Written by Kristi Korzec
Directed by Stephen Maier
Lois (to Clark): "How fast can you take off this dress?"
Who would've thought that an entire episode where a dress was the focal point would end up being one of the season's strongest outings yet? No, really, this episode caught me off guard.
With Lois's cancer storyline, the show has gotten that bit more mature in it's writing choices this season and we had a lovely sparkly red dress that Lois was going to a clothing run for reasons that made perfect sense with the story being told this season.
It's a shame that award ceremonies like the Emmys will never acknowledge the acting of Elizabeth Tulloch for her work on this show because she's been knocking out of the park with this cancer storyline and had this been in a non genre series, she'd undoubtedly get a nod.
However here, Lois was aware of her double mastectomy procedure and the effect it would have on her. A lovely conversation with Lana got her to open up about her fears to Clark and a series of flashbacks added context to the significance of the dress in question.
The last scene alone with Lois and Clark all dressed up and flying in the air has got to be one of the most beautiful moments with this iconic pairing in any medium. We all know Lois is going to live, but the episode never nder!ined her fears and the love between her and Clark was beautiful to watch. Again, both Tyler Hoechlin and Elizabeth Tulloch have such effortless chemistry.
As for the rest of the episode, while the A storyline with Lois tugged at the heartstrings, the B plot with John Henry Irons and Bruno Mannheim was more frustrating than anything. Neither one of them came out of this episode looking good.
John took extreme steps to lord it over Bruno with keeping Peia away from him as well as trying to have Bruno arrested. Bruno retaliated by sending Henry Miller to kill John, only for Miller to get killed. Then there was also Matteo and Natalie getting closer again in spite of their feuding fathers. Yeah, this won't end well for the young couple.
- Jonathan and Jordan were at loggerheads with one another ver Kyle until Sarah managed to get them to hug it out.
- Lois's dress origin involved her getting nominated for a Metty award (which she lost) while also resulting her decision to have her wedding to Clark at the Kent farm.
- No Kyle and Chrissy this week and Lois and Lana were planning a night out to Bazoomas (guess what that's a stand in for).
- Chronology: Not long from where the previous episode left off.
The Dress was an episode of two halves. The Lois plot being the strongest and most affecting of the hour while the John vs. Bruno plot being more frustrating than anything else (though we know Inverse Superman is being used as a means to cure Peia). Overall, stil a strong episode.
Rating: 8 out of 10
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