SUPERMAN & LOIS 2.13

 

RECAP - SUPERMAN & LOIS  2.13:  "All Is Lost"  

Things are reaching critical mass for Earth, as Ally Alston is putting her final plan into production, and with the pendant destroyed, you'd think that her plan wouldn't be able to happen.  However, she's got an ace up her sleeve, and she's going to find a way to exploit it.  Meanwhile, the Kents do what they can to give the Cushings space, and Lois and General Lane go looking for Lucy, with Chrissy's help.  

We get a good chunk of the past in regards to Lucy, as we see how she meets Ally, and how Ally is able to convince her that she has worth, when Lucy has felt that Lois has always hated her, and tried to control her in the wake of their mother leaving.  This was Ally's entry way into getting Lucy over into her cult.  In present day, Lucy is still steadfast by Ally, even though many others have decided to bail, thinking Ally won't return.  But she ends up doing a broadcast not only on our Earth, but on Bizarro World, as she talks about her time of merging everything into one world---which causes concern for Bizarro Lois.  Ally does return, and she says that it's about time for them to initiate her final plan.

Lois forbids Clark from heading into Bizarro World to save anyone, because he was gone for a virtual month when he disappeared the first time, and he needs to inform the boys about Lana's decision to have the Kents stay away from her and her family for now.  They boys don't like it, and Jordan wants to talk to Lana, but Clark says no, and to respect their space.  Meanwhile, Lois heads to the paper to work with Chrissy on finding Lucy and Ally.  Sam shows up, and says he's got an idea.  They all head into the woods to find her, and to get her out before Ally's plan bears fruit.  Once up there, both Sam and Lois try to convince Lucy that they love her, and that they want her home, but she keeps blowing them off.  Sam eventually cuffs her to him, refusing to let her go until she hears them out.  Eventually, some of Ally's followers get ahold of Lois and Sam, and find the communicator that contacts Superman.  Lucy has it, and when Ally returns, she wants Lois and Sam to contact Superman, but they refuse.  Lucy says she'll do it, not knowing just what really is at stake.  With Sam refusing to contact the Man of Steel, Ally starts draining his life force....forcing Lois and Lucy to have to watch their Dad begin to die.  

Clark finally has his sit down with Jon, and smooths things over with him.  Clark tells Jon that they all make mistakes, but it's what they do to make up for said mistakes that defines character.  He loves his son, and it's hard for him as a parent to let his boys make mistakes on their own.  And despite everyone hating Jon right now, Clark promises that it will get better.  Jon then tells him that Jordan defied him, in order to talk to Lana.  When Jordan arrives at her office, he tries to reason with her in letting him talk to Sarah and explain things, but she refuses.  She says that she hates lying to her kids about what she now knows about him and Clark.  And while he says that he loves her, Lana feels that if the DOES love her, he'll stay away from her....to keep her safe.  Jordan is dejected when Clark finds him in town, and Clark says there's a way to help him forget Sarah...if only for a little while:  They head up to the Fortress where Clark did his training, and begins training Jordan on how to fly.  Jordan starts to get the hang of it, but his dad has to catch him when he begins to fall.  They head back home, where they left Jon all on his own.  It's then that they hear the signal, and Clark flies off....knowing Sam is in danger. 

Lana, after her row with Jordan, feels like she's just making the wrong moves lately.  She didn't want to blow up at Jordan, but she did.  And, on top of that, she's NOT pleased with Kyle about having taken Sarah to the bar Tonya used to work at for Open Mic Night.  Kyle admits his mistake, and just wants to have a family dinner to talk about it---nothing special, just a dinner.  She agrees, and the family convenes, and they are pleased that Sarah's singing and writing songs, but choose to find better venues for her to perform. 

As for John Henry and Natalie, John's been frustrated about trying to amp up the suit, when he finds another energy source....Natalie's suit.  He's pissed off that she built one, because she wants to contribute and help out...and not sit on the sidelines anymore.  He orders her to tear it down, but she refuses, saying she BUILDS things...not destroy them.  So, John Henry TRIES to take it apart, but can't succeed.  They have a heart-to-heart of their own, and John Henry realizes that they're in this position because of her genius and help.  It's then they get an alert:  Superman is in trouble, and they both suit up to race off help him.  

All roads lead up to the woods, as Ally has hurt Sam badly, forcing Lucy to watch what's happened to him, as she and Lois race over to their father.  Superman does show up, and he tries to fend off Ally, but he plays right into her hands, as she begins to drain his powers and life from him.  He fights her off as much as possible, protecting Sam, Lois, and Lucy from her.  But he's weakened and in bad shape by the time John Henry and Natalie arrive to fend Ally off.  They both race Superman and Sam to the hospital.  Lucy won't leave her father's side, and she feels sorry about what happened.  Sam tells her it will be okay, and that she never had to worry about being loved.  She and Lois were the best things that happened to him.  As for Superman, Lois is by his side.  He's alive, but he's extremely weak...and powerless.  Clark will survive, but his cells are normal....if he were human.  So, with Superman on the sidelines, everyone is going to need to step up.  That includes Jordan, Natalie, and John Henry.  

Ally talks to Bizarro Lana, and wants her to finish Superman off with him now weakened, while she begins the merge.  

Mistakes and learning from them are one of the central themes of this week's installment.  Clark dealing with the fallout of telling Lana his secret, and losing her as a friend, Jordan being forbidden from seeing Sarah, Jon finally knowing that his dad doesn't hate him, though the school does, and Sam and Lois trying hard to get Lucy back, knowing their efforts might've been done in error.  As for Lucy---she finally sees just how manipulative and insane Ally is---and what Ally was willing to do in order to get Superman:  kill her father.  Hopefully, this will serve as a wake-up call to her, and have her realize that her big sister and dad have ALWAYS had her back...if she'd just let them.  John Henry realizes that his daughter is not a shrinking violet, and that she's FAR more capable and useful than he gave her credit for.  As for the Cushings, Kyle is quick to own his mistake about Sarah performing in the bar, but it's a minor issue.  Lana is terribly conflicted right now.  She wants to protect her family from any super threats, but she's also pushing away her best friends because she's felt betrayed.  And lashing out at Jordan...it was--admittedly--a bitch move by her.  She sees Jordan's ache in his heart, but still forbids him to see Sarah.  I understand her intentions, but she still laid into him awfully hard.  And after he left completely dejected, she felt like a heel---as she should.  She wants to protect the girls, but she also knows that being a friend of Clark Kent means being associated with Superman.  Is she ready to come to terms with that?  And I wonder that, if and when this Super team can stop Ally....will the danger of Superman being too close to Smallville force Lana to have the Kents pack up and move to spare the town any more threats?  It's something that's been on the back of my mind, and I wouldn't be surprised at all if that happens.  And will Sarah find out about Jordan?  And will Kyle finally get clued in as to what's going on?  And will Lucy FINALLY reunite with her family, and move forward?  All we can do is wait for the final few episodes to play out. 

The tension has been very well heightened this season, and lots of great questions both asked an answered along the way.  Going to be VERY interesting to see how it all plays out.  

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