We don't seem to have a dedicated thread for My Adventures with Superman, so here it is.
The show is off to an excellent start. It's a fresh take, with Clark, Lois, and Jimmy as young interns just starting out at the Daily Planet. Alice Lee's Lois is aggressive and driven to become a real reporter, and she's easily the most delightful portrayal of Lois since Superman: The Animated Series, and I say that with no shortage of appreciation for Erica Durance and Elizabeth Tulloch. Jack Quaid (Star Trek: Lower Decks' Boimler) is surprisingly good as Clark, though we haven't heard much of him in Superman mode in the first two episodes. Ishmel Sahid is okay as Jimmy, but I'm not a fan of making Jimmy a conspiracy theorist. (Though it's a cute touch that his conspiracy video blog handle is Flamebird.)
Clark's origins and powers are reinvented in an interesting way. The flashbacks in episode 2 suggest that Krypton was destroyed in a war. The ship Clark came in is some kind of self-replicating tech that's grown into a version of the Fortress right under the Kent farm. Clark has new powers kick in under strong emotional stress or need, represented by his eyes glowing and electricity sparking around his body, and there's some kind of symbiotic connection with the ship. Is he part-cybernetic? Apparently the power-up dynamic is inspired by Dragonball.
Interestingly, Clark can't understand the holographic Jor-El because he's speaking Kryptonian, like in Byrne's Man of Steel. The problem is, I'm fairly sure that Jor-El's language, which Jonathan describes as not of this Earth, is actually straight-up Esperanto. Either that's a lazy choice by the creators, or there's a joke coming about Jor-El having the wrong Earth language settings.
I love the cheeky touch that when the ship gives Clark his modern-style Superman suit (forming on his body in a magical-girl-style henshin sequence without the nudity), Martha takes one look at it and decides it needs a belt and shorts, which she proceeds to add to it.
Not sure about adding the "Newskid Legion" as significant characters, though I like the idea of Lois using them as her Baker Street Irregulars because they see everything on their paper routes. (Are there still kids who deliver print newspapers?) And Azuri Hardy-Jones is terrific as Flip, their leader.
I'm not sure how I feel about the choice of villains. Starting off with Leslie Willis/Livewire as the main antagonist is an interesting choice, but I'm not crazy about bringing in Amanda Waller and her employee Bishonen Deathstroke right off the bat.
I like the touch that Superman repaired the damage to the street after the battle. Although his ability to restore the wrecked cars to seeming intactness was difficult to credit.
The designs and animation are very anime-influenced, but distinctive. I like Superman's character design -- his face looks so kind. Although young Clark in flashbacks looks surprisingly like Ben 10 with glasses.
The show is off to an excellent start. It's a fresh take, with Clark, Lois, and Jimmy as young interns just starting out at the Daily Planet. Alice Lee's Lois is aggressive and driven to become a real reporter, and she's easily the most delightful portrayal of Lois since Superman: The Animated Series, and I say that with no shortage of appreciation for Erica Durance and Elizabeth Tulloch. Jack Quaid (Star Trek: Lower Decks' Boimler) is surprisingly good as Clark, though we haven't heard much of him in Superman mode in the first two episodes. Ishmel Sahid is okay as Jimmy, but I'm not a fan of making Jimmy a conspiracy theorist. (Though it's a cute touch that his conspiracy video blog handle is Flamebird.)
Clark's origins and powers are reinvented in an interesting way. The flashbacks in episode 2 suggest that Krypton was destroyed in a war. The ship Clark came in is some kind of self-replicating tech that's grown into a version of the Fortress right under the Kent farm. Clark has new powers kick in under strong emotional stress or need, represented by his eyes glowing and electricity sparking around his body, and there's some kind of symbiotic connection with the ship. Is he part-cybernetic? Apparently the power-up dynamic is inspired by Dragonball.
Interestingly, Clark can't understand the holographic Jor-El because he's speaking Kryptonian, like in Byrne's Man of Steel. The problem is, I'm fairly sure that Jor-El's language, which Jonathan describes as not of this Earth, is actually straight-up Esperanto. Either that's a lazy choice by the creators, or there's a joke coming about Jor-El having the wrong Earth language settings.
I love the cheeky touch that when the ship gives Clark his modern-style Superman suit (forming on his body in a magical-girl-style henshin sequence without the nudity), Martha takes one look at it and decides it needs a belt and shorts, which she proceeds to add to it.
Not sure about adding the "Newskid Legion" as significant characters, though I like the idea of Lois using them as her Baker Street Irregulars because they see everything on their paper routes. (Are there still kids who deliver print newspapers?) And Azuri Hardy-Jones is terrific as Flip, their leader.
I'm not sure how I feel about the choice of villains. Starting off with Leslie Willis/Livewire as the main antagonist is an interesting choice, but I'm not crazy about bringing in Amanda Waller and her employee Bishonen Deathstroke right off the bat.
I like the touch that Superman repaired the damage to the street after the battle. Although his ability to restore the wrecked cars to seeming intactness was difficult to credit.
The designs and animation are very anime-influenced, but distinctive. I like Superman's character design -- his face looks so kind. Although young Clark in flashbacks looks surprisingly like Ben 10 with glasses.