Written by Brent Fletcher And Todd Hellbing
Directed by David Giuntoli
Sam (to Lois): "I guess this is goodbye for now. I love you pumpkin, more than you could ever know."
Oh, Sam Lane. You've had quite a trajectory. From being a skeptic of Superman to the Man of Steel's very saviour. I knew this season would have to tie up loose ends for a lot of the supporting cast but this was unexpected.
In flashbacks, we had Sam learning of Clark and Superman being the same person and yeah, it wasn't something that Sam reacted to the best. In fact he saw him pressuring Superman into joining the DOD and even telling Clark to leave Lois because he feared that she would be hurt by him at some point.
Now we know that Clark didn't listen to Sam and instead married Lous and we even got flashbacks to the say itself where Sam drew comparisons between himself and Clark. He wasn't subtle in his comparisons but he wasn't wrong either. In fact by the end of this episode, he was too spot on with the comparisons.
Continuing Lex's nasty streak, the unfortunate Jones was forced into getting Sam to admit where Elizabeth's whereabouts were and Sam literally faced up to Doomsday instead of giving Lex what he wanted. While it did sadly result in Sam's death, it turned out that Sam intended to die all along.
I can't believe that Sam was so determined to get a heart donor for Superman that he made sure his own heart would suffice. It was a plan he only let John Henry Irons in on and one that might work if Lara's calculations were anything to go by. With Sam dead, it also seems like both John and Natalie will be sticking around the DOD.
As for the rest of the episode, Jonathan got powers and a rivalry between him and Jordan intensified as a result. Lex didn't waste time in telling Jordan about the choice he forced on Lois from the previous episode. Jordan's reaction was predicable but with bigger stakes at play, at least we didn't have to focus on it for too long. Now let's get to bringing Superman back from the dead.
- Elizabeth Tulloch's really life husband, David Giuntoli directed this episode. I wonder if he'll appear in a later episode.
- John and Natalie were officially given the names Steel and Starlight by the DOD while Amanda was annoyed by Lex being more fond of Doomsday than tending to LexCorp in Metropolis.
- We got a return of Martha and a brief flashback to the pilot when Jordan first discovered his powers.
- Chronology: Not long from where the previous episode left off.
Always My Hero was quite the episode. A touching final episode for Sam with great character driven flashbacks and a solution to the dead Superman problem. Dylan Walsh did a wonderful job and along with Lex's continued nastiness, John and Natalie's returns and Jonathan's powers coming to the forefront, this was fantastic.
Rating: 8 out of 10
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