Superman & Lois 4x7 "A Regular Guy" Reaction | Legends of Podcasting

[@mattlangshott1818]

Tyler Hoechlin had already secured his place on the Mount Rushmore of Supermen way before this magnificent final season, but these last few episodes in particular are undeniable proof to anyone who doubts how insanely good he is. He plays the role his own way, but he is at minimum a match for any previous actor you could name (and that’s no minor achievement when you consider how many great interpretations there have been). I really do think that-taking his Clark and Superman as a whole-nobody (and I do mean nobody) has played this character better than Tyler has. He’s become the gold standard as far as I’m concerned-he’s my Superman.

[@NotForTheFaintOfArt-gw7ow]

Yes, I think he’s great. I’m completely convinced by his acting that he is Clark Kent and Superman plus also a husband and a father. I think they also did well with conveying the weight of his having the secret but also the impact of it on the people on the peripheral of his life. I liked it when he said he made good people doubt themselves which helped him with his decision in the end. Very thoughtful. Really solid acting throughout this show. It’s a shame it’s ending but probably for the best.

[@kenjisparks]

@@mattlangshott1818 he is very awesome, but give David Corenswet a fair chance! He’s got big shoes to fill for the next decade or so!

[@starlord580]

He’s the best Clark Kent ever on screen. He’s the second best Superman ever on screen, behind Christopher Reeve.

[@TheBenperri]

@@mattlangshott1818 I love how he has a few of the little intricacies that Reeve employed as Clark. Tyler is awesome!!!

[@Czntury]

The bullet scene in the bar is One of my favorite scenes in the show and of Superman EVER, also with him revealing himself to Lana and a few others. The music in these scenes are SO amazing. who knew Glasses could have so much weight in terms of importance and meaning to a character.

[@Micisme86]

@Czntury it was so great seeing him at his most vulnerable moment, but in full superman suit. Hard to explain

[@LegendsofPodcasting]

Was such a moment for him to have that time to think and make the decision rather than he just got shot. He made the choice in the end

[@neochozo]

Tyler IS Superman. These episodes and the show in general have cemented this fact. This is the best portrayal of Clark and Superman I’ve seen since Christopher Reeve. One thing though that I haven’t seen anyone react to was the deep cut to “Bibbowski’s” by Jimmy towards the end. The show featured snippets from both Superman and Superman II this episode, but introducing Bibbo from the comics was super nostalgic. Superman was his “fav’rit”!

[@linustwizell7913]

The brilliance of Tyler's performance is that he plays Clark as a super Man

[@thecoolformula1198]

@@linustwizell7913 Nicely put

[@jollyrayda]

Never really saw the appeal of the big blue boy scout (being a lifelong Bat-fan probably an indication of why). But after this show, (which I'm really sad is ending), I actually _understand_ , for the first time in my life, why Superman is so awesome.

[@L.U.-og5nd]

@@jollyrayda Having been a Supes fan since childhood and my first movie ever was when Reeve's Superman came to film, it warms my heart to see others finally understand why Clark/Supes is incredible. That great, hopeful heart. :)

[@jollyrayda]

@@L.U.-og5nd I'm so glad to have finally got it 🙂

[@TheBenperri]

I feel the same exact way.

[@bossbacon302]

What a great episode. The bullet time reveal of Superman is now one of my favorite moments from this show, up there with Clark flying with Lois in the dress from last season and the Holding The Wrench moment from season 1. This show is so well-written

[@kakcal2598]

Disappointing about Tal, but let’s just wait and see about Cyborg Superman!

[@kakcal2598]

Oops, put that under the wrong comment!

[@kakcal2598]

I agree with you-the whole Holding the Wrench episode was awesome-incredible acting by Bitsie Tulloch and Jordan Elsass!

[@bphater31]

Having a secret identity is to keep the people he care about safe. Now all super villains knows. His family will be in danger. Something is going to happen

[@EyeOnSciFiPod]

That Black actor in the beginning, she's awesome. Only with her eyes she conveyed to Clark: "You're full of shit. Aren't you going to do something about the plane?" Best scene EVER!

[@kakcal2598]

And then she casually said hello to him after the interview, just like normal, nbd, which really relieved him-you could see it in his face.

[@tefweebz]

@@EyeOnSciFiPod I loved her simple line in the end that eased his tension a bit. “Morning, Mr. Kent.” It was so normal and accepting of him still just being the Clark Kent they all knew despite him also being Superman.

[@omaridaniels8427]

Clark being forced to reveal his identity was such a strong and pivotal moment and all but solidified Tyler Hoechlin as my favorite Superman.

[@Czntury]

Agreed, hes my favorite Superman. I grew up With henry as Superman but Tyler's superman is way better in my opinion. i Actually have so much love/emotion for this Superman and i can understand him in so many ways. That Bullet scene right before everything changes was the best bullet scene EVER not to mention the music.

[@omaridaniels8427]

@@Czntury I completely agree. I love Cavill's Superman and wish we got more of him, but the television format and family dynamic has fleshed out this Superman in a way that we never got with Reeve or Cavill.

[@DennisNelson-ee2il]

Absolutely.Tyler is the best Superman/Clark there's been.I used to think it was Christopher Reeve,as he was whom I was brought up with.

[@Yashaanzm90]

I wish Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster could have been alive to see THIS Superman and Lois

[@CarniviusPrime]

I absolutely love this show and Tyler is just a fantastic Clark/Supes.

[@LegendsofPodcasting]

He is going to be missed as well as this show it’s going to be hard to say goodbye to it

[@Slade_The_Deathstroke]

"You ruined my life, Kent" Jonathan found his Lex Luthor. Haha! That end with Clark and Jimmy almost got me teary eyed. I doubt it but I want Jimmy to stay for the last 3 episodes and be buddies with Clark. We're almost to the end. I am sad to see this show go. Superman & Lois is such a great show!

[@LegendsofPodcasting]

It is such an amazing show we say it so many times in the reaction that the family parts are the best.

[@JoelMiller431]

To think that both Clark and Kara did the impossible in their respective final seasons

[@christophermcbride2522]

I don't remember if anyone told you this, but Candice's dad was the first meteor freak from the pilot of "Smallville".

[@LegendsofPodcasting]

We didn’t realise this but I saw a post on instagram of the actor with a pic of him in smallville saying they shot 30 different versions of that cafe scene

[@Superman19100]

If they got a season 5, I'm sure Smallville would become a tourist destination.

[@punkem733]

This show is incredible and no one talks about it. This tyler dude is almost on Reeve's level (he might be better, but I have to think about it) and DESTROYS cavill on a fucking cheap CW show. The part where the bullet is flying to him, and he looks at lois with like a defeated look, and takes off his glasses to rip his shirt off is one of my all time fav tv/movie scenes. His eyes/face looking at her was incredible acting without saying a word. It's a travesty this show is getting cancelled, the showrunners said they had planned for 7 seasons and now they compressed the next three seasons into this one. Pretty sure his reveal was supposed to be for that seventh season.

[@LegendsofPodcasting]

Yeah he really is up there with the portal of Clark and superman. The discussion about how the secret must be kept and how he couldn’t really have a life if though him keeping the secret was meant o give him that life. Just amazing story telling

[@nandatou]

The actor who plays Jimmy Olsen really looks like the guy who plays Harry Osborne in The Amazing Spiderman 2

[@cey1]

Also, go Stuart! You showing emotions is most of us! This was an emotional episode, brilliantly done.

[@LegendsofPodcasting]

I am the emotional one of the group tear up all the time in show but that ending just got me

[@cey1]

@@LegendsofPodcasting I've noticed, haha. Good to see other people affected by this show as much as I am.

[@Iceleopard45]

Superman: reveals his identity The legion of superheroes: the Space time continuum is f**ke!

[@kiaunasmith6141]

I wonder is this how bizarro came out to the world

[@bratpack6571]

I doubt that Bizarro ever had a secret identity. Wasn't his world about opposite paths. In our world, Clark's secret was paramount to him; so, in the other, I doubt that he cared as much, so he and his family became celebrities.

[@Brandon-dh5rd]

I see Doomsday coming back to maybe help superman defeat Luther, Then maybe Doomsday sacrificing his Kryptonian heart to Clark, so that Clark won't feel the effects of a human heart anymore.

[@LegendsofPodcasting]

Kinda like that he’s turning human so he can retire and live happily ever after with Louis and grow old

[@Brandon-dh5rd]

I can totally understand that and he has two boys to take over for him

[@L.U.-og5nd]

@@Brandon-dh5rdI hope it's all hands on deck: Steele, Nat, the Kent's. A shame Tal Ro couldn't show up for his bro. I also think Doomsday will come back and make the ultimate sacrifice to see Clark fully restored.💙 Then Clark can stay as a guardian around Smallville while the boys venture out into the World and beyond.

[@dynaguy3]

They didn’t address that the secret identity helps keep his close ones safe. They made it seem like the only reason Clark was keeping the secret was out of habit for fear when he was a kid that the government would take him away. I like it when different versions of Clark say he needs a regular life and doesn’t want to be Superman 24/7. They also tried portraying the secret as being dishonest and negatively affecting others, which I don’t like. But the scene itself was incredibly well done, both in the acting and visually.

[@ДавидГригорьев-ф3ж]

Well,his family is like 2 Superboys and Lois(she's already in danger,everyone know she's Superman friend). And everyone else he cares a lot either dead or live in the same Town(so to hurt them you need to go through Superman and 2 Superboys). I actually see your point, but i think the idea of having no mask anf secret identity in 2024 is kinda insane. But i still agree that Superman secret identity is too important to lose.

[@KenSahaja]

@@dynaguy3 They did address it. Directly even. Because all of his closest people already know and have already been put in danger even when his identity is in secret. Kyle, Lana, Sarah, John. Pretty much everyone has been in as much danger. Which is why now is the time.

[@dynaguy3]

@ and it’ll only get worse when more criminals know who he is

[@KenSahaja]

@@dynaguy3 Luthor already knows and letting them know one by one. They were already suffering from the same dangerous consequences they were worried about

[@shannoncallister6869]

Tyler bats left-handed but is right-handed. Saw him explain that in an interview for “Everbody Wants Some”.( 10:38

[@LegendsofPodcasting]

Oh cool thanks for letting us know

[@joelanderos23]

EVERYBODY knows you can't bunt in slowpitch softball. lol

[@AllGreyEverything]

The interview would've been a great time to tell the public that Luthor sent a monster to rip his heart out, murdered a renowned General in the US military and a judge, assaulted his son, and is continuing to harass his family. At the very least, an investigation might lead to the corruption during his prison time and questions as to why one of the wealthiest men in the world moved to an unrenovated dump across the street from Lois Lane's Smallville office. Reporters, law enforcement and social media sleuths would be all over it. Superman is probably the most beloved and trusted person in the world.

[@kakcal2598]

I have a theory, Liam. Milton Fine (Brainiac) + Superman’s heart (which I believe Luthor still has) = the creation of a Cyborg Superman. I think we’ll see some form of the character, at least, and I’m hoping we’ll see a return of Tal (the Eradicator) before the end of the series, too-I really like that actor.

[@thomasthorburn2751]

Tal won't be coming back according to the showrunner.

[@LegendsofPodcasting]

Don’t give Liam hope 😂

[@alexthrailkill]

@@thomasthorburn2751That’s really sad, I really wanted to see him one more time. It’s good to know he probably just has a great life on the other Earth though.

[@kakcal2598]

@@LegendsofPodcasting Disappointing about Tal, but let’s just wait and see about Cyborg Superman!

[@IRON5]

This was a gut check moment episode. I believe we're being setup. For a going out with a blaze of glory three-episode pack.

[@kakcal2598]

My second theory about a potential Cyborg Superman, besides the Brainiac + Superman’s heart idea (see my previous comment, and thanks for the ❤), is that Milton Fine/Brainiac will take over Luthor’s warsuit, with or without him in it, to operate independently from Luthor and betray him. Or possibly John Henry could hack into Luthor’s suit. We don’t know whether this world’s deceased John Henry used to design things for this Luthor-after all, there was some connection between the John Henry we know and what was originally Luthor’s warsuit from the other earth. Or Milton/Brainiac might be able to hack into John Henry’s own warsuit, like he hacked JH’s security system, and take it over. We don’t yet know the nature of this version of Brainiac/Milton Fine (Human? Computer? Combination?) or what he/it is capable of. I just think it would be strange if the writers didn’t give some sort of nod to the Cyborg character, since they’ve introduced versions of Superboy, Steel, and the Eradicator over the course of the show-three out of the four from the “Reign of the Supermen” storyline. Just sayin’.

[@josephwilliford2474]

Must admit, I was thinking at the end that Clark would get hit and bullet would lightly wound him, since he has been shown to be weaker. Gets knocked down, little blood and secret is safe, then he took off glasses.

[@kakcal2598]

I thought about that possibility too, while the slo-mo bullet was headed toward Clark. This show has taken us through so many twists and turns, I really had no idea which way the writers would go.

[@Micisme86]

There's no proof Lex killed him. They can't make an accusation like that.

[@Manx36]

How could Luthor crush Superman’s’ heart, that will never make sense? His heart has the same cells as the rest of his body, Luther couldn’t crush Superman’s toenail so that just doesn’t wash, unless he kept the heart for himself and they put it in Luthor and that’s what makes him able to last in a suit and he crushed a fake heart. 🤔

[@Robin-6525]

It might sound like a strange comparison but when the Girl said hello Mr Kent it made me think of Batman Arkham Knight when everyone now knows Bruce is Batman. When he gets to GCPD Cash says Bruce Wayne huh? I'll stick to Batman if its all the same to you. So its like people still see them as different people

[@zwatchtowerz]

I like to believe Lex has his heart still and afte they defeat him, Clark will have to choose between going back to normal or keep his new human side and he will pick age with Lois and the boys. This was a great episode, one of my favorites out of the whole show.

[@emilylewis5373]

I watched another reactor and they said that the reveal did set up the perfect ability for superman to "retire". Him being their to still help with major events, but allowing the boys to take over.

[@cey1]

Wait, did no one notice Gregory Smith twice? He also directed the episode.

[@samuraiwarriorsunite]

New ownership better have a plan for the network because this is literally the only thing I watch on the CW. If the leaks are true, then something pretty cool is coming up in the next few episodes.

[@Artisan1979]

20:45 well the first response to that question would be you're a phony tough.

[@kakcal2598]

11/18/24 What’d I say? WHAT DID I SAY!!??? See my comment from four days ago! LIAM, YOU RULE!!!

[@wbcoyote]

bro really thought she told her father that she hates

[@carytakagawa2760]

The scene that didn't make sense to me was with Candice's dad in the diner. The bullet scene itself was great; the premise didn't make sense. If Clark weren't Superman, Emmett would be spending the rest of his life in prison for murdering someone in front of a diner full of people. If he was Superman, how do you think it would turn out if you pulled a gun on Superman? You aren't winning that fight or getting away with it, so it's a lose-lose situation. The scene I really liked was the call-outs to the Christopher Reeve movies - the helicopter save, the train disaster where Superman used his body as a replacement for the missing track, and the Eiffel Tower scene from Superman II. Great way to honor his history, show Superman stuff, and still save $$ by not having to re-create those saves on TV. Very cool!

[@LegendsofPodcasting]

Yeah those nods to the Reeve movies were amazing

[@Vipre-]

You're thinking of it rationally. Emmet is a junkie loser, it makes sense when you recognize he isn't rational.

[@kakcal2598]

Emmett was drunk enough to give him the stupidity as well as the bravado to think it was a great idea.

[@earlskinner615]

Guess no one’s worried about the 🍖 eating monster that’s roaming the earth…? 🤷🏾 🍾🥂

[@solitarymaninblack]

I was going to ask if you had seen the Deadpool And Wolverine film?

[@LegendsofPodcasting]

We have indeed we went and saw it on IMAX is a amazing movie

[@solitarymaninblack]

I never cared for the other families other than the Kents. Lex will most likely go to prison. I think it would be better if Lex is killed. For this universe it is over just like the Snyderverse. Great episode.