My Review of Superman And Lois 1x15: "Last Sons Of Krypton"

 

Written by Kristi Korzec And Michael Narducci And Brent Fletcher And Todd Helbimg

Directed by Tom Cavanagh

Tal-Rho: "All I ever wanted was a family, Kal."

Superman: "You had one. We were brothers."

I have to be honest. Following the tradition of some Arrow universe first season finales, I was expecting a major character death. A few times in this finale, it felt like one was going to happen. It did not. 

That doesn't matter though because plenty of interesting things did happen. One the surprise of Tal-Rho being defeated but ultimately not killed off. While I seriously cannot see him being the main antagonist again next season, I do wonder where else they can take this character or Leslie Larr for that matter.

Then there was Zeta-Rho. He took over Jordan's body and mind while his son tried and failed to bring Krypton to Earth. It took both Lois and Jonathan to save Jordan and it was done in a suitably satisfying way.

With both Zeta and Tal defeated by the Super family and Steel, we also got to see the rest of the town save themselves, something which Superman also noted. On top of that both Lana and Kyle were forgiven by the townspeople, so they won't be leaving Smallville anytime soon.

Then there was John Henry Irons himself. He came close to death when helping take out Tal Rho and almost left Smallville. However the arrival of Natalie soon put a stop to that and Lois meeting her doppelganger's daughter will make for some great drama next season.

I was expecting the last few moments would set up next season's threat but the arrival of Natalie was just as effective. I can't wait to see how she affects the dynamic going into next season and at least we're keeping John around for longer too.

- Lois and Chrissy will now be partners in the Gazette but I wonder who Chrissy was originally going to sell it to.

- Sam has left the DOD, so I guess that means we'll be seeing less of them next season.

- Jordan and Sarah got closer after the events of this episode and the writers are definitely pairing Jonathan with Tegan.

- Chronology: From where the previous episode left off.

Last Sons Of Krypton felt like a modest ending to a fantastic first season but truth be told, I loved it. The CW have struck gold with this show and I do hope further seasons can sustain the high quality of this first run. 

Rating: 9 out of 10