Warning: This article contains spoilers for Superman & Lois Season 4, Episode 6.Superman and Lois Season four just finished Smallville saving Superman from Lex Luthor’s plans, and I can’t believe how perfect the inversion of conventional DC history is for the series. The live-action Superman show has done an admirable job of building on the lore of one of the most famous superheroes of all time, taking care to focus on Clark’s life as a resident of Smallville as much as his superhero exploits. -hero. As such, the story also attempted to demonstrate the heroism possible by those without powers or capes to their name.
This pays off a lot in Superman and Lois Season 4, Episode 6, which finds the people of Smallville coming together to stop one of Lex Luthor’s plans in a way that Superman alone simply couldn’t. In an episode that also features a big fight between Luthor and Clark, it’s easy to lose sight of the actions of characters less central to the story – but it’s a moment that really helps to underline the series’ central themes and intent, and uses a lore superhero story that never fails to leave me at least a little emotional.
Superman and Lois just made Smallville protect Superman from Lex Luthor
Smallville took a stand against Lex Luthor’s plans in season 4
Superman and Lois Season 4 Episode 6 mainly revolves around Lex Luthor trying to buy land from a woman named Aidy Manning in Smallville to build a new LuthorCorp headquarters there. The move is evidently part of his grudge against Superman and Lois, as even the people who work for Lex express that it is a bizarre decision, born almost entirely from his inability to let the past go. However, it’s also something that Superman himself can’t directly stop, as the deal doesn’t involve him, even if Lex is fulfilling it so he can harass him and his family more effectively.
Interestingly, all that is required for the deal to initially go through is simply for Clark to speak to Aidy, who immediately says that she will back out of the sale – despite the huge amount of money offered – after saying that Luthor is bad news. to Smallville. Manning mentions that Clark sacrificed much more than a good sales deal for the city, which suggests that she listens because she knows he is Superman and therefore knows that he had his heart ripped out by Doomsday during the Superman and Lois Season 4 Episode 1 battle that was in part to protect Smallville.
After that, more Smallville takes responsibility when Luthor tries to pressure Aidy into the dealencouraging Manning to avoid aiding Lex’s schemes, even though the villain offers every person in the room when this conversation takes place $10 million if Aidy agrees to sell her land. While it’s unclear how many people in the bar where this happens know that Clark is Superman, this action saves Superman from Lex’s plans anyway – although it’s worth noting that a key figure in rejecting the offer is Chuck, who is confirmed to know. Superman’s identity.
Smallville’s Superman and Lois stories continue one of the best superhero trends
Ordinary People Create Some of the Superhero Genre’s Strongest Moments
Superman and Lois showing Smallville coming to the Man of Steel’s aid – unknowingly or not – expands on one of the best trends in the superhero genre: that is, ordinary people in search of an extraordinary figure. It’s the same kind of idea that I think drives the scene where the people of New York protect Spider-Man in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 as moving even a decade later, and regardless of how many replays or meme versions of the scene you may have experienced.
Showing that normal people can also be heroes in their own way – and that larger-than-life heroes can still need help from people without powers or fancy high-tech gadgets to help them – is one of those ideas that resonates so strongly because it underlines the shared human experience that unites us all. Even someone who can fly and shoot laser beams from their eyes needs a little help from someone who sometimes can’t do those things, and even the most ordinary person has the ability to make someone else’s life better – whether it’s the Superman or not.
As such, seeing this example of how the people of Smallville can be just as important as Superman when it comes to dealing with the plans of a major villain like Lex Luthor is a powerful moment in the story. This is doubly true when regular people are actively putting themselves in danger to do so, which certainly seems to have been the case for those who stopped Lex from building his headquarters in Smallville.
Superman and Lois’ story in Smallville may have put the entire town in great danger
Lex Luthor’s reaction to Smallville’s stance – and its upcoming update – puts the city in real danger
The consequences of efforts to stop Lex from purchasing Aidy Manning’s land to build his new headquarters are almost immediately felt by Lex attempting to murder Lana Lang for her efforts to help convince Aidy not to sell her land to Luthor. While Lex may have targeted Lana specifically because she was a more active part in disrupting his plans, because she is mayor, and because of her bond with Clark, if he was willing to threaten one of Clark’s oldest friends despite knowing From the danger of doing so, it seems that no one is safe.
This underlines the heroism of those who opposed Lex, despite having an idea of ​​the danger it could create for them, especially since Superman and Lois Season 4 Episode 6 prepares Luthor’s warsuit to make an appearance. High-tech battle suit puts the people of Smallville in even greater danger – if only for the possible collateral damage of his plans, and clear disrespect for those he considers to be on Superman’s side. As such, it’s likely the Man of Steel will return the favor the people of Smallville did him soon.
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