Onyx

Smallville returns to near-form by giving us a Lex Luthor who is truly as charming and as evil as we all keep wanting him to be. Unfortunately, it's not really Lex: it's an evil twin let loose by a failed experiment that turns regular Kryptonite into the blingy black kind. Didn't we already see Jonathan Taylor Thomas pull this trick? EvilLex runs around town causing havoc: he kisses Lana inappropriately; imprisons NiceLex in an iron mask and then locks him in a basement; and terrorizes the benevolent Papa Luthor until he goes back to being a Magnificent Bastard. Well played, that. Clark and Chloe investigate the case of the mysterious Double Lexification and figure out pretty early what's going on. Clark saves Chloe's life, yet again, and EvilLex sees the whole thing. EvilLex shoots Bo Duke in the leg ("That's for that Earthquake movie!"), but that's quickly forgotten. Clark finds NiceLex in the basement, and when EvilLex comes to finish Clark off, Clark eyejaculates at EvilLex's Kryptonite ring, causing it to turn black and the two halves of Lex to rejoin. It's not the first time Lex has welcomed another man back inside him. RepentantLex goes all over town apologizing for letting his id run wild, and is shocked to discover that Papa Luthor has given up his charitable ways. Wow. That's how you're gonna tie up the "Good/Evil Papa Luthor" storyline? Just like that? Fine. Whatever you say, Smallville.