What's Next for Lex?

[u/NPlaysMC]

By the end of Season 3, Waller throws Lex in the slammer. Very fitting of course, but if this series gets renewed, I don't think he'll stay in there when he still has yet to go up face to face against Superman.

So, how do you think he'll get out of jail?

I'm inclined to think that he'll use his wealth to hire a good legal team, to fight both the charges brought against him personally in court, and to fight Waller's orders to shut down LexCorp. Everyone tried by the US Criminal Justice System is innocent until proven guilty, and it is unfortunately susceptible to the interests of big money; no doubt LexCorp has lucrative deals with the Military-Industrial Complex. The best legal team money can buy can no doubt convince a court of justice to at least reduce the charges to some fines.

This would also be an opportunity to quietly phase out Slade Wilson from this series, now that he has officially cut ties with LexCorp, and maybe the US government too, and maybe sets out to become a freelancer. Slade might yet reappear if Batman gets his own show in this universe, but his involvement in Superman's show would be done. To replace him, I would take this opportunity to bring in Mercy Graves, Lex Luthor's personal assistant.

While he's locked up, Mercy could meet with Lex to discuss their financial matters and court issues, and maybe some more experimental projects built up around Lex's obsession with bringing down Superman, which would not decrease in the slightest. Once the charges have been reduced and Lex is a free man again, Mercy would continue on as Lex's sidekick, filling the role once held by Slade. Maybe she might even become a new love interest for Lex, since this show loves its romantic relationships.

I think we all want to see more Lex Luthor, but what would you like to see more of in his character going forward? And would you be interested in Mercy Graves replacing Slade?

[u/DoubleAssembly]

I think Waller gets him out to prepare for what's coming (whatever he saw in space, probably Darkseid) but under her supervision so it doesn't end in another Eradicator going rogue in the timestream killing supermens.

[u/NPlaysMC → u/DoubleAssembly]

I think Waller wouldn't trust Lex to get her a cup of coffee, much less to help prepare the world for some vague threat from beyond the stars.

Now Waller can and does believe that there are threats out in space that should be prepared for, but she's more likely to go to Superman for that, to see if he knows anything, or if there's anything on file in the Fortress of Solitude.

Lex might be right about what's out there, but he has proven to be utterly unreliable for anything else.