Written by Max Cunningham And Michael Narducci
Directed by Elizabeth Henstridge
Anderson (re pendant): "Can you tell me what this is?"
Ally: "That is a way to change the worlds."
Oh, Anderson. The bar was incredibly low for you as a character and now that we've gotten tot he halfway point of the season, I suppose I should've seen this coming. Of course he was going to end up being a bad guy this season. It probably would've more shocking if he wasn't.
He took way too ,much pleasure in locking Superman up this week and accusing him of being a traitor and then seemed only too happy to have Tal-Rho tortured for good measure. Then there was taking the X-Kryptonite and killing Bizarro. Yup, he better not be making it out of this season alive.
Also with Anderson's career in ruins over his overzealous stupidity, his only other option was to throw in his lot with Ally Allston. Those two together definitely should be a dangerous combination, especially now that Ally has both pendants that she can use to her own advantage. I'm hoping though she doesn't keep Anderson around for too long and that he outlives his usefulness to her sooner than later.
As for Bizarro, it was a shame that he was killed off so quickly bur he had great scenes with Superman, Tal-Rho and Lara in this episode. Tal-Rho in particular was a highlight this week too as some traces for potential redemption seem to be creeping into the character. It also might have helped that Superman stepped in to save him when the chips were down too. I'm liking what the show has done with Tal-Rho this season in his appearances so far.
Outside of the main plots, the B plots also had some good focus too. Jonathan paid the price for protecting Candice and both Lois and Clark gave him both barrels for it. I did feel a bit sorry for Jonathan in this episode but I also thought he was being extremely stupid as well.
As for the Cushings plot this week, it was interesting to see Sarah reach out to Aubrey to talk about her parents split before reaching out to Kyle while Lana managed to put Dean in his place over his own cowardly attacks on her family values. Also points for that nice conversation that both Lana and Lois had about parenting as well.
- We now know that Inverse Lana is the wife of Inverse Tal-Rho. I get the impression we'll be seeing her again very soon.
- Another episode in a row not to feature Chrissy, John and Natalie. The latter two are back in the next one though.
- Sarah confiding in Aubrey instead of Jordan though. I think they're showing the seed for Sarah and Jordan to break up later in the season.
- Chronology: The day after the previous episode.
Anti-Hero was another success. Former Agents Of SHIELD actor Elizabeth Henstridge did a fantastic job here and while the episode had plenty of highlights, for me, it was Tal-Rho who stole the show. It's a shame that Bizarro was killed off but at least the story continued to move at a good pace.
Rating: 8 out of 10
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