Wednesday, July 21, 2021

My Review of Superman And Lois 1x13: "Fail Safe"


Written by Jai Jamison And Kristi Korzec
Directed by Ian Samoil 

Tal-Rho: "Your way is the only way. Goodbye father."

I was wrong about the Zod thong but the end of this episode definitely saw a change in Tal-Rho. Tal has left the building/planet both metaphorically and literally and in his place, well, it's the Eradicator.

Superman spent so much time asking Tal where the Eradicator was that he didn't look in the most obvious of places. Also Superman, Sam and to a lesser extent, Steel all made the mistake of assuming that Tal wouldn't have a back up plan.

Granted they anticipated Leslie Larr trying to rescue Tal and they managed to counter that by nabbing her first but really, they should've seen the Eradicator part coming a mile off.

Speaking of Steel, I did have a theory that the show was potentially writing him out after the events of this season but the opposite appears to be happening instead. He's building a reluctant friendship with Superman and he's the fail safe for the 7734 if it needs to be a thing at some point down the road.

The discussion of 7734 was interesting. Both Sam and Lois wanted rid of it but Superman admitted that he had been tempted by losing control so having it around wasn't a bad idea as such. 

Meanwhile when Lois wasn't arguing issues with her family this week, she nearly lost her job with Chrissy until she found a way for Chrissy to put some of the story out without having to do it herself. I did like Chrissy calling out Lois during that particular moment and Lois taking on board her own ethics as a journalist.

As for the Cushing segment of the piece, it does look like they're playing around with the idea of having them leave Smallville. I doubt the show will actually go through with it, but when even the mayor is throwing Lana and Kyle under the bus, you almost wouldn't blame them for wanting to leave town.

- Both Jonathan and Jordan skipped school with Tegan and Sarah. 
- I wonder if we're going to get a flashback to when Tal had Irma turned into Leslie Larr. John's AI also encouraged him to connect with his sister on this Earth.
- I feel like they're setting up some kind of mentor and apprentice role between John and Jonathan for next season. 
- Chronology: Not long from where the previous episode left off.

Fail Safe might not have been as strong as previous episodes but it definitely has some great moments nonetheless. With another three week gap until the final two episodes, I really can't wait to see how this show ends its first year.

Rating: 7 out of 10

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