9/9/2023 0 Comments Superman and lois 2x09![]() ![]() It was the CW equivalent of “I’m the captain now” from that Tom Hanks boat film I didn’t watch. What do you do when your kid has superpowers and your nigh invincible husband is gone? That is a real question because when Lois tries to tell Jordan he can’t be going rogue and saving people, he reminds her he’s the one with powers. In certain households, it can be a slipper flying at a head. It can be allowance money or a phone or a game system. Most parents have levers of control over their children to punish them when they misbehave. Parenting A Boy Who Can Shoot Lasers From His Eyes and Fly ![]() Sarah is not a perfect person but feeling like your man is not paying enough attention to you is a valid reason for a breakup. For all Sarah knows, Jordan was bailing on her to play Fortnite. ![]() We know Jordan is a teen hero who saved Kyle, Sam, and Lois this week. If I were in this situation, I would not be satisfied with a boyfriend vaguely gesturing towards family problems with no specifics.ĭo I think the show expects fans to sympathize with Sarah more than most do? Maybe, but I do think fans should keep what she knows in mind. Her boyfriend is shutting her out and flaking on her. Though if you think about it from her perspective, it is more understandable. She cheated on Jordan at summer camp, tried to get him to be friends with the girl she kissed and now she’s dumping him? It doesn’t look great. After he bails on her to help Sam and Lois shutdown an X-K factory, she dumps him.įans have understandably been annoyed with Sarah this season. Sarah just assumes he’s a flake because he can’t really tell her he’s half-Kryptonian. Who knew? Jordan can’t even get boyfriend credit for saving Kyle from a fiery death. Apparently when space rock dust catches fire it turns into a fire tornado. This show is not taking it slow with Jordan’s powers as he saves Kyle from an out-of-control fire at an X-K hub. It took Clark on Smallville ten seasons to fly. Getting Dumped The Same Week He Saves His Girlfriend’s Dad Sorry Tyler, but for the enjoyment of the fans your butt must be in spandex for at least five minutes of an episode. I’m sure Tyler Hoechlin was happy to have a week where he could take naps and watch sports, but maybe do something like this again in season five when the show is very established. I applaud Todd Helbing and the writing team for taking a creative risk, but from a ratings standpoint, they should probably keep episodes where the lead is barely in it to a minimum. If you are watching for Superman, it is understandable you wouldn’t be thrilled to see scenes of a girl dumping a boy for not paying enough attention to her with no Superman in between. People didn’t start watching the show for Lana Lang’s mayoral run or dating drama. You can never really know why an episode got the rating it did, and Nielsen ratings are flawed, but I have a decent idea why it did: Only one minute of Superman. Yet this was the lowest rated episode of the season in linear ratings. It is a clever concept to emphasize how important the lead is to the characters and let them step up in his absence and advance their stories. Jordan has to deal with the pressure of being the one with powers who can save people in the absence of his father. Jonathan has to deal with a father who he felt didn’t love him anymore being gone and not knowing if he’ll return. Lois has never been without her husband for this long and you can tell it is getting to her. Disasters are happening that he could have helped clear up. ![]() They really take the time to underline how important Clark is to the world and his family in this episode. I don’t know how that helps him not get ripped apart like the poor cultists in the prior episode, but it worked and thus he’s gone for an entire month. Ally goes through the portal to Bizarro World and Clark follows her after flying around in a circle a bunch of times. The episode opens with Lucy easily breaking Ally out of the DOD like it is where they take shoplifters at the mall and not a heavily guarded government building. They aren’t expecting an episode that is just & Lois. Yet it works. People tuning into Superman & Lois expect to see a lot of Tyler Hoechlin’s chiseled jaw as Clark saves the day or deals with family drama. An episode of a Superman show where Superman is only in it for a minute tops sounds like it would be a horrible idea. ![]()
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