Smallville lionel luthor death episode

Lex luthor smallville neo encyclopedia wiki fandom. Clark kent meets lex luthor for the first time and encounters the first in a long line of humans mutated by the strange green meteor rocks that accompanied him on his journey to earth. In his near death experience, lex is a simple man beloved by the people of smallville and best friend of jonathan and clark. Dec 04, 2010 lionel luthor is back and clark gets transported to a parallel universe. Luthor is the tenth episode in the tenth season of smallville, and the two hundredsixth episode overall. His mother was an alcoholic and his father would frequently abuse the young boy. The first episode tells the story of the meteor shower that hit smallville and changed life in the kansas town forever. Desperate to escape from the slums and his parents. Lionel luthors neardeath experiences smallville wiki. However, clark serendipitously developed a friendship with lex luthor lionels son, and lionel gained firsthand knowledge of the strange circumstances that often surrounded the teen. Smallville 7x16 descent clark and chloe find out about lionels death duration.

Naturally, he turns to his best friend lex for support, but finds lionel in the. Done living in lionel s shadow, lex pushes lionel out of the window and watches him fall to his death. For his parallel universe doppelganger, see lionel luthor earth2. Lionel luthor smallville earth2 dc database fandom. Swann was murdered by lionel luthor john glover, though it was never quite clear if he was guilty of the accusation. Michael rosenbaum portrays lex luthor, the son of billionaire lionel luthor, who is sent to smallville to run the local fertilizer plant. In the seasonten episode abandoned, it is disclosed that her birth name is lutessa lena luthor and she is lionel s illegitimate daughter. The series recounts the early adventures of kryptonian clark kent as he adjusts to life in the fictional town of smallville, kansas, during the years before he becomes superman. What would have happened if margot kidder had remained on smallville. Lionel luthor was born in the metropolis area known as suicide slums to lachlan and eliza luthor. Lionel initially sends his son to smallville to run the local fertilizer plant, as a test. In 1993 he costarred in the dark comedy ed and his dead mother with steve buscemi and ned beatty.

Lionel is taken hostage by a masked man who forces him to play elaborate games for the prize of staying alive. Smallville x supernatural preseries au spn, season 1 au smallville when john winchester goes missing during a hunt, dean knows he cant stay put in a motel forever, especially with little sammy to think about. Clark is transported to a parallel universe by a kryptonian box that once belonged to lionel luthor. Lionel from earth 2 had two neardeath experiences in season ten until his death in the. Originally known by the name chad nash, he had died from a rare liver disease some time prior to his appearance in the show. Lex luthor smallville ultimate pop culture wiki fandom.

Watch smallville season 10 episode 10 online tv fanatic. Watch smallville episodes online season 5 2006 tv guide. After lex refused, lionel grew angry and shut down the smallville plant. Clark meets more superheroes, and some kryptonian villains. The son of multibillionaire lionel luthor, lex befriends clark after the latter saves him from drowning following a plunge off a bridge in the pilot episode. Lionel luthor is the secondary antagonist of the television series smallville. Its been rumored that through a shocking twist, she would have become the main.

He had raised lex luthor with a classical education, which is further shown. Lionel luthor is a shrewd businessman who was the owner of luthorcorp in the television series smallville. It is the thirtyfourth episode of the series overall, and premiered on january 28, 2003. 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. By his teens, lionel had begun hanging with a tough crowd, that included morgan edge, a future crime boss in metropolis. Smallville 7x16 descent lionels last message to clark youtube.

Clark is trying to adjust to life post red k metropolis and isnt having an easy time at home. Lionel is shot in the manor, and jonathan is the prime suspect. He was a series regular from the pilot episode until the season seven finale, and has been played continuously by michael rosenbaum, with various actors portraying the character as a child throughout the series. That is, until lex pushes him into the fireplace because. Tvguide has every full episode so you can stayuptodate and watch your favorite show smallville anytime, anywhere. After unintentionally activating a kryptonian box that lionel luthor once possessed, clark is sent to an alternate unive. Glover was born in salisbury, maryland, the son of cade nee. Also lionel engaged in an affair with rachel dunleavy, a nurse hired to care for lillian as her health declined. In this universe, clark luthor is a murderer and lois is engaged to oliver and both of them hate clark. First, lionel luthor falls 40 stories to his death. He was a series regular from the pilot episode until the season seven finale, and has been played continuously by michael rosenbaum, with various actors portraying lex as a child throughout the series. 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. Meanwhile, lana returns to smallville after finding out that the symbol that appeared on her back in paris is also on the cave wall.

With the release of this weeks episode description, we find out both how and why lionel luthor is returning. Initially a recurring guest in season one, the character became a series regular in season two and continued with that status until he was written out of the show in the seventh season. It originally aired on the wb in the united states on january 26, 2006, and on e4 in the united kingdom on march 27, 2006. Lionel almost died of a fatal liver disease, but was saved when clarks soul entered and left his body.

Lex luthor, introduced in the pilot as the son of billionaire lionel luthor john glover, is sent to smallville by his father to run the local fertilizer plant. Watch smallville episodes online season 10 2011 tv guide. Adam knight was a supporting character throughout several episodes in season 3 of smallville. Lex took the blame, and lionel has resented his surviving son ever since. Why did michael rosenbaum leave after season seven. Welcome to r smallville s official smallville episode guide. The opening scene between lex and lionel is so strong, so powerful, so shocking that youd think it would be impossible to keep the momentum going. Veritas society that lionel luthor and olivers father founded, lionel implores him. The fifth season of the television series smallville introduced a number of changes to the show. He is initially clarks best friend and goes out of his way to protect him, eventually deposing his father and seizing control of luthorcorp. Reckoning is the twelfth episode of the fifth season of the superhero television series smallville and the hundredth episode of the overall series. Smallville 7x19 quest episode final scene lex duration.

Tess acquires a kryptonian box that once belonged to lionel luthor. Lionel speaks the first line of dialogue in the series in the pilot episode, and is. Fandom apps take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. With the newly formed fortress of solitude, clark begins the task of.

He was always so close to finding out clarks secret but never could quite put his finger on it. Lex luthor is a fictional character from the television series smallville. This article is about the earth1 character, lionel luthor. Lex threatens to shoot his father lionel john glover for some information about the travelers identity, but it doesnt stop there. Jonathan kents death was used to emphasize the theme that clark has to. Lionel luthor had brought him back from death with an experimental serum. He eventually married a woman named eliza and had a son lionel where he grew up in the suicide slums of. The earth2 version of lionel luthor in the tv series smallville appeared in four episodes of the shows tenth and final season like his normal universe counterpart, he is portrayed by john glover lionel first appears in luthor. Lionel luthor was a character on the cws smallville. Lionel was also the husband of lillian luthor as well as the father of lex luthor and lena luthor. Hes also a member of a secret society called veritas.

He is indeed coming back for three more episodes after this one, but no matter how much he begged. Smallville 7x16 descent lionel luthors death youtube. Image, episode, episode name, neardeath experience. He first appeared in the smallville tv series but was later introduced into the dc universe. Lionel luthor is a fictional character portrayed by john glover in the television series smallville. Lionel thinks fast and tells him that lex himself is the traveler. Smallville later addressed his death again in season 7 by suggesting that dr.

Lionel luthor founded and administrated the multibilliondollar. It turns out that jonathan helped save lexs life in the aftermath of the meteor shower. Lex says his life changed forever that day, and wants to know who the traveler is. When lex succeeds in making a profit for the first time in years, lionel closes the plant down completely and blames it on lexs poor managerial skills. The best episode in every season, ranked screenrant. In 1989, lionel visits smallville to buy the ross creamed corn company immediately before a meteor shower occurs. Arranged from season 1 to season 10 with tables including the episode number, episode title, directors, writers and the episode synopsis. Lionel luthor is a fictional character in the television series smallville, portrayed continuously by john glover. Jonathan kent john schneider and lex luthor michael rosenbaum learn. Twelve years later during season one, lionel exiles his son lex luthor michael rosenbaum to smallville to run luthorcorps local fertilizer plant as a test. When lex was older, lionel sent him to luthorcorps fertilizer plant in smallville. Notes lionel has twice been imprisoned and tortured in log cabins once by genevieve teague and once by lana lang.

Transference lionel finally fell 40 stories to his death after lex pushed him out of a luthorcorp window. He first appears in the first episode of the first season. The earth2 version of lionel luthor in the tv series smallville appeared in four episodes of the shows tenth and final season like his normal universe counterpart, he is portrayed by john glover. Lionel luthors neardeath experiences smallville wiki fandom. Peter macneill guest stars as lionel luthor in the episode conner on titans.

Reckoning is the twelfth episode of the fifth season of the superhero television series. 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. Lionel luthor finds himself the victim of a mysterious tormentor ian tracey who uses a series of lifeor death riddles and puzzles that eventually pit. Lionel named the boy clark luthor and raised him alongside his own children tess and lex luthor. Upon his death, lex luthor took the insurance money on. In my lifetime, ive known many famous and powerful men. Jan 28, 2003 suspect is the thirteenth episode of season two of the cws smallville. Connor stanhope in smallville 2001 michael rosenbaum and tom welling in. Smallville 5x12 reckoning jonathan kents death youtube. Lionels neck and pushes him down the luthorcorp skyscraper to his death. Apr 24, 2008 the death of lionel luthor lex luthor. When clark accidentally activates the box, hes transported to a parallel universe where lionel found clark in the cornfields instead of the kents.

The tenth season of smallville, an american television series, premiered on september 24, 2010 and consisted of 22 episodes. Just watch the episodes where lionel drives lex insane and then. When clark was high on red kryptonite, he shot bullets into his hand, thinking lionel was blind and did not witness it. Lionel luthor was the late billionaire founder and ceo of luthor corp. Tess acquires a kryptonian box that once belonged to lionel. The character has also appeared in various literature based on the smallville television series, none of which directly continues from or into the television episodes. John glover back from the dead as smallvilles luthor. Smallville 7x16 descent clark and chloe find out about lionel s death. 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. After clark saves his life in the pilot episode, the two become quick friends. Prior to his death, lionel served as the original chairman and ceo then as special advisor of luthorcorp. John glover reprises this role on smallville, as clark gets transported to a parallel universe where this character is found with him in the cornfields. 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.

The fact is despite descent including possibly the greatest openings scene in smallville history, the episode just keeps getting better as the story progresses. Already deceased by the time the series begins, he appears in flashbacks during the season 3 episode relic. He is portrayed by special guest star john glover and starring cast member. In prison, lionel luthor prepares for his murder trial and sends out a liquidmetal assassin to keep clark and lois from investigating chloes death.

Meanwhile in the real world, he is submitted to a lifethreatening surgery ordered by lionel to avoid becoming crippled. Lex wrestles the locket with the second key for the strongbox in zurich from lionels neck and pushes him down the luthorcorp skyscraper to his death. Lionel luthor, as revealed in the season 2 episode lineage. Meanwhile in the real world, he is submitted to a lifethreatening surgery ordered by lionel to. Here you will find a guide to every episode of smallville ever. After lillian gave birth to their second son julian luthor, lillian smothered julian to death when he was an infant. Fans are very happy to see lionel again, but when i spoke to glover this week, he said his original. Dec 02, 2010 a big part of smallville history is back this week, as john glover returns as lionel luthor. 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. Its been obvious for some time now that one of the key turning points in lexs evolution would have to be the death of his father, lionel. Feb 12, 2019 officially he learns in the season finale of season 7. Lex says that it was no accident that lionel moved to smallville the day of the meteor shower and that he was there to meet the traveler. When clark accidentally activates the box, hes transported to a parallel universe where lionel.

Lionel says if theres anything he can do for jonathan, to let him know. It was the tenth and final season to air, and the fifth one to air on the cw television network. The television series show him as a ruthless businessman, albeit shrewd and not without redeeming qualities. Descent is the sixteenth episode in the seventh season of smallville, and. In this 2001 series, lex luthor is sent to smallville, by his father lionel luthor, to run the local luthorcorp fertilizer plant. Ending music of the episode 16 season 7 of smallville. After he passed away, his son inherited the family company.

Sep 30, 2016 lex takes the final, dreadful step toward becoming a supervillain, and its farewell to lionel luthor. Lionel luthor neo encyclopedia wiki fandom powered by wikia. Smallville season 7 episode 16 descent lex then pushes lionel out of the window to his death. What season does lex luthor find out about clark in smallville.