Written by Cynthia Furey
Directed by Diana Huh
Deathstroke (to Livewire): "Tell me everything you know about Superman."
If the first part of this two part premiere kicked things off to a strong start, then this part was a lot stronger and just that tiny bit better. Yes, there was origins retold but they were handled so well and didn't slow the pacing of this episode down one bit.
The second part opened with Jonathan (Reid Scott) and Martha Kent (Kari Wahlgren) showing the younger Clark his pod, buried in a field. The reaction of the pod freaked the younger Clark out but the older version would then find going back to that particular place more helpful.
Especially as it brought him into contact with Jor-El (Jason Marnocha) who not only filled Clark in on the destruction of Krypton but also gave him his Superman suit to boot. Then Martha added some improvements and for those of you who hate the tights, sorry but they're back here and look pretty snazzy for this Superman tbh.
Speaking of returning things, Leslie Willis found herself having to beat off agents desperate to capture her and in her own hubris, she decided to antagonise one of them, who later turned out to be Slade Wilson (Chris Parnell) before using her stolen alien tech to become a prototype Livewire. Oh and she might have threatened to blow up the city and tried to kill Jimmy and Lois yet again.
However the highlight of the episode was seeing Superman publicly in action going up against Livewire and just about managing to save the day, while Lois and Jimmy finally got Perry to publish their story. Except for that byline, which didn't go down with Lois whatsoever. Being an intern at the Daily Planet kind of sucks. Still, we did get some rather cute scenes with Lois and Clark skirting around their feelings towards one another and Jimmy only too happy to play matchmaker.
As for Leslie, we'll, she ended up captured by the very agent she foolishly antagonised earlier and things got very interesting very fast here. We might not be getting Lex Luthor but Livewire has unwillingly gotten herself inducted as a member of Task Force X and they're very much interested in learning more about Superman.
- Jimmy seems to be on the conspiracy theory side of Reddit under the name of Flamebird. Lois became his sixth friend on there.
- And the byline went to Ron Troupe, Cat Grant and Steve Lombard, all of whom we'll be meeting in later episodes.
- There was a nice shout to Amazo as well during this two parter. No word on other DC heroes existing yet in this universe but I assume they do.
- Chronology: Not long from where the first part had left off.
As much as I liked the first part of Adventures Of A Normal Man, I will admit that the second part was just that much better. Seeing Superman suit up, Livewire as a strong threat and the introduction of Task Force X, things are slotting into place very nicely. The workplace dynamics with the main trio are definitely a nice touch to boot.
Rating: 8 out of 10
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