Written by Brent Fletcher And Todd Helbing
Directed by Gregory Smith
Superman: "You're not a martyr."
Lex: "And you're not a hero. Just a fool in a cape."
Well, it's a good job this show managed to bag itself a fourth season because this would've been one hell of a cliffhanger to have things on, huh? A change is coming when this show does return in 2024 and the seeds are being planted right here.
With a massive cast reduction slated for next season and potentially two main actors not returning at all, this episode almost felt like a goodbye for a lot of characters. I mean some stories kind of ended but not really.
Take Kyle and Chrissy for example. They only started dating at the start of the season and now they're going to be parents. It's a nice development for the pair. Then there was Sarah, whose testy dynamic with Jordan finally came to an impasse where they decided to keep their distance from one another. For now, that's probably not a bad idea.
Then there's John and Natalie. They're heading to Metropolis to do more DOD stuff but not before John had sex with Lana. The show left it too late to properly pair John and Lana up and now it'll never happen. Though Lana did you with the idea of moving to Metropolis but would she really uproot her life to go there?
As for Sam, we know Dylan Walsh isn't retuning at all next season, which seems foolish especially given that he's now Lex Luthor's hostage and this episode didn't have him saved by Superman or even Lois or Jordan/Jonathan. How do they resolve that next season without Dylan Walsh?
Speaking of Lex, he stayed out of sight until he had his henchwoman Gretchen seduce and snare Sam and brief flashbacks showed both him and Otis surviving Inverse Superman's attack. Then the latter got transformed into Doomsday.
The last five minutes of Superman and Doomsday were the best part of the whole episode with the former getting almost killed by the latter. Then the pair ended up on the moon and we now have to wat until next year to see how this problem gets resolved as Lex moves in on getting his revenge on Lois. Again, it's a good job this show got renewed for a fourth season.
- Lex kept killing Inverse Superman multiple times (with help from Otis and Gretchen) to get the latter to become Doomsday.
- We got flashbacks to various scenes this season as Lois's voice was what got Superman to break free of Doomsday's grip.
- Coach Gaines reappeared mostly to mess with Jonathan. I had not missed that character.
- Chronology; Exactly 32 days since the previous episode.
What Kills You Only Makes You Stronger would have absolutely have made for a frustrating series finale but as a season finale, it's pretty great. Doomsday looked a tiny bit iffy but posed a believable threat and the action sequences were well done. I'm glad we have another season of this wonderful show to look forward to.
Rating: 8 out of 10
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