"Deus Lex Machina"[1] is the seventeenth episode of the fifth season of Supergirl, and the one-hundred-fourth episode overall. It aired on May 3, 2020.
| “ | Lex, a real hero? How can this be true? If you weren't so obsessed with trying to persecute me, you might see that on this Earth, I've always been the hero. All these people say so. |
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— Supergirl and Lex Luthor[src]
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Synopsis[edit source]
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.[1]
Appearances[edit source]
Characters[edit source]
Protagonists[edit source]
- Lex Luthor
- Eve Teschmacher
- Lena Luthor
- Lillian Luthor
- Super Friends
- Kelly Olsen
- William Dey
- Miss Martian (M'gann M'orzz) (first appearance)
Antagonists[edit source]
- Baby Sun-Eater
- Leviathan
- Gemma Cooper/Goddess of Technology (Gamemnae)
- Agent Margot Morrison
- Rama Khan (pictured)
- Morae (first appearance)
- Toyman (Winn Schott) (news)
- Amy Sapphire
- Richard Bates
Other Characters[edit source]
- Andrea Rojas
- Computer Lad/Toyman (Winn Schott) (video)
- Jeremiah Danvers (pictured)
- Eliza Danvers (pictured)
- Jennifer Bates (mentioned)
- Eve Teschmacher's Mother (first appearance) (unseen)
- Eve Teschmacher's Father (first appearance) (mentioned)
- Bonnie Walker
- Lena Luthor's Mother (first appearance) (mentioned)
- Malefic J'onzz (mentioned)
- Philippe (first appearance)
- Herman Neville (first appearance) (mentioned)
- Trevor Crane (first appearance) (mentioned)
- William Dey's Mother (first appearance) (mentioned)
- Patient 054 (first appearance)
- Arnie (mentioned)
- Han Solo (mentioned)
- Betsy (mentioned)
- Lex Luthor (dream)
- Lena Luthor (mentioned)
- The Monitor (mentioned)
- Superman (Earth-96) (dream)
- Superman (Earth-38) (dream)
- Clark Kent (Earth-167) (dream)
- Supergirl (Earth-38) (dream)
- Eve Teschmacher (mentioned)
Teams and Organizations[edit source]
- Super Friends
- DEO
- Leviathan
- Obsidian North
- Luthor Corp
- Project Non Nocere
- L-Protocol (first appearance) (mentioned)
- Daily Planet (newspaper)
- Nobel Prize (newspaper)
- Channel 5 (first appearance) (news)
- KCQB (first appearance)
- CatCo Worldwide Media
- NCPD
- NSA (mentioned)
- Time (magazine)
- ToyCon (mentioned on news)
- Mossad (mentioned)
- NGO (first appearance) (mentioned)
- Star Wars (first appearance) (mentioned)
- Daily Planet (dream)
- L-Corp (mentioned)
Events[edit source]
- Lex Luthor's Campaign
- Assassination of Jeremiah Danvers (first appearance) (mentioned)
- Defense of the Sun (first appearance)
Species[edit source]
- Humans
- Kryptonians
- Green Martians
- Chlorophyllians
- Coluans
- Sun-Eaters
- Morae
- Jarhanpurians
- Mice
- Gods (mentioned)
- White Martians
- Humans (dream)
- Kryptonians (dream)
- Kryptonians (dream)
- Kryptonians (dream)
Objects and Concepts[edit source]
- Supergirl Suit
- Martian Manhunter Suits
- Image Inducers
- Legion Ring
- Miss Martian Suit (first appearance)
- Amy Sapphire's Gauntlets
- Leviathan Ship (first appearance) (mentioned)
- Timeships
- DEO Protective Suit
- Hand of the Soldier
- Hand of the Soldier
- Obsidian Platinum Lenses
- Hope (mentioned)
- Q-Waves
- Lexosuit
- Portal Watch
- Transmatter Portals
- Glasses
- Myriad (first appearance)
- Supergirl Suit (Alex Danvers)
- M'gann M'orzz's Ship (first appearance) (mentioned)
- Poison Perfume (first appearance)
- Superman Suit (Earth-38) (dream)
- Superman Suit (Earth-96) (dream)
- Supergirl Suits (Earth-38) (dream)
- Book of Destiny (dream)
- Kryptonite (dream)
Locations[edit source]
- Earth-Prime
- Earth
- North America
- United States of America
- California
- Luthor Mansion (first appearance)
- New York City
- Mississippi (first appearance)
- United States of America
- Czech Republic (first appearance)
- Prague (first appearance)
- Australia (first appearance)
- Sydney (first appearance)
- Egypt
- Cairo (first appearance)
- Japan
- Pompeii (first appearance) (mentioned)
- Fortress of Solitude
- Eve Teschmacher's Apartment (first appearance) (mentioned)
- Ukraine (first appearance) (mentioned)
- Peruvian Andes (mentioned)
- North America
- Mars (mentioned)
- Earth
- Obsidian Platinum
- Heaven (mentioned)
- Earth-96 (dream)
- Earth (dream)
- United States of America (dream)
- Metropolis (dream)
- Daily Planet (dream)
- Metropolis (dream)
- United States of America (dream)
- Earth (dream)
- Earth-167 (dream)
- Earth (dream)
- United States of America (dream)
- Kansas (dream)
- Smallville (dream)
- Kent Farm (dream)
- Smallville (dream)
- Kansas (dream)
- United States of America (dream)
- Earth (dream)
- Earth-38 (dream)
- Earth (dream)
- Fortress of Solitude (mentioned)
- Earth (dream)
- UE-18 (dream)
- Maltus (UE-18) (dream)
Notes[edit source]
- This episode takes place 1, 30, 43, 60, 88 and 90 days after Crisis respectively.
- In the world tour, Lex visited Japan which matches the news footage shown in "Alex in Wonderland".
- Chris Wood made an unseen cameo in this episode as a corpse.
- The Black Plague was revealed to be caused by Leviathan.
Gallery[edit source]
Lex arrives at the Fortress of Solitude
References[edit source]
| Supergirl Season 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
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"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" | |||||||||||||||||||