Warning: This article contains spoilers for Superman & Lois Season 4, Episode 5.Superman and Lois Season 4 finds Lois Lane discovering a way to deal with Doomsday following Superman's previous defeat and death at the hands of the DC character. Superman and LoisThe Doomsday story is decidedly different in several ways from conventional comic books about the character - most crucially, changing his origin story to that of an alternate world version of Superman known as Bizarro, who is repeatedly killed by Lex. Luthor in the film. Superman and Lois season three ends so that his revivals distort his appearance and make him increasingly powerful.
This seems to pay off for the villain of Superman's live-action show, as an unleashed Doomsday is capable of killing Superman. Although Clark is restored to life, his return only sets up Doomsday as a greater threat, as it appears he still does not have a way to defeat his former alternate universe self and has been, at best, temporarily weakened by your own. revival. Fortunately, Lois appears to have discovered a way to deal with Doomsday using methods that would not have been possible in the same way for the Man of Steel in Superman and Lois season 4, episode 5.
Superman & Lois Season 4 Gives Lois a Unique Strategy Against Doomsday
Bizarro's bond with his version of Lois seems to have offered a different way of dealing with him
Superman and Lois Season 4, Episode 5 sees Lois Lane use her history with Superman - and her alternate universe history with Bizarro - to appeal to him about saving her family's lives, which appears to have worked, allowing Day of the Last Judgment was denied as a threat for at least the immediate moment. After discovering how Lex Luthor is summoning Doomsday to be his lackey, Lois summons Bizarro's mutant form, seemingly piecing together that there may be more Bizarro in the monstrous creature than she previously believed.
Lois states that she realized that Doomsday recognized her when he returned to Earth with Clark's body, suggesting that his bond with his universe's Lois allowed him to maintain some awareness of her significance to him.and that this was reflected in his reaction to the identical version of the character in the main universe. Given that Bizarro has children of his own - and although his relationship with his family was distant, he clearly still cared about them - Lois' appeal to her family seems to have reached Doomsday due to these similarities, potentially strengthened by their previous psychic link with Superman himself.
Superman and Lois' Doomsday changes mean Lois has an advantage Superman doesn't against the villain
Lois is a reminder of Doomsday's life before her transformation
Lois' similarity to her alternate universe Upside Down immediately gives her an advantage when it comes to dealing with this Doomsday. that the Man of Steel simply can't replicate. Bizarro was willing to sacrifice his life for the chance to save his family and the world from certain destruction in Superman and Lois Season 2, and if any remnants of the character still remain in Doomsday, even after their repeated deaths and despite their zombie-like state, they will likely be awakened by reminders of their past life and humanity.
As an alternate universe version of the love of Kal-El's life, Lois Lane is a physical reminder of this past life and therefore the ideal figure to try to make that connection and free Doomsday from Luthor's control. It looks like she managed to do it at the end of Superman and Lois Season 4, Episode 5, but it seems unlikely that this will be the last issue, as Lex is shown doubling down on his grudge against Lois and Clark in the episode, and is no doubt ready to try and hunt down Doomsday if he does. not come back.
Superman & Lois' Doomsday Changes Fit With DC Show Story
Superman & Lois' narrative goals work well with its apocalyptic shifts
Given Superman and Lois aims to focus on both titular characters, letting Lois prevail in situations where Superman can't fit in with the overall goal and story of the series showcasing his unique significance and talents alongside Clark's. As such, changing Doomsday to a twisted version of Bizarro - and therefore to have a connection to Lois that can be used to potentially pacify him - makes a lot of sense, as it also underlines how important the relationship between Clark and Lois is. for the show.
With five episodes left until the end of Superman and LoisThere's still plenty of time left to highlight the strengths of the entire Kent family and showcase them at their best before their screen time is up. Hopefully this will include showing how each individual character comes into their own, as is the case with Lois' approach to dealing with Doomsday following Superman's defeat to him.
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