Onyx (13 Apr. 2005)

An experiment with heated (black) kryptonite at Luthorcop causes an explosion which badly wounds Dr. Sinclair, the scientist in charge, and creates a molecular copy of Lex which has the ... See full summary »

Director:

Terrence O'Hara

Writers:

Jerry Siegel (character created by: Superman), Joe Shuster (character created by: Superman),

Stars:

Tom Welling, Kristin Kreuk, Michael Rosenbaum

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Tom Welling	...	Clark Kent
Kristin Kreuk	...	Lana Lang
Michael Rosenbaum	...	Lex Luthor / Alexander Luthor
Jensen Ackles	...	Jason Teague (credit only)
Allison Mack	...	Chloe Sullivan
John Glover	...	Lionel Luthor
Annette O'Toole	...	Martha Kent
John Schneider	...	Jonathan Kent
Malcolm Stewart	...	Dr. Sinclair
Rekha Sharma	...	Dr. Harden
Craig Lapthorne
Carra Maureen	...	Fencing Instructor

Storyline

An experiment with heated (black) kryptonite at Luthorcop causes an explosion which badly wounds Dr. Sinclair, the scientist in charge, and creates a molecular copy of Lex which has the evil side of his personality. While the real Lex shows Clark the experiment was to create far stronger crops, the evil one gives Sinclair a fatal injection in hospital after questioning him. Fearing an effect on himself, 'Evil Lex' locks the good Lex up wearing an iron mask and sets out ruining lives in Smallville, such as closing The Talon when Lana refuses to be his girlfriend, and taunting Lionel Luthor badly enough to make him turn away from charity. When Chloe shows Clark proof on hospital video recordings there must by two Lex's, Super-boy is duped into telling the fiend everything, believing him to be the real one, so the Clark family and Chloe become his prime targets, and he knows about green kryptonite and its affect on Clark.

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Plot Keywords:

camera focus on female butt

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Romance | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 April 2005 (USA)

Filming Locations:

University of British Columbia, Robson Square Campus - 800 Robson Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Smallville Films, Tollin/Robbins Productions, Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

43 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Martha Kent: What do you want?
Lex Luthor: The world, Mrs. Kent.

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Soundtracks

"I Drive Alone"
(uncredited)
Performed by Esthero

User Reviews

Lex Luthor... meet...Lex Luthor

Michael Rosenbaum shines in one of his best performances of the show. When an experiment with black Kryptonite goes haywire, Lex is split in two. One good and one evil. However, the question is which is the REAL Lex?

Rosenbaum cuts loose as the evil Alexander Luthor! A foreshadowing of what Lex's future could hold, Rosenbaum portrays the darkness inside of Lex to perfection and doesn't hold back. The only thing that could have made this episode better was if legendary Lex Luthor, Gene Hackman guest starred.

Plot: 9 Acting: 10 Special Effects: 8

Episode Rating: 9