It’s why this scene rules because STAS Lex probably would go for the presidency just for power and acclaim, but Lex has evolved. His brush with death made him realize that power is temporary and forgotten, he wants REAL power

Clancy Brown is so good that it almost makes me forget that DCAU Lex doesn’t get like…..compelling until JLU

Like he’s like fine in STAS, but he never quite gets past “Superman cost me money and reputation so I hate him” meanwhile in JL, he’s obsessed with his own mortality and fragility and will do anything to be become a god

It’s also why peak DCAU Luthor is actually when he just full on gives up on presenting himself as a worldly guy and fully accepts being a supervillain on a Brainiac quest

“President? Do you know how much power I’d have to give up to be president?” is a top tier supervillain line

For all Question’s know-how and clues he fit together, he made one fatal mistake: He underestimated just how truly PETTY Lex Luthor was

The double slap is plain disrespectful but also very in line with his character

Side note I fucking love The Question

"I spent 75 million dollars on a fake presidential campaign, all just to tick Superman off" Bros just hating for the love of the game, and will spend so much on the bit to stay hardened to that game.

Legitimately one of my favorite scenes in any comic book media period. Top to bottom brilliance from two of my favorite actors and the goat Andrea Romano bringing out the best in them.

Easily my favorite episode of the Timmverse. Genuine hall of famer for this scene alone

Listening Clancy Brown talking to Jeffrey Combs is such a joy. One of a kind actors.

That slap is nasty lmao