SUPERMAN & LOIS 1.6

 

RECAP - SUPERMAN & LOIS  1.6:  "Broken Trust"  

That Jordan Kent kid can't seem to catch a break.  Having to deal with a social disorder that makes him an awkward enough kid, he's also inherited a part of his dad's Kryptonian ability to soak up solar energy, and have super-powers....and his problem as of late is learning to control them.  His flare up at the bonfire party caused a ruckus, and apparently, Tag felt it effected him in a way that gave him uncontrollable super-powers as well.  So, he's a bit pissed off at his situation, as he escaped from the DoD and went straight for Jordan himself at the end of last episode.  There is also Lois' continued quest to bring Morgan Edge down, and she's got an unexpected ally in a man named Marcus, who is REALLY the alternate Earth's Lex Luthor.  So, let's pick up where we left off, and talk about what happened this week.

Jordan has had A LOT of difficulty adapting to his powers, and still needs some help to learn to control them.  Clark continues to help him as best he can, as he starts teaching him about focusing his strength, as well as his heat vision.  But before Clark can teach him more, we see that Tag had to beat the snot out of him, because Tag is desperate to know HOW he became the way he did, and he blames Jordan for it.  So, Jordan is getting beaten up, and he barely manages to call his dad, and Superman races out to save him, and chases Tag, but Tag causes a train to derail to distract the Man of Steel, and while Superman makes the save of the train, the Tag takes off.  Back at the Kent Farm, they fuss over him, and try to figure out what Tag is up to.  Gen. Lane has tabs on Tag in Metropolis, and is looking to capture him.  Clark wants Jordan to sit out the football game, but he wants to get back at Metropolis high really bad, because the players on that team used to bully him.  So, he manages to lie to his dad, because at school, he starts having headaches, and sensitivity to sound.  As much as Jonathan wants to tell their dad about it, Jordan begs him not to.  Sarah comes up and says that she'll be at the game to root him on.  Jordan is still hurting, but he's going to power through...which we see turns into a mistake.

Speaking of Sarah, it turns out that she's got to play babysitter to her little sister Sophie the night of the game, because Lana and Kyle are having a night out due to Lana getting a new promotion thanks to Morgan Edge...who just had a press conference earlier in the day, and wants her to head up the community center.  Lois also showed up at the press conference, looking to find a way to get into the mines that will be opening up, and Kyle being a total kiss up to Edge.  Lois shows up at the Cushings to see if she can get access to the mines, but Kyle and Lana turn her down.  Lois turns to Lana and tells her to be careful, and be aware of what she gets herself into.  So, with the Cushings going to dinner to celebrate, Sarah forgoes the game to babysit her sister.  Unfortunately, that goes bad for her, as Tag shows up, seeking help from her, and wanting answers about what Jordan did the night of the bonfire.  Sarah says she doesn't know anything, and tries to close the door on Tag, but he blows it open and knocks her out, taking her.  

Jordan's issues continue, as his powers effect him during the game, and it's not making the coach happy.  And when the starting quarterback goes down, Jonathan goes in, and he ends up leading Smallville to a comeback win against Metropolis.  Especially when Jordan helps the team win in the end.  But the Metropolis team starts beating down on Jordan in the end zone, and as his teammates go to pull the players off him, his powers start acting up, and his heat vision activates.  Clark senses this, and runs to him, and tells him to release it into his hands.  Later on, Jonathan finally fesses up to their Clark about Jordan's issues, and Clark isn't happy about the fact they kept him out of the loop.  He orders the boys to stay in the hotel room, as he got a call from Lana, asking if he's seen Sarah, but he hasn't, and she's been kidnapped.  Clark takes off to go search for her.  And instead of staying in the room, the boys go out to celebrate the team win.  Once out, they bump into the Metropolis team and they mock both Jon AND Jordan, and as much as Jonathan tries to pull Jordan back from losing control, Jordan loads up to slug his old bully, and Jonathan puts his hand up to block the punch, knowing what Jordan can do, and Jonathan gets severely injured.  

Checking in on Lois, she's trying to get a pass to get into the mine, but isn't having much luck until Marcus shows up.  Marcus managed to get passes, and they head to the mine, where Marcus uses some high tech equipment to cut into the wall of the mine, to show Lois the X-Kryptonite, which they've never heard of.  But their discovery is short lived, as Leslie Larr shows up, and attacks them with heat vision.  Marcus uses yet another piece of high tech equipment to blast Leslie, and allow the pair to make their escape.  Marcus tells her that the story is the X-Kryptonite, but Lois is MORE interested in who the hell Marcus is.  As she goes to press him more for info, she gets a call from Jordan about Jonathan being hurt.  She takes off, but she lets him know that their business is NOT finished.  

Clark is off to Metropolis, where they have tracked Tag.  He took Sarah there, because he needs to know about Jordan, and have her tell the truth, so that he can figure out what happened to him.  She continues to say she knows nothing, and Tag is getting upset, but by this time, Superman arrives to try and diffuse the situation.  He tries to reach Tag peacefully, but Gen. Lane's DoD agents arrive to take Tag out, and Superman tells them to hold their fire, but they fire Kryptonite bullets and Superman saves Tag from attack.  He falls down, and you can see him lose his cool.  He manages to pull out the bullets, and get into the agent's face, eyes red, ready to use his heat vision.  The troops back down, Sarah is saved, and Superman and the General have yet another contentious talk, and Superman reminds him that Tag is just a scared kid looking for answers...and Sam's approach isn't the good one.  Thus, putting more of a chasm between Gen. Lane and the Man of Steel.  Superman then gets wind from Jordan that Jonathan was hurt, and he's off like a shot. 

We later see Lois and Clark talking to the boys about keeping control, and Jonathan has a broken arm, and my never play football again.  He's not happy with Jordan, and leaves the room.  Clark once again reinforces to Jordan that these powers have consequences, and he needs to learn to be responsible with them....having them and using them requires trust.  And he's got to earn it...and tells him that even when he started as Superman, he had to earn the trust of the public.  Lois then talks to Clark, and informs him about what she discovered at the mine, and what Marcus Bridgewater knows, and how Leslie Larr attacked them with what looked like Kryptonian powers.  This isn't making Clark happy, but Lois plans on getting answers.  Afterwards, Lois and Lana chat, and Lana offers to help Lois expose Edge if he's doing something underhanded.  Lois asks her whether or not she wants to tell Kyle, and Lana says that they'll keep it on the downlow. 

 Later on, Jordan and Sarah are chatting before she leaves with her mom, and Sarah lets him know that he can confide in her if he wants to say anything, and that Tag says he blames Jordan for his condition.  Jordan plays it off by lying to her, and then expresses his displeasure at having to do it to his mother.  Lois had just finished her talk with Lana, and listens to Jordan break down about how much his powers seem like a curse.  She comforts her son, but then he starts clutching his head, in agonizing pain, and yells out for Clark.  Clark zips in, uses his x-ray vision to scan Jordan's head, and immediately picks him up, and says he has to get him to the Fortress...and flies off with his son to help him. 

We got a pretty decent story this week, and got some uptick on the Morgan Edge story, as well as continue to watch Jordan cope with his powers....and screw up like any typical teenager does.  Jonathan is an amazing brother, and sacrificed his football career to spare his brother from exposure, and from killing his old Metropolis bully.  Although he's not happy Jordan reacted as he did, and will probably NOT forgive his brother for awhile, it still shows that Jon has a good head on his shoulders, and is the more responsible one of the two.  How the brothers mend fences will be another matter...especially with Jordan now having to deal with his powers raging out of control, and Clark racing him to the Fortress to try and save him. 

I think it's safe to say that, in regards to Jordan, Tag has woken up SOME suspicion in  Sarah about Jordan.  Her little quip about wanting Jordan to open up to her was that test balloon to see if he'll open up, but he doesn't.  But when he DOES open up...it's to the person he can rely on---Lois.  Whether Jordan learns from this is another matter, as he's still an angsty teen who's going to have to grow up a little faster than he wants to.  He's going to go through more growing pains before it's said and done.  And I wonder how long it will be before Sarah is roped into his truth?  

Lois now has MORE on her plate to deal with than just being Mom to two boys:  still chasing the Edge story, and now having to deal with this Marcus Bridgewater character (Lex Luthor).  His tricks of the trade to get them into the mine, to discover the X-Kryptonite (something NEITHER her NOR Clark have ever heard of), and having a near-death experience with a super-powered Leslie Larr.  We're getting that gritty, curious, and headstrong Lois Lane we all know and love.  I'm glad we get the space on this show to see Lois do her thing, and keep giving us the human perspective on everything.  I always look forward to seeing Lois do her thing every week, as it helps balance out the show, what with Clark/Superman doing his superhero stuff.  But Lex has now put himself into Lois' crosshairs, and we shall see what her response is when she begins to uncover the truth. It's also great that she managed to get to Lana about Morgan Edge.  Happy as Lana is about her promotion, I think she honestly still feels creeped out by Edge, and by the fact that Lois makes a convincing argument.  Lana feels she can trust Lois' instincts not only because she's a good reporter, but because Clark trusts her completely.  For Lana...that's good enough.  Plus...she cares about the town and loves the town...and she'll do anything to protect it.  I LOVE the idea of Lana and Lois working together...it reinforces THEIR friendship and bond.  

The Last Son of Krypton had some issues of his own this week...aside from trying to help Jordan gain better control of his powers, to having him help Jordan in the game in releasing his heat vision into his hands, to having to square off with General Lane's troops, looking to destroy a scared kid trying to understand HOW he got this powers.  Superman always does his best to diffuse every situation logically, without having to resort to violence unless necessary.  And if ANYONE understands what it's like to be a scared teenage kid disvoering their powers---it's Clark.  But leave it to General Lane to take the militaristic  approach, and try to put the kid down for good.  The fact that Lane already HAS the alternate Lex in his head about the threat of Superman just fuels his agenda more.  When Superman got shot with the Kryptonite bullets, that was the first time in a long while, I've ever seen Superman pissed off.  That poor soldier was lucky he didn't get fried to a crisp with heat vision.  But I think that will be ONE of the little notes General Lane will use as  an excuse to take Clark down should he feel he needs to.   But this is further putting a canyon in the relationship between the two, and it WILL come to a head eventually. 

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Until next time....Up, up, and away!