Supergirl (TV Series)

The Quest for Peace (2019)

Jon Cryer: Lex Luthor

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• Lex Luthor : Can you believe it, sis? Three Luthors in the Oval Office. Only in America.

• Red Daughter : I trusted you, Alex.

  Lex Luthor : You're either dumb or staggeringly naive. You had my history at your disposal. Internet accessible. If you had bothered to look, you'd have realized two things. Defending poor, broken Kaznia is a little small potatoes for Lex Luthor. But, perhaps more significantly, I hate Kryptonians. And what are you? A Kryptonian.

  Red Daughter : You should have let me die.

  Lex Luthor : Die? I have bigger plans for you.

• Red Daughter : Kara Danvers got away. I failed you.

  Lex Luthor : Oh, Ryzhaya Dch, you could never fail me.

  Red Daughter : You asked me to kill her.

  Lex Luthor : You made her bleed.

  [in Russian] 

  Lex Luthor : Made her human.

  [in English] 

  Lex Luthor : But still, I should have known Kryptonite alone could never kill Kara Danvers. Her heart, however, makes her weaker than Kryptonite ever could. Go and finish what we started.

  [in Russian] 

  Lex Luthor : And then America will kneel before us.

• President Baker : Satellite images confirm a Kaznian force is amassing off the coast. Not that I don't trust the plan, but are you sure I shouldn't be in a bunker somewhere?

  Lex Luthor : You were a backbench, backwater Senator. Then I took out Marsdin's running mate and got you on the ticket. Then I brought down Marsdin, as well. From zero to Mr. President with the snap of my fingers. Are you seriously asking me if I'm sure about something?

  President Baker : I should have learned by now, never doubt Lex Luthor.

  Lex Luthor : [taking Baker's drink]  Relax, Phil. Soon, Supergirl will be dead. And you will be America's beloved, victorious wartime president. With more allegiances and more power than any president in the history of the republic.

  President Baker : [taking his re-filled drink]  Well, cheers to that.

• Lillian Luthor : Why don't we have a cup of tea while Lex tells us why he summoned us here?

  Lena Luthor : He summoned us here to gloat.

  Lex Luthor : You think so little of me, Lena. It hurts. I'm a sentimental guy. I didn't do all of this for me, I did it for us. I mean, look, we all know if I wanted you two dead, you wouldn't be treading on the presidential seal having a tea party. Everything I've done has been strategic to lead up to this very moment. The Luthor name cleared. Our family poised to take its rightful place in history.

  Lillian Luthor : And what exactly are we poised to do?

  Lex Luthor : Revolutionize energy worldwide. I'm rounding up aliens and harnessing their power to be used and sold; sort of like supercharged disposable batteries.

  Lena Luthor : That's vile!

  Lex Luthor : Vile and viable. As another world leader once said, "I don't see why men shouldn't be as cruel as nature."

  Lillian Luthor : Try not to quote Hitler in public, dear. It'll hurt the brand.

• Eve Teschmacher : We never discussed Superman. This was not the plan.

  Lex Luthor : This was always the plan. I just didn't apprise you of it.

  Eve Teschmacher : How could you not apprise me? I'm your partner.

  Lex Luthor : Not partner, Ms. Tessmacher. Protégé, um... factotum, flunky. I'm the decider. Is that clear?

  Eve Teschmacher : Our plan was to have a lifetime supply of energy. You'll waste half of that attacking Argo. Don't throw everything away over this obsession with Superman...

  Lex Luthor : Superman will be destroyed by my hand. He will burn. Come on, honey. You're gonna love it. Our victory deserves fireworks.

• Lena Luthor : Let me guess, you're having the President tied up in the Treaty Room?

  Lex Luthor : Puppets don't need to be tied up, Lena. You just hang them up by their strings.

  Lena Luthor : Well, why don't you put a blond wig on the President, and you sell him and Eve as a matching set?

  Lillian Luthor : Now, now. You two play nicely. This the first family gathering we've had in ages, and I'd like to enjoy myself.

  Lena Luthor : Your murderous son has duped the world into thinking he's Earth's hero. This is hardly Thanksgiving dinner.

• Lex Luthor : How are you alive? How did you do it?

  Supergirl : How do you think I did it? I'm Supergirl.

  Lex Luthor : Just like your cousin. No matter how many times I stamp you out, you miraculously resurface with your glossy cape and your perfect hair.

  Supergirl : Let me let you in on a little secret, Lex. Truth and justice always prevail.

  Lex Luthor : [laughs]  You and your cousin are such saps.

• Alien : Please. Please don't...

  Lex Luthor : Don't worry. It won't hurt.

  Alien : No.

  [he screams as the pod door closes] 

  Lex Luthor : Guess I was wrong.

• Eve Teschmacher : Alien energy transfer complete. Your gauntlet should be recharged.

  Lex Luthor : Only one way to find out.

  [to a guard above him] 

  Lex Luthor : Um... excuse me, uh, stand very still.

  [he fires an energy blast, and the guard dissolves into liquid] 

  Lex Luthor : Hmm. Get a mop.

• Lex Luthor : Didn't we talk about flinching?

  Eve Teschmacher : No. No, no, it's Otis. He's dead, again.

  Lex Luthor : Lockwood. There's nothing I hate more than a man with the courage of his convictions.

  Eve Teschmacher : With the superpowers to match them. Now that he's served his usefulness, we should take care of him.

  Lex Luthor : Send a team to do it. Only people you trust.

  Eve Teschmacher : [turning to leave]  Yes, Mr. Luthor.

  Lex Luthor : Eve?

  Eve Teschmacher : Hmm?

  Lex Luthor : This country, this planet... it's nearly ours. Can you feel it?

  Eve Teschmacher : Ever since the moment I met you.

• Red Daughter : Supergirl is dead. What happened?

  Lex Luthor : The Kaznians invaded.

  Red Daughter : Your signal was late. I was supposed to lead the attack.

  Lex Luthor : No, Ryzhaya Dch, you did exactly what you were meant to do.

  Red Daughter : You betrayed me. Betrayed Kaznia.

  Lex Luthor : What can I say? I'm proud to be an American.

• Lena Luthor : You killed Superman's cousin, took over the country. What makes you think he's gonna sit idly by on Argo and allow this to happen?

  Lex Luthor : Ah, I was hoping you'd bring up the Man of Yesterday. The first batch of depleted aliens will charge the satellite weapon that will turn Argo into a blazing inferno, and Superman into, well, ash.

  Eve Teschmacher : May I speak with you privately?

  Lex Luthor : Excuse me for a moment. Please enjoy the view of the South Lawn, famous for its egg-rolling contest.

• Lex Luthor : And now, a toast... to incinerating the Man of Steel.

  [Lillian declines the offered glass] 

  Lex Luthor : I promise there's no Polonium-210 in it, like you put in my tea. Killing your own son with ionizing radiation, now that is on brand.

  Lillian Luthor : Cancer may have aged you prematurely, but you're still as sharp as ever. So, what's stopping you from shooting me and your sister?

  Lex Luthor : Call me crazy, but I'm partial to my relatives. I just can't bear killing you guys.

• Lena Luthor : If you do this, it's genocide. The public will find out the truth, and when they do...

  Lex Luthor : The truth is meaningless. The people of Earth believe I am their savior. They needed a human hero, and I fulfill that need. Nothing will ever change their minds. Facts are irrelevant. All that matters is spin. People are so stupid, they don't even read. And even when they do, they certainly don't think. I am the leader of this nation now, and nothing can stop me.

• Lex Luthor : [loud yell:]  Ms. Teschmacher!

  [she rushes in] 

  Lex Luthor : Why is the satellite not firing?

  Eve Teschmacher : There's an issue at Shelley Island.

  Lex Luthor : [bombastic yell:]  No one leaves!

  [suits up, zooms off] 

  Eve Teschmacher : [as Lena gets up, aims gun at her]  Don't get any ideas!

  Lena Luthor : You wretched little traitor!

  [grabs gun out of Eve's hand] 

• Supergirl : It's over. Let me save you.

  Lex Luthor : Saved? By a Kryptonian? I'd rather die.

• Lena Luthor : No more superpowers for you.

  Lex Luthor : Lena. What a surprise.

  Lena Luthor : What can I say, Lex? You've become predictable.

• Lex Luthor : I left the journal for you, paired it with the mural, hoping you would remember this place and show up when I needed you. You know, it just comes down to this, sis. You can only count on blood. Come on, give me a hand.

  [she draws a revolver] 

  Lex Luthor : Come on, Lena, this is no time for theatrics. We both know no matter how much you despise me, you're not ruthless enough to pull that trigger...

  Lena Luthor : [shooting him]  The world will never be a safe place with you in it.

  Lex Luthor : Oh, brava! You did it, Lena. You killed me. You finally proved that I've been underestimating you all this time. But when I'm gone, who will be left to be proud of you? What, your friends? The joke's on you. It's always been on you.

  [turning on a monitor] 

  Lex Luthor : Your friends have been lying to you from the start. Your boyfriend Jimmy, Alex, J'onn, that little alien runt Brainy. Even your own mother. They've mocked you, humiliated you, betrayed you. Every last one. Denial's a very powerful thing, isn't it? It's been standing right in front of you all this time. And you chose not to see it. Kara Danvers is Supergirl. I'm about to die, but at least I lived without ever being a fool. You're left with no one and nothing.