Anderson realizes Superman was right & apologizes

[@manoftomorrow79]

This was a great redemption for Anderson seeing him break down crying was when he put two and two together that on his Earth Superman is a family man too. He thought that he was protecting the world because he assumed the worst in Superman but in reality, he took one family's father from them. Which made him understand why Superman was at arm's length from him he was just trying to keep his family safe from the public spotlight. So that the wrong people couldn't harm them it wasn't about a lack of loyalty to the United States he was just being a good father and husband.

[@aliciaborth3016]

Must have been quite a start to realize General Lane was also Superman's family.

[@lisamurphy7028]

@@aliciaborth3016 probably explained a lot too. Messed up feelings of 'you trusted him why don't you trust me'. that Superman had no way to explain. And never would have revealed. I'm adding that to the list of realizations Anderson had in the one crushing moment with the photo.

[@invisi-bullexploration2374]

A little less sympathetic since instead of being dead El is far worse.

[@StareachValcin]

That's one of the best things about Superman as a person. Even when someone has wronged him or been an enemy, Superman tries to see the best in people rather than just believe in the worst side of people. Despite all the bad things Anderson did, it's nice of him to finally admit that Superman was right.

[@LouieTzepher]

That’s exactly why super man is a fictitious character. In real like such a character trait can lead to death for some. Ask a member of the armed forces to think like Superman and he will get his whole squad killed, then again, Superman can defy gravity and flies around the world in underwear and bullets bounce off his chest.

[@nathaniellampman2052]

It's what charles Xavier in x men days of future past says to his younger self; that just because someone looses their way doesn't mean there lost forever. It based on the most human feeling we have is hope. We need you to hope again. Such a great quote from Patrick Stewart😅😂😊

[@lisamurphy7028]

You can almost feel the tone from both of them. "We should have been allies. What was Stopping us?" Beautiful moment of understanding and acceptance right there.

[@daniels7907]

Anderson, freaked out because it never even occurred to him that Superman was ever anything but Superman. That the big secret that he was hiding wasn't some grand conspiracy, but simply the fact that he had a wife and kids that he was covering for.

[@breezy3392]

How does that never occur to anyone? I really wonder what the government thinks he's doing when he's not supermaning

[@daniels7907]

@@breezy3392 - Keep in mind that they have facial recognition technology and still haven't figured out that he's Clark Kent. The more paranoid ones, like Anderson, probably assume that he hides away in some alien lair (which Anderson learned that he did have), doing alien things. That he had a job and family would have blown those folks' minds.

[@coreynance3874]

@@breezy3392 agreed.

[@danieldickson8591]

It's kind of an assumption in the military that duty to country comes first. It's not like their policy is that families don't matter, but soldiers are sent into danger and their families have to wait and hope they come back alive. Soldiers are assigned to new posts and their families have no say in the decision. They're sometimes given secret orders they can't tell their loved ones about. Sam Lane's difficult relationship with his daughters came from putting his duty to the service ahead of his duty to them too often. So I can see why a military man might not consider that.

[@daniels7907]

@@danieldickson8591 - Except that Superman is not military personnel, he's a civilian. Indeed, that Superman isn't in the military, and thus subject to the chain of command, was one of the biggest problems that Anderson had with him and why he tried to create his "Supermen of America" who would count as enlisted (but more realistically conscripted) personnel subject to his orders. But the fact that Superman is a civvie (and, technically, an illegal alien) would have left Anderson wondering what he does and where he goes when he's not superheroing. Given Superman's unlimited mobility, Anderson had no proof that he even actually lived in U.S. territory.

[@ericle5366]

I’m glad Anderson realized that Superman is right.

[@lorenzdecena]

Too late for regrets Bizarro's death is on him and the destruction that Ally will bring in two words is on him as well.

[@breezy3392]

Yeah, it only took him bringing two worlds that much closer to total destruction for him to figure it out

[@ironicanimations]

I love that Anderson finally understands, I never thought I’d see the day Anderson finally realizes-

[@aliciaborth3016]

I figured he would never let himself realize the real reason Superman kept things secret. Had he thought for even a second there could be a different reason than treason to keep things from him. I can see his side a little, being the special general that works with Superman might make him think he was worthy to know EVERYthing about Superman, including his secret identity and relationships. I wondered what went through his mind as well when he realized General Lane was Superman's family.

[@lisamurphy7028]

@@aliciaborth3016 I agree with you a lot. I don't think he knew superman even HAD another identity. But being in the liaison like position he was in and not hearing anything from Superman or not enough from him, he thought Superman had turned away from his country. Superman suddenly defending an enemy alien (pun intended) and getting chewed out by Hardcastle for not being as good at teh job as General Lane (who ahd a few advantages like being Superman's father in law) couldn't have helped.

[@bgt2848]

These two still have that teen wolf chemistry!

[@stevenswinton6090]

?

[@gost4402]

Teen Wolf MTV Series Anderson is the uncle of Clark in the series

[@ShakibKhan-dx8xr]

Hale forever

[@tessacanterbury8935]

​@@gost4402 Uncle Peter

[@wisdomcletus535]

True

[@seleviathan]

I respected Anderson for this a lot, it takes a big person to admit when they are wrong especially when hes done so much wrong, i hope to see some redemption for his character

[@getaloadofthisguy2927]

.-.

[@CGLOS]

I’m glad to see Derek and Peter finally be on good terms

[@richardgalloway2736]

yooo they are from teen wolf just realized

[@NaFariaSalazar]

😂😂😂😂 i know right

[@emeerdanvers8090]

It’s kind of weird seeing him be the good guy because of teen wolf lol

[@michaelbinney5197]

i completely forgot he played peter

[@marr260]

Finally reunited

[@toddsmitts]

Every person who thinks Superman is a badguy ends up regretting it.

[@Actionfan19]

Except Luthor.

[@insomnia610]

Lol! Literally every single 1 of them. Wen, of course, they r coming from a place of good intentions. Luther isn't coming from anything well-meaning.

[@StareachValcin]

@@Actionfan19 technically even Lex Luthor has regretted treating Superman as the bad guy. The all star Superman comic storyline and movie are testaments to that.

[@chrisshook8471]

@@insomnia610 Lexi Luthor started out as a good guy but Lionel's influence turned him into a villain.

[@insomnia610]

@@chrisshook8471 I used 2 think that. Especially on Smallville. But the truth of the matter is that Lex made his choice. I remember the main thing that turned him against Clark is that Clark didn't share his secret with him. Making sum1 your enemy becoz u can't do something as simple as respecting their privacy? That's demented. I'm not saying Lionel didn't have a big impact on who Lex was but his better angels have been appealed to and he's made his choice, in every superman movie n series I've seen.

[@QuEsT_X]

Anderson went out like a man I have to give him that !

[@metaprimefandoms9763]

So funny to see Ian and Tyler like this considering their roles in Teen Wolf

[@squashmallow2006]

"To me, everyone's worth saving." Once again, a Superman show written by people who love and appreciate his character.

[@DarthMahlgus]

Awesome scene. Showing Superman be Superman, and Anderson is sincere and redeems himself. Hes def gonna die saving someone eventually. Calling it now.

[@Danjor369]

Anderson didn’t realize that Superman wasn’t just on call in a suit all day all his life, he actually had a life, a family, did everything a normal human being does, he was NEVER solely a superhero helpline

[@lisamurphy7028]

Yeah, most people don't think of Superman as having a life, let alone a human family. In one stroke both those, albeit understandable misconceptions screw people over.

[@racquelharris2458]

Clark shudders when he hears johnathan killed a person. This will make him more determined to fix things with his own son before he gets lost like lucy and easily influenced. It's worse because bizarro John has superpowers.

[@breezy3392]

Yep, that's what neglectful parenting does. Clark, be attentive to your children please and don't just take for granted that they're fine

[@danieldickson8591]

@@breezy3392 Clark has been trying to be. The whole move to Smallville was so he and Lois could spend more time with the boys. But he's already caused one bad reaction by watching over them too closely. Every parent knows managing teenagers is a tricky balancing act, even when they're not super. ;-)

[@danieldickson8591]

I think Jon-El was able to pound on Superman because Clark couldn't bear to strike his son. Even though it's not really Clark's son, he sees that his Jonathan could go down this road.

[@breezy3392]

@@danieldickson8591 I assume you mean episode 3 where he was listening in on the boys? Yeah, I don't mean do that. But his Jonathan has been in a bad headspace for a while now. He needs some understanding. And yeah, you're right, parenting balance is tricky. I think the trailer for the next episode showed that they're going to confront the issue of Clark lying to them for so long, and yeah some of Clark's issues there need to be addressed.

[@professional2104]

I will be honest. There could be a slim chance Anderson still could be alive but if he is dead wow that is one way to go.

[@lisamurphy7028]

This makes me wish Crisis hadn't happened yet. Apparently the wave of red energy when John Henry showed up was Crisis on Infinite Earths going on. Otherwise Anderson could have been brought back to life in the post-crisis world. And I jsut realized people who comment on this video haven't necessarily seen the end of the episode!

[@lisamurphy7028]

As the audience we see Anderson in stark contrast to how he was the last time we saw him. Superman is seeing Anderson as he truly is. And realizes he is perhaps seeing Anderson for the first time. He never trusted Anderson, never really gave him a chance. You can see it on his face "To him, I'm Superman, an alien. And unlike Sam, we never actually worked together. Maybe if I'd given him a reason to see anything else, if I'd given him a reason to trust me...he would have."

[@wc4606]

Nice of Anderson to finally see the error in his ways.

[@KingOlleyinc]

A Peter & Derek reunion 😂

[@HailSocialite]

So, there seems to be some sort of time dilation between the worlds. Superman has been gone a month in the regular world, but the events when he arrives in bizarro world seem to take less than a day. And it’s unclear how long Anderson was in the bizarro world. Wondering if that will be addressed in the coming episodes

[@lone-wolfgamer2259]

So the travel time from Superman’s world to Bizarro’s world is approximately a month?

[@HailSocialite]

@@lone-wolfgamer2259 Yeah, I’m curious if the time dilation occurs within the portal or if time passes differently/more quickly in the bizarro world. We know Superman has been gone for a month. So that’s portal time + time in the bizarro world because Jon-El shows up in the regular world in the episode where Superman has been gone for a month. But it seems like Jon-El’s journey through the portal didn’t take a month. Or it could still take a long time, like ~15 days either way. So Superman’s journey into the portal and out of the portal is a month ish. Idk. It reminds me of the Smallville episode where Clark and Oliver go to the Phantom Zone for a day, but in the real world they are gone for 3 weeks.

[@danieldickson8591]

It's possible that time dilation doesn't occur when you have the protection of a pendant. Superman forced his way through the portal under his own power.

[@HailSocialite]

@@danieldickson8591 Ahh that’s a good theory! It’ll be interesting to see if Clark shows up quickly after Jon-El. If he does, then there is still some time dilation somewhere along the journey to the Bizarro world or on the way back. Tbh I’m expecting a plot hole 😅 But hopefully we get an answer tomorrow!!

[@Walt_Xander94]

Didnt expect this at all. Andreson got the Jaime Lannister treatment.

[@wc4606]

For someone determined to save everyone, both versions of Ally are serious about killing all who don't agree with them.

[@danieldickson8591]

It's ironic when she asks Clark later in the episode, "Who decides that for everyone, Superman -- you?" Deciding for everyone is exactly what Ally's doing.

[@wc4606]

@@danieldickson8591 I know. For her, it's either ascend or die. That is not fair at all, it is why I think she is just as evil as Lex Luthor. No other villain can match or surpass her.

[@chrisshook8471]

@@wc4606 Lex Luthor had no choice but to be evil Lionel turned him into a villain.

[@wc4606]

@@chrisshook8471 it didn't look that way. Looked like he enjoyed it.

[@chrisshook8471]

@@wc4606 Lex tried to be friends with Clark for 3 seasons with no ulterior motive. However season 4 is where he started to become the villain he became.

[@Vorloks]

This moment where Anderson realizes Superman has a family made me think. Imagine if Superman had kids in BvS? It would’ve made way more sense for Batman to reconsider killing a man if it meant taking a father from his kid like what happened to him.

[@Brick100]

Anderson easily the strongest guy on the show. He one-shotted Bizarro Jonathan into unconsciousness. Whereas Superman here is incapacitated EASILY by Jonathan. He also fly squatted the other x-kryptonite/kryptonian Bizarro Lana Lang also into unconsciousness. Both of them took down Clark with relative ease.

[@reversebonezzz1451]

clark is weakened by the red sun anderson is jus shooting up x kryptonite.

[@Zaacdrums]

And Clark was holding back^

[@danieldickson8591]

@@Zaacdrums I agree that Clark would be very reluctant to strike Jonathan, even if it's not "his" Jonathan. But I don't think Jon-El was expecting Anderson's powers. As a soldier he's also a trained fighter, while Jon is an inexperienced kid. But Jon put Anderson down when he went for a lethal blow. The show's been pretty consistent in demonstrating that humans hopped up on X-K are still no physical match for Kryptonians, unless the latter are weakened.

[@Zaacdrums]

@@danieldickson8591 agreed.

[@Brick100]

@@danieldickson8591 the effects were clearly wearing off for Anderson which is why he looked weak towards the end of that Jonathan fight in the air. That's how Jonathan was able to kill Anderson.

[@anosvoldigoat666]

its werid seeing peter apologize to derek in a sincere way

[@kathleenhensley5951]

I think modern superhero movies overuse the multi-dimensions trope too much and too poorly, but this was done very well. It was excellent to see a humbled and wiser Anderson.

[@changelivesheroes]

This episode was so bad ass

[@michaelbrent1536]

Superman and Lois is getting better and better than the flash CW show and the legend of tomorrow and Supergirl

[@Peter_mikaelson]

I love Ian bohen he so cooooool

[@Peter_mikaelson]

I stand by this

[@J0hn5935]

It's clear Anderson was trying to do the right thing and why Sam Lane was meant to lead the military given he is the only one who knows Superman's identity. Sure Sam's tactics of preparing for Evil Superman was controversial but Sam is also not wrong. I'm glad Superman character is in the best hands now with the best development of all characters, untold stories we haven't seen in film or TV yet and best casting choices since the Reeve era.

[@edenramos9686]

Outburst just knocked Bizzaro Superboy out cold

[@TheSymbiot3Venom]

Hale family reunion

[@jonahstirbis3408]

Anderson is a good man he just made alot of mistakes.

[@shevy_shev93]

This gotta be trippy for them. For so long they were almost mortal enemies on TW and now they so cordial here. 😂😂😂😂

[@SRMNote]

Was wondering where I remember anderson from. Would be funny if tyler or dylan came on the show as superboy. even if its for like a couple episodes.

[@momofromatla2318]

@@SRMNote well, they don’t look like the boys but I can see Cody Christian as future jon. And Maybe Colton Haynes as jordan.

[@SRMNote]

@@momofromatla2318 I mean superboy the clone of clark and lex. not a older version of his sons

[@momofromatla2318]

@@SRMNote you’re talking about connor kent, jonathan kent is his son and he also is superboy.

[@phillipbates9587]

Redemption Anderson!

[@michaell8184]

The first thing he does he let's her get them. SMFH

[@renegadefunction7912]

anderson looks like titans batman (Iain Glen)

[@tonyedge2177]

Did anyone catch the hologram of Doomsday in Bizzaro Superman’s fortress !?

[@kristofkolosnagy9152]

One thing I didn't understand, that Ally didn't want Mitchell to merge with himself, Jon killed Bizarro-Mitch, but after Ally merges with herself sends off Bizarro-Jon to merge with himself. Also this would have beena nice opportunity to bring back Melissa Benoist to help out on earth prime while Superman was gone. Also how cool would it be to see Bizarro Flash and others.

[@breezy3392]

Ally killed Mitchell because she thought he had his own agenda when he came through with both pendants instead of her doppelganger and started to merge. She thought he was betraying her

[@DgardsGaming]

@@breezy3392 he kinda did

[@lisamurphy7028]

Because she saw Anderson as a threat and having his own agenda. She assumed he had stolen that pendant from her other self and neither she nor Lana-Rho were taking any chances. We kind of already have seen a Bizzaro Flash when Mitch Romero possessed him. But you're right, seeing a version of Barry other than his Earth-2 self would have been So awesome.

[@richardhare1734]

Why not take the pendant… fly out to space and launch it at the sun??? Instead of waiting around with it!!!

[@danieldickson8591]

They probably would have thought to try that if they had time. Their enemies gave then no time.

[@burnermansam7588]

The powers that allys gains from merging better not be the generic super strength & flight that everybody has. It better be something cool & different. Im sick how everyone can get kryptonian powers through xk so easily

[@breezy3392]

Yeah, I can buy that X-K can make humans faster and stronger. But how do they have heat vision? That takes a physiological difference in the cells and the eyes to absorb solar radiation and expell it, so how does that work with humans?

[@burnermansam7588]

@@breezy3392 & for them to use the powers with mastery as if they’ve had them forever just takes me out of the entire show. Like okayyy you have clark saying all this extra shit to jordan about control & how the powers will overwhelm if you let it. But you have these random small ville citizens using it & gaining all of the powers instantly regardless of the training needed. Just bullshit to me honestly

[@breezy3392]

@@burnermansam7588 Yeah, that is one of the few major criticisms I have with this show, everyone getting Kryptonian powers and instantly knowing how to use them, never mind that Superman himself had to train at the Fortress for years. Smh. I would love to see what actually training to master these powers looks like. I would love to have seen that with Clark and the boys (Even if one doesn't have powers they both should be getting training because their lives are dangerous and they can't always hide behind dad)

[@MrMisterman1]

At least he apologized, unlike Irons

[@danieldickson8591]

Irons had much better justification for his actions than Anderson. And John Henry has since made up for it by backing up Superman whenever Clark needed him.

[@MrMisterman1]

@@danieldickson8591 Still, I simple 'I'm sorry' wouldn't be too much trouble, nor would 'I was wrong'

[@NRG-REC]

@@MrMisterman1Huh? John Henry is the ONLY reason Clark even still has his family and isn't a mind controlled meat puppet. I think that's a little better than my bad for trying to kill you before you turned evil and killed everyone else bro.

[@hazmat4260]

I love this scene but can someone tell me why they were taping Jon to the chair? What's the tape gonna do?

[@Lilniseys]

They put yellow kryptonite on him to weaken him, but it seems it didn't work

[@danieldickson8591]

@@Lilniseys They didn't watch him closely enough, being kinda distracted by all the supervillains landing at their front door. ;-D

[@Drifter1989]

It’s kind of ironic that Anderson was oblivious that Superman had a family on Earth but in another show (Teen Wolf) these two actors were family as uncle and nephew.

[@MbisonBalrog]

When Supergirl making cameo?

[@Edward-nf4nc]

Sam says that Clark did nothing wrong unless it was saving him, but he's wrong. Anderson said to get back to their Earth, but he didn't, and Ally completed her merge! If Clark did something wrong it was disobing Anderson! Clark allowed it to happen by trying to be a hero instead of fleeing to safety back home!

[@KentPetersonmoney]

For a second I thought it was his Tal that knock Jon out. I was thinking this is what happens when a full Kryptonation not holding back from a half one. Of course it was Anderson. Should have used some of that x-kryptonite on him so Lios could give her son a whipping for being disrespectful. I was joking about the latter. Guy like 16 so he's too old for a whipping.

[@leafyishereisdumbnameakath4259]

As much as love this redemption, he still sent an newly-18 year old to his death

[@JoshuaKevinPerry]

That's what a military does. Sends men to their death for greater goals.

[@leafyishereisdumbnameakath4259]

Guess so​@@JoshuaKevinPerry

[@theflashgirl2057]

Wait. How do they understand each other. Isn t sups our sups (abbreviation for superman)

[@breezy3392]

Anderson and Superman are both from Prime Earth so they understand each other normally. And Superman is able to understand the Bizzaro people's backwards speech because he can interpret it (Kryptonians are super-intelligent)

[@danieldickson8591]

@@breezy3392 You do see Clark and Bizarro-Jon take a moment to consciously reverse their speech, so your interpretation sounds reasonable.

[@Almost-Infamous]

I just can't get over how padded and out of place Superman's suit looks in this series. It really is my only criticism.

[@RaptorJesus]

I sorta agree, but Tyler *nails* Superman's personality and mannerisms so damn well that I don't care if he isn't quite buff enough.

[@danieldickson8591]

They've improved the suit significantly since the show's premiere. Refining the design seems to be on ongoing process. It looks much more natural now. And for an actor to really get and stay as buff as Superman is a full-time job that doesn't fit well into a TV shooting schedule. ;-)

[@ValiantWrestling]

It's not nearly as ricdiculous as Shazam/Captain Marvel's suit in the first Shazam movie but it is quite noticable that isn't his actual body considering how smaller he looks as Clark.

[@kristofkolosnagy9152]

How come superman still has his power under the red sun?

[@mikerosoft2179]

the intensity of the the specific red sun radiation is less than those red sun chambers presumably. also, bizarro still had his powers in the normal world despite the yellow sun so it makes sense for the same to be true for supes in the inverse world.

[@ZER0O9]

It was weakening him, that's probably why he didn't use any powers like ice breath or heat vision during the fights.

[@chosenfallen2024]

I never thought Anderson didn't anything wrong. He was working with the information he had. The only thing he did wrong was go away. Yet he only went away was because he is dealing with Superman. I don't blame Superman for keeping his secret but the man forgets just how much the governments in the world fear him. Anderson lost 2 super kids and let's be honest here, if Anderson didn't put them out there, someone else would have. Superman gotta learn to start making friends on the planet if he plans on staying on as a hero. Edited: I said the only thing Anderson did wrong was go AWOL. Idk if anybody else has had this problem but it's like KZbin changes what I wrote sometimes

[@RavenPendragon14]

His superiors told him multiple times to not antagonize Superman and this man was committed to asserting his dominance as the new top dog after Lane retired. It blew back in his face and he should have just apologized after the first mishap and moved on. He was entirely in the wrong by escalating the situation

[@chosenfallen2024]

@@RavenPendragon14 First he is the top dog. He the new General of the D.O.D. While it's true they wanted a closer relationship with Superman, they wanted him to be associated with America first. Re watch the episode where Superman save a NK submarine. You will hear Anderson speak about his superiors want Superman to hand that sub over to America. Superman told Anderson he couldn't do that, cause that go against Superman's rule about interfering with Human politics. Superman was out of pocket about not telling him about Bizarro Superman. Bizzarro attacked American soil. Superman had information on that. So yea Anderson did what he did. The only thing Anderson did wrong was go awol.

[@chosenfallen2024]

@@RavenPendragon14 At the same time they are using Superman's symbol, they are once again trying to claim Superman as a American entity first. Superman warned Anderson and the government as a whole about using his signal. Which directly lead to those 2 kids getting killed. The relationship between Superman and America has always been a dicey one. You even see examples of this on the Supergirl show when John talks with Kara briefly about D.O.D. strained relationship with Superman.

[@chosenfallen2024]

@@RavenPendragon14 Mostly everything Anderson did was by the book. Everything he did was approved until that last action. Form the Super team: Approved Banning Superman: Approved(though his CO didn't like it) Arresting Superman: We literally see him call his CO for permission first. It was a 💩 show all around.

[@STREETSWAG2013]

Just realized something, one minute, language is reversed, next thing you know, EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS EACH OTHER......

[@aliacar8659]

Deine Ausschreibungen ich will der Herr uns nach hauswirtschaft nicht sein sollte. Besetzt en hauswirtschaft will ich auch nicht zu Hause. Mir ist eine ich werde hauswirtschaft nicht machen würde nein now ich aber nicht

[@abdul30077]

Anderson was the worst part of s2, this little story arc was garbage

[@NRG-REC]

Honestly before this episode I would've agreed but it kinda redeemed it for me personally.

[@abdul30077]

@@NRG-REC yall easily pleased

[@NRG-REC]

@@abdul30077 or...and bear with me cuz I know this might be hard for you to grasp. People can have different opinions from you dude. It's not the end of the world.

[@abdul30077]

@@NRG-REC in my opinion u have trash taste then