Written by Aman Adumer
Directed by Jen Bennett
Clark: "What did you think of Superman, huh? He's a pretty great guy."
Lois: "Oh, he's a liar."
Ouch, what a way to end this one, huh? Superman spent most of the episode actively avoiding being interviewed by Lois as well as the rest of the Daily Planet staff, only for Lois to label him a liar to Clark at the very last second.
I mean, Lois kind of had a point. When he finally did agree to be interviewed, Superman kept his answers as brief as possible and flew off. Then again, this version of Lois has proven to be a bit reckless too when it comes to getting her story.
She was annoyed when the big Daily Planet staffers came and stole her murder board and she tried to use a bank robbery as a means of getting herself and Jimmy held hostage so Superman would not only rescue them but agree to an interview. Her plan mostly worked. Still there's the trope of Lois doing something slightly underhanded but also coming through for others when the chips are down.
As for the villains of the week, the first two episodes gave us both Livewire and Task Force X. This week, it was the turn of Siobhan McDoughal (Catherine Taber) and her cohorts Mist (Lucas Grabeel) and Albert, along with some fancy tech that made them invisible and an ice machine that nearly killed the lot of them during their big heist.
Exactly as we had with Livewire last week, we get a basic prototype version of Silver Banshee with it being more Siobhan using alien tech for her impressive shrieking powers. There's a good fight between Superman and the trio known as Intergang, with a familiar face coming back to claim them right under the Boy Scout's nose.
- Jimmy was the one to give Livewire her name while still only having six followers as Flamebird. Will he be naming all of Superman's enemies this season?
- This episode firmly introduced Steve Lombard, Cat Grant and a gender swapped Ronnie Troupe. Clark, Lois and Jimmy posed as them when trying to get information from the warden about Siobhan.
- Yes, it was Slade Wilson who picked up Intergang. Something tells me they're going to have an upgrade the next time they're seen.
- Chronology: Not long from where the last episode left off.
My Interview With Superman didn't quite hit as big as the first two episodes but it served as a solid origin story for Silver Banshee, while also showing Superman getting used to his own powers. I'm liking how the show is adapting these characters so far.
Rating: 7 out of 10
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