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Spoilers Krypton season 1

Would many people other than perhaps the diehards who read all the comics be aware that Krypton have a high gravity? Most of what I've seen on tv and in movies has been that his powers come from the energy of a yellow sun and nothing to do with the gravity of his native planet.

It's changed over time. Originally, it was just that the Kryptonians had evolved to the peak of perfection and thus they all had superpowers. (In the radio pilot episode, Jor-El had to explain to an astonished Lara that Earthlings couldn't travel clear across town in a single step but could only stride a few feet at a time.) Then the high-gravity thing was established as the reason Superman had superstrength on Earth (basically John Carter of Mars in reverse). The yellow-sun thing didn't come along until the Silver Age, the '50s or '60s, although they kept the high gravity too.

Of course, every adaptation is its own separate reality, and can do whatever it wants with the question of Krypton's gravity. I'd say it's fairly typical for screen productions to portray Krypton's gravity as comparable to Earth's. Supergirl had humans able to move normally on Fort Rozz, a Kryptonian-built space station whose onboard gravity was presumably calibrated to Krypton level. I believe Lois & Clark did the equivalent with the Kryptonian starship that appeared in the later seasons.
 
^ Probably you're right, and that may be why they've ignored it. It's true that the explanation for Kryptonians' superpowers on Earth has come to emphasize the yellow sun concept much more, but I think in the comics Krypton has remained pretty consistently a high-gravity planet, even though it's no longer a central component of the characters' abilities.

True. I have one comic and I know I've read this--which was another explanation of Superman's powers, as told by Lex. I distinctly remember that everything about Krypton was important as to why the yellow sun affects them so much. Much of the sun's rays affect Superman's vision. That's how I realized that Krypton must be an Earth like planet, but the size of Jupiter. It would also be closer to the sun because a red sun would be cooler than a yellow sun, so to make the planet warm enough for life, it must be physically closer.

But that said, there should be some evolutionary traits that come from Krypton. And being a high gravity planet is a pretty important trait. The pressure on Krypton would be enormous so that for Kryptonians to survive off planet, they would have to evolve a dense molecular structure.

A human from Earth therefore should be struggling on the planet. I hope they do address that.

As for the fights to the death, yes, advanced societies do have weird customs here, but nothing like that. We don't decide leaders based on physical strength and we don't determine contests of physical strength by who can kill whom. That's not just barbaric, it's illogical.
 
A human from Earth therefore should be struggling on the planet. I hope they do address that.
I’d rather not. Whatever they come up with will be unsatisfactory to half the viewers and be mostly pointless to the story.

Since it’s all arbitrary and fantasy, best to keep things simple—yellow sun gives Superman all his powers. Point final.
 
After enjoying the first two episodes more than I expected to, I regret to say I found this one weaker by a considerable margin. Too much time milling about in the claustrophobic sets of the rankless district. Too little Nyssa. Why did that woman need to raid the transmission hub if she was the transmitter? (Just a power source, I guess?) Why is Brainiac verbalizing threats to Krypton on his big empty ship? (Though it is kind of amusing to think he's fallen into the habit of talking dramatically to himself while rattling alone about his giant scary skull boat.)

On the more positive side, the actress playing Lyta continues to impress, and it was satisfying to see her swiftly arrest the officer who shot the unarmed civilian. (It kind of feels like this show and Black Lightning should hang out and discuss thematic points -- though this was obviously referencing the treatment of Muslim communities as well.)
 
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So ah... how are they getting to and from the fortress in the middle of a military operation made to keep people in?
 
The episode seemed poorly edited, directed, or scripted. How did Seg know his friend got infected? How does Adam just randomly find the centry? It seemed like several characters knew things they weren't supposed to, based on what we saw beforehand. The ending was good though, gave me chills.
 
The episode seemed poorly edited, directed, or scripted. How did Seg know his friend got infected? How does Adam just randomly find the centry?

Wasn't it Kem who found out that she was infected? Presumably he called Seg and told him. As for Adam, it wasn't random; he'd been searching all over the district for it. We only saw the part where he found it because that was the only part of his search that advanced the story. That's pretty much how editing is supposed to work.
 
I just saw the pilot. Why do everyone in it has a British accent ? Was it shot in the U.K ?
 
I just saw the pilot. Why do everyone in it has a British accent ? Was it shot in the U.K ?

Yes, in Belfast. Although there's a long tradition of TV/movie aliens having English accents, including Kryptonians in the movies and various TV versions.
 
First of all, LOL at the comment above me.

Second, another issue with last night's episode to me again boils down to Kryptonian society. What kind of advanced society would have leadership positions decided by combat to the death? What kind of advanced society would allow combat to the death for ANYTHING?
Um...Klingon? (Hey this IS a Star Trek BBS) ;)
 
Who says we're talking about an advanced society? We're talking about the military enforcement clan within a theocratic dictatorship. Whatever advancement Krypton has had in the past, it's been set back by the takeover of a reactionary, autocratic, and oppressive regime.

Heck, at least here, the fight to the death was specifically for the leadership of a military unit, something for which fighting prowess is actually an important qualification. That makes more sense than the Klingons electing their legislators on the basis of combat skills.
 
Well, okay. I thought Daron-Vex and Nyssa were loyal to the Voice of Rao's theocracy, but it looks like they're trying to overthrow it. Does that make them the good guys? Or, as Jayna said, would it just be trading one tyranny for another?

I was worried for Ona (Rhom's daughter) when the Voice said he'd be taking her in as one of his acolytes. Religious cults like that often have a creepy sexual exploitation thing going on. But it looks like the Voice was the one who ended up being victimized. I was wondering whether Ona had been possessed by Brainiac's sentry or was just an innocent dupe, but on reflection, she did pretty much insist on doing everything possible to get close to the Voice and give him the doll, and it's hard to believe that was by accident.
 
Well, okay. I thought Daron-Vex and Nyssa were loyal to the Voice of Rao's theocracy, but it looks like they're trying to overthrow it. Does that make them the good guys? Or, as Jayna said, would it just be trading one tyranny for another?
At this point, I feel like we're being cued to perceive Nyssa
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basically to be on the side of the angels, despite her scheming manner, but that dear old dad is not to be believed or trusted.
 
Well, okay. I thought Daron-Vex and Nyssa were loyal to the Voice of Rao's theocracy, but it looks like they're trying to overthrow it. Does that make them the good guys? Or, as Jayna said, would it just be trading one tyranny for another?

I was worried for Ona (Rhom's daughter) when the Voice said he'd be taking her in as one of his acolytes. Religious cults like that often have a creepy sexual exploitation thing going on. But it looks like the Voice was the one who ended up being victimized. I was wondering whether Ona had been possessed by Brainiac's sentry or was just an innocent dupe, but on reflection, she did pretty much insist on doing everything possible to get close to the Voice and give him the doll, and it's hard to believe that was by accident.
The voice is a rather strange character since it is obviously the voice of Brainiac (Ritson’s voice is too identifiable). So is he some agent of Brainiac or does this attack make him one?
Whatever he needs the show needs more Brainiac. You can’t constantly tease him without giving us more of him. I imagine his involvement is what brought many of the viewers into it.
 
“...and Zods are not traitors.” - That’s a oxymoron if I’ve ever heard one.

“Mr Strange, you should see this.”
‘Please, Mr Strange was my Dad, and also what we called a kid in gym class who licked feet. Call me Doctor-No... better make it Adam.’

That’s a very subtle joke. Gave me a good laugh.
 
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“...and Zods are not traitors.” - That’s a oxymoron if I’ve ever heard one.
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the characters of Lyta and Jayna are definitely not the sort of Zods we're used to.

Perhaps the involvement with the House of Vex corrupts them. Nysa might be for freeing the people from the Voice of Rao but I'm not sure Devon doesn't hanker after the top job.
 
Speaking of which, does Adam know she’s a Zod? Would be interesting to see him react to that name.
 
Just watched the trailer for episode 5. Seems to indicate that Salmon's character is Lyta's father. Considering the skin tone of her mum I assumed her dad would be white.
 
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