Written by Katie Aldrin And Michael Narducci
Directed by Alexandra La Roche
John Henry Irons (to Superman): "Right now you got a chance to fight. Do not let that bastard take you away from our family. Remember who you are. Fight back damnit, fight."
Okay, I did not expect them to resolve the potential of this Earth's Superman becoming so dark so quickly and with Tal-Rho captured at the end, well, what are we going to do for the remaining three episodes in the season?
Well, for starters, Leslie Larr still happens to be on the loose so I'm guessing that Tal-Rho won't be staying in military custody for that long. Then again, are we even dealing with Tal-Rho at this point? I ask because this episode actually went there and sort of introduced General Zod.
It seems that Tal-Rho's father Zeta wanted to use Superman's body to harbour Zod's soul and had it not been for both Lois and Steel actually breaking the conditioning, we really could've lost Superman this week.
It took a lot to convince Steel to actually help rather than kill Superman. Lois had to out her relationship with Superman and even Jonathan tapped into John's conscience as he was determined to kill rather than save Superman.
It's good that he did come around because there was something delightful in seeing both Superman and Steel working together against Tal-Rho/now likely Zod. Hopefully this resolved the tension between the two of them for the remainder of the season.
Meanwhile with the potential danger of Superman turning to the dark side, it was also time to remind audiences that this show actually belongs to the Arrow universe. Diggle appeared to help Lois, argue with Sam and even try to talk some sense into Steel and hopefully this won't be the last time we see Diggle on the show.
As for the Cushing family, they bore the brunt of everyone's anger regarding Morgan Edge and I did feel bad for them. It was however nice to see Lana, Kyle and Sarah put on a united front and even Sophie managed to make an appearance for at least one scene.
- Now that even Oliver can get a mention on this show thanks to Diggle, surely it's time for Kara to be mentioned or even appear before this season ends?
- Sam apologised to Clark yet again for doubting him but will inevitably do something else to doubt his son in law.
- Surprised that Lana didn't retain some of Lara's memories, unless something triggers them later on. Nice to see Jonathan and Jordan work together to locate their father.
- Chronology: Where the previous episode left off. Lois contacted Steel while he was contemplating connecting with this Earth's version of his sister.
Through The Valley Of Death might have curbed the potential evil Superman plot but with the possible addition of Zod, Diggle's appearance and both Superman and Steel working together, this was another very satisfying episode.
Rating: 8 out of 10
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