A glimpse of the future Lex Luthor is revealed after a kryptonite explosion splits Lex in two and his evil side - Alexander - is released. Alexander immediately imprisons Lex in the mansion and begins his rampage by trying to kill Clark and Chloe in the lab, jousting with Lionel and convincing him to return to the dark side, and finally threatening to close the Talon unless Lana moves in with him. This was one of the better episodes of the season. After Run and Krypto, the episodes weren't all that good. Several scenes are worth mentioning here. The first being, Alexander hitting on and sexual assaulting Lana, the second being when he battled Lionel, and the third and final one being when he attacked the Kents, particularly Clark. This episode featured solid acting, writing and directing.