Another week of Superman & Lois.
Let’s talk about that reveal. I didn’t want it to be Doomsday, and I’m happy to see my boy Bizarro out there! His speech is kind of weird to portray outside the comics (And to this point I hoped the subtitles would have the reverse speech written instead of “alien language”, but oh well), but geniunely excited to see where we go from here!
I seriously love how family are portrayed in this show. The Lane family discussion? It hits so close. Sometimes parents need to realise that not picking a side is actually harmful to their children. It surely gets ugly, and it’s not due to a desire for inaction, rather, you don’t want to hurt either so you just let them figure out. But that can lead to unwelcome results, like two sisters not speaking for years, so yknow.
And speaking of unwelcome results, whoa, Lucy Lane got the short end of the stick after Crisis, uh. Her life is just in shambles, and while I’m excited to see where it goes, it’s just sad.
On the other hand, Lana is facing her first struggles as a mayor, especially because she was villified by Smallville twice last season. I wish we dialed down a bit the Cushings’ screen time, especially later on as things get uglier with this season’s storyline. Not because I don’t want them, or I don’t like them(I do! I love the common dude PoV) but sometimes they feel too detached from the episode’s plot. I want the family portion of the episodes to be like 35% Kents-35% Irons-30% Cushings, so too give time for everyone to develop nicely.
(Oh hey, Sophie, we haven’t seen you since like whatever!)
Now, let’s tackle the big things of this episode. The Clark burst of anger, coming from Bizarro feeling trapped and angry, were horrifyingly true. I get overwhelmed a lot, and even if I don’t want to, sometimes I end up lashing out at people. That discussion between Clark and Lois, where Clark says “It’s terryfing that everything you do can have an impact on your boys”. It’s something I thought a lot too. So ouch.
And even if it wasn’t his fault, I liked that he apologised. He’s the man in his relationship with the boys, so I like how he both sets an example and follows what he preaches by always recognising his wrong.
Regarding apologies... I don’t really like that Jordan had to apologise to Sarah. Sarah was the one in the wrong by kissing the girl. She should’ve been the one to apologise.I get it, it wasn’t a big deal, she was discovering herself at camp, but that moment rubbed me off in the wrong way.
Also kudos to the writers because they managed to give the “I’ll marry her” moments of teenage angst the exact amount of cringe it deserved. Hey, it’s teenagers, of course they think their highschool sweethearts will be their spouse, and that their relationship that began not even a year ago will survive anything, but I saw myself(well, kind of, never had a s/o but ofc pined after others) in that and I never want to be faced with such a callout ever again.
And now we go to my boy Jon! Taking after his mother, (I hope!) he decides to investigate the X-K drug deal stuff (and hopefully he’s not becoming an addict himself). I hope this ends up giving him powers, and bonding the two brothers(SPEAKING OF THE PORCH SCENE I SCREAMED) as they fight crime in their own way as Superboys. Anyway, I’m SUPER INVESTED in this.
And lastly, Lois. Oh Lois, I can’t imagine how hurt she is. I want to see her take Allstrong down, like tomorrow. And Allstrong... I have the feeling she’s connected with AmerTek and the interdimensional/doppelganger stuff they mentioned. Maybe the “we’re incomplete” refers to the multiverse reboot? Idk, grasping at straws here.
Random thoughts:
The Clark falling down after the punch stuff was hilarious ahdiahdia
I want to see more of Natalie tbh
I think with the suit being fixed, and the “that crest is not yours to give” to Anderson earlier, we’re setting up Irons getting the crest from Clark as they become brother in arms or something by the end of the season. Called it!
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