SUPERMAN & LOIS 2.5

 

RECAP - SUPERMAN & LOIS  2.5:  "Girl...You'll Be A Woman Soon"

Things just keep going from bad to worse in Smallville, and the Kents can't catch a break.  This episode brings us more insight as to what Bizarro is up to, but for Superman, he's still not getting much help from Lt. Anderson. Lois is trying to get more info about Alison, but Chrissy resists helping her out, because Lois wasn't forthcoming on Lucy, or anything else.  Jon's hiding the drugs he's taking to enhance his abilities so he can play football this season.  And for Jordan, he's just trying to be supportive of Sarah, who's now celebrating her 15th birthday with her quinceanera, which her parents are prepping her for.  But Kyle has a dirty secret, and it's about to come home to roost for the Cushings.  We learn more about Alison and her plan, and what the "Ascension" truly is...and get to know more about her life, and what led her to where she his today

Alison's past comes to light as we see a younger version of her accepting this amulet that was owned by her father.  Her brother tells her that it has brought nothing but misery to their family, but she didn't listen to him, and he's ushered out.  This takes place in Metropolis in 1979.  She prepares for a guest:  Chrissy Beppo.  Chrissy goes to interview Alison, despite Lois asking her to help with the story about Bizarro.  Chrissy is still pissed off at Lois, and she goes to meet with Alison.  As the interview goes on, Alison talks about her vision of The Ascension.  She ends up drugging Chissy, and uses the amulet to show Chrissy a darker version of herself. Having been transported into this alternate world freaks her out, and all Alison can tell her is that she as "ascended".  What that means, I have no idea, but I can see now how many have fallen into Alison's trap.  Chrissy is just the latest.  Meanwhile, Lois' investigation into Alison....going over her own story to find any holes in it, as she told Clark...she discovers the one of the people attending Alison's seminars was Dr. Faulkner.  Lois goes to talk to Faulkner, only to find Bizarro there...and they have a staredown for a brief moment, and then he flies off, and Lois discovers that he's killed Faulkner by twisting her neck.  

Superman goes to visit Lt. Anderson yet again, to see if he can use the pendant that Bizarro had to track him, but Anderson shows him that when the two are in proximity to each other, they power up.  Anderson questions Superman's loyalty, and refuses to let the Man of Steel have the pendant...unless he brings Bizarro to him.  So, Superman is on his own, and he does check in on Tag at this point in time, and tells him to continue to rest, and that he did the right thing in taking the pendant to Anderson.  He then meets up with Lois, and they both discover that they seem to have a common enemy:  Alison Alston.  So, they quickly get to Alison, who tries to play off Lois' warning until Bizarro does show up.  Superman saves her, and he and Bizarro fight.  They trade blows back and forth, but Superman eventually puts him down.  He then flies him north to the Fortress of Solitude, where he hopes his mother Lara can come up with the answers as to WHY Bizarro is here.  They then get ready for Sarah's party.

Sam Lane arrives at the farm to start training Jordan, and Jon gets wind of this, and offers to be a sparring partner for Jordan, and they agree.  But before he does...he takes a whiff of the drug he got from Candice, and is ready to help out Jordan.  However, in the process of he and Jordan sparring, he starts getting REALLY aggressive.  Sam halts the sparring, but Jon throws it in Jordan and Sam's face that maybe the wrong Kent is being taught when it comes to their powers.  They each get themselves ready for the party. 

Speaking of the birthday girl, Sarah is being taught to dance by her dad, as Lana just beams with pride.  She goes to prepare for the party, and Kyle wonders just how lucky he is to have his family, especially his daughter. However, he keeps ignoring the calls from the bartender Tonya, whom he had an affair with.  

The party eventually begins, and all parties involved attend the celebration.  Jordan is obviously in awe of Sarah's dress and how she looks, Jon goes off, and Lois and Clark show up, and talk a little bit about what's happened.  She had felt guilt earlier over lying to Chrissy, and for what happened with Lucy.  Clark tries to assure her that she shouldn't feel that way, she did all she could.  Chrissy shows up and tells Lois she was right about Alison...she drugged her, and told Lois what happened.  Lois and Chrissy go to talk as Kyle talks to Clark about the party, but then he sees Mayor Dean at the party, and he realizes that the crap is about to hit the fan, and takes off, as he gets another call from Tonya.  

Sarah and Jordan spend time with each other, as they take a break from the party.  They talk about Jon and his behavior, and Sarah reassures him that things will work out.  They then overhear Kyle talking frantically to someone, and they overhear and then see Kyle talking to Tonya, who admits that she leaked info about their affair to one of her friends, who then told Mayor Dean about it.  Tonya said she thought Kyle was going to leave Lana for her, but that didn't happen.  Sarah confronts her father, and he tries to explain, but Lana shows up, and she calms everything down, and tells Sarah that this is her party, and they're going to get through this as a family.  So, they go in, and they do the father/daughter dance, but Sarah just can't handle it.  Lana is there to offer her daughter strength, as she talks about how Sarah has been just as strong for her, as she has been for Sarah.  Sarah does what she can to keep it together, as her world...and Lana's...seem to be crumbling down.  

Jon and Jordan finally have that long awaited talk about what's going on with Jon as of late, and then his eyes glow red, and Jordan realizes that Jon has powers.  He thinks that's great, and wishes he'd said something sooner.  He feels they need to tell their dad, but Jon urges him to wait on that, and let him process what's going on.  Jordan agrees.  

As for Superman, he's flown off to the Fortress, where Lara has managed to understand Bizarro's purpose.  Being able to speak now, Bizarro informs Superman that if they don't stop Alison Alston, a war will break out, and Kal-El will lose everything he ever loved.  He's here to save two worlds.  

This episode saw A LOT of puzzle pieces fit together, and we got some more background on not only Alison...who now appears to be our main enemy this season, but for Bizarro as well, as he's from an alternate reality, and he's saying he's here to save two worlds.  We now understand just who it was that Dr. Faulkner was talking to.  She was a part of Alison's cult.  And we see that this amulet she has, she uses to brainwash her members into what she calls The Ascension.  Chrissy got a taste when she saw the bizarre dark version of herself.  I wonder if the Chrissy that told Lois what she discovered is actually the evil Chrissy, and not the real Chrissy Beppo.  But either way, Lois, with the Faulkner connection, and Bizarro's ties to it all, now realizes that Alison's a much bigger threat than she thought.  And this also means that she's got to get Lucy out of this before she gets killed.  

Superman now can finally understand what Bizarro's purpose is, and we wonder at this point if they will work together, or will Kal-El keep Bizarro at bay by turning him over to Lt. Anderson?  And speaking of Anderson...how long before he finds more super soldiers, and not only stop Bizarro himself, but maybe take down Superman as well?  Tensions are getting higher and more intense between the two, and I can see that as Anderson's solution if he can't stop Bizarro.  

How long will Jon be able to stall Jordan from telling their dad about his powers?  How much of this drug and he continue to take before something bad happens?  Jon has been walking that tightrope lately, and he's been the good kid...for the most part...but now he's tired of playing second fiddle to Jordan, and he feels he needs to prove himself---even if it means putting himself at risk, and lying to his parents.  This is not going to end well for Jon when the truth comes out.  

As for Lana and Sarah...now that the cat's out of the bag, can Lana circle the wagons to save her campaign for Mayor?  Has Kyle's indiscretion with Tonya sealed her fate?  And has this revelation the straw that broke the camel's back, and there's no going back?  These two are going to have to lean on each other very heavily.  As for Kyle...he's going to have to do something extraordinary to salvage his marriage and relationship with his daughter.  His affair has put his family behind the 8-ball, and all but assured Dean's re-election.  Dark days are ahead for the Cushings, and we'll see just how bad the fallout is.  

What did YOU all think of this episode?  What's your opinion of Kyle?  Do we see Jon get out of control?  And what about Lt. Anderson?  Will he eventually turn on The Last Son of Krypton?   And can Lois save her sister...and everyone else in Alison's cult...before they're all a part of this "Ascension"?  And will we see John Henry Irons again?  And what about Natalie?  We've much to see as we move further into this season. As for your thoughts...subscribe to the blog, and leave your theories and comments below.  This show has been great on the drama, and the stories don't feel rushed.  They're taking time with character development, and they're not cheating the audience.  

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