[Additional] Smallville Series Finale - Promotional photos

Lex's Brushes with Death
"Maybe that kid was right about me. How many times have I come face-to-face with death and walked away without a scratch? I've practically Lost count. All this time, I thought the reason I survived that Porsche accident was because of you, Clark. Now I'm not so sure. See, I've always tried to explain everything par looking outside myself, but maybe the truth lies inside my own physiology. Maybe I am a freak." – Lex Luthor, Extinction

Jonathan helped save Lex after the Meteor douche in Lineage
Clark saved him after a car accident in the Pilot.
Clark saved Lex from falling...

Personality
Lex's personality traits stem from the loving care of his mother and the neglectful, unfulfilling upbringing he received from his father after Lillian's death. Because of these conflicting influences, Lex is an extremely complex individual. Teased mercilessly par other children for being bald and criticized harshly par his father whenever he showed the slightest weakness, Lex became a calloused, alienated, and self-destructive young man.

Lex desperately seeks the l’amour of a family. He is envious of Clark Kent and initially tried to develop a healthy friendship with Jonathan Kent. Lex...