Superman and Lois season 1, episode 2 review: Heritage

“You’re really swimming around in that head of yours lately, huh?” Spoilers for Superman and Lois season 1, episode 2 follow.

Superman and Lois have moved to Kansas in order to spend more time together as a family and teach Jordan about his powers. However, this obviously won’t be as easy as it seems.

Meanwhile, Lois continues her investigation into Morgan Edge even as he seemingly plans to bring a multitude of jobs to Smallville.

The Fortress of Solitude in Superman and Lois

After the fantastic premiere episode, it was unclear how the Arrowverse series would carry the Superman mythos going forward. For better or for worse, Superman & Lois has drastically changed the comic book mythos in order to tell the story that they want to tell but it has done so while keeping the characters intact. This could backfire easily, but luckily, at least with this second episode, the quality of the series continues as it brings more and more classic elements of the mythos into view.

Starting out, Clark takes Jordan to the Fortress of Solitude so that he can learn more about his past and his powers. This is such a great scene as it signifies an important bonding moment for the pair after them being at odds in the premiere and even the opening scene of the episode. Everything about Clark and Jordan’s time in the Fortress is wonderful drama, even when Jordan has his heart ripped out after hearing that the emergence of his powers was basically a fluke. These characters feel real and their fears and joy are realized incredibly well.

As for some more classic Superman stuff though, this episode also has the goods. There are a couple of great fights between Clark and this souped-up version of Luthor who is seemingly from another Earth. These fights are a lot of fun and showcase both Clark’s powers well, while also showcasing how far Luthor is willing to go to get what he wants.

Lois on the job

But don’t forget about Lois though. Just because she is no longer in Metropolis, that doesn’t mean that she’s no longer a journalist. In fact, she’s still on the hunt for her story about Morgan Edge, wannabe small-town savior and The Daily Planet’s owner. So far, this is very much not the focus of the series through the first two episodes, but it’s also not a part of the show that is going away soon.

Elizabeth Tulloch is a great Lois Lane and carries herself incredibly well when it comes to how far she is willing to push forward to get her story. She’s a woman led by her convictions and Tulloch portrays that very well. She’s genuinely terrifying in the final couple minutes of the episode.

The script for Lois falters a bit when she’s supposed to be playing mom, but regardless, Tulloch and Tyler Hoechlin’s chemistry is fantastic. They have some of the best Lois and Clark chemistry on-screen ever.

New in town

As for the twins though, they’re still getting used to the move to Smallville from Metropolis and well, after Jordan’s mistake of kissing Sarah last episode, Jonathan is not getting the warm welcome he probably thought he was going to get. In fact, he’s getting called out which, after his and Jordan’s actions in the premiere, might sound justified… to a point. However, this quickly escalates into bullying as Sarah’s boyfriend and his friends begin to make Jonathan’s life very difficult.

As a result of this, we do get to understand Jonathan’s sacrifices in coming to Smallville. Just as Lois spells out, he’s basically given up everything for his brother, so when his anger finally spills out, it feels very natural and pointed in a way that fits organically into the story.

They may fight, but at the end of the day, they’re brothers and the love that they share for each other is clear. Jordan Elsass and Alex Garfin have fantastic chemistry and they truly feel like brothers.

Superman and Lois continues to be an incredibly strong series with its second episode and is poised to continue that trend moving forward.

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