Spoilers "Superman & Lois" Season 1 spoiler discussion!

[Jayson1]

So, I understand the Lana's frustration, but what was the right thing her husband should have done at dinner?

I'm asking because I once found myself in a similar situation. If I stand up for my wife it seems that I imply that she needs me to do it. It may also seem inappropriate for a husband to interfere between his wife and her employer. On the other hand, she was uncomfortable and he should have noticed and intervened somehow.

She is more frustrated than angry at the situation. She understands why Clark has to sometimes put the world ahead of them but that doesn't mean she likes it. Basically she is just letting off some steam. Expressing how it makes her feel sometimes. Jason

 

[EnderAKH]

Yes, the husband was totally clueless about Lana's feeling, but she explicitly talked about being "cornered" and being "uncomfortable". So, would it have been the right thing for him to let Morgan Edge do whatever he wanted with Lana without intervening and being supportive afterwards?

I have been in a similar situation but unlike Lana's husband, I realized that the other person was uncomfortable (but it wasn't anything heinous like the Lana's situation!). So still today I'm a just a little torn what I should have done between helping a person I care about and let her manage herself like a grown adult.

Of course every situation is different and the devil is in the details, but sometimes I get the impression that whatever choice you can make in cases like these is the wrong one.

The right choice is ALWAYS to be Kristoff in Frozen 2.. "I'm here, what do you need?" Ask her, support her, and let her tell you what she needs from you.

 

[Noname Given]

I get the feeling Lana is going to get powers from the X Kryptonite. That’s who Edge was referring to at the end

^^^
I never really watched the old 'Smallville' series beyond about 5 episodes - but didn't that show become "Teen gains powers from piece of Krypton that fell to Earth (and just appened to land near said Teen in Smallville) and Clark deals with it..." for a good stretch?

Just surprised they're pulling a similar old trope here for the new series. It's not necessarily bad if they don't overdo it; but it is surprising to me.

Also, Supergirl S1 had an escaped group (from that space prison that fell to Earth) of Kryptonians wanting to mind control the world - and here we have Morgan Edge using "X-Kryptonite" to resurrect and imbue minions with Kryptonian powers (interesting that they all also just want to do his bidding once resurrected with powers - but there's many ways to explain that if they feel the need to do so.

I will say, so far I DO enjoy their take on Superman's 'super hearing' - although to be fair, IDK how he could respond in time to a Bridge falling in China as shown in episode 2 as hey; the speed of sound through atmosphere is still 750 MPH generally - so the sounds of the Bridge failing and falling wouldn't reach Clark's ears in Smallville (3500/750) until 4 1/2 to 5 hours AFTER the incident.

 

[Christopher]

I never really watched the old 'Smallville' series beyond about 5 episodes - but didn't that show become "Teen gains powers from piece of Krypton that fell to Earth (and just appened to land near said Teen in Smallville) and Clark deals with it..." for a good stretch?

Yes, the "meteor freak of the week" was their routine formula, although it wasn't "just happened to land" -- there had been a massive infall of kryptonite meteorites accompanying the arrival of Kal-El's space pod, and various meteorites just lay buried for 15 or so years until they happened to be unearthed, leached into the water, or something of the sort. Really, it's implausible that Clark didn't get super-leukemia from growing up in a town so massively contaminated with the stuff. (Although it could explain why he didn't develop the ability to fly until the series finale.)

and here we have Morgan Edge using "X-Kryptonite" to resurrect and imbue minions with Kryptonian powers (interesting that they all also just want to do his bidding once resurrected with powers - but there's many ways to explain that if they feel the need to do so.

Huh? There's been no mention of anyone being resurrected. We've seen two of Edge's empowered "minions" so far: Leslie Larr, Edge's right-hand woman and assassin (basically his Mercy Graves), and Subjekt-11, the hitman that went after Lois in episode 3. We've been told nothing about their origins, and given no indication that they're under any kind of mind control, rather than just being on a rich man's payroll.

I will say, so far I DO enjoy their take on Superman's 'super hearing' - although to be fair, IDK how he could respond in time to a Bridge falling in China as shown in episode 2 as hey; the speed of sound through atmosphere is still 750 MPH generally - so the sounds of the Bridge failing and falling wouldn't reach Clark's ears in Smallville (3500/750) until 4 1/2 to 5 hours AFTER the incident.

Maybe what he heard was not the actual bridge collapse, but a news report about it.

 

[Scout101]

Ah yes, I forgot your self-appointed function...

He's also wrong, as it turns out. 90's flash is part of the arrowverse because of the Earth-whatever multiverse thing, right? As of the Crisis miniseries, Smallville was just another one of those infinite Earths, so equally as valid as 90's Flash, characters have interacted, etc...

 

[Snaploud]

At first, I was confused why General Lane decided to implement a "contingency." I just realized it was about the use of the Hulk clap. Superman harmed civilian bystanders because he was in a hurry to get back to his family.

 

[thribs]

At first, I was confused why General Lane decided to implement a "contingency." I just realized it was about the use of the Hulk clap. Superman harmed civilian bystanders because he was in a hurry to get back to his family.

Serves those civilians right for just standing there.

 

[David cgc]

Serves those civilians right for just standing there.

"Hey, everybody, Superman's fighting a guy, and he's getting his ass kicked! Let's all crowd around and watch! Come on, plenty of room next to these empty cars that in the perfect spot to be used as an improvised weapon by someone with super-strength."

 

[Guy Gardener]

^^^
I never really watched the old 'Smallville' series beyond about 5 episodes - but didn't that show become "Teen gains powers from piece of Krypton that fell to Earth (and just appened to land near said Teen in Smallville) and Clark deals with it..." for a good stretch?

Just surprised they're pulling a similar old trope here for the new series. It's not necessarily bad if they don't overdo it; but it is surprising to me.

Also, Supergirl S1 had an escaped group (from that space prison that fell to Earth) of Kryptonians wanting to mind control the world - and here we have Morgan Edge using "X-Kryptonite" to resurrect and imbue minions with Kryptonian powers (interesting that they all also just want to do his bidding once resurrected with powers - but there's many ways to explain that if they feel the need to do so.

I will say, so far I DO enjoy their take on Superman's 'super hearing' - although to be fair, IDK how he could respond in time to a Bridge falling in China as shown in episode 2 as hey; the speed of sound through atmosphere is still 750 MPH generally - so the sounds of the Bridge failing and falling wouldn't reach Clark's ears in Smallville (3500/750) until 4 1/2 to 5 hours AFTER the incident.

Teens and Tori spelling.

Although she would appreciate the misunderstanding. I'll pass that on.

This version of Clark can fly in space.

But can he turn back time?

 

[Nerys Myk]

As I understand it, the reason they gave Jimmy Olsen to Kirby was because it was DC's lowest-selling series, and so they pretty much gave him carte blanche to do whatever he wanted with it, because it couldn't do any harm and might save it from cancellation. And so he ended up laying the groundwork for the Fourth World.

IIRC, Kirby requested a low selling book rather than one of the top sellers. Man, I wish they had but him on Action and/or Superman. Though as mentioned he did have an impact on the entire Superman line.

 

[Guy Gardener]

I get the feeling Lana is going to get powers from the X Kryptonite. That’s who Edge was referring to at the end

Maybe it's bank shot?

Morgan almost broke up Lana's marriage to her football coach husband, by being helpful to a woman who did not ask for help.

Maybe Edge wasn't trying to save Lana, but alienate and marginalize the husband. Later, to prove to Lana that he's a cool dude, and not a fuck up, some one worth loving (PE Teachers. Yuck. Mary Cooper can do so much better.) because she's almost of a mind to leave his boondock ass, so the sportsball coach is going to voluntarily become an answer to the Superman problem, and then she has to make his dinner and do his washing.

I'm a negative person, but I'm fairly sure that Lana had big plans for her life, before she got knocked up by a small town mouth breather, and checked out.

She knows where she is is crap (for her), and she's not going to do anything about it, until she wants to level up, probably after her kids have left home.

 

[The Realist]

Kyle's a firefighter, not a coach.

 

[Christopher]

Yeah, Clark's the coach.

 

[Guy Gardener]

I didn't even look up his name.

I have disdain for the character.

Emily Proctor would never put up with this Gorilla.

 

[mswood]

So, I understand the Lana's frustration, but what was the right thing her husband should have done at dinner?

I'm asking because I once found myself in a similar situation. If I stand up for my wife it seems that I imply that she needs me to do it. It may also seem inappropriate for a husband to interfere between his wife and her employer. On the other hand, she was uncomfortable and he should have noticed and intervened somehow.

Simply put there isn't necessarily a right thing to do. Each person can have a different opinion, and not only that each person could go through nearly exact situations multiple times and want a different reaction each time, and it can all be based on what they're feeling. And with most things in life what we feel isn't exclusive to just one moment, but shaped by our emotional state that Is influenced by who knows how many experiences around or buried from much earlier.

 

[JD]

He has to be Lex Luthor. He is bald. Jason

That could easily be a misdirect. It just feels like there's some reason they're only calling him Capt. Luthor, and not using his first name.

I get the feeling Lana is going to get powers from the X Kryptonite. That’s who Edge was referring to at the end

Right, because last time Lana Lang got superpowers in a Superman show it worked out so well....

 

[Christopher]

Right, because last time Lana Lang got superpowers in a Superman show it worked out so well....

In recent comics, Lana Lang somehow absorbed part of Superman's powers and became Superwoman.

 

[Jayson1]

That could easily be a misdirect. It just feels like there's some reason they're only calling him Capt. Luthor, and not using his first name.

Right, because last time Lana Lang got superpowers in a Superman show it worked out so well....

I think one issue is if he tells General Lane he is Lex Luthor he knows he won't gain their trust. This world already knows about Lex Luthor being a villain. I suspect Captain Luthor knows as well. Has done some research when he got to this earth. Jason

 

[FreezeC77]

I'd imagine so

Oops yea. Meant marvel obviously. doh my bad

 

[Guy Gardener]

Kyle's a firefighter, not a coach.

A full time fireman in a town with less than 4000 houses/shops/warehouse?

When you need a fire truck, you need a damn fire truck... But are they paying 30 guys 40 thousand dollars a year, each, to wait years and years for the next fire? It would be far cheaper to let half the town burn down.

If Smallville really is a small Ville, then budget withholding, they could probably get by with a volunteer fire service.

What this really sounds like is a high school football pension.

Or money laundering or a tax rightoff.