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Supergirl – Season 5, Episode 17 Deus Lex Machina

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Supergirl – Season 5, Episode 17

Deus Lex Machina

Aired May 3, 2020

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Lex proceeds to lay an intricate plan to bring Lena closer to him, defeat Leviathan's latest attack, and pit Supergirl against Leviathan; how Lex came into power after Crisis is revealed.

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Kara Danvers

Chyler Leigh

Alex Danvers

Mehcad Brooks

James Olsen

David Harewood

Hank Henshaw

Katie McGrath

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Caroline Siede

AV Club

05/04/2020

B+

Those missteps are easier to forgive when the character stuff in "Deus Lex Machina" is so strong and the performances are so uniformly great.

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Sara Netzley

Entertainment Weekly

05/04/2020

"Dues Lex Machina" fills in the gaps to show us how the villain's been positioning himself all season long. And like that episode, this one's great fun - particularly because Jon Cryer is, as always, such a blast as Lex.

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Shelby Elpers

Tell-Tale TV

05/04/2020

4.3/5

Whether you're a fan of Lex or not, "Deus Lex Machina" sets up the dominos for a truly unforgettable Season 5 finale.

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Lacy Baugher

Den of Geek

05/04/2020

3/5

Perhaps Lex's presence is the necessary price to truly push the Leviathan arc forward at last, but it's hard not to feel as though his increased presence has somehow taken something away from the other Luthor on Supergirl's canvas.

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Sarah Little

TV Fanatic

05/04/2020

4.2/5

While all this backstory made for a great episode and connected a lot of dots, I can't help but wish that we had known about some of Lex's plans earlier. It would have made the previous episodes a lot more enjoyable.

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Synopsis

Lex proceeds to lay an intricate plan to bring Lena closer to him, defeat Leviathan's latest attack, and pit Supergirl against Leviathan; how Lex came into power after Crisis is revealed.

Director: Melissa Benoist
Executive Producer: Greg Berlanti, Allison Adler, Andrew Kreisberg, Sarah Schechter
Screenwriter: Lindsay Sturman, Katie Rose Rogers, Brooke Pohl
Network: CBS
Rating: TV-PG (V)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2020

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