Written by George Kitson And Max Kronick
Directed by Gregory Smith
Thug: "You're supposed to be dead."
Superman: "Not bad for a dead guy."
At the end of last week's episode, Sam Lane had died and Superman got his heart in return. The very opening sequence does t waste time in having Clark return to Lois and his sons and it's a beautifully executed reunion.
However, beautiful as it was to see the Kent family reunited, it also was a strained one too. Clark/Superman had to lay low from Lex as he recovered and having the heart of a 60 year old man came with its own limitations. Clark learned that the hard way while also training Jonathan up.
It seems that in two episodes, Jonathan has mastered a lot of the basics where once again, Jordan's feelings of inadequacy reared their head. Fortunately we did have him talking to both Lois and Sarah at different points in the episode that made this subplot a bit better to watch. I'm over Jordan's insecurities at this point.
However if Superman was hoping to have the element of surprise over Lex, that certainly went out the window by the end of the episode. The world was now aware of Superman bring alive again and all thanks to him stepping in when Jonathan was out of his depth on a rescue mission. Eh, it had to happen.
Of course between Kent family drama and Superman outings, there was also Kyle and Chrissy. I hadn't missed them so far this season but this episode touched base by having Chrissy's mother be a spanner in the works for their upcoming nuptials. A spanner or a much needed mirror into this thrown together couple?
As the episode unfolded and the Kent barn served as a wedding gathering, both Kyle and Chrissy realised they were rushing into a marriage that neither prepared for. No, they didn't break up but they did put their wedding on hold and for a subplot I didn't initially have much interest in, I appreciate how the show managed to handle the story in between the better material of the week.
- Gretchen real name was Cheryl and she did feel bad about Sam. She's also known Lex for over thirty years.
- Kyle's favourite colour is burnt orange and Chrissy is laying off the gumming due to her pregnancy. She also wore her mother's wedding dress, who had Chrissy when she was 19.
- Coach Gainss provided the music while Lana, Lex, John and Natalie were absent from the episode.
- Chronology: Weeks passed but I notice from Sam's headstone that the show is in 2024.
For a wedding that didn't happen, I thought there was enough good drama going around to keep A Perfectly Good Wedding interesting. The Kyke/Chrissy subplot managed to compliment the main plots and the limitations Superman now has to deal with are an interesting development.
Rating: 8 out of 10
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