Superman and Lois Season 4, Episode 6 takes the conflict between the Man of Steel and Lex Luthor to a feverish new level, while also expanding on several important storylines for the DC series. With just four episodes left until the conclusion of the live-action Superman show, the final stakes are starting to become clear for the Kent family and those they have connected with over the years. Superman and Lois Season 4 Episode 5 saw the family’s personal connection to Doomsday neutralize him as a threat, setting the stage for Lex Luthor to be the last villain to face.
Opening with a furious Lex Luthor, Episode 6 quickly underlines the real impact of Lex choosing his grudge with Lois and Superman over being in his daughter’s life, setting the episode up for some even more unhinged acts of malice from the iconic DC villain. Ultimately, though, the story focuses on what still stops Luthor from getting full revenge on the Man of Steel and Lois Lane – though in doing so, it also clearly shows how much danger each person in Smallville could actually be in.
Smallville takes on Lex Luthor
Lex Luthor’s plans are interrupted by the residents of Smallville – who may be involved in Clark’s double life
When Lex Luthor’s plan has him offering Smallville resident Adie Manning a huge amount more than her land is worth for her to sell to him so he can build a new headquarters, Clark and Lana Lang go to talk to her about do not proceed with the sale. . Interestingly, during the argument, Adie gives in to Clark, telling him that her not accepting Lex’s huge sum of money is “nothing compared to what you sacrificed” – which seems to directly imply that she knows that Clark is Superman, and that is what leads her to refuse the sale.
The residents of Smallville collectively rise up against Luthor when he tries to pressure Adie into going through with the deal.despite Lex offering every person present in the bar, the scene takes place at $10 million if successful. While some of this is certainly simply the moral fiber of the city – which has demonstrated before that it will come together to protect each other – the fact that this is in conjunction with more Superman and Lois The Season 4 cast reveals that they also discovered that Clark Kent is Superman seems particularly notable, suggesting that Smallville may be championing the hero specifically.
Superman deals with aging
Superman’s Season 4 Story Has Him Becoming More Human Than Ever
Clark spends a considerable amount of Superman and Lois Season 4 Episode 6 deals with gray hair starting to appear on his head, which bothers him enough that he goes and buys hair dye to hide these signs of aging. While it initially seems like a slightly lighter story to balance out Season 4 and some of its more intense storylines, the importance of this connection is made clear by Clark, who explains that he worries that seeing Superman suddenly looking older now could worry the audience. in general.
It’s also worth noting that these gray hairs appeared after the heart transplant replaced Superman’s Kryptonian organ with a human heart, serving as another sign of Clark’s now-altered physical configuration and how it is affecting him and his body. The suggestion once again that Clark is going through some considerable changes because of this overall ordeal is definitely on point, with new battles lined up for the future – especially since Clark and Lex have already had their first fight.
Superman and Lex Luthor get into a street fight
Superman and Lex Luthor face each other thanks to their schemes
In a move that’s almost straight out of a comic book, Lex attempts to murder Lana Lang for her efforts to ensure that Adie Manning doesn’t sell her estate to Luthor, and then, when Clark Kent goes to confront him, Luthor reveals that he has prepared the entire road outside his base so that the street lamps can turn into what appears to be the red energy of the sun at his signal.. As Superman is without his powers, the two get involved in a good old street fight, to the sound of “When the Lights Come On” by IDLES, which gives the episode its name.
It’s a fun fight, and one that works effectively to allow the two to duke it out a bit, while also justifying why Clark doesn’t win outright. However, the fight takes a turn when Clark – still furious that Lex would try to kill his childhood friend because of his grudge – begins to choke Luthor for an extended period of time, only releasing his control when he sees Lois and her children have appeared. .
This seems to have taken the Man of Steel down considerably, believing he has shown his enemy that, on some level, he is no better than the villain when it comes to this. Since Lex’s goals were not to simply kill the Kent family, but rather to destroy everything Lois and Clark hold dear, it is entirely possible that Lex is trying to get Clark to betray his own values ​​and morals as Superman during their conflicts, which makes with what exactly his plan is moving forward is all the more interesting.
Jordan and Jonathan balance their hero lives
Jordan and Jonathan Kent try to balance their superhero responsibilities
Superman and Lois Season 4 Episode 6 sees Jonathan taking on the superhero job with a commitment that is commendable but also considered very intense by everyone in his life. Clark and Lois tell Jonathan he is working too muchand he even mentions that he’s missing meals so he can travel the world all the time. This flurry of activity seems to be born simply out of the excitement Jonathan feels about having powers, but he also reveals later in the episode that he’s trying to make up for his still-recovering father and Jordan taking a step back. superhero sphere during this time.
Jordan discovering that Jonathan is partially compensating for the fact that he’s not an active hero seems to be what was needed to spur him to use his powers again, with the pair offering to take their friend Sarah to the places she’s looking at now that is ready to study. outside the country. Given that much of Season 4’s focus is on the brothers’ parents and their conflict with Lex Luthor, seeing the two learn how to balance their superhero lives is a promising development and further raises the possibility of them stepping into the shoes of the Superman at the end of the show.
Lex Luthor’s Biggest Update Gets a Promising Setup
Superman and Lois Look Ready for a Version of Lex Luthor’s Battle Suit
The final scene of Superman and Lois Season 4 Episode 6 holds a delightful promise for the future of the series and what specific kind of threat Lex Luthor should be. With Doomsday having disappeared since Lois’ conversation with him, and with Lex’s plans to buy Adie Manning’s land and defeat Clark in a fight having failed, Luthor’s ally and teased love interest, Amanda McCoy, tells the villain that she is committed to helping him in his mission to take down Lois and Superman.
In fact, she suggests that Lex has been going about things the wrong way and that “The first thing we need to do is get you a killer costume.“Given this is said about Luthor’s conflict with Superman, It looks like this line sets up the arrival of Lex’s Warsuit: A mech suit used in the comics and some adaptations to level the playing field between the human Luthor and his Kryptonian nemesis.
Given the Superman and Lois The mid-Season 4 trailer has already provided what appears to be a glimpse of this costume, the episode sets the show up for a rematch between Lex and Clark, only this time with even higher stakes at hand. Considering the limited time left in the series, this exciting tease suggests that a battle between Lex Luthor in his battle suit and the series’ heroes could very well be the final conflict in Superman and Loiswhich would definitely provide a fitting and dramatic ending to the show and its story.
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