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Lena Luthor Takes a Stand – Makes a Play for Redemption


It all sets the stage to force the question for Lena testifying, who would love nothing more than to let this cup pass, Lex’s trial her own personal Gethsemane. Lillian even offers her an out with the offer to sell her shares that would nominally allow Lena to check Lex in the private sector, so she could tell herself she could sleep at night. But while Lillian wants what’s good and easy for the Luthor name, Lena wants the truth, even if it means she looks bad in the process

Watching Lena lure Lex into her trap and effectively cross-examine him from the witness stand is a delight. The moment when the penny drops and we realize exactly what Lena had planned, that she is in control and has goaded Lex into telling the truth, is an exhilarating one. For once, Lex is on the other end of someone else’s checkmate. It’s a moral victory – though not a legal one – for Lena Luthor to both turn down this universe’s version of her mother and to outsmart the perpetual manipulator that is her brother.

Moreover, Lena faces the music. She told the truth, even knowing it will bring scrutiny, which we’ll likely see play out in the next few episodes. Her testimony could even lead to her potentially being labelled as a villainous Luthor, the very thing she’s fought so hard for so long to avoid. But part of Lena stepping into her true power is holding herself accountable. In the premiere, we saw her making amends to Supergirl, and now she’s making amends to the public of National City, even if it comes at a cost.

One thing that doesn’t quite sit right is the ending. Lex and Lillian’s celebratory chess match gives the feeling of waiting for the other shoe to drop, for some reveal of a shady trick up Lillian’s sleeve that led the Lex’s exoneration. But it never comes. Now, in the real world, the idea of a rich fascist getting off scot free when he commits crimes against humanity makes perfect sense, though he’d likely be represented by Alan Dershowitz. In the world of Supergirl, though, it feels strange for him to be exonerated so quickly, without any meddling or evil doing afoot, unrealized explosive intentions aside.



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