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Spoilers "Superman & Lois" Season 1 spoiler discussion!
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I don't have to: I'm watching one.
Ah yes, I forgot your self-appointed function...
Even post-Crisis she never killed any one as a Manhunter sleeper agent.
It's interesting reading everyone's posts about the background of all the tidbits and Easter eggs. I never was much of a comic book reader (and when I did it was mostly Marvel) so the info is appreciated. I'm also getting a real sense of how it must seem to my wife on the other side of me being a Trek fan, what with you guys knowing all the details of the various incarnations and worlds of Superman.
With the way the covid-19 filming restrictions work, I seriously doubt sharing sets is possible. Each production crew is in their own 'pod'; so I doubt much is being shared between any of the productions at this time.
That situation may change as more people get vaccinated, but given that everything is being produced in Canada, and Canada is not doing as well as the US as far as distribution and use of vaccines at this time, who knows how long that will take. (And yes I kind of doubt that Canada would allow any television production team to effectively "jump the line" as far as vaccination priority goes.
They're doing testing and then keeping everybody sequestered in one area for the duration of production. And as I understand it there was an covid-19 incident during the first season production of "Superman and Lois" that caused them to shut down for a few weeks - so yeah even the system they have in place isn't foolproof; and if there was any thought of sharing sets or equipment, that incident probably put and end to that train of thought, if such a thing was ever even considered at one point.
When General Lane brought-up the school for 'powered' kids I was waiting for a "Like the x-men?' comment. Arrowverse has mentioned Marvel stuff in the past... but maybe that would have been beyond the 'Hulk' type joke they used before.
I hope this 'school' actually shows up and matters and doesn't get dropped like when Buffy had the invisible girl end up at an assassin school for invisible kids and it never came up again.
I hope this 'school' actually shows up and matters and doesn't get dropped like when Buffy had the invisible girl end up at an assassin school for invisible kids and it never came up again.
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Lex Luthor lost his hair to Superboy.
(Once or twice.)
No Superboy equals bushy Adonis.
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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.
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.
It was just a standard "I just want you to listen!" vs "What is it I am supposed to do?" dichotomies. Lana didn't want her husband to do anything except understand and respect her feelings, whereas on the other hand he interpreted her as having needed some sort of rescuing that he couldn't determine. It was a pretty standard Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus situation.
From the opening paragraph of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men_Are_from_Mars,_Women_Are_from_Venus:
One example is men's complaint that if they offer solutions to problems that women bring up in conversation, the women are not necessarily interested in solving those problems, but mainly want to talk about them. The book asserts each sex can be understood in terms of distinct ways they respond to stress and stressful situations.
He was offering her a job.
Not demanding to sleep with her.
The correct thing to do is to say "Thank you."
Although...
If Morgan knows that Clark is Superman, and h e knows that Clark used to play hide the rocket ship with her, then she is a bloody good hostage.
Why is big city lady like Lana slumming it in Smallville?
It's where she wants to raise her children?
How wholesome.
Unless she's an outer space robot poised to kill Martha Kent at the most beneficial moment to bring victory to the Manhunter Agenda?
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.
I think you have Lois and Lana confused... Lois is the "big city girl" (well ex-Army brat, but spent most of the adult life in the city), Lana was born and raised in Smallville, she's a "small town girl".
Lana was surprised the guy knew how to use google.
Enraged that her employer sent reports about her conduct to their superiors.
Her right to privacy had been smashed to powder by someone who she signed her privacy rights away to.
She's insane.
If Lana truly felt like she was being impositioned.
HR.
Followed by a lawsuit.
Bankrupt the limey bastard.
Enraged that her employer sent reports about her conduct to their superiors.
Her right to privacy had been smashed to powder by someone who she signed her privacy rights away to.
She's insane.
If Lana truly felt like she was being impositioned.
HR.
Followed by a lawsuit.
Bankrupt the limey bastard.
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Morgan is interested Lana because she has a first class education and could be a successful vice president to any of his subsidiaries, but... She has for some stupid reason (her children) decided to pod on with a fraction of the life she deserves, living as a clerk in a shit hole that he is about the burn to the ground.
"and do you find the work satisfying? Banking can be a harsh business, and limiting to someone with your potential, I glanced at your file, graduated Magna cum loude from Stanhope college, a wide variety of clubs and extracurriculars, travel plans, but you decided to come back here, where your options were somewhat limited. Perhaps we can find something more worthy of your unique gifts? If you want to be a real impact, I can be a real resource. I pride myself in helping people achieve their best self"
She's on the titanic and he is offering her a door to float away on.
Smallville is doomed and she is too dumb to see it.
Take the offer.
Get out.
Run #####, run.
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If you mean the clap, that's not exclusively a Hulk move. By coincidence, just last night I was reading Superman Adventures #66 from 2002 (in a TPB collection), and it contained that exact same action beat -- a villain had Superman on the ropes with a sonic blaster and he did a "Hulk clap" to knock them down. There are a couple of more instances of Superman using it (along with other characters) here: https://powerlisting.fandom.com/wiki/Shockwave_Clap
If this show, The Flash, and Black Lightning are all dealing with metahumans, it'd be nice if their writing staffs took care to stay on the same page with regard to the worldbuilding and concepts, even if they can't have character crossovers yet.
As Lois and Lana said in the bar, one thing men in our culture often don't get is that it's not always about what action you can take to address a problem, but just about acknowledging someone's emotions, showing that you empathize. Lana's problem wasn't that Kyle didn't stand up to Edge; her problem was that Kyle didn't even seem to notice that she was upset. Even if he hadn't taken action, he could've just let his wife know that he saw her reaction and cared about it and validated it.
In a round about way Morgan called Lana a loser.
But she knew that she was a loser and chose wittingly to be a loser and she was good with being a loser until this man shone a light on what a loser she became, on her.
LoserVision.
She crazy.
But Lana does no need a white knight to save her from Smallville.
As long as there is no evil plot to blow up the town and flood the civilian centers with Kroptonite radiation turning the entire population into green ParaDemons hell bent on destroying Superman.
But she knew that she was a loser and chose wittingly to be a loser and she was good with being a loser until this man shone a light on what a loser she became, on her.
LoserVision.
She crazy.
But Lana does no need a white knight to save her from Smallville.
As long as there is no evil plot to blow up the town and flood the civilian centers with Kroptonite radiation turning the entire population into green ParaDemons hell bent on destroying Superman.
True, that does bookend.
But why would he talk her up as a brain, then give her a job as a muscle?
Besides, she wouldn't volunteer for medical experimentation, because she has children, and if she got powers, she would stand by Clark's side and stymie Morgan's plans.
But that is the limitation of the Brainiac.
Dumb people don't like being treated like morons, and act out.
Whatever finesse Morgan thought that he was using, she thinks that he is an asshole.
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