Written by Katie Aldrin And George Kitson
Directed by Gregory Smith
Clark: "My name is Clark Kent and I am Superman."
Three years ago when Supergirl aired its final episode on the CW, the show decided to have Kara Danvers out herself as the Girl of Steel to Cat Grant. Three episodes before the series finale, Superman has done the same, though not entirely by choice.
With the locals in Smallville increasingly aware of his true identity, Clark tried his damndest to put the genie back in the closet and he almost succeeded. Then Candice's idiot father made an unwelcome return and Clark pretty much had to out himself as Superman in front of everyone.
Of course Lex was involved in using Candice's father but most people weren't buying Clark's attempts to hide his identity anyways. He really wasn't fooling anyone, especially embittered teenage boys. However taking control of the narrative was where Lois came into her own.
Bringing back Janet (who's actually related to Jimmy Olsen. How did I not know that?) was a good way for Clark to get his side of the story out there. It also led to a nice final scene reunion with Jimmy (Douglas Smith) and I'm hoping this wasn't the only appearance for him.
Jimmy was mostly in flashbacks, trying to get Clark to join the softball team with mixed results. Clark either kept missing or being late for games and tried to downplay his actual skills. It even got to a point where Jimmy worked out he was Superman and Clark had to make him think otherwise.
I really do wish we had seen Jimmy much earlier in the show in general but if this was his only appearance, it's a nice enough one for the character. Clark and Jimmy's friendship fractured in flashbacks but by the end of this one, it did seem to be on the mend.
- Nice reference to Bibbo's bar by Jimmy in flashbacks as well as Clark doing a story on Intergang.
- There was a Kyle/Chrissy subplot about a dream house that Lois and Clark ended up helping with.
- No Lana, Sarah, John or Natalie in this one. Will we see them again before the finale itself?
- Chronology: Not long since the events of the last episode.
A Regular Guy certainly worked for a good coming out as Superman story. The flashbacks were good and hopefully there will be an interesting aftermath. Has Lex lost a tactical advantage now?
Rating: 8 out of 10
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