviathan’s latest attack, and pit Supergirl and team against Leviathan. It is also revealed how Lex came into power after Crisis.^[src]

Cast

Starring

Melissa Benoist as Kara Danvers/Supergirl<
Katie McGrath as Lena Luthor

Special guest star

Jon Cryer as Lex Luthor

Trivia

The episode's title is a play on the term deus ex machina.
The episode's airdate was pushed back due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1] It aired on May 3, 2020.^[2]
This episode reveals that Lex was the one actually responsible for Jeremiah's death, as it showed he manipulated Eve to murder him in cold blood.

References

Supergirl season 5
"Event Horizon" • "Stranger Beside Me" • "Blurred Lines" • "In Plain Sight" • "Dangerous Liaisons" • "Confidence Women" • "Tremors" • "The Wrath of Rama Khan" • "Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part One" • "The Bottle Episode" • "Back From the Future - Part One" • "Back From the Future - Part Two" • "It's a Super Life" • "The Bodyguard" • "Reality Bytes" • "Alex in Wonderland" • "Deus Lex Machina" • "The Missing Link" • "Immortal Kombat"

[1] "With Productions in Limbo, Networks Start Replacing Originals With Repeats" - TVLine

[airdate-2] "TVLine Items: Station 19's New Time, GH Vet Joins Superman & Lois and More" - TVLine

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