Written by Katie Aldrin And Juliana James
Directed by Gregory Smith
Sam (to everyone): "There's a bizarre version of Superman on the loose."
Well, not to put too fine a point on it, Sam, but it's actually a Bizarro version of Superman. Close enough though. It also looks like that it's not Doomsday that was causing all that ruckus in the mines but it was Bizarro and now he's on the loose.
This also means that Tyler Hoechlin will be on double duty, acting wise this season and the episode did a great job in introducing Bizarro to both Superman and Steel where the former also made himself at home in the Fortress of Solitude. While Bizarro doesn't seem like a great conversationalist for now, he also doesn't appear to be very dumbed down either.
Bizarro's arrival certainly had Clark on edge all throughout the episode. Not only did he have to put his Superman duties on hold but he also snapped at both Jordan and Jonathan in a way that even shocked him. Again, I'm so glad this show doesn't drag these plots out for too long. We know it's Bizarro that was the cause of Clark's recent distress and now so does everyone else.
As for Sam, he's helpful when the script needs him to be and a hindrance for the same reasons as well. He wanted Clark to tell Anderson everything about Bizarro while also clashing with Lois at first over Lucy's past with Ally Allston and the latter's dangerous cult. Of course Sam did come good for Lois but unfortunately for the latter, it was made painfully clear that Lucy was still part of Ally's toxic cult.
As for Jonathan and Jordan, their woes were personal this week. The former found out his girlfriend was supplying Timmy with the drugs that was enhancing his football performance and decided he wanted in while the latter decided to continue seeing Sarah. That can only mean their relationship really will be doomed as the season goes on.
Last but not least there was Lana's mayor plot, which although made for decent screen time, it did feel too separate from the main plot strands this week. Lana did gut her first stumbling block in her campaign but thanks to Sarah getting her to do a cooking live stream, she might have recovered a little faster than expected. I'm guessing she'll win or lose before we get to the halfway point of the season.
- I love the title card going backwards at the end of the episode. Very inline now that we have Bizarro in the mix.
- With the amount of mentions of Lois's mother this season, I get the feeling she'll be appearing later on. Natalie had some great scenes with Jordan and Jonathan this week.
- Not only are John and Natalie going to fix the former's suit but also the barn. I'm surprised that Sam didn't have more of a reaction to Natalie as well.
- Chronology: From where the last episode left off and we're still in 2021, going by Lana's homemade campaign posters.
The Thing In The Mines didn't waste time with the Bizarro reveal and it was nicely handled. We're three episodes in and this season has definitely been as strong as it's first one, balancing the family elements and the superhero ones too.
Rating: 8 out of 10
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