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* ArtisticLicenseGeography: Lex Luthor travels to Brazil and the caption identifies the place as the city of São Paulo. There is only one ''big'' mistake: the location where Lex is is clearly the Lapa Arches... located at the city of Rio de Janeiro. For foreign audiences who do not know Brazilian geography, it is basically the same as saying that the Empire State Bulding is located in Pennsylvania.
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* AbsenteeActor: Nicole Maines (Nia) misses this episode.
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* IgnoranceIsBliss: Obsidian Platinum users outright flee to their VR when the giant Sun Eater is about to endanger the entire Solar System, thanks to some adverts encouraging them to do so.
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* {{Hypocrite}}: Lena has some nerve calling Kara "two-faced" for using Myriad, given that before Crisis, she'd manipulated Kara to get access to the device herself and expressed rage for the heroes assuming that she'd stolen it for nefarious purposes. [[DownplayedTrope That said]], Lena's anger is based on Kara's own apparent hypocrisy; using Myriad is apparently fine for Kara, but forbidden for Lena, since Kara doesn't bother explaining the why or how of what she's doing with it.

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* {{Hypocrite}}: Lena has some nerve calling Kara "two-faced" for using Myriad, given that before Crisis, she'd manipulated Kara to get access to the device herself and expressed rage for the heroes assuming that she'd stolen it for nefarious purposes. [[DownplayedTrope That said]], Lena's anger is based on Kara's own apparent hypocrisy; using Myriad is apparently fine for Kara, but forbidden for Lena, since Kara doesn't bother explaining the why or how of what she's doing with it.the device beyond using it to locate some missing people.
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But Lena doesn't know that and Kara doesn't explain herself


* {{Hypocrite}}: Lena has some nerve calling Kara "two-faced" for using Myriad, given that before Crisis, she'd manipulated Kara to get access to the device herself and expressed rage for the heroes assuming that she'd stolen it for nefarious purposes.

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* {{Hypocrite}}: Lena has some nerve calling Kara "two-faced" for using Myriad, given that before Crisis, she'd manipulated Kara to get access to the device herself and expressed rage for the heroes assuming that she'd stolen it for nefarious purposes. [[DownplayedTrope That said]], Lena's anger is based on Kara's own apparent hypocrisy; using Myriad is apparently fine for Kara, but forbidden for Lena, since Kara doesn't bother explaining the why or how of what she's doing with it.
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This is a false equivalence. Lena used Myriad to try and brainwash humanity. Kara used it to save them.


* {{Hypocrite}}: Lena has some nerve calling Kara "two-faced" for using Myriad, given that before Crisis, she'd manipulated Kara to get access to the device herself and expressed rage for the heroes assuming that she'd stolen it for nefarious purposes. [[DownplayedTrope That said]], Lena's anger is based on Kara's own apparent hypocrisy; using Myriad is apparently fine for Kara, but forbidden for Lena.

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* {{Hypocrite}}: Lena has some nerve calling Kara "two-faced" for using Myriad, given that before Crisis, she'd manipulated Kara to get access to the device herself and expressed rage for the heroes assuming that she'd stolen it for nefarious purposes. [[DownplayedTrope That said]], Lena's anger is based on Kara's own apparent hypocrisy; using Myriad is apparently fine for Kara, but forbidden for Lena.
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actor's name is Chris Wood, not Chris Woods


** Although unseen onscreen, Chris Woods (Mon-El) played one of the dead bodies under the sheets.

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** Although unseen onscreen, Chris Woods Wood (Mon-El) played one of the dead bodies under the sheets.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: For Lex.

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* ADayInTheLimelight: For Lex. And to a minor extent for Eve, whose whole story since crisis is shown.
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* CallBack: When Lex calls his mother to tell her about all his machinations, he tells her he did it "My Way," (complete with the background music.

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* CallBack: When Lex calls his mother to tell her about all his machinations, he tells her he did it "My Way," (complete with the background music.music).
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* CallBack: When Les calls his mother to tell her about all his machinations, he tells her he did it "My Way," (complete with the background music.

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* CallBack: When Les Lex calls his mother to tell her about all his machinations, he tells her he did it "My Way," (complete with the background music.
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* CallBack: When Les calls his mother to tell her about all his machinations, he tells her he did it "My Way," (complete with the background music.
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* SeenItAll: Lillian doesn#t really react all that much after being told by Lex about the death of the previous Multiverse.

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* SeenItAll: Lillian doesn#t doesn't really react all that much after being told by Lex about the death of the previous Multiverse.

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* TheCameo: Clark Kent and his two {{Alternate Sel|f}}ves shown in ''Series/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths2019'' (the ''Smallville'' one and the ''Superman Films'' one) make a minor appearance in Lex's memories, using footage from that event.

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* TheCameo: TheCameo:
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Clark Kent and his two {{Alternate Sel|f}}ves shown in ''Series/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths2019'' (the ''Smallville'' one and the ''Superman Films'' one) make a minor appearance in Lex's memories, using footage from that event.



* FeedItABomb: Subverted. J'onn tries to fly a hydrogen bomb into the Sun Eater in an effort to shrink it, but the thing is so hot that he's ejected before he can plant the bomb. Supergirl instead tosses the bomb as close to the Sun Eater as possible and detonates it with a missile, achieving the same effect.



* HopeSpot: While Kara and Lena's initial conversation is uncomfortable, it does offer hope that they could reconcile. Lex notices this and quickly sabotaged any hope of a reconciliation.

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* HopeSpot: While Kara and Lena's initial conversation is uncomfortable, it does offer hope that they could reconcile. Lex notices this and quickly sabotaged sabotages any hope of a reconciliation.



* IgnoranceIsBliss: Obsidian Platinum users outright flee to their VR when the giant Sun Eater is about to endanger the entire Solar System.

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* IgnoranceIsBliss: Obsidian Platinum users outright flee to their VR when the giant Sun Eater is about to endanger the entire Solar System.System, thanks to some adverts encouraging them to do so.



** Kelly gets her usual one scene

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** Kelly gets her usual one scene scene.

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* VillainWithGoodPublicity: In addition to the sterling reputation he obtained post-Crisis (which Lillian convinced him not to waste on plans to destroy Superman and Supergirl), Lex gets the credit for saving people from Obsidian Platinum's failsafe bug, a crisis he himself orchestrated.



* VillainWithGoodPublicity: In addition to the sterling reputation he obtained post-Crisis (which Lillian convinced him not to waste on plans to destroy Superman and Supergirl), Lex gets the credit for saving people from Obsidian Platinum's failsafe bug, a crisis he himself orchestrated.

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* VillainWithGoodPublicity: In addition to the sterling reputation he obtained post-Crisis (which Lillian convinced him not to waste on plans to destroy Superman and Supergirl), Lex gets the credit for saving people from Obsidian Platinum's failsafe bug, a crisis he himself orchestrated.
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* VillainBall: Lex telling Eve all about how he manipulated her and blackmailing her instead of letting her continue to happily be his PerkyFemaleMinion of her own free will. No way this won't come back to bite him in the ass.

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* BadassBoast: Gamemnae is quick to remind Lex that she is a god, when she angrily confronts him over killing Margot.

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* BadassBoast: Gamemnae is quick to remind Lex that she is a god, god when she angrily confronts him over killing Margot.



** Played straight with Lex and Eve; every kind thing he does for her has an ulterior motive, and it's all meant to get revenge for a betrayal that, courtesy of the CosmicRetcon of Crisis, never happened.

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** Played straight with Lex and Eve; every kind thing he does for her has an ulterior motive, and it's all meant to get revenge for a her betrayal that, of him, which, courtesy of the CosmicRetcon of Crisis, never happened.



** For one, Lex is revealed to be behind Jeremiah Danvers' death, having lied to Eve and making her think he was her late father's murderer. [[InternalReveal In-universe]], he reveals this to her as part of his rejection of her affections.

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** For one, Lex is revealed to be behind Jeremiah Danvers' Danvers's death, having lied to Eve and making made her think he was her late father's murderer. [[InternalReveal In-universe]], he reveals this to her as part of his rejection of her affections.



* TheUnreveal: Eve's father's killer. Lex doesn't know, and never bothered to find out, and lied that Jeremiah is the murderer.

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* TheUnreveal: Eve's father's killer. Lex doesn't know, and never bothered to find out, and lied that Jeremiah is was the murderer.
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* BeneathTheMask: Despite all her horrific actions this season and her refusal to believe Kara is the real personality, Lena was the only one to notice Kara sadly sneak out of the briefing. She then followed Kara to her office and despite the extremely uncomfortable atmosphere offered genuine sympathy to Kara. It shows that deep down Lena still cares about Kara and wants her to be friend. That is until Lex sabotaged any reunion.

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* BadassBoast: Gamemnae is quick to remind Lex that she is a god, when she angrily confronts him over killing Margot.



** Ms Martian also returns.

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** Ms Martian also returns.returns to help fight the Sun Eater.



* FallGuy: Lex set up Margot as one for both himself and Leviathan.



* HowWeGotHere: The ColdOpen starts with Lex just having killed Margot and being hailed a hero, the rest of the episode are mostly {{Flashback}} to him manipulating the events leading up to it.



* KilledOffForReal: Margot dies in this episode, to the displeasure of some of the other Leviathan members.
* OutOfFocus: Due to Melissa Benoist directing the episode, do not expect to see much of character onscreen.

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* IgnoranceIsBliss: Obsidian Platinum users outright flee to their VR when the giant Sun Eater is about to endanger the entire Solar System.
* InternalReveal: This episode shows Lex being told about Leviathan. He also reveals that he knows to Gamemnae, but keeps on manipulating her.
* {{Kaiju}}: The Sun Eater the Morae Leviathan assassin frees on behest of Lex as a distraction grows ''gigantic'' the closer it gets to the sun.
* KickTheDog: Lex takes incredible glee in rubbing it into Eve's face how much he used her and how she cannot back out now.
* KilledOffForReal: Margot dies in this episode, to the displeasure of Gamemnae and presumably some of the other Leviathan members.
* OutOfFocus: {{Leitmotif}}: ''Music/MyWay'' once again plays for Lex.
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Due to Melissa Benoist directing the episode, do not expect to see that much of her character is seen onscreen.


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* PlayingBothSides: Lex plays ''everyone'' like a fiddle. His sister, Eve, Supergirl and Leviathan.


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* RedOniBlueOni: Lillian is annoyed with Lex's overzealous behaviour.


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* SeenItAll: Lillian doesn#t really react all that much after being told by Lex about the death of the previous Multiverse.

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