Written by Brent Fletcher And Todd Hellbing
Directed by Gregory Smith
Lt Anderson: "America can have more than one Superman."
And it's back. It's been nearly six months since the show went off the air, finally acquired itself a UK home on BBC1 and snaring the old Doctor Who timeslot. The first season raised the bar for what a CW DC could do. The question - can this new season continue to raise the bar? We'll definitely have to see, won't we?
Picking up from the finale, both Lois and Natalie Irons (Tayler Buck) have different reactions upon seeing one another. While Natalie struggled with meeting a woman who looks like her dead mother hut isn't her, Lois struggled to talk to a child that also isn't hers. It's a struggle that both Buck and Elizabeth Tulloch articulate throughout this opening story.
Lois's struggle with Natalie's existence affected her relationship with Clark and her sons during the episode, leading to some harsh words as well as her partnership with Chrissy at the Smallville Gazette and finding extra staff. It also led to Lois getting a breakthrough of her own and confronting the Natalie situation full steam ahead.
Having John and Natalie move back from Metropolis (where the latter was miserable in) to the Kent farm definitely could go either way. Clark did seem to support Lois's decision but both Jordan and Jonathan seemed apprehensive about it as did even Natalie. Either way, it's going to be a very interesting family dynamic with these characters this season.
Speaking of dynamics, one episode in and Lt Mitch Anderson (Ian Bohen) already has me missing the days of General Sam Lane and Superman butting heads. Anderson already comes across as a less flexible version of Sam Lane and he absolutely didn't waste any time in letting Superman know that he had his own way of maintaining America's interests at heart.
This season already seems to be tackling the theme of Superman's loyalty and whether he should be more loyal to the country he grew up in or the planet he feels responsible for. Anderson's use of those students from that school definitely feels like something that will put both him and Superman at odds for the majority of the season.
Then there's the actual baddie itself. Last season made viewers think that Captain Luthor would be the main threat, only to reveal that he was John Henry Irons/Steel all along while Morgan Edge was actually Superman's half-brother, Tal-Rho. This season definitely feels like Anderson and his militant devotion will be one threat while the thing that has been pounding it's way up through the Earth will be another. The thing in question might also be Doomsday, so that's gonna be a fun ti,e ahead for Superman.
- Lana has found herself campaign for potential mayor Daniel Hart and Kyle seems to be a tad jealous of him.
- Jonathan got a new girlfriend named Candace and Lois caught them neatly having sex. It also seems like Sarah might be on the brink of dumping Jordan.
- Nice reference to Lucy by Lois in this episode. Jenna Dewan will be reprising the role from Supergirl this season.
- Chronology: Three months from where the previous season's finale left off.
What Lies Beneath got off to a relatively slow start and perhaps was a little too angsty in some parts. Saying that, the new dynamics set up here with various characters are definitely interesting and I'm looking forward to seeing how the show will be able to handle Doomsday.
Rating: 7 out of 10
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