Lex turned out to be one of the true highlights of Crisis. Thanks to the Monitor, Lex returned to life just in time to help save the multiverse from complete annihilation. Hijacking the CrisisThe Lex-ification of Supergirl Season 5 is all the more impressive considering Cryer didn't actually return to the fold until midway through the season, during the Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover. Lex has all but stolen the spotlight for himself by now, but that's been to the series' benefit. He's not just the strongest and most fully realized villain in Supergirl's five-year history, he's really developed into the show's most fascinating character. The end of Season 5 basically cements Cryer's Lex as one of the all-time great DC villains. He's both terrifying and sad in equal measure. He's superhumanly brilliant, yet his one Achilles heel is his tendency to be blinded by his irrational hatred of Superman and Supergirl. He's an egomaniacal supervillain, but one who genuinely believes he has humanity's best interests at heart. His Lex captures the best qualities of the versions seen in DC's modern Superman comics and Superman: The Animated Series. If Rosenbaum plays Lex at his most sympathetic and tragic, Cryer's Lex is a much more traditional take. But the two versions are distinct enough that they stand alongside one another very easily. It's hard to top such a long and definitive portrayal. After all, he's only been playing Lex for a little more than a year, whereas Rosenbaum was a mainstay for more than half of Smallville's 10-season run. YES NOCryer's Lex isn't necessarily superior to Rosenbaum's.

New season of supergirl