In this glimpse, Lex and Lana (Kristin Kreuk) are married and have started a family.

So far, they have one child and another on the way.

Hes even helped Chloe (Allison Mack) write a tell-all expose about LuthorCorp.

Michael Rosenbaum’s Lex Luthor wearing a santa hat with Tom Welling’s brooding Clark kent behind him

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There are some really wonderful moments in this glimpse.

Here, we see how good a father Lex could be, one completely unlike his own.

If only it were that simple.

Lex Luthor (Michael Rosenbaum) greets Lana (Kristin Kreuk) and their family on Christmas in the ‘Smallville’ episode “Lexmas."

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It’s tragic then that Lexs time in the dream world doesnt last.

Lexmas provides Lex with a moral dilemma.

Only one will give him his happily ever after.

Jonathan Kent (John Schneider) talks with Lex Luthor (Michael Rosenbaum) at a Christmas party in the ‘Smallville’ episode “Lexmas”

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“Much like his glimpse, this decision to race after both money and power quickly turns sour.

A little-known super origin story.

Butin this pivotal Christmas episode, Lex blatantly chooses his dark destiny.

Lex Luthor (Michael Rosenbaum) looks out the snowy window as the ghost of his mother looks back at him in the ‘Smallville’ episode “Lexmas."

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In choosing not to forfeit the State Senate race, Lex would only secure his own failure.

Its this mindset that kept Ebenezer Scrooge in chains for years and even sent Jacob Marley to his grave.

This mindset ends up destroying Lex, leading eventually to his demise.

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In fact, Lexs own father, Lionel, almost went down that same path.

These small moments with Clark reveal who he is in contrast to Lex.

And isnt that what Christmas is all about?

Lex (Michael Rosenbaum) wakes up in bed on Christmas in the ‘Smallville’ episode “Lexmas”

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