Saturday, January 22, 2022

SUPERMAN & LOIS 2.2


 


RECAP - SUPERMAN & LOIS  2.2:  "The Ties That Bind"  


Well....this week was a little better....everyone was a tad more mellow, and not in need of a Prozac, and hit the breaks on the tension---sort of.  Lois is still trying to learn her way around how to deal with Natalie, and vice versa, while John has his own issues with being around Lois.  Lana is still trying to ensure that she can get the new mayoral candidate in front of the Smallville faithful to ensure that the incumbent mayor goes down, the smug bastard.  Jon is still dealing with rehabbing his arm, and trying to get back into shape, but notices one of his teammates is a tad more....jacked than he used to be. Sarah's still hiding something from Jordan, and sooner or later, she's GOING to have to tell him.  But having the WORST of it all...is Superman.  Clark has been experiencing crippling visions of something that was underground, and it's painting a grim future.  It's also hindering him from doing what he does best---be the hero.  On top of that, the new DoD head - Anderson - has new super-powered people on his team wearing Superman's crest, and the Man of Steel isn't happy about it, but Anderson wants Superman's loyalty to America, which the former Last Son of Krypton isn't willing to give.  It will hinder his ability to be the hero the world needs if he can't operate without US Government sanction.  Safe to say....things are messy all around.



For the Irons Family....John and Natalie took off from Smallville to head to Metropolis in order to get their lives in order, but it didn't turn out so well.  Natalie has had trouble fitting in anywhere on this Earth, what with everyone that she knew on HER world, are NOT her friends on THIS world.  And John is trying to be supportive, but Nat is also dealing with the fact that she's seen the Lois Lane of THIS Earth, and is married and has kids with the Superman of this world---and THAT is extremely off-setting.  It didn't help that Lois completely went cold shoulder on her as well.  But as we learned last episode, Lois and Lucy's mother abandoned them when they were little. This has also led to us learning about something ELSE about Lois' life that we will dip into in a bit.  As for the Irons...Lois had reached out to John to try and smooth things with Natalie, but it's still rough going.  Heading to school with the boys seems to help somewhat, as he hangs out with Jordan and Sarah at lunch, and Sarah brings up the car her Dad got, that they can't get running.  Nat offers to take a look at it, and she and Sarah hang out after school, where Nat DOES notice that Sarah IS hiding something from Jordan, and if she doesn't tell him, it's only going to be worse.  And, with minimal effort, she gets the car running.

Speaking of Lois, she's facing issues on TWO fronts this week:  Clark's issue with this mental attacks, and this recent revival of a story she did sometime back when she was still with the Planet about a Cult Leader who misled people.  Those caught up in the cult leader's web all gave testimony to Lois, and she followed all protocols, and the story went to print, and the cult leader got in trouble.  But, however, the cult leader has posted a video denying everything, and now some of her former followers are now recanting their stories, causing backlash to Lois' credibility, as well as Chrissy's.  Chrissy doesn't want to go down with Lois, but Lois sticks to her guns.  She had a personal stake in the story because of someone close to her that got involved with the cult leader.  Chrissy presses her about it, and Lois admits that it was Lucy.  Lucy was a victim, and she did what she did to help her sister.  Chrissy feels that they need Lucy to speak up, but Lois isn't sure that she can get her sister to talk---they haven't spoken since then. 




On top of that, she's also investigating what's going on in the mines, as they recurring earthquakes have been causing problems all around town.  She and Chrissy talk to the geologist on site, but she isn't forthcoming with the answers, so she enlists John's help to track the seismic incidents and try to figure out what's REALLY going on.  There's another tremor, and they make an interesting discovery.  So does the geologist...who notices that whatever it was in the tunnels, is VERY powerful, and makes a call to whomever her superior is, which calls into question who SHE really is, but I'm assuming it's SOMEONE evil.  

We check in with the boys, as Jon tries to get his arm back into shape, but notices one of his teammates BIGGER than he remembers.  Jon pretty much discovers the guy is juicing, and tells Jordan.  As for Jordan, Sarah finally tells him what's been eating at her:  she made out with a gal at camp, and while it was brief and didn't mean anything to HER, it leaves Jordan devastated, and he walks off.  




For Clark....it's been a REALLY rough go.  These mental attacks are getting worse, and he's seeing visions of destruction.  Lois wondered if it was a planet possibly, but he's not sure.  He goes to ask his brother Tal-Rho about it, and he says he himself hasn't experienced it, but wonders if the townsfolk and Jordan will.  Tal offers to test him at his Fortress, but Kal refuses.  However, as Superman is going to bust up a weapons deal, he gets an attack again, and a guy powering up with some gas beats him up, but the Supermen of America show up to quell the threat, and Tag---a new member of the group---wonders why the Man of Steel is down for the count.  At the DoD, Lt. Anderson wonders what it was that got to him, and Superman can't recall.  He's worried about Tag being a part of Anderson's group, but Anderson lays down his law to Superman:  If you're not on his team, he doesn't have free rein there anymore.  So, Superman ends up going home, to say that he's going to get his brother and head to the Fortress to see what's going on.  Jordan is there, and offers to go with, just so he can feel useful.  They head to Tal's Fortress, where he brings out the crystal that has their mother Lara's essence.  She offers to test Kal, and see what's going on.  Meanwhile, Tal tries to goad Jordan, but he isn't playing games with his uncle.  Tal breaks free of his binds, lying about being powerless, and goes to attack his brother, and Jordan fights back.  Lara begs him to stop.  Kal recovers and goes after his brother, but Lara stops him from doing anymore damage.  She knows what's happening to him.  

Later on, Clark is talking to John and Lois about his findings, and they find out that his mental attacks coincide with the earthquakes happening in Smallville.  5 separate incidents, and 5 earthquakes.  So, the pieces are coming together.  They just now need to find out what lies beneath.




To put a wrap on this episode, it appears that Lana's efforts to get one of Smallville's brightest, David, to run for Mayor falls to pieces as he decides to take a job in Bristol in the wake of the financial downfall of the town.  The mayor thing isn't a guaranteed thing, but this town in Bristol is.  So, he bows out of the race.  Lana feels it isn't fair, and Kyle chalks it up to politics.  And she wants to unseat the incumbent mayor so badly, and Kyle starts asking around while he's at work, and she starts looking for other potential candidates, only for both of them to make the same discovery:  that SHE should run for mayor of Smallville.  So, the incumbent mayor will now have a formidable foe in Lana Cushing.  





This episode was better than the season premiere, and we got ONE issue fairly resolved, but we also got some more unraveling mysteries that are now going to effect the Kents in a huge way.  First and foremost, whatever this thing under the ground is---it's effecting Kal-El in a big way, and it's going to put him in harm's way in a massive way---and I believe it's Doomsday.  And who knows if Lt. Anderson is going to rear HIS ugly head into the proceedings as well.  His patriotic issue is an annoying aspect of this season so far, and NOT a fan of it.  And these young "Supermen" are going to be sacrificial lambs to this underground threat.  

As for Lois---well...she's got some issues to work through.  She's STILL got a find a way to co-exist with Natalie, and NOW...aside from wondering what her husband's going through, is to put this cult leader down once and for all, and that means opening old wounds with her estranged sister, Lucy.  Now, we haven't seen Lucy Lane since she made an appearance WAAAAY back in Supergirl, when Supergirl met The Flash.  Lucy was working for the DoD at the time, so in this New Earth, not sure what's changed in Lucy's history since then, but this cult thing is new. So....not sure how this will play out, but expect tension.  

Not sure where Jon's story will go either, but it's not a big picture thing.  As for Jordan and Sarah...I expect the two to be apart for awhile.  I know Jordan will get drawn more into his father's issues, and Sarah can be expected to lose herself either in this new friendship with Natalie, and also with her mother's mayoral hopeful.  

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Until next time....Up, up, and away! 



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