Wednesday, June 29, 2022

My Review of Superman And Lois 2x15: "Waiting For Superman"

 


Written by Brent Fletcher And Todd Hellbing
Directed by Gregory Smith

Lois (re new Fortress): "It's incredible."
Clark: "It's only the beginning."

It's taken a while to get there with the increased amount of breaks this season, but we finally got to see the ending of this season and in a weird way, minus one piece of set up, this almost could've served a series finale in a way. I'm glad the show has a third season ordered but had this been it's last one, it would've at least ended on a strong note.

The show set themselves up with an ambitious storyline in Ally's quest to merge both worlds and it took a few people here to bring out about her inevitable downfall. Both John and Natalie had their big hero moments in getting to disrupt Ally's completion of her plan with a lovely father and daughter scene with the two of them. It nearly cost them their lives but thankfully both survived for next season.

Of course it was always going to be Superman who would stop Ally but having Tal-Rho throw him into the sun to recharge him really did highlight how much things had changed for the better with the brothers. It also was enough for Superman to separate both versions of Ally with the two of them now being kept prisoner at the DOD and both worlds back to their original states.

Story wise, I think this was definitely a satisfying outcome for this season though if by keeping both Allys alive (why put them in the same cell?), I do wonder if the pair will be back next season. Ally admitted that her plan didn't exactly go to her expectations though the bond with her other self seemed intact. Villain wise, Ally was a strong antagonist for this second season.

As for the rest of the characters, Tal-Rho headed for the Inverse world to make a name for himself, Lucy moved to Metropolis, both Lana and Sarah made amends with Clark and Jordan while the whole Kent family themselves got a new Fortress in the middle of the ocean. Ending this season with just our four main characters was a nice note.

However, seeing as the show will be back next season, we did get our obligatory appearance from John Diggle who had a mission in mind for John Henry Irons. It seems that both Intergang and Bruno Manheim will be the main threats for next season and the latter was revealed to have killed the other Irons as well. It's gonna be interesting to see this lot, considering that Intergang are also in Black Adam too.

- Lana not only hosted a Miracle Monday to celebrate Superman's victory but she even got to say his new catchphrase - "Truth, Justice And A Better Tomorrow." She also didn't get back with Kyle.
- Chrissy now knows that Clark is Superman as Lois told her the truth about her husband. Chrissy also did the opening narration for this episode.
- Did the Inverse versions of Lana and Jon-El go back to their world or are they still banged up at the DOD?
- Chronology: From where the last episode left off.

Waiting For Superman ended this season on a very strong note and while the second season arguably did not always hit the same incredible heights of the first season, it's still the best DC on the CW's dwindling list. Though maybe a sight reduction in episodes and less breaks for next season might be a good idea.

Rating: 8 out of 10

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