Superman and Lois season 2, episode 10 review: Bizarros in a Bizarro World

“After everything I’ve done, you would still try to save me?” Spoilers for Superman & Lois season 2, episode 10 follow.

After disappearing from the face of this Earth, now, we get to see what Superman was doing on the Bizarro Earth.

And not only that, but we see how Bizarro Superman and his family became the way that they are on the Bizarro world.

Here’s everything that went down in Superman and Lois season 2‘s comeback episode “Bizarros in a Bizarro World”.

Bizarro World in Superman and Lois season 2

Superman and Lois has always been a family drama first and superhero series second, so coming to a completely alternate, cubic Earth, that feels like it would lead to something completely based in the superhero genre. However, nope. At its core, this episode is still very much a family drama which works incredibly well. Just like everything else that has to do with the Bizarro world, this family drama is basically the inverse of what is happening in the normal world, and it reflects what has been going on with the Kents very well.

At first, the differences between the two don’t seem that drastic, but after about a minute of seeing Bizarro Superman interact with his family and the world around him, the differences are immense.

Bizarro is a celebrity and ignores the small problems that exist around him. He only cares about that which add onto his celebrity. He might be seen as a hero on this Earth, but it’s very clear that he’s not, especially when we see our Superman interact with this Bizarro world, as well as Anderson. He’s the inspiring man of hope, which is why, in the end, Clark will always come out victorious, even if he doesn’t win every battle. He inspires the best in everyone, which is why it feels right when Anderson, and even the Bizarro version of Tal-Rho, come around to helping and believing in him. This episode really does a great job of highlighting the contrasts between Superman and Bizarro in an effective way that feels incredibly simple at first, but is deeply layered as the episode moves on.

This then makes the twist – that the Bizarro version of Jon that we saw briefly at the end of the previous episode is an ally of Ally – work very well. This is a Jon who didn’t have the guidance that our Jon has had and, even though our Jon has made mistakes, he still knows right and wrong at his core. Bizarro Jon simply doesn’t. He was lost from the beginning and Ally took advantage of that, which makes for a compelling shift for the character.

Ascension

So now, we’ve heard about the Ascension for basically the entire season, theoretically, we as the audience understand what it means: The regular version of someone and the Bizarro version merge, basically creating an entirely new being. But now, we get to see what it actually means, especially for Ally Alston. There’s some more explaining that needs to be done as to why she specifically is as powerful as she is when merging together, but honestly, it’s kind of terrifying.

But really, the Bizarro version of Ally is even more terrifying than the normal version of her. She’s vastly more powerful than the main one and has essentially transformed Bizarro world into a full-blown dictatorship akin to 1984, news reports and all. She’s even more manipulative as she easily persuades Jon and Lana to join and even convinces Jon to kill Bizarro Anderson by simply asking him to.

This simple action also leads to Anderson finally understanding the person that he’s allied himself with and the mistakes he’s made in getting him to where he is. For as disappointingly rushed as this is, it’s a solid character arc for him and creates one of the the best lines in the show so far and the perfect encapsulation of Superman, “I told you, everyone’s life means something to me.” Perfectly Superman. Just, perfect.

Superman and Lois season 2 returns from yet another hiatus with another strong episode that highlights why our Superman is as important to the world around him as he is.

Superman and Lois season 2 airs new episodes on Tuesday nights at 8:00 p.m. ET on The CW.

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