Supergirl (TV Series)

Phantom Menaces (2021)

Jon Cryer: Lex Luthor

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• Reporter #1 : I'm here with Lex Luthor. How does it feel to be a free man?

  Lex Luthor : Um, in a word, beautiful.

  Brainiac-5 : [watching on TV]  "Well, Rhonda, it feels wrong. Because I'm a madman who should be rotting in prison."

  Lex Luthor : ...the jury, I just wanna say thank you. Without you, my future wouldn't be so bright.

  Brainiac-5 : You shouldn't have a future! You shouldn't even be able to sleep at night. You should be haunted by a Kryptonian heart beating ceaselessly beneath your floorboards!

• Lex Luthor : Be wary of opening with the Queen's Gambit, sis. It's such an obvious first move.

  Lena Luthor : This isn't over.

  Lex Luthor : It never is.

• Lena Luthor : [finding Lex in her office]  What a thoroughly unpleasant surprise.

  Lex Luthor : Morning, sis. I promise this'll be quick. When I woke up this morning, I could not wait to get back to work. So I opened my computer and, wouldn't you know it, I have been locked out of all LuthorCorp accounts. Even my own Lex Foundation. Isn't that funny?

  Lena Luthor : You may be a free man, Lex, but your time at LuthorCorp is over.

  Lex Luthor : [sarcastic laugh]  Ah-ha-ha! See, I had a feeling it was you. Uh, the firewalls were spectacular, by the way. Uh, and how did you change my bioscan? Ah, let me guess, the Coluan helped you out with that? Cute prank, sis. Now undo it.

  Lena Luthor : Maybe I wasn't clear. I will do everything in my power to protect this company and the world from you. Do you think my testimony was some kind of a mistake?

  Lex Luthor : Hmm. I thought you might be feeling stubborn. I had very expensive coffee this morning with my new friend ADA Matthews, uh, now District Attorney Matthews. He was freshly appointed after your friend, District Attorney Diaz, was fired for losing my case. Anyway, uh, Mr. Matthews was so grateful at his good fortune that he's willing to do me a favor. He's issuing you a court order to undo your little cyber attack within the hour. Oh, uh, and I also had a very nice chat with him about his investigation in you and Non Nocere. Just wanted to make sure he was giving it his full attention. It's now his number one priority.

• Lex Luthor : [learning his charitable foundation only has $10 in its account]  How can the Lex Foundation be dry?

  Philippe : Sir, I have the Galaxy Gazette on the phone. They're hoping for a statement on the donation you made today to the Luthor Wing of the Children's Hospital.

  Lex Luthor : Dona...

  [realizing] 

  Lex Luthor : Lena. She drained the accounts. Gave it all to a bunch of sick kids! She's good, that sister of mine. Taking something perfectly illegal and making it legal.

  Philippe : Sir, the press?

  Lex Luthor : Oh, I'll call them back. I have to do some damage control. Boris is not going to be happy that his money went dasvidaniya. Then I will have Otis pay a little visit to the hospital, on behalf of my darling, generous sister.

• Lena Luthor : I hear your foundation had a very charitable day.

  Lex Luthor : Turn on Channel 5.

  Brainiac-5 : [as she searches on her tablet, they see a news report about a fire at the children's hospital]  Oh, my god.

  Reporter #2 : Preliminary reports indicate that the cause of the fire was faulty wiring. When asked for comment, Lex Luthor noted that his sister, Lena Luthor, was in charge of all recent upgrades to the wing.

  Lena Luthor : [mortified]  He set fire to the children's wing of the hospital just to get revenge on me.

• Philippe : I see you won your war with Ms. Luthor.

  [awkward silence] 

  Philippe : So, what's next for the man who has everything?

  Lex Luthor : I go get more.

• Lena Luthor : You put children in danger just to get back at me.

  Lex Luthor : Lena. Are you gonna shoot me? Again?

  Lena Luthor : You know, I've thought about it, very seriously, but last time I did that, it didn't change anything. 'Cause look at us. Here we are, back in our same pattern, locked in this endless game of cat and mouse that you love so much.

  Lex Luthor : You love it, too. You just hate losing.

  Lena Luthor : Well, you can't lose if you don't play. I'm leaving LuthorCorp. For good.

  Lex Luthor : You can't leave. Who'll "protect" this place from the "monster" that is Lex Luthor?

  Lena Luthor : Honestly? Your own hubris. Left to your own devices, you'll self-destruct. You always do.

  Lex Luthor : You're just upset about the kids. You're not thinking straight.

  Lena Luthor : I've never been more clear. Fighting with you has brought me nothing but misery. And washing your toxic behavior out of my life, I'll be free. I can finally be happy.

  Lex Luthor : I don't believe you. This is just another move.

  Lena Luthor : I promise you, it's not. I'm done playing games. I called the D.A. and made a deal. I leave LuthorCorp and he'll drop the investigation.

  Lex Luthor : You do realize you won't get a penny from the company after you leave. Everything you've worked for will be gone.

  Lena Luthor : Goodbye, Lex.

  Lex Luthor : You can't just walk away. You hate me too much.

  Lena Luthor : I do hate you. I just love me more.