Smallville’s Luthor Begins ‘Descent’
Lex Luthor (Michael Rosenbaum) will go bad once and for all when The CW’s Smallville returns with new episodes later this month, executive producer Brian Peterson and co-executive producer Kelly Souders told SCI FI Wire.
“I would say if you are going to watch one episode of Smallville, you need to watch ‘Descent,’” the April 17 episode, Peterson said in an interview. “It is pivotal. It is up there with Clark [Tom Welling] opening the Fortress of Solitude. It’s right up there.”
Souders added: “Lex has had a lot of challenges in his life, and he’s sort of gone and sat on that fence all these years. This is the episode he leaps off of it.”
“Descent” deals with Luthor’s decline into “his own personal hell,” Peterson said. “There is a major turn that happens in his life that drives him into pure darkness. … It’s Lex’s real descent into the villain he becomes. I think that is what fans have been waiting for. It’s what I’ve been waiting for,” Peterson added with a laugh.
Before that, look for James Marsters to return in the role of Brainiac in the March 27 episode, “Veritas,” which was written by Peterson and Souders. In the episode, Kara (Laura Vandervoort) decides to teach Clark to fly to help him battle Brainiac.
Peterson and Souders are thrilled with how this season is shaping up.
“It’s all because of the fans,” Peterson said. “That’s what’s great. They have been so loyal. We have plenty more in store for them that they will be excited about.” Smallville airs Thursday nights at 8 p.m. ET/PT. –Kathie Huddleston
