Lex Luthor Shares His Thoughts About Superman

Lex Luthor Shares His Thoughts About Superman #dc #batman #youtubeshorts

[@Loboking2015]

"I always like you Kent, your humble, modest, comically uncoordinated, you have big muscles, a square jaw, your tall, handsome and your glasses are cute."

[@kermitgotthesickkicks4265]

I LIKE YA AND WANTCHA SO WE CAN DO THIS THE EASIEST OR WE CAN DO THIS THE HARD WAY THE CHOICE IS YOURS

[@all9472]

Lex definitely going to master..... to Clark later

[@jiripodivin7139]

I asked you a question Clarke?!

[@PhyllisLane-xj5uf]

I mean they both are in prison in this scene

[@OfDaSouth]

this actually made me lol

[@poutinemcflurry3544]

“Feel that Kent!” “Mr Luthor why are you naked?”

[@jordancambridge4106]

"My mussels are so strong they keep destroying my cloths when I slightly flex."

[@blueturtlekhun]

"Feel that, Kent" _flexes muscle_ "I've always liked you, Kent." "You're a prize catch" Anything else we missed?

[@thebandthesummitts]

Dude that got me laughing hard out loud in my hotel room on vacation. Everyone is awake now and pissed lol

[@Kisame501st]

If he knew....all he'll would break loose.

[@JojoTheRed]

“I’m showing you how human I am, Kent!”

[@gendygoblin8391]

This is the kind of Lex I want to see in media. All the latest ones have been these geeky skinny boys. Not that I dislike that dichotomy between the two but I find this version more entertaining. He basically represents strength built rather than strength as a gift which he hates. But despite having this strength and even reaching what Superman has he comes to the realization that he had the power to save humanity and be a hero the whole time.

[@ronnickels5193]

This Lex represents vanity in my opinion. Lex is peak humanity, but he can't get over the fact that there is someone better than him

[@thomasgeorgeputhukayil]

This summer Dwyane Johnson is Lex Luthor

[@thegatorhator6822]

​@ronnickels5193 that's literally the core of the Luthor-Superman Dichotomy. Luthor is a raging narcissist. He is intelligent. He is strong. Heck, he's handsome. But he's also a coward of the highest order. He has to be the best man in any room and naturally a superhuman alien challenges that notion.

[@maosama3695]

Lex luthor evolved through the years , from a simple mad scientist to a corrupt rich guy , to a combination of both and my favourite version is a misguided anti-villain. like dr.doom , their goals are for the benefit of humanity but as long as they are on the top of it all.

[@johnbees4443]

​@@ronnickels5193That's because all of human history has been mankind pushing 🫸 the limits of what is possible. In all of history we just needed more power, less weight, greater efficiency and so on. Sooner or later mankind proves that we just need to think more, become stronger, work harder and we will achieve anything. Imagine having such wealth, strength, charisma and imagination to forge empires to remember your name....then some God shows up? God's don't work, or think or anything. With a snap of their fingers a God can have everything and people worship that God...the once great Lex who nearly got the same worship from constant Media interviews, or the calling prayers of so many world leaders asking for new machines to enrich their lives. All humans can do with hard work...God's like Superman 🦸‍♂️ just do it.

[@invisiblemilkbag]

bro is pushing 3 plates like he's never struggled in his life

[@cosmo-dragon3973]

I just want a Lex Luthor who hates Superman enough that the moment he makes eye contact with Clark he KNOWS… but instead of jumping him he just goes “you can do better, Kent. I’ve seen it.”

[@maosama3695]

the clip cut it but there's a moment when he was punching the bag and kent was spotting him , he noticed that kent was not budging.

[@uribevaldezargenis8862]

Lex not noticing that Clark is Superman is part of his character. Lex sees Superman as an arrogant god who looks down at humanity and all he does is because he thinks he is better than everyone else, so the idea of Superman trying to live as a normal human and enjoying that life doesn't come to Lex head

[@martind5653]

​@@uribevaldezargenis8862 Now that's some coping

[@okyx3985]

​@maosama3695 tbf, he worked in a farm, those guys are normally strong

[@cosmo-dragon3973]

@@okyx3985 I know farm guys. Clark is not a farm guy physique. He’s absolutely ripped.

[@Siamani]

“Are you trying to intimidate me?” “I’m trying to flirt with you!”

[@sebastiansebbysebas]

Lex casually clean pressing 315 is wild

[@topazlynx2228]

See it's things like this that make the DC animated movies way better than even the long-going MCU. Even back when it was in it's mere youth.

[@RedRad1990]

Bro was definitely an admin on some redpill website in his timeline

[@cortezlee7194]

Luthor: "You're everything he's not" Clark: *Smug smurk*

[@mateocardoso2770]

Its realy ironic how he sais how clark is realy a men not like superman without knowing that he is superman

[@CalvinJohnson-nw9dk]

Mans trying that batman workout

[@jamison157]

The way luthor describes clark kent is the exeact reason why nobody would suspect him being superman.

[@2009samiy]

youtube mary and jesus in the quran and mohmmad in the bible and the Torah and the scientific miracles of the quran and mohmmad in hindu scripture … according the bible that you have (Matthew 4:1) Jesus was tempted (James 1:13) God doesn't get tempted (John 1:29) Jesus was seen (1 John 4:12) No man has ever seen God (Acts 2:22) Jesus was and is a man, sent by God (Numbers 23:19, Hosea11:9) God is not a man (Hebrews 5:8-9) Jesus had to grow and learn (Isaiah 40:28) God doesn't ever need to learn (1 Corinthians 15:3-4) Jesus dies (1 Timothy 1:17) God doesn't die (Hebrews 5:7) Jesus needed salvation (Luke 1:37) God doesn't need salvation (John 4:6) Jesus grew weary (Isaiah 40:28) God Doesn't grow weary (Mark 4:38) Jesus slept (Psalm 121:2-4) God doesn't sleep (John 5:19) Jesus isn't all powerful (Isaiah 45:5-7) God is all powerful (Mark 13:32) Jesus isn't all knowing (Isaiah 46:9) God is all knowing ......2

[@mattparkent440]

All Star Superman has the best lines. "If it really mattered Lex, you would have changed the world years ago."

[@Pinecone38]

honestly that kinda cool to hear like its more than just the glasses that serperate kent and superman, no one could believe superman could show human inperfection or atleast luthor couldnt

[@kingtrickster9545]

Ngl 8/10 lex be spitting like i really gets what he be meaning sometimes. Especially whenever superman thinks he's right and just does whatever he wants

[@Ssimpleperson]

Lex be like : I like ya cut g

[@lugcastillo]

One of the best cartoon superhero movies ever! It's safe to say that, DC cartoons are light years ahead of their movies.

[@matthewwylie2735]

"In short you're everything he's not." Oh the iron knee.

[@christophertaylor9100]

That actually makes sense that he would like Kent, never thought about that.

[@KaioKenneth4]

THIS is how you write Lex Luthor. A man in pursuit of perfection driven mad by those who exceed his limits, especially those who did so by “cheating.” How does that old saying go? Comparison is the death of joy or something like that?

[@marinajane7155]

you're Human kent you got that right in a way

[@serily4524]

A world without superman is a worse world not better

[@bishothebeast2464]

😂😂 "He knows,he knows,he knows" just started playing in my mind the moment i heard him talk

[@troopinginstorms286]

Luthor explains the glasses hiding his identity logic

[@TheLockon00]

Excellent illustration of Lex's own trappings. The greatest thing about Superman is his goodness, but Lex can't see past the power.

[@sheep2826]

Lex is a good villain because he’s ultimately a man of principles and has motivations that aren’t strictly amoral. He’s not an honorable or moral person, but there are elements of his character that the audience can respect and relate to, which gives a lot of nuance and depth to a villain who is opposite Superman, who is in contrast very one-dimensional (which for the record isn’t a bad thing; Superman has a very important place in media and pop culture as a “beacon of hope” etc).

[@orionxxv]

This man just held an entire conversation while strict pressing 315..

[@subliminal-damage]

Bro is never gonna escape the rumors

[@jamiemiller1482]

“ I always liked you, Kent” Oh the irony

[@Yolonohomo7]

That’s why i love the Smallville Superman Series, where Clark and Lex are actual friends and you see how and why Lex came to hate Superman

[@lorddarkstorm1354]

Would be goddamn hilarious to have a storyline where Lex is trying to sabotage Lois and Superman's relationship only because he's trying to get her and Clark together.

[@kermitgotthesickkicks4265]

Lmfao that's a plotline I wish would happen that sounds like peak comedy

[@bighat8794]

Everybody love the dynamic between Batman n Joker but the one of Superman n Lex is sooooooo underrated

[@BranJohn98]

This is a really awesome scene but I can't get Lex wearing that Hooters uniform out of my head

[@Skyverb]

I know who you are Mr Kent. I ain't here for no little super heroes. I like ya. And I wantcha. I'm a warrior.

[@Xavier-r5f]

Lex Lu low key be spitting

[@Velocity9_Games]

If clark just revealed that he's superman he'd be able to completely counter all of Lex's points against him

[@jmerridew124]

This feels like Lex knows and is fucking with him.

[@clementb6963]

I like that Clark Kent is, contrary to Batman, a disguise. Bruce needs a costume to be a hero, superman needs a costume to be human

[@GregoryCarnegie]

Goal: clean and overhead press 140 for reps like Lex Luthor

[@omniteksilbear4559]

In kill Bill the bad guy said clark kent is how supernan views humans

[@blankspace6799]

Just remember, Superman is no Superman if he’s a kryptonian civilian. He’d just be a regular man Lex

[@BrandonE-ri4km]

I’m surprised at how well his secret identity works? Lex knows Clark, Superman and Lois and still can’t see it??

[@kermitgotthesickkicks4265]

It's been proven to work irl. Besides Superman is considered a public Figure that when he's off duty he's in the fortress of solitude chilling to the public he's Ka El like Lex sums it up well here. To the Public superman has basically nothing to hide.

[@Ookami20]

I think it’s Mark Zuckerberg’s Lex arc

[@hooverity]

"real muscle and work" while bro would be a pancake on Superman's home planet from just being there 😂

[@jebusauriorets]

Anyone else felt the rizz between them in this scene 😭

[@Thanoswasright_]

It’s crazy the whole city was fooled by a pair of glasses🤦‍♂️😐

[@cukuceral]

I really like lex luther tbh

[@mrtyler603]

the muscles comment always makes me laught because iirc in some stories Lex uses kryptonite stereoids

[@jkjack0742]

Lex luthor stroking his own ego while subtly insulting/complimenting Clark. Meanwhile Clark rolling his eyes knowing this is a Tuesday for him after hearing Lex's rants as Superman

[@anthonypayne2101]

It's almost as if Lex is telling Clark he knows he's Superman by drawing the comparisons highlighting how much of an opposite from Superman Clark is.

[@crazyarcher2029]

“Real muscle not the result of alien biochemistry”🤓🤓🤓

[@DhhhChbcf]

Well he’s not entirely wrong Superman is mostly an act of Clark like customer service

[@shashankbj3804]

Lex takes it to the extreme but he's right about a lotta things. Men with power, no greed and that level of selflessness are non-existent, it's not human (well superman isn't but yeah).

[@IanDoesMagic]

Sums up the true disguise that is Clark Kent.

[@MGYT2106]

Bro casually snatches 320 (it's a black bar). Lex is an absolute beast

[@MicahMane]

Nerdy gym bro for the win! 🔥🔥🔥

[@Clluthu]

He's probably on the gear. He probably #natural all the time of he could.

[@nubbiewubbie7285]

@@Clluthu Why do you think he lost his hair?

[@yourpalbryan1442]

​@@Clluthu he canonically does in fact subject himself to a kryptonite steroid for muscle growth

[@triplecrosscounter]

You can't be superman's nemesis and just be an average man

[@Nicholas86753]

"Humble, Modest, Comically Uncoordinated." And that, ladies and gentlement, is why the Glasses work.

[@user-ev5mf5kl9f]

🎉

[@calveras86]

Mía khalifa approves

[@2009samiy]

youtube mary and jesus in the quran and mohmmad in the bible and the Torah and the scientific miracles of the quran and mohmmad in hindu scripture … according the bible that you have (Matthew 4:1) Jesus was tempted (James 1:13) God doesn't get tempted (John 1:29) Jesus was seen (1 John 4:12) No man has ever seen God (Acts 2:22) Jesus was and is a man, sent by God (Numbers 23:19, Hosea11:9) God is not a man (Hebrews 5:8-9) Jesus had to grow and learn (Isaiah 40:28) God doesn't ever need to learn (1 Corinthians 15:3-4) Jesus dies (1 Timothy 1:17) God doesn't die (Hebrews 5:7) Jesus needed salvation (Luke 1:37) God doesn't need salvation (John 4:6) Jesus grew weary (Isaiah 40:28) God Doesn't grow weary (Mark 4:38) Jesus slept (Psalm 121:2-4) God doesn't sleep (John 5:19) Jesus isn't all powerful (Isaiah 45:5-7) God is all powerful (Mark 13:32) Jesus isn't all knowing (Isaiah 46:9) God is all knowing ......2

[@zzodysseuszz]

Yeah except people possess pattern recognition beyond the likes of any other animal on earth literally so that it WOULDN’T work. Edit: “YoU Can Prove ThAt It Works” no you can’t. Every test demonstrating it had more than just glasses and posture being changed. You can literally SEE superman with and without all of that in the comics and can literally see that there is no difference. Edit 2: you people are embarrassing. “Uh but I do it all the time” YOU ARENT SUPERMAN. superman can literally be seen IN THE COMICS to look EXACTLY the same. In the comics all he does is wear glasses and stutter sometimes. He is blatantly not fooling anyone. Yet NOBODY ever goes “wow you look like superman”. In real life you took a person and literally just added glasses to them without changing anything else and everyone in their family and friends list would immediately recognise them. I’ve done it, you do it every time you change clothing around family.

[@DunkMyNuts]

​@zzodysseuszz Yet it does. It's literally been proven and there are plenty of stuff you can find that sometimes the most simple disguise works, something as simple as a different hair style.

[@tl6784]

Best version of Lex by far. He’s not just a villain with a grudge; he has a purpose and an easy to follow philosophy that many people can get behind until you understand what’s beneath the skin.

[@eslzrya]

would you mind telling me the show?

[@tl6784]

@@eslzrya All Star Superman

[@tbuckley2031]

I like Smallville lex the best especially when they gaslit him for a whole arc and it essentially was the reason he would hate Clark if he ever found out

[@Leomorg731]

My favorite style of writing a villain.

[@MasterIceyy]

Ironically Lex probably has more in common with Batman than he does Superman. They both have a very cynical view of human nature. That's why Lex thinks Superman is inherently bad, because all that power would make so many people evil, hr just can't fathom someone turning that power down. The difference between Batman and Lex however is that Batman still see's Superman as something to aspire towards, where as Lex see's an obstacle to be overcome

[@moi4863]

Jeff Bezos needs to calm down

[@zock6937]

Fr

[@InkSheep27]

He needs a belt.

[@PerryKobalt]

Hate against Superman is so Strong That is a good motivation to Workout

[@TheMagnumDon]

Jeff Bozo

[@PessimistPirate]

“You can’t stop Amazon, Superman! Even Wonder Woman is subscribed to it!” -Jeff Bezos

[@darkgothandnerdy6385]

One of my favorite comics from the 80's is when Lex made facial software to find Superman. The computer tells him Clark Kent is Superman and Lex destroyed it because he thinks there is no way Superman would work a 9 to 5 😂

[@kermitgotthesickkicks4265]

Lmfao it makes perfect sense.

[@renzocasariego1129]

The smartest man on earth

[@DamianBattleforged]

Makes sense actually. Why would Superman willingly lose 40 hours a week he could spend fighting crime? But then you realize, Clark is an investigative reporter, who's barely at the Daily Planet and has a reasonable excuse to vanish from weeks at a time. Superspeed also means deadlines don't matter and Lois Lane is there to cover for him. Clark Kent is the perfect disguise.

[@ImchautzuCHAUTZU]

Clark Kent.... *Takes off glasses* KRIPTONIAN CLARK KENT? Dan Povenmire would have a field day with this one lmao

[@zenmartialartist701]

​@@DamianBattleforged Clark Kent is who he is, Superman is the disguise. But you're right tho.

[@ICantThinkOfANameB]

"There are so many things I like about you Kent, and all of them are pathetic in comparison to me."

[@ChrisMattern-oh6wx]

"The best thing I like about you, Kent, is that you ARE pathetic in comparison to me."

[@redandrit2105]

"Go on, touch it Kent, don't be shy."

[@danisle4379]

Luthor: You're everything Superman isn't. Clark: My disguise is working perfectly! Luthor: What? Clark: You're lifting perfectly! Luthor: I know, right!?

[@tomocchii]

😂😂😂

[@elisinha8841]

Thisis possible the best comment i have ever seen

[@Maniacman2030]

This sounds like something that would actually happen. He's such an egotistical jerk, he'd get distracted by someone stroking his ego. Especially a person he believes is inferior to him. He has such an obsession with Superman, you'd swear there was homoerotic subtext from the way he talks about him.

[@anonnimoose7987]

😅

[@FranciscoPetrucioJunior]

Considering how much of a narcissist he is, I'd say this would problaby happen

[@PessimistPirate]

“You can’t stop Amazon, Superman! Even Wonder Woman is subscribed to it!” -Jeff Bezos

[@OfDaSouth]

well, considering she, herself, is an Amazon, I'd be surprised if she didn't.

[@ajdominguez1002]

One can say, she's in her Amazon Prime

[@lpc9929]

The

[@westongarner-qo2ez]

DAMN! HAHAHAHA!🤣🤣🤣👍

[@JoJoOnYouTube]

I misread Amazon as Amazo.

[@jamends1220]

Lex just casually clean and pressing 3 plates for two reps without breaking a sweat and while talking.

[@gavinlewis2642]

I mean he is clearly sweating 😂

[@MGYT2106]

@@jamends1220 yeah it's 320, I made a comment about it

[@Maniacman2030]

He's trying to compensate for his jealousy of Superman. So of course he's going to try building his muscle to show off "peak humanity". At 320 though he's going to need to keep going.

[@rj_the_mc4378]

So we gone ignore that lex is dead lifting then military pressing 315

[@cristobalpatino3256]

While talking

[@cptdoritos]

And barely sweating This mfer built different

[@Voxcast07]

In pretty much every iteration, Lex is on his own brand of super roids lol

[@tonypeppermint5329]

He's preparing.

[@dongeronimoI]

The best gear money and mad science can get

[@wolmr797]

Lex is dressed like he works for hooters

[@superkoksu487]

Bro you are correct . Perhaps this is the place he earned his fortune

[@jakeschwartz2514]

Haha

[@TheOneWhoAsked4373]

Hmmmmmm...... Location?

[@callumgray8545]

Who says he doesn't 😂

[@adithyaramesh5634]

Doesn't make it any better that he is in prison😂

[@_The_Traveler_]

"Real muscle, not the gift of alien biochemistry, the product of hard work" - he says, with the most expensive and advanced homemade steroids a human being could ever have access to in his system.

[@Fayanora]

"Lex, are you... flirting with me?" -- Clark Kent

[@The_Muncher2017]

Luther wasnting even trying to hide it😭

[@splatterking1171]

I'm "educating" you Kent

[@TedEhioghae]

No.

[@visiblehen]

lex wants him to FEEL it

[@thedonald011]

I'm "grooming" you kent

[@Spoopball]

"You never cared about saving the world lex. If you did? You'd have done it years ago"

[@HookedOnSonics518]

Reminds me of a scene from "Superman: Doomsday" where Lex has the cure for several diseases but withholds them simply to make more money.

[@Daisynottheflower]

true of so many wealthy people from hollywood to silicon valley

[@ernestbrown9660]

I believe they left the best line out of this adaptation, "Brains over brawn, Luthor."

[@luiswonder2101]

I mean, every billonarie with at least a bit of brain (meaning Musk doesnt count because he have like 0 IQ) can save the world, yet they will never do it because all of them are pieces of shit.

[@justindixon1586]

I remember one comic had superman out for a year or something and Lex didn’t do anything he said he wanted to do he didn’t even try some evil scheme. Clark even called him on it. Superman is the only reason Lex can get outta bed 😂

[@Here_is_Waldo]

I always liked the idea that Lex genuinely liked Clark. It makes for an interesting dynamic.

[@luisrodriguez-gl9xy]

Movie. All Star Superman

[@goldenguy8370]

Thanks legend

[@pilopuha]

Thanks

[@kingovhartz1148]

That was fire🔥. You are truly super✨. 👋Take care everyone. Happy Father’s Day.❤️

[@Astel.Aurion]

You dropped this king 👑

[@The_Robbing_Narrator]

Thanks dude, this next edge session goes out to you!

[@indra_vrtrahan]

Ironic, because chances are if Supes was not Kryptonian, him and Lex would have been good friends, or at least on good terms.

[@anhkhoale2593]

I believe in an universe in the comic, they were good friends until some stuff malfunctioned in lex’s lab and he blamed it all on superman

[@HaventSleptIn30Years]

Oh yeah that experiment that made lex bald​@@anhkhoale2593

[@ronnickels5193]

​@@anhkhoale2593because of an accident Clark made Lex bald. One of the greatest rivalries in comics was started because of hair loss

[@anhkhoale2593]

@@ronnickels5193 for all i remembered, it wasnt Clark who made lex bald tho, it was lex himself

[@ronnickels5193]

@@anhkhoale2593 correct, Lex causes the accident and a young Superman tried to save him. And Lex blamed him for his mistake. This was back in the early days of comics when all you needed were simple plot points

[@Zenlollipop]

"Don't cut them corners like Kal-El did, f what ozempic did Don't pay to play with them Kryptonians, get a gym membership" - Lex Lamar

[@deltatime24]

There is a moment in either one of the comics or shows where Lex designs a computer to figure out Superman's identity, and when it calculates that it is Klark Kent he straight up just believes the computer is faulty and he scraps the project and fires the person who recommended it, in short he can not fathom the idea that Superman could truly just be a humble man like Klark

[@almessasorrow4950]

Clark Kent isn't perfect. He makes mistakes, he struggles to get the girl, he goes to work and struggles against his higher ups to do the right thing. Superman rarely makes mistakes. Superman doesn't struggle to fight those in power. He never struggles to do the right thing. Lex respects imperfection, and hates anything that's perfect. He respects the struggle. So he exists to make superman struggle. He can't fathom the idea of superman struggling/being imperfect.

[@jalpat2272]

​@@almessasorrow4950He just extremely narcissistic and can't fathom some people just wanted walk on the ground with common people instead flew above it with demigods, there are also storyline that I forgot, was it lex or braniac that accused Superman if krypton never destroyed he would become dictator but in simulated world supes just dream being humble farmer with a wife that basically combination of Louis and Lana.

[@mrdreloaded4049]

That happened in Superman #2 (1987) - I actually have that issue!

[@MizoMisualpa]

And there's another comic where he knows superman's real identity but simply plays along with it because he doesn't want him working full time, lol

[@kilerog]

@@almessasorrow4950 Lex doesn't hate perfection. He hates anything that's more perfect than HIM. All that "oh Superman isn't REALLY strong, oh Superman is an Alien, Superman is holding back Humanity!" is just Lex trying to excuse the fact that his ego can't stand Superman's existence.

[@CaptainDV]

This is honestly an even better compliment than lex knows. He just proved to superman that his act as clark is perfect.

[@Akira.0.]

It's more proving to superman that he's just clark, clark is human while lex is saying superman isn't so superman is human not an alien even if he's gifted, a strapping farm boy with brains and integrity

[@Beowulf__]

Superman is Clark’s alter ego, not the other way around.

[@Akira.0.]

@Beowulf__ it's not an alter ego though, he was raised as clark and became superman, he still is and will be clark

[@Akira.0.]

@Beowulf__ wait crappie I was raging about kamen rider writing and got too hasty sorry(den o ep 40)

[@CaptainDV]

@Beowulf__ well kind of. There are 2 Clarks. The real Clark kent. And the Clark he pretends to be.

[@HumanAki]

Lex out here awkwardly Clean & Jerkin' a spicy 3 plates without even breathing hard

[@TheXtremeBoltGuy]

Everything. EVERYTHING about this is dripping with the purest irony

[@marcning918]

It really is ridiculous because we as the audience know he's wrong about his assessment. Especially when comparing Clark to himself. Like everything you're complaining about is you not feeling special because someone else who is special exist. If it wasn't Superman it would be someone else fueling Luthor's inferiority complex. Like so many real life counterparts he can't just find a way to be comfortable being himself and is blaming someone else.

[@shimmyking4]

In the deepest corner of his mind, Clark is laughing his ass off

[@Brotherofthe4thCompany]

In short, Lex respects Clark Kent for being (In his mind) the antithesis of Superman.

[@WaitingForYukiOnna]

@@marcning918 but atleast he can't say it's alien biochemistry. Superman was kinda just born into his strengths.

[@IsMgb45]

and a little bit with homo-erotism

[@koelee]

Did not expect to watch Lex tell Clark he's a prized catch as he asks him to feel up his muscles while he works out in tight booty short shorts, but here we are I guess.

[@kermitgotthesickkicks4265]

Well he is in prison

[@Fauwkes]

Luthor been in prison a long time

[@venw.3655]

Lex isn't the only thing that's been somewhere for a long time. This movie is a few years old 😆.

[@Fauwkes]

@@venw.3655 what are you talking about?

[@venw.3655]

@@Fauwkes If you don't get it, then it's fine. Just put two and two together. You meantioned Lex being in Prison for a long time. I meantioned the movie being out of a long time too.

[@Hk-ox4bb]

Honestly I kinda get Luthor NGL

[@MR.CONTROVERSIAL.]

us

[@YuckDuck-gn7nh]

We alone were born to inherit the stars

[@5505daniel]

​@@YuckDuck-gn7nh or what is left of them

[@vavadadeur150]

​@@5505daniel toutes les étoiles mon ami TOUTES

[@kakorotskywalker]

This is why I really like Luthor. He's deep down, not a bad guy. But his cynicism and disability to see the good in Superman is what drives him to become a villain.

[@GreenTeaCat222]

Lex describing Clark kinda susly

[@unorthodoxedsanity2559]

He's in prison sooooo

[@DarkMoon-138]

Guys guys chill

[@thegreatscribbles960]

Lex is always sus with superman

[@lowfpsman]

Yep. Kal-El made his human mask perfect

[@DuchDude]

"I tell you what kent, I like ya, and I want ya - now we can do it the easy way or the hard way, the choice is yours..." - DC Jeff Bezos​@@unorthodoxedsanity2559

[@angelangelis8362]

You know, the funny thing is he's right. Lois does love the Farm Boy for all those reasons. 😂

[@DomLVJY]

You know for a fact it is taking wverything in Clark's head not to burst out laughing at luthor falling this hard for his secret identity

[@asidionprimus1226]

I don't think he does, it's not the first time he's treated Clark and Superman as two different beings while knowing they're the same entity

[@drybonesmunchakoopas5143]

@@asidionprimus1226 he knows but hes on copium cuase he refuses to believe a godlike being would ever want to be human

[@Clamplive]

bro is not jshlurt

[@eqnx371]

Lex is smart , he probably knows its him

[@ItchiestBum]

@@asidionprimus1226Wait really? Can you tell me where he does, that’s really strange

[@SirsasthNigam.]

Superman had minor hypnotic powers and muscle shapeshifting in early comics to look different as Clark

[@SanguisFerox]

Yo really could you please aloborate that sounds cool as hell

[@ClockworkGearhead]

@@SanguisFerox Silver Age BS.

[@Just_a-guy]

Superman had a lot of powers some being funny way to hide his alter ego. He was good ventriloquist and he used that to make "superman sounds in the distance" as Clark so ppl would at least "hear them in separate room" :D

[@skywraith6454]

If clark wasnt supes, but still look same with those muscles and all, lex would be best wingman possible honestly, bit sus wingman but wingman all the same

[@phantomakuma1384]

If your wingman isn’t sus with you he isn’t a good wingman 😂😂😂

[@affanmahdhir1793]

Clark in his head : “Luthor i swear, if it keeps getting more ironic than this, im the one whos gonna lose hair”

[@ZAND4TSU]

Just like saitama

[@DonDmarko]

I love that they took this part directly from the comic

[@FloofyOneTorpheus]

I just realized he's right. In alot of versions of him, she didn't start dating Clark till she learned he was Superman.

[@idkidk503]

She usually develops feelings for clark even before she finds out but only starts dating after finding out about his secret identity

[@LoneCommentWanderer]

​@@idkidk503Discovering your lover's secret identity is already a huge boost to creating more intimacy, so it's understandable.

[@George-Cancel]

That’s woman technically

[@malaythakkar8772]

@@George-CancelSuperman isn’t real

[@MegaNightmare4]

Yeah but think about it from her perspective. Across every iteration, Lois is characterized as someone who runs into danger at every turn because she values the responsibility of being a reporter and getting all the facts, even when it risks her life. Every time a dangerous situation happens, Clark Kent tells everyone to hide or run, then he goes and hides. We know why he does, but from her perspective she must think Clark is a coward. I think the whole point is that she does like Clark. She thinks he’s kind and sweet and a good person, but she can’t ignore his cowardice. She can’t really love someone who would rather run and hide instead of choosing to stay and help people. I don’t think she loves Superman because he’s handsome and confident. She loves him because he’s the type of person who would never run from danger.

[@paulpatrong5113]

This scene always catches me on what Lex's exact problem is. He's a genius in peak human condition who's genuinely capable of seeing the merit and positive aspects of others but is always comparing himself to Superman and this all the positive traits nean nothing and the only thing he can think of is to lower Superman because he feels like he can never be at his level.

[@ryangainey94]

Lex has a sort of alpha male drive to be the very best at everything he does, and it infuriates him that Superman just does everything better, and what's worse, that Superman inherited the power rather than worked hard for it. In the latter, he's similar to how Frank Grimes hates Homer Simpson, although it's much easier to feel sympathetic for Frank Grimes, who simply put is absolutely right. But yeah, that's Lex's issue. Superman makes all his wealth and power and brains look like a joke. Lex has had access to kryptonite on multiple occasions and never actually killed Superman with it, lording over the fact that it neutralizes Superman's gifts so that he can triumph over Superman and in a shallow way prove that he's better.

[@newturtle3]

Ironically he saved metropolis a few times when superman went under or down for the count. It is weird how he can literally be bruce wayne / batman 2.0, but his main ego and character flaws prevent him from being humbled and working well with superheroes. In a way it adds a lot of depth to his character and makes him a perfect antagonist / villain without being 2 dimmensional.

[@paulpatrong5113]

@@ryangainey94 you sir wrote the perfect summary of what I was trying to convey. Cudos.

[@Ms.JeanJacket]

In the era of “no one knows the heroes identity” every scene was a “who’s gonna tell em?” Moment.

[@colorknight736]

Hmm 🤔

[@catsi563]

heck he in the comics put together a team of investigators and put all their data into a super computer that answered his question by saying superman was clark kent Lex immediately rejected the idea out of hand and dismantled the computer. He was so arrogant that he couldnt fathom that superman a powerful alien near godlike being would choose to live as a clutzy humble normal human being.

[@betamax1828]

Always love buff lex. Ive always considered him to be like an evil bruce wayne even in terms of his work ethic dedication. I would love to see a proper battle between them seems more intersting than him just having kryptonite and a power suit to fight supes

[@vicentefarfa8028]

Maybe one when they team up to kill superman

[@waleedabdullahkhan5706]

​@@vicentefarfa8028lol

[@tacoshop7722]

They have scrapped a few times, the last time I think it was in JL(2018) in the beginning of Scott Snyder’s run.

[@idkidk503]

​​@@vicentefarfa8028 why the fuck would they try to kill superman? What a retarded idea. Superhero teams up with villain to kill another superhero. So glad people like you aren't in charge of comics and movies

[@MILDMONSTER1234]

Honestly Lex is better evil Batman then the actual evil Batmen

[@rageoftheredphoenix]

Clark Kent is a good actor to fool people and keep his secret identity of Superman.

[@jayt9608]

The reverse is true. Superman is the mask that hides Clark Kent. Bruce Wayne is the mask of Batman.

[@BoBnfishy]

Lex isn't wrong exactly, but he's also not right and can't be reasoned with. As a writer i love that kind of villain

[@rory8182]

yeah, the problem is that rather than attempting to go beyond Superman, Lex constantly uses him as an excuse for not doing well

[@newturtle3]

​@@rory8182he does sometimes but it ends horribly and instead of his shortcomings he blames it all on superman lol. Sadly he isn't 100% wrong; like batman, both see the potential danger superman can be. If we take the alt realities like injustice when they turn 180 villains then most of his concerns are valid albiet probably shouldn't be siding with other evil villains to help him "protect" the world especially ones like joker and any insane gotham bad guys/girls

[@misterpotato427]

What have you written

[@evangreenberg1666]

@@newturtle3ya he isn’t wrong. Injustice shows this and it’s kinda of obvious already. A superhuman or alien being that’s basically a god can go three routes. Pure evil, pure good, or gray.

[@mcbdllc2848]

Well yeah cuz he's a hater

[@castle9165]

I like how Lex accidentally admits Superman is human here. He is in the end the same humble farm boy with tons of integrity.

[@jameswilliams8555]

“Chat, should we tell him?”

[@wortz9291]

"Let's do a poll"

[@redcrewposter8974]

😂😂🤨😐😟💀

[@Aldgri]

I swear to god animated Lex Luthor or just animated dc characters in general are SO much more interesting to listen to than live action

[@Mt12490]

Sadly I think most of the time it’s end up being like that I think it’s a budge thing or because movie have to be more flashy idk but I really wish we got more things like this in movies

[@willromez]

It's cuz they have bettet writers behind them. It's that simple

[@ReinoldFZ]

These are adaptations of the comic books. Adaptations to film seldom work, Nolan and Burton made personal versions that are more memorable than the Ben Affleck interpretation, despite Affleck being a better (more accurate) Batman and quoting the comics.

[@lucifer.Morningstar369]

Simply better writers, and it's straight from the comic books. And it's easier to make an animated film. Dc animation films are peak. Better than all of marvel or dc live action to my opinion.

[@Lemontarts01]

Man Smallvile solidified it for me. Kent and luthor are very good friends. Even in universes where lex doesnt know he has a respectable view on Clark

[@RikkuEcRud]

Smallville Lex was the saddest version of Lex. Man legitimately wanted to be a good person and a positive role model to Clark, but between his father's schemes and Clark gaslighting him every time he got a whiff of Clark's powers he was driven crazy to the point he ultimately had to be put down. There were multiple points in the first few seasons that it really seems like if Clark had come clean Lex would have supported him 100% and their friendship would have grounded him enough to withstand his dad's BS.

[@TF2CrunchyFrog]

I thought in the oldest comicbooks, it was canon that Lex and Clark/Superboy knew each other and were friends as young men, and when Lex had that lab accident that cost him his hair he blamed Superboy? (Kinda lame start to a villain arc, but it was the 1940s/50s...) Back in that early DC era, Lex Luthor wasnt yet a supergenius, corporate businessman and occasionally a politician, but merely an inventor, gadgeteer and crime boss who robbed banks (instead of owning them). Which let to the legitimate question by many fans, "So, Lex Luthor can design amazing supertech, but he only uses it to rob banks to get more money to build more supertech... _if he's supposed to be a genius, why does he rob banks like a 3rd rate villain instead of SELLING HIS INVENTIONS and becoming rich legally??"_

[@jacktaipen2077]

If only Lex was a little less arrogant, he would have been able to figure out who Clark really is and maybe even appreciate and understand Superman better. Pride is Luthor's kryptonite

[@michaelhill1256]

Amen to that…

[@CallMeDogmaVEVO]

It's funny there's almost no parallel universe where superheroes and their villain counterparts don't team up, but can't team up as a larger group because they are in agreements as pairs

[@christ-abel8774]

"I always liked you, Kent." Ooookay... Chill, Lex, or should I say... Step-Luthor??

[@theflamingarrowgaming7254]

For as evil as he was, his whole reason for hating Superman was that he didn’t want humanity to become dependent on him. He wanted people to make their own choices, and be able to deal with the consequences.

[@TheLastGarou]

Which is why Clark has always been so careful NOT to do everything, even when he could. He actually had to have an intervention with Kyle Raynor after he first became Ion. Kyle was solving more or less every problem on Earth from his living room couch, and Clark had to explain why that was a bad thing.

[@cosmefulanito5052]

No thats the reasoning he puts out there to deny the fact that he want to be superman. He wants to be number 1. That he feel so superior to the rest of humanity that the only obstacle to being number 1 is literal space Jesus.

[@theflamingarrowgaming7254]

@@cosmefulanito5052 I was sort of referring to the comics, but the tv shows definitely had different reasons.

[@scottmatheson3346]

instead of everyone being dependent on superman, everyone would be dependent on lex. hence the ending of red son superman where lex defeats superman and ushers in a utopia where everyone is so dependent on him the civilization ultimately commits mass suicide. lex isn't actually right, he's just using partial truth (the most dangerous form of falsehood) as justification for his own personal needs.

[@kermitgotthesickkicks4265]

​@@TheLastGarouDamn

[@davidfarmer4092]

I feel like we forget that Clark Kent is just as interesting as Superman. A bumbling reporter interviewing one of the smartest and most dangerous men in the world. What was the article like? Did he ever finish it? Does he write it at work and finish it at home in 2 seconds with his super speed? He works for one of the most respected papers in Metropolis. He has to be a great writer. That or his volume of work is impressive?

[@peterriverajr6899]

Neither character is impressive

[@nuclearstuff9442]

​@@peterriverajr6899I think they are.

[@peterriverajr6899]

@@nuclearstuff9442 how Superman is a literal god and Clark is a loser

[@nuclearstuff9442]

@@peterriverajr6899 I don't care. I think they are.