Everyone slept on Superman & Lois

[@daniellevy2272]

It gave us what no Superman movie or show has ever given us, or could ever give us: an ending. An actual life. That's because with a movie, you always either leave room for another movie, or go out with a sacrifice for the drama and thematics of the film

[@borjankosarac3645]

Not that we always need to see how it ends, but for this series (which started with Clark/Kal-El recounting his first memories of seeing his human parents, up to his present) it was absolutely the only ending we could have gotten… Goodness knows what it would have looked like if it was as originally intended, part of the Arrowverse. It’s also impressive how well the ending lands despite that they needed to scrap about three seasons of storylines and still got it to a satisfactory conclusion.

[@brandonmunsen6035]

Smallville

[@handlebarsmustache]

I'd say it is a better ending than any Arrowverse show and better than Dark Knight Rises. It embraces Superman as a symbol to the world better than Batman to Gotham City. Both amazing endings just speaking on preference.

[@mrcheesemunch]

Yeah I saw a lot of people complaining that it needed another season or 2 and I know they wanted more but I think ending here was great, it could have done with another couple of episodes in the final season but dragging it out way too long would have been a mistake, way too God damn many shows do that, they just go on and on and on until it only ends because everyone is just bored of it. On paper a good story that never ends sounds amazing but that's just not how it works, like life stories must come to an end so you can fully appreciate them.

[@amendoimbrbr]

To me, the message of the show was always about love and care, to put it in Clark's own words "I came to this world alone and when I left it I had so much and it was all because of love. Its the thing that makes life worth living. Do everything you can to find love. To give it. To hold onto it. Because life, it goes by so fast."

[@DiestroCorleone]

You gonna make me cry, man.

[@creed8712]

My favorite panel of Superman is him high above the earth saying “I love you, I’m so proud of you”

[@lbwlawyer]

The Krypto scene had me in literal tears. “We took a lot of walks . . . We took a lot of naps . . .”

[@benwasserman8223]

Obviously James Gunn’s Superman will be compared to Christopher Reeve. But it’s Tyler Hoechlin’s performance that David Corenswet will have to exceed come summertime.

[@thehalfricanguy]

Eh, I guess.

[@andreatwolfpack]

Agreed

[@Tb0n3]

Holy shit depowered Superman beating the shit out of lex is hilarious. It's like that episode of South Park where Cartman thought he would beat the special Olympians.

[@t.a6159]

Lmao

[@sonamtashi7706]

He wasn’t depowered though, he just had a recharge from a closeup sunbath. I assume Superman was good enough to go jerking for a decade before his power levels dropped.

[@Future_Vantas]

Such a cool scene, Idles rocking out in the background was just perfection. Really liked that this Superman was far from helpless without his powers. He also had that moment in Season 2 when he beats away all those army soldiers while under red sunlight. This show gave freakin Superman a hallway fight scene and it was awesome.

[@brandonmunsen6035]

Thanks for the spoilers.

[@Tb0n3]

@@brandonmunsen6035 Dude. It was in the video you're commenting under.

[@Comicbroe405]

The show has the best ending I've ever seen for a Superman story. And also has the best message anybody could receive from a Superman show.

[@Lilsulli2]

The ending was so great. They even let Doomsday have a peaceful/beautiful sendoff. Great video too man. Thank you

[@Future_Vantas]

Doomsday held up his hand to stop Clark just like Pa Kent did in Man of Steel. However instead of being stupid or confusing, this act was utterly heartbreaking. There really was no other option here, and Bizzaro deserved to finally rest in peace, remembering the family that he lost.

[@GamerSlyRatchet1]

@@Future_Vantas I wonder if that was on purpose or just a coincidence lol.

[@Axetwin]

@@Future_Vantas And instead of a punch, he was given a gentle push. I loved that scene.

[@TK_Brainslug]

The finale broke me. To the budget restraints I say sometimes less is more

[@BrandonWright-v3e]

The episode where Clark reveals his secret showing how much he lost holding on to it, with this version of Jimmy never getting close enough to be his best friend ending with them embracing each other like old friends should was so brilliant to me

[@kerry-j4m]

TOO bad the show didn't have the time to show the consequences with revealing a secret identity,your enemies would come for family,friends and citizens of Smallville.I didn't like that ideal,at all. And Superman dying,didn't like that either.

[@DAVEREVIEWS-MOVIES]

“It went by so fast”

[@joxerd]

I was reading a post on reddit a few hours ago about what the new Superman movie needs, and among the comments I found one that caught my attention. I need a Superman movie with a happy ending. Funny thing is that this series got it.

[@ninjanibba4259]

This and Smallville both got happy endings, so did Returns In fact all of them did, so what is that person talking about?

[@joxerd]

@@ninjanibba4259 A Good Ending. Yeah. Believe it or not, practically every single “solo” Superman movie (BvS isn’t solo) in more ways than one has a very problematic ending. Superman I ends with Superman spinning the world backwards, which is an arguable Deus Ex Machina since he suffers no consequences for it and it’s never brought up again that he can do it (if you count only mainline sequels, not the Donner Cut). Superman II ends with a kiss of memory wiping proportions to restore the status quo. Superman III ends with Gus Gorman suffering no consequences for making a giant death machine just cause he had a change of heart last second. Superman IV ends with Superman pushing the moon out of orbit to defeat Nuclear Man and Lacey breathing in space. It also ends with no viable solution, acknowledgment or follow up to the fact that Superman disarmed the entire world’s nuclear arsenal and nobody gives a care about it. Superman II The Richard Donner Cut ends with him reversing time and undoing the entire movie altogether, rendering it all pointless and irrelevant. Superman Returns ends with Superman pushing an entire kryptonite island into space with a shard stuck in his side, Lois abandoning Richard just cause he’s not Jason’s biological father, and Superman’s noncommittal to being around. Man of Steel, despite a climatic battle ending with Superman in anguish after killing Zod and a quarter of Metropolis in ruins, has a jarring tonal shift to him destroying a drone and the captain calling him “hot” - it doesn’t address the destruction in a meaningful way and is arguably the movie’s biggest flaw. So yeah. Can we finally get a Superman movie that sticks the landing and ends well please?

[@ninjanibba4259]

@@joxerd happy ending meaning Superman smiles and flies on or gives hope things will be better, which all the movies have, even MoS did it All you focused on was the plot details, which wasn’t what I was talking about

[@creed8712]

@@joxerdI imagine the ending of the film won’t be like…without conflict, hell I expect it to end with him hearing somebody calling his name, smiling and flying off. I also imagine we will see setup for whatever the stories are building to by the end

[@cg_spiritedensemble]

I like this evolution of Implicitly Pretentious where he went from Video essayist of Marvel movies to a general gushing/retrospective of DC movies shows & sometimes comics. Probably out of necessity because of the Marvel Dip but still well worth it. You helped me realize there were a lot of great DC shows & animated movies that I missed out on. Good luck covering the Arrowverse. I heard it can get very messy.

[@Future_Vantas]

As the biggest advocate of the Arrowverse I will say that yeah, the bulk of it is hot garbage, not worth rewatching in full. However it does have some flashes of brilliance, and it succeeded where DCEU failed in bringing a full on DC Universe to live action.

[@Axetwin]

I've been singing the praises of this show since its first season. It continually got right what other Superman stories get wrong. When you have a story about a man that is nigh on invincible, you can't tell compelling stories about testing his physical strength so you need to make those stories about his mental and emotional strength. This show is about heart and I think this is the best live action adaptation of the comic we've ever had.

[@JAKphoenixify]

This just couldn't have been possible with a Oscar worthy performance by Tyler.

[@jacobharris954]

You mean Emmy

[@KalEl016]

Man... this show was so much more than I ever thought it could be. The characterization, tone, and themes were all on-brand to what makes a great Superman story to me, but they still managed to tell a fresh, unique story and go places we've never seen Superman go in live action. It's a bittersweet ending becauses I'll miss this show and look forward to re-watching it even more when the collection comes out, but I'm also excited for James Gunn's Superman this Summer.

[@StareachValcin]

The Superman and Lois series was a great series from start to finish, despite having flaws. The final season was great, even though I wish we had more from the season and the series. The series did end on a high note, with a sad yet beautiful ending.

[@RefreshCinema]

I am so very happy we got this show. It just made me love these characters again, in a way I hadn't since the Donner films. My wife was not a Superman fan, but I asked her if she wouldn't mind watching the premiere episode with me. After that, I never had to ask again if she wanted to keep watching, because now she was a fan. Damn I love this show. P.S. - I cried at the end. Anyone else?

[@TheMarine316]

All 4 seasons & 53 episodes were perfect & the best Superman story ever put to screen as far as I’m concerned

[@jellydonut0]

Didn’t know about this show until I turned on the TV and the final battle was playing. I stuck around and got emotional at that final scene of Clark walking around the house.

[@litiangparra6799]

I'm so happy to be part of this journey with the show, the ups and downs, and the waiting for the seasons was worth it. I'm happy it got a proper sendoff.

[@akosicvy]

i consumed all 4 seasons in a week... of course, while watching your videos in between. happy that this one is finally out! i looove superman & lois! david corenswet's superman has a lot to live up to after tyler hoechlin's performance. also, i've been dreading getting into the whole of arrowverse with the large amounts of episodes and seasons T^T

[@briannjoroge4297]

It moved me to tears because it felt like a beautiful ending of a whole life experience like I was really there seeing it all happened. My whole heart was getting moved yet held with such awwww

[@Rixec2]

This series was just beautiful from start to finish. The opening and ending monologues just really capture Superman and also shows us so much more about him.

[@jts9163]

Love the show. Tyler is totally the highlight for me. P.S. crazy hyped for more arrowverse essays. The Flash means a lot to me and I think it has a lot of depth

[@kerry-j4m]

The Flash tv show should've ended in season 5 or 6,it was already in tv trope mode in season 5,that love mantra got real old,real quick.Iris getting angry with her husband was a tired trope too. The actress who played Iris had the same ole expression ( a blank look ) in every episode. I thought she was bored most times. LOL.

[@davidrohde2636]

It's the one thing that I felt was so true, this was the bravest story of superman and lois, they made me laugh, cry and love

[@rxses7714]

Just finished the series today, then you uploading this video 🤯

[@AsherWhite-kl7fs]

Love all star superman love this channel love this ep love Superman

[@mrcheesemunch]

I only started watching this show earlier this year and was glad to see season 4 was out this year. And man, what a ride. It actually made me emotional very often, there's so much heart in this show. I know being about family is a meme and everything but they did an amazing job with all these characters. There's definitely a bit of cheapness to the show and the action isn't the best but the story and acting is great, Clark and Lois in particular are terrific. I know it's called Superman & Lois but I did not expect Lois to be such a powerhouse of a character, her actress was incredible in the role. I was surprised with how many intense things it dealed with like Lois getting cancer and her misscarriage, somehow I never thought they'd go there but I'm glad they did, in a world full of insane superhero stuff it was great to have some down to earth human problems like that. Honestly this show might be the best Superman show out there for me, I love Smallville as well but it's a little long winded so Superman & Lois edges ahead ever so slightly I think. Or at least maybe now I'm in my 30's it just spoke to me a lot more. Anyway yeah don't sleep on this show, great stuff.

[@IsiahTomas]

There's an ending from DC Comics 1 Million's series where Kyle Rayner got to see Superman in a special ceremony with an eternal version of Lous Lane reuniting them after centuries. Due to the time travel exposure, he only recalled pieces and bits while talking to Clark in the present.

[@Arvyn992]

In Superman & Lois season 2 was the closest we get to Superman One Million Live Action and I enjoyed Superman & Lois this version of Clark Kent got something that most Clark's could ever dream of was having a family and he became a dad and then became a grandfather

[@amos999999]

The goat with another upload. The only hopecore I need

[@PsyGutz]

Loved it, man.... That's all I'm gonna say.... Wow!

[@anthonychang1426]

Oh my gosh! So many teasers and I cannot wait!

[@BeyondTrash-xe1vs]

The ending was so beautiful, seeing Clark's whole life, as he grew old. Both the good and the hard, and the final scene was incredible. It all goes by so fast.

[@Mephiestopholes]

Thank you, Leo. Always. Happy Holidays! You almost always make me cry.

[@akaneriyun4774]

As a teenager, Smallville Clark was my role model. As a working adult, Christopher Reeve Clark gave me hope. Now, as a father, Tyler Hoechlin Clark gave me an ideal to strive towards. Whoever says Superman isn't mature or that he's boring just doesn't get it.

[@Nono-hk3is]

Thank you

[@elrick44]

I am so glad that we have both Superman & Lois and My Adventures of Superman to help bring the character out of the cynical, edgy dark ages that he's been in. We're getting our big blue boyscout back!

[@mcrafter3000]

Tyler hoeclin still my favourite superman actor 🫣

[@TevyaSmolka]

I love Superman and Lois it’s really awesome show and seeing Clark Kent and Lois lane being great parents to their kids Jonathan Samuel Kent superboy and Jordan Kent makes me so happy and represents 😊the best era of dc rebirth in my opinion.

[@Future_Vantas]

So so happy that the boys got proper suits in the end. They rocked the 90s Superboy and New52 Superboy suits very well.

[@TevyaSmolka]

@ indeed I was happy about that too and honestly never thought in a million years they would bring back new 52 superboy suit but somehow they actually made it work in live action which I approved.

[@AlexanderMiller-z5u]

I’ve been waiting a long time for this

[@AmericanImperium2112]

We truly lived during a golden age of Superhero television. Not all of it was good, but it was fun to be along for the ride. Rip Superman TV 🫡🙏🏻

[@razieldumas]

One of my favorite bits in the final episode was when he pulled one of those screws out of his chest, despite having “diminished” power. He did what was assured to be impossible, and I’m a sucker for whenever he does stuff like that. Like Grant Morrison wrote in Action Comics, “when the odds are impossible, do the impossible.”

[@agadhrp6772]

I was waiting for this

[@CarniviusPrime]

An amazing show and I'm going to miss having new episodes to watch but I will be rewatching the excellent four season run we got. :)

[@hadyzabibrebolledo1394]

we baerly have common intrests but as soon as you upload i watch your videos, keep up the good work

[@hunterlangley8287]

That was beautiful.

[@CyclopsWasRight]

The end scene of S&L was on another level.

[@1775adam]

This show is basically a family drama, and is handled beautifully. Tyler H is now my Supes for live action. It took the elements of Snyder MOS and elevated them.

[@MorganEdgy]

I didn't expect them to reference All-Star but they did very good

[@ericevanson7162]

God I’m going to miss this show

[@stuffbenlikes]

Had it's ups and downs, but overall was the best live action Superman ever, with the single best scenes. And the one where he comes out to the world was unbelievably good.

[@hellotherekenobi]

Best cw show in a long long time

[@omoefeasiemo3601]

David cornsweet superman has some big shoes to fill after the greatest of this show

[@MarkusZM]

Tyler Hoechlin is also another Superman that played Sephiroth.

[@TheNoobyNoob1]

Even in those low points of Season 2, I still saw the gem. Season 3 paid off all that time so well for me.

[@verymelonman12]

So happy Superman was able to get a plain good live action tv show.

[@Iwillone]

The Superman we needed and deserved 🥲

[@super_suits253]

I loved this show, I think you could do a whole video just on the epilogue

[@ReverseSkeleton]

I am always stunned at just how good Doomsday looks. It's even expressive and and has readable emotions. The final shot in front of the sun is just beautiful.

[@morganwilson8608]

Question: I’m a big fan of your channel and an even bigger fan of all things Superman so would you ever do an essay on Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993-1997)?

[@romulus_augustulus]

I have been sleeping on it and will be sleep on it for next 10 years too. after that if I don't have anything else to watch then I'll maybe watch it.

[@Darth_Bateman]

Implicitly pretentious dropped!!!!

[@the_well-known_stranger2275]

The best live action Superman and Lois Lane. This series was a wonder and they got a beautiful, perfect ending

[@TheKeyser94]

And Season 1 also show us that not matter if a mega corporation lay off your job, you always would be a mount piece for them even if you move to a small town, like Smallville, that plot point was so bad, that they needed to bring back Lex Luthor back, like they did with Supergirl and Lena Luthor in Season 2, to tell the truth Superman and Lois was boring, Smallville would continue to be my all time favourite Superman show, because you can see how slowly Lex what left of morality fall down to become a monster worse than his father.

[@danielurano6133]

Such an amazing analysis! Could you please tell the name of the song and artist from the chapter “like stone, an obligatory music tribute”? I couldn’t find the name anywhere. Greetings from Brazil!

[@Arsene873]

Like stone by Daniel gunnarsson

[@agahnim0196]

To me the main problem with the show was its availability... i Tried to watch it for years, but it was impossible in my country... i only just managed to buy the series... on youtube of all places... and it's amazing... just finished binging season one and it's the best Superman thing i've ever seen. Usually Superman's struggles and challenges come from kryptonite, technology or magic from villains... but here, they come from his relationships with his family and friends. It makes him much more relatable and interesting.

[@alexisislas-gonzalez5991]

8:52 I guessing that’s what she thought about the flash with multiple Batman And the Batman or something like that

[@justblue974]

Nice

[@aroccoification]

I only watched season one. Clark was perfect but most of the narrative focused on his d-bag kids and I couldn’t stomach it… does it get better or is that pretty much what the show is like?

[@DryBooks]

You keep making references to fred johnson, where is my the expanse video?

[@PabloNeves26]

1:50 but that's Stephen Amell

[@jacobharris954]

Superman and Lois is not the first where he did not have secret identity, he did not have one Snyder verse

[@thegreatacolyt1277]

Nice

[@MrRikje36]

Can someone please tell me the name of the song? 15:35

[@hleeyang3825]

I wanna know tooooo

[@DaveKatague]

Liked before the ending 😂

[@FurlongStrongPersonal]

HARD AGREE

[@vullord666]

Superman and Lois did not deserve to be a CW DC show. It's the type of show that should be at the forefront of DC and WB and shouting to the world "this is Superman".

[@AJ-xc4qe]

Listen, I’m gonna keep asking for a multiverse crossover until it happens. I don’t care that we had a comic tie in crossover; it doesn’t feel like a true finale to the Arrowverse. Characters from the pre-MCU Marvel movie franchises have made comebacks throughout The Multiverse Saga. I don’t see why characters from the pre-DCU DCTV shows can’t either. Especially since there are so many that didn’t get to end properly or get their due altogether like Superman & Lois. That being said, the finale is nearly perfect, especially as a close to the DCTV era.

[@u59n]

"Jonathan has off-screen plastic surgery"

[@jamesb.3869]

The cheating storyline with Jordan and Sarah is what turned me off from the show. I felt is completely unnecessary, then they added way too many characters to the show. Which clouded some storylines cause the writers wanted to give everybody something to do. However, I got around to finish the show last week and it was very great. I like the twist they put on the death of Superman storyline.

[@jeffreywarf]

Yeah because I heard about how the writers room was stealing ideas from black women and abusing them.

[@williamavitt8264]

Adventures of Superman was 4 seasons pretending to be 6

[@JackSmith-wc2me]

I like superdad over superjesus every day

[@ninjanibba4259]

I don’t like the ending much cuz it’s unnecessary to kill off Lois before Clark, just doesn’t make any sense to me, not to mention the finale was rushed with a rushed season at that cuz of its cancellation It could’ve been a lot better, but I’m glad to have had the chance to see an actual good modern Superman from DC

[@BeyondTrash-xe1vs]

What makes it uncecessary? If anything, I thought it was beautifully real. That's how cancer is, and for every couple in the world, one of them passes away first. It's important to show that Clark is not dependent on Lois, he doesn't lose himself to tragedy, become dark or sulk when she passes. He grieves, he cries, and he misses her. But he also gets a dog, he spends time with his friends, with his boys. His love for Lois doesn't become a poison when she passes.

[@ninjanibba4259]

@ yeah no I don’t like it, Clark and Lois should die together, it’s the entire point of the premise and the title

[@The_Retro_Futurist_76]

I'm very glad this show exists, but I couldn't with the twins. They are so freaking annoying I couldn't get passed the first episode. And will never agree to them changing the Superman mantra of Truth, Justice and the American way. It's an American immigration story first and foremost. It's in the characters DNA

[@aroccoification]

Gross this show is in the arrow verse?

[@katherinealvarez9216]

🥹

[@jameswillard-brown6697]

No one slept on it. That’s just more fan blaming. The show didn’t write for fans of the characters. Once again they wrote for their own agenda. It was awful writing and didn’t work. The show got what it deserve.

[@milkiassamuel780]

Wow... just wow🥹😭❤💙🦸‍♀ Though I felt like they had to wrap things up quickly they still were able to make me ball my eyes out with this incredibly emotional finale. This is truly an end of an era for the CW DC Universe. It started with Superman (Smallville) and ended with Superman and Lois. The CW-verse had some major hits like Superman and Lois & a whole lot of misses, but it still played a big part in bringing in an entire generation of DC fans. RIP Arrowverse/CW DC Universe David Corenswet has BIG trunks to fill as Tyler Hoechlin is the BEST LIVE ACTION SUPERMAN! RIP Superman And Lois It's up to you, James Gunn, as the DCU is set to officially start tomorrow with Creature Commandos I am extremely excited for James Gunn's Superman next year especially with he first trailer coming out this Thursday, but after this finale, he has some BIG shoes to fill! Good Luck, Mr Gunn🫡😄

[@hodeyfu7617]

The heart transplant was odd….