Superman & Lois
Looking back four days after the first episode ofSuperman & Loisdebuted , I ’m still surprised the show never used 1 villain storyline with Superboy , despite the number of theories that it would come to fruition at some point in its narrative . Superman & Lois ' endingbrought the show to a end 3 years and four seasons after its first sequence hit screens in February 2021 , bringing an iconic adaptation of theDChero ’s report to an end . However , it ’s secure to say there was a lot of drama and action along the means .
Superman & Loisfocused solidly on its core kin - lie of Clark Kent and Lois Lane , as well as their two nestling and Lois ' father , General Lane - throughout its narrative , with even figures like Lex Luthor only come along in the later parts of the story . This decision meant the series managed to balance being a fellowship dramatic play alongside a superhero series , with episode as likely to focus on arguments and development between the family as much as expansive exploits . Interestingly , though , one story angle the show seemed to consistently rally never came to fruition throughout thelive - action Superman show ’s run .
There Were Theories Superman & Lois' Jordan Would Go Rogue From Its First Season Onwards
While Jordan is almost always limn as a well - intentioned immature mankind who is essay to deal with the unbelievable air pressure his newfound powerfulness have put on him , he is also depicted as slightly naive , volatile at stop , and as having a sometimes rocky kinship with his family - particularly his parents , who he was frustrated with and sometimes distrustful of from the beginning for not recite him about his Kryptonian heritage . This seemed to place Jordan in a position with considerable voltage for an antagonistic turn , either via being manipulated or during the rough flow of his kinship with his pappa .
Though Jordan does technically have a nefarious story moment in time of year 1 , this is n’t of his own volition . rather , his body is instead possess by his uncle Tal - Rho ’s Church Father , Zeta - Rho , with the Kryptonian using Jordan as a host consistence towards the end of the first season , and Jordan helping his father the minute he break free of Zeta - Rho ’s control . However , this did n’t stop viewers from seeing further prospective teases of this case of storyline happening via Jordan ’s own actions as the show went on - specially since he was introduced playing Injustice 2 and fighting Superman within it .
The serial publication tease the possibility of Jordan turning against his family ’s wishes more than once . Jordan ’s honey of being publicly admired as a superhero see him repeatedly go against his beginner ’s wishes and challenge them , and some not inconsiderable family arguments throughout the show often paint a picture that Jordan ’s good sense of not belonging in his own family and struggle about comparing himself to his superhero sire could see him have off course for at least part of his arc - especially when Jonathan gets his own powers , and Jordan has to confront feeling like he fall back the matter that made him particular .
Indeed , Lex Luthor revealing to Jordan inSuperman & Loisseason 4 , installment 3that Lois had chosen to save Jonathan over him when Luthor leave behind a menacing call forcing her to prefer which son to protect face like it could be the last stubble for the character , and even led to theory that Jordan could be manipulated by Lex to ally himself with him in some capacity for the final stint of the show ’s floor . at last , this did n’t come to pass in the remnant , but the road to the show ’s ending was pave with a number of theories about how Jordan ’s arc could have had some less heroic moments .
Jordan Being A Temporary Antagonist Does Make Sense Given The Show’s Comic Source Material
The comic source stuff forSuperman & Loiscertainly made the possibility of Jordan having an antagonistic radar target seem all the more tangible , sincethe human relationship between Superman and Superboy has historically not always been a straightforward one- particularly when it come to Conner Kent , who was originally in the comic created to substitute Superman after he appeared to have died in a fighting with Doomsday . Unsurprisingly , this led to a complicated track for Kon - El .
Interestingly , Conner ’s own story also aligns him with Lex Luthor more than once throughout the chronological record of his on - pageboy history , with the role initially agreeing to make with Lex Luthor while Superman is still believed to be dead - though he takes this back relatively quickly . after down the credit line , Lex Luthor is capable to essentially mind dominance Conner into attacking his fellow Teen Titans and becoming a drudge of the DC villain , with Superboy still relinquish the fighter chemical group even when Luthor ’s command over him is broken due to his guilt trip about harm and frighten his friends .
This plot line kicks off in 2005’sTeen Titans#24 .
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With this kind of backdrop in mind , suffer one of the two SuperboysSuperman & Loisestablishes mirror this aspect of the strip would have made signified , and could have allow the show to scar the family against one and eventually grow stronger from these trial . likewise , approaching a story angle like this could have made Lex Luthor - or whatever other villain could have been involve - seem all the more iniquity for playing on Jordan ’s established care and anxiety .
Superman & Lois Avoiding Giving Jordan A Villain Storyline Makes Sense Given The Show’s Runtime
ThoughSuperman & Loisseemed prime to give Jordan his day in the sun as a potential antagonist to the sleep of the Kent household in whatever content that came in , the fact the series never properly did looks like it may at least partially be because of the serial ' limited runtime . While there were plans forSuperman & Loisto have seven season ( as perEntertainment Weekly ) , this did n’t make out to pass , with the show ’s quaternary time of year being its last chapter - and having only 10 episodes compared to the longsighted campaign of anterior season , too .
As such , it makes sensory faculty that present moment like the teases Jordan might either line up himself with Lex Luthor - or be convinced by his words to alienate himself from his class and play against their best interests - ended up being clear up rather than playing into any grander plotlines . at long last , it seems the narrative basically did n’t have sentence to carry out a plot line like thisthat would take far more focal point and lineament arc ontogenesis than Jordan being own by an evil character in season 1 , especially since it require to equilibrate the stories of all the main shape throughout the show .
GivenSuperman & Loisalso notably adjust a huge Superman comic storyline in its rendition of The Death Of Superman during the final pegleg of its story , it brook to reason that this part of the narrative needed to focus on finishing this and other lax story threads off versus conk out out on a tree branch , despite former annoyer and theories . Jordan getting a moment of enmity would ’ve been fun , but see him reunited with Clark and then growing into a hero in his own right is still psychotherapeutic , with or without a expression at how things could have run differently .
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