‘Superman & Lois’ Season 2 Finale Will Reveal How Series ‘Fits Into the Arrowverse’
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As Season 2 of the standout superhero saga races to a dramatic close, all hell breaks loose in Smallville. “We kind of went crazy with the spectacle,” Superman & Lois showrunner Todd Helbing excitedly admits of the final two episodes.
In Tuesday’s action-packed hour, power-mad cult leader Ally Allston (Rya Kihlstedt) ramps up her plan to fuse the multiple universes at play in the series into one. Having already merged with her Bizarro World self, Ally has also figured out how she can gain even more powers — by draining those of Superman/Clark Kent (Tyler Hoechlin). “That forces everybody else to step up,” Helbing teases. “He literally can’t do anything.”
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Clark’s wife Lois (Elizabeth Tulloch), their twin sons Jonathan and Jordan (Jordan Elsass and Alex Garfin), vigilante John Henry Irons (Wolé Parks) and his daughter Natalie (Tayler Buck) run point on saving the day. Still, global chaos reigns in the June 28 finale. Even after Clark and his bestie, Mayor Lana Lang (Emmanuelle Chriqui), rally their panicked neighbors into action, a series of unimaginable events threaten not just the Kansas town but also the very existence of mankind on Earth. “It’s bonkers,” says Helbing.
How (or if) Ally’s onslaught is reversed is as secret as Clark’s identity. What Helbing can reveal is that viewers will finally find out how Superman & Lois “fits into the Arrowverse.” Throughout the finale, Lois’ father, General Lane (Dylan Walsh), “mentions [things] where you’re gonna be like, ‘Wait, what?’ And then he gives a speech that is very clear. You learn everything from him,” the exec producer promises, adding, “General Lane has the most inspirational grandfather/father moment that he’s had so far in the series.”
Finally, expect a last-minute visit from Arrow vet David Ramsey’s John Diggle, although the fan fave’s presence has more to do with Superman & Lois’ future than its past. “That [scene] is to tee up our big bad for Season 3,” Helbing says. Better get your rest, Smallville!
Superman & Lois, Tuesdays, 8/7c, The CW
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Love the Arrowverse shows but hoping the links from this show are kept to a minimum as the tone of this show works perfectly as is. Crossovers and mentions of other AV characters just seem unnecessary now with so many shows gone and would feel weird at this point. Keep the focus on the Kent family and please let the CW schedule the episodes better for season 3!
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I was mad at first that this show seems to forget that Clark/Superman was introduced into the Arrowverse on Supergirl. They literally have said he had no family when he had Kara. So, now that Supergirl is over, I hope they actually are not on the same earth as Kara and Barry (Flash). After the crisis episodes, those Earths merged. But, we, as viewers, saw that there were still more Earths, but our Arrowverse shows were on Earth-Prime together at that point. So, with some changes that can be explained by the events of crisis and others that cannot be explained by the events of crisis, I do hope that this show is on another Earth. That would explain why Kara and Barry aren't trying to help. I mean, someone is trying to merge two Earths together. Like no one else would be trying to help. I like Superman and Lois. So, I hope that this show is on a different Earth. If we ever get any more crossover-type episodes on The Flash, the Clark/Superman from Earth-Prime could still pop up and be that version of Superman. I think this show should just be its own show on a different Earth.
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I don't necessarily want it to be on its own Earth but it pretty much *has* to be. That ship has sailed, even though we saw Diggle on an episode last season. No mention of Supergirl, the other Kryptonians, or any of the familiar superheroes, even though Superman knew the Martian Manhunter for decades... Crazy. Plus at the end of 'Crisis' Lois had just gotten pregnant. I think overall the show has looked great and been very moving as a human family drama with superhuman powers, though, with great portrayals of its title characters.
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I agree. I wanted it to be on the same Earth. But, at this point, I think it would make much more sense not to be.
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