Hey everyone welcome back to Silver Screen Spectacle. We’ve got something different tonight as the new show Superman & Lois had its season premiere tonight. I have seen some other CW Arrowverse shows, but I don’t follow them super close, but this seems to stand on its own so far. I was not at all excited going into this episode, the idea of this show seemed terrible to me and I was not impressed at all by the trailer. Now that I’ve seen the first episode, here are my spoiler-free thoughts.
I am very... conflicted. There are things about this I really enjoyed, however, there was a lot I kind of hate. Ok, so I am okay with different interpretations of these characters, as a massive BVS defender I don’t want every portrayal of Superman to be a Christopher Reeve clone. First, I want to discuss the acting. Tyler Hoechlin impressed me. His Clark Kent was really engaging, and he’s a decent Superman from what I’ve seen so far. Elizabeth Tulloch did not impress me as Lois Lane. This might be my least favorite version of the character I’ve ever seen, but I’m willing to see if she improves. Alex Garfin and Jordan Elsass did fine work as Superman’s kids. Garfin seemed the more impressive of the two, but they seem to have a believable brotherly dynamic. Inde Navarrette did great in her minor role in this episode, and I’m excited to see where they take her character. The episode was well directed, the action sequences look pretty good for a TV series and the music really impressed me. Small note, but I hate Superman’s suit, I actually burst out laughing when I saw it.
In terms of the script and overall story, this is where I’m torn. As an Elseworlds story, I’m totally okay with this type of story. I also love the idea of jumping in with a Superman who has been at this for years and now got married to Lois. However, while I’m hoping the show addresses things in the future, I wanted to scream at how characters were complaining about Superman not being around for family things when he was off stopping a nuclear meltdown. If he doesn’t stop these meltdowns, he might not have a family to go back to. Also, DC has always been about gods among men, and I felt like they completely missed the point of that. The setup for Lois to have an investigative arc felt comically forced. Now I need to talk about the ending of the episode. This is a very minor spoiler, if you don’t want to see it skip the rest of this paragraph. Ok, so we find out the villain is a race bent version of a famous Superman villain. Now I’m okay with race-bending characters, again many interpretations. What I cannot ignore is the only black character with any screen type of note is a villain. I don’t even usually notice things like this, and it stuck out like a sore thumb.
So after watching the 90 minute pilot for Superman & Lois, I’m more impressed than I was by the trailer but still very torn on the project. I’ll see how the next few episodes go before I make a final judgment. So, guys, that’s it for this review, if you enjoyed it give it a share and I’ll see you guys tomorrow.
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