SHADO Librarian wrote on Jan 20^th, 2017 at 4:07pm:


The actor to my mind didn't take the role that seriously. I had read that he got that crazy from his Dad. If I had cast Luthor I would have gone with someone with real menace. You've got Batman and Sups, both strong actors, both tough guys. That actor played him as a kook. Mind you I didn't see the extended versions of b vs s. People said it explains Lex better. I did like when they shaved his head (the iconic bald guy) he seemed really crazy there in a heavy way. Menace below the surface, which wife and I prefer in villains. Look at the tv Hannibal He's a charming psychopath. For that matter, people really found some serial killers attractive and formed cults around them. Sent them love letters. Psychopaths have mastery over manipulation. You discover too late that their chief interest is them.
Look at this article :

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/herocomplex/la-ca-hc-sneaks-lex-luthor-2016...

One guy in Don't Do that Again is a psychopath and its Alec that realizes it too late. He knew the person was strange somehow but he never knew why. Straker makes the mistake of pissing him off. Enter Mr. Snakie.