MY ADVENTURES WITH SUPERMAN 2x6 REACTION | The Machine Who Would Be Empire | Review

[@Noxshade]

"Dreams so small they could be contained in a cradle." That lines slaps as character establishment for a Big Bad.

[@ThatNerdKM]

She got Winter Soldiered. Imagine how high her (dead) body count is. At most, BILLIONS!

[@Wolfhunter5607]

yea a kryptonian on that winter soldier shit is crazy asf

[@joeldean2706]

Yea Kara turned into a Winter Soldier like weapon by Brainiac is crazy and insane man. She destroyed Hawkman and Hawkgirl's planet is definitely I did not see coming. Great episode and Brainiac is very good, he's pretty much Ultron but it's still Brainiac.

[@Dragonstorm62190]

That realization would be enough to destroy a person's mind. Or at the very least. A lifetime of intense therapy.

[@deadlineuniverse3189]

At least billions probably

[@StevenJG]

If there’s a season 3, there’s defiantly going to be some survivors who are gonna be after her, and that’s just gonna give Lex more ammunition to turn the public against Superman with his ‘Humans Only’ policy.

[@atticusyk9400]

Brainiac completely DOMINATED this episode. We thought Zero Day was dark, but it doesn't get much darker than enslaving the minds of your defeated foes to fight eternally on your side, brainwashing your adopted daughter to commit planetary genocide, altering her memories so she never questions you, and exploiting that last part to abuse her because it's not like she'll remember it. Brainiac may be following his original programming by waging war for the Kryptonian Empire, but even beyond being what he was created to do it's clear he takes absolute delight in being such a monster. And you can tell that for all Clark's holding back on Earth, he was about to choose VIOLENCE with Brainiac. "Cruel is a word created by the weak" is an awesome line and sums up this incarnation of Brainiac perfectly.

[@FeltonSecondChannel]

Nah he completely dominated this entire season

[@ImperfectXIII]

LOVE this take on Brainiac's character, and love the brother/sister-like back and forth between Clark and Kara. And the Green Lantern, Thanagarian, and Parademon cameos!

[@shadowman9081]

Where’s the Green Lantern cameo?

[@ImperfectXIII]

@@shadowman9081 The alien with the Green Lantern ring at 11:17

[@SirAdamusGames]

the Green Lantern being a martial artist/monk felt like a nod to the animation studio behind this show, Studio Mir, also having done Avatar: The Legend of Korra - and honestly one of the coolest ways to have handled a Green Lantern cos it's so outside of the box compared to what we've seen in past and i love it

[@milkiassamuel780]

Id love to see a Green Lantern show set in this universe and explore other Green Lanterns and how creative and unique different alien GL's are, while still focusing on Earth based GL characters and adapt the GL comics. I don't think people realise that in GL comics there are so many alien GL's that are really interesting characters with their own culture's, styles and fascinating designs that don't get enough recognition

[@asteven8]

That reveal at the end made my jaw drop. Poor Kara. I'm very interested to see where her story goes, knowing she did what she did even if she was brainwashed by Brainiac, AND the complication this will bring is she returns to Earth with Clark & company. Lex Luthor and all of them already don't like Superman. To bring back someone who, in their minds (regardless if she was mind-controlled), is a mass murder will be a MAJOR issue.

[@joeldean2706]

Yea that surprised me that Brainiac brainwashed her to destroy and conquer planets. It'll be interesting to see what Kara will do by the end of this season after stopping Brainiac and save Clark.

[@mydreaminorbit9297]

Sweet Martha Kent, I give the Kent's a ton of credit for standing in front of their super powered child as he is about to hurl a baseball at them.

[@ThePonderer]

This show be so cute then BOOM, Kara’s been brainwashed into committing multi-planetary genocide. This is the first episode where it’s felt like the show *needed* to air on Adult Swim.

[@dukeheavens9990]

She's not brainwashed like wtf , that's there culture u idiot

[@Dragonstorm62190]

Yeah, in a way. It is more twisted then the thing with the Viltrimits of the Invincible series. Where Mark could've been doing it without realizing it.

[@dukeheavens9990]

@@Dragonstorm62190 oh shut up

[@ThePonderer]

@@dukeheavens9990kinda rude

[@Dragonstorm62190]

@@ThePonderer thank you

[@JadeOwl]

Regarding the mural, this version of Brainiac seems so concerned with the glory of the Kryptonian Empire that it is very likely he took a page out of the Ancient Assyrians' book and had his drones make the mural to let everyone know what happens when you resist the Empire.

[@catotheyounger2689]

I loved this version of Brainiac! "Cruel is a word created by the weak." Superman will very likely be brainwashed. Although it would be interesting if Brainiac cloned him instead. When Kara meets Hawk Man and Hawk Girl, that will be a very awkward interaction. Really hope Green Lanterns show up to save Earth from Brainiac. Maybe we will see the origin of Hal Jordan, or another Green Lantern.

[@dukeheavens9990]

It will never be better than Superman the animated series

[@catotheyounger2689]

@@dukeheavens9990 Superman: The Animated Series was great, but I don't mind having a different take on the Superman mythos.

[@gektoast4968]

@@dukeheavens9990it’s trying to be something different. Stay salty bruh this is an awesome show. Besides, why the hell wouldn’t you want more good superman media?

[@dukeheavens9990]

@@gektoast4968 lol.. awesome show , nobody watches this shit show or even reacts it apart from this guy and 3 other people ,unlike invincible and the boys and other animes, this show is gay

[@dukeheavens9990]

@@catotheyounger2689 that why nobody watches this garbage or even reacts to it on KZbin

[@RouroniRockman]

This might have been the single strongest episode of the show thus far. I don't think that there was a single other episode that I was this invested.

[@joeldean2706]

It's my favourite episode of this season so far, but this show is very good, wholesome and like this episode gets dark.

[@famedset1162]

Yeah, gotta be my favorite so far

[@VictoryArtz]

This is how you write Brainiac SCREENWRITERS!!

[@bthsr7113]

Not sure why you're screaming at the Screenwriters. To my knowledge, there never been a theatrically released Superman movie starring Braniac as the lead villain. And this is a rather distinct take on Braniac that stands apart from the others. Unless this is a preemptive thing, which is more understandable.

[@VictoryArtz]

@@bthsr7113 My point exactly, we never had Brainiac as the main threat in a Superman Movie, we had him in animation but in Live Action we got him on Krypton. This Brainiac should be the blueprint, in case they do make the movie with him.

[@MsDaydream3r]

This is what Joss Whedon *tried* to do with Ultron... he failed.

[@aspieanarchist5439]

@@MsDaydream3r Uh no, Ultron in the MCU was basically a narcissist`s idea of a peacekeeping program who saw human media and decided we were too fucked up and self-destructive to allow to live.This Brainiac is actually closer to the far more terrifying Ultron from the actual comics being an android with the thought patterns of a domestic abuser! Anyone who defends Hank Pym, Reed Richards or Tony Stark in The Comics, go fuck yourself!

[@monsterking1973]

This episode was fantastic seeing Clark and Kara bound was vary sweet and man that ending was rough seeing Kara breakdown after remembering what brainiac made her do

[@joeldean2706]

Yea knowing that Kara was brainwashed by Brainiac to conquer and destroy is sad and dark. She destroyed Hawkman and Hawkgirl planet !

[@marcussantos188]

Damn this episode nearly made me cry. Poor Kara man gaslighted, manipulated, brainwashed just to be Brainiac’s tool to destroy and conquer planets.

[@MrNelahem]

episode was good but seriously you almost cried over this?

[@marcussantos188]

@@MrNelahem yeah I felt bad for Kara because she didn’t know what she was doing and believed in false truths thought she was doing good. But in reality slaughter people,destroy homes, and had no memories of the awful things she done. Brainiac really fuck her up .

[@MrNelahem]

@@marcussantos188 yes I saw the episode but that almost brought you to real tears?

[@marcussantos188]

@@MrNelahem what it got me emotional at the end

[@MrMisterman1]

Long story short, Brainiac is Krypton's version of Skynet

[@joeldean2706]

Pretty much and I like it

[@anarchomando7707]

More like AM from "I have no mouth but I must scream"

[@Montaq_]

​@@anarchomando7707glad im not the only one that got that vibe.

[@sustelsuk]

Just like in the 90s series

[@StareachValcin]

This latest episode was definitely great. Superman awakened, kidnapped again, only this time he's lost in space. As misguided as Kara is shown to be, deep down, she does want to bond with Clark. Despite not agreeing with each other, Clark and Kara are definitely bonding. I can't help but enjoy how Clark teases Kara when he realizes that she has a crush on his friend Jimmy. Of course, Kara gets him back by pretending that the helmet part of her suit is malfunctioning, only to reveal to Clark that super powered kryptonians can survive in the vacuum of space. It was nice seeing them play in space. Apparently, Clark is aware of the moments when he suddenly gets more powerful and how it's usually due to a moment when he needs to protect someone. Kara seems to show signs that such a phenomenon has never happened to her. When Clark and Kara arrive on Thanagar and see it destroyed, this is where we start to see the cracks in Brainiac's conditioning over Kara. Kara showed signs of not knowing what Brainiac had her do to the planets that are made a part of the new kryptonian empire. Brainiac, tired of waiting, sends his drones to get Kara and Superman back on course with his ship, which apparently is this show's version of Kandor. We are also made painfully aware that Kara has no knowledge of her biological father Zor-El. Her adopted father is Primus Brainiac, and he's quite the villain in this episode. Around Kara, Brainiac acts like a father, but he shows more of his true personality around Clark when it's just them. Brainiac revealed to Kal-El that he knew both of his biological parents Jor-El and Lara, using that knowledge to lure Clark in. It marks the first time Clark learned about his biological mother's name. Then to test what Superman is capable of, he has his drones take on the form of a Green Lantern, and Parademon, and a Thanagarian. After seeing Superman's great potential, Brainiac is convinced that he can use Superman's powers to restore the kryptonian empire, starting with the conquering of Earth. Naturally, Superman won't let Brainiac take over Earth or use him as his weapon, but Brainiac clearly is going to try to force Superman to his will. Despite Superman's best efforts, once Brainiac used a red sun energy field, it was easy for him to subdue our kryptonian hero. To make things worse, we start to see the full effects of Brainiac's conditioning over Kara. It's a combination of raising her, manipulating her, and even brainwashing her. However, her time with Jimmy and Clark have influenced Kara to learn the truth of what Brainiac had her do, which seemed to set her up on a path to redemption. A small glimmer of hope is shown when a ship reaches Kara carrying Lois, Jimmy, Malah and the brain. I can't wait to see explanation of how they got into space in the next episode.

[@damonmilline9227]

Nice to see Clark and Kara being family. Wow Kara really likes Jimmy! ❤

[@brycelloyd3592]

I think the pixelation going on with the Thanagarian mural was Kara's mental programming keeping her from seeing it. She broke through, so it cleared up. I don't think it was a digital display. As for why it was there, perhaps the remaining few Thanagarians left it as a warning to those who find their dead world before fleeing the planet.

[@eingoluq]

13:10 It is Superman's bioelectric Aura. it is what allows him to negate forces like gravity and inertia. It allows him to fly, grab people at super speed without killing them, hold objects at weak points without them falling apart under their own weight.

[@devinurbina6868]

I think this brianiac is destroying these planets through Kara as a means of revenge. I am sure that when he introduced the green lantern, the parademon, and the thanagarian, he introduced them as original dissenters/enemies of the ORIGINAL Kryptonian empire. Thus, brainiac is probably trying to eliminate them before they become a threat to the new Kryptonian empire.

[@pabloestrada5151]

Revenge for what?

[@devinurbina6868]

@@pabloestrada5151 that depends on how the other planets are related to Krypton. If they were competing empires, then the revenge is for them daring to compete with empires. If they were solitary planets powerful enough to rebuke Krypton (or Krypton never tried to subjugate them by force), then the revenge is for not bowing to Krypton.If these planets were colony worlds, then they were probably very costly for the empire to maintain due to being filled with dissenters. Thus, the revenge is for not being "model Kryptonian citizens" when they had the chance.

[@zamatesenpai8815]

Dang i had a feeling but the way those raw emotions and weight of the new found Revelation portrayed so well i was left speechless

[@aliwantizu]

When he said, "Hawkman and Hawkgirl are out there"...umm...yeah, about that... Man...I felt so badly for Kara...Brainiac "Winter Soldiered" her and made her Shiva, the Destroyer of Worlds. My heart broke for her. Can you imagine realizing you've "unalived" billions...perhaps trillions...entire planets? Oh my. My man said how Effed Up this was...I hafta say, it is one of the most Effed Up Superman stories I've seen. Definitely as far as on a tv series animated or live action, but I can maybe think of only a few Superman comic book stories THIS Effed Up. Wow. I love this version of Braininac. What a grade A d!ck.

[@marlonbryanmunoznunez3179]

He hates Kryptonians that's pretty obvious, he relishes making Kara do his dirty work and then torturing Clark.

[@ProfArmitage218]

The worst thing is that one of the destroyed worlds was H'lven, the homeworld of Ch'p, the alien Green Lantern who looks like a squirrel.

[@ChamarM]

I know it's not her but Kara's VA sounds exactly like Ashley Johnson

[@joeldean2706]

This episode was great man. The introduction to Brainiac is very good and Kara and Clark's banter is cute and sweet. Seeing a Green Lantern, Parademon and Hawkman and Hawkgirl planet is great world building. Hopefully they'll make more shows in this version of DC universe.

[@dreamer9398]

Brainiac is almost like AM from I have no mouth, and I must scream.

[@marlonbryanmunoznunez3179]

You can feel the hatred for the Kryptonian first and then for all sentient life.

[@stacyp2186]

Hmmm. Who can we get to voice an eerie Braniac? I know! Let’s hire Michael Emerson. Great idea!

[@rorysreality3105]

I watched this episode then came here immediately because I had a lot of thoughts and knew Omn1 would too.

[@edinalewis4704]

Loved how they introduced Green Lanterns, Parademons and Thanagarians. If you recognise them, you get that big smile on your face, but if you don’t, it doesn’t take anything away from the scene. Perfect way to honour old fans and new fans alike!!

[@EpicRandomness555]

I think Kara fills exactly what I was missing from the girl twin in the one Star Wars: Visions episode

[@adamlambert2541]

This Clark in space just makes me think of Brad Boimler. I kept expecting Clark to scream like him.

[@lorenzo1701]

“I am not a weapon” Good reference to The Iron Giant!

[@petar2253]

I think in season 3 we will see Kara deal with the trauma and guilt of what Braniac made her do without her knowing it, and we might see the Green Lantern corps where they try to find and capture Kara to bring her to trial infront of the Guardians and here we might see Hal Jordan or John Stewart, I csn't wait for it but it is clear this season will end with Clark and Kara fighting and maybe deatroying Braniac.

[@joeldean2706]

I don't think Braniac would be stopped completely this season. But I like to see Kara dealing with guilt and trauma that Braniac put her through in season 3 or even though the remaining episodes of this season. Plus I would love see more shows this DC universe and their own take of characters.

[@quincyconnors9391]

12:03 I thought so too at first, but no. That’s not a Parademon; it's a Gordanian. Not surprising since the Gordanians and Thanagarians are long time enemies.

[@williamdaviddiazcuchimaque7511]

Me encanta realmente los kriptonianos viltrumitas

[@Xoracious]

This Episode just became a Horror Movie.

[@sarathomas8499]

Fr though 😳

[@bthsr7113]

I love that they thought up a way for Kara and Clark to have a snowball fight.

[@AlexMartinez-gv7hy]

This in my opinion is a pretty terrifying version of Brainiac.

[@SuperRangerGuy1]

He's just a new variant of the old Brainiac; where he gets the knowledge; and either shrinks / destroys that planet

[@garretthildebrandt428]

"We will return to Earth... when we conquer it for the Empire!" Same energy as Omni-Man saying "They can be apart of something bigger... or die!"

[@Andrew-Bastin]

3:01 - might be taking some cues from the early comics where they were able to use their tech to compensate the lack of the yellow sun, either that or they trained to use their powers under a red sun which is something they can do as long as the recharge with yellow sunlight periodically.

[@romannoellocsin9950]

The way Superman discharges his Ice Breath, it's almost Godzilla-like.

[@SpiralSine6]

3:00 it makes sense to me that they have powers, because Kara seems to have never actually been on Krypton. Almost the very next line she says is “I often wondered what our food tasted like”. If she had no idea what Kryptonian life was like, she would have to fill in gaps and assume everyone could just do what she can do.

[@marcchabot4098]

Brainiac is already on earth with all the drone beeing use by waller they probably just waiting for prime brainiac to arrive and activate them 😮

[@ChristopherJohnson-np4dv]

Yeah, my prediction is Brainiac will show up at Earth, curb-stomp Amanda Waller's forces, and it'll be Superman and Supergirl (plus Lois, Jimmy, and possibly Steel) who have to save the world... restoring faith in Superman, leaving Waller humbled/discredited and Lex seething, but with the resources that were put into LexCorp intact to pursue his agenda.

[@clintbrew]

Well the next ep promo has Amanda Waller claiming martial law in metropolis and she's using giant robots to enforce it

[@ManOfStamp38]

The best thing about this episode is that Kara isn't entirely wrong about the Kents. Yes, they had good intentions and nothing but love in their hearts. Yes, it was important for Clark to control his powers. But they also let him stay in his comfort zone too long and unintentionally taught him to accept a lie that he's just a normal man.

[@Connor-ONeill]

Being raised to be a normal man, but understanding that he's more than that, helped keep Clark on the straight and narrow. It would be ridiculously easy for someone to end up on a very dark path if they think they're better than everyone else, with that level of power.

[@nysimcharles33]

If you think that about the Kent’s then you don’t know Superman. They never lied to him that he was a normal man, he knows he not a normal man. Without the Kent’s we don’t get the Superman that loves and natures all bits of life. A protector, a friend etc

[@erikolson4148]

​@@nysimcharles33 don't you mean "nurtures" 🤔?

[@nysimcharles33]

@@erikolson4148 😂😂 yes, thank you

[@KeijiMaeda86]

So he should be a conqueror? You realize your just regurgitating Brainiac and Zod's rhetoric? Ya know, the VILLAINS

[@Hello-r2f9f]

Man I was waiting all day for your reaction, hope you enjoyed it as much as l did😂😂😂😃

[@aliwantizu]

So...hmm...stick with me here. It appears that in THIS universe that Kryptonians had some sort of superpowers (we see them floating and flying in the memory of Krypton scenes.) I'm guessing that the Red Sun energy doesn't take away his powers as is normally the case, but it just reduces them to minimum power...perhaps? The "ultimate powerup" Superman gets could very well be from absorbing yellow sun energy for 20 years or so and all that yellow sun radiation boosted his powers to 11 on a 10 scale? I'm guessing they may explain it at some point (or maybe not) but either way it's kinda fun to see "Superman Blue" type powers as part of "regular" Superman.

[@jackambrose2762]

This may be a bit of a stretch but I have high hopes that Primus Brainiac is going to be like the Frieza of “My adventures with Superman” Think about it. He “adopted” Kara similar to how Frieza took in Vegeta. Brainiac could possibly have been the one who caused the fall of Krypton and lied about it to Kara. Like how Frieza blew up the Saiyan’s home world.

[@MrNelahem]

i'm glad that they showed kryptonians don't need breathing gear in space. The sun sustains them they don't need to eat,.sleep or breathe.

[@nielsjensen4185]

The mural was probably created by the last people alive so that the reason for their destruction would be available information.

[@JoshBou]

I LOVE THIS SHOW!❤️‍🔥🤘😭

[@jasonmarbach]

Like others have said, I think this is one of the darkest Superman stories ever put onscreen. But it still works and feels coherent to the rest of the show because it’s contextualized through the innocence and goodness of Clark’s POV. This version of Brainiac is downright bone chilling. I need next week, like…now

[@matti.8465]

I'm guessing the next episode is going to be entirely about showing how Lois and Jimmy got to space.

[@JadionSkywalker]

I don't usually watch reaction channels but you make it fun and we have similar in real time reaction to things. Subscribed. Good vibes for sure ☮️✌🏿

[@gabriel10169]

Braniac: "Jor-El was weak. I destroyed him."

[@TruthSeeker23099]

“I will not crush him” you sure about that lol

[@EpicRandomness555]

10:47 See I’m not completely fully knowledgeable of Superman stuff, so maybe this has been known forever, but his mom’s name was Lara and his cousin’s name is Kara. Lara and Kara. Just like Kal-El, Jor-El and Zor-El. Well I guess the El part is the family name.

[@marlonbryanmunoznunez3179]

They're the House of El an important Kryptonian family, ruling class in some continuities Science caste. Jor-El and Zor-El were brothers. The Superman symbol is their 'coat of arms' equivalent and is a Kryptonian rune that means 'Hope'. Clark's mom was Lara Lor-Van and Kara's was Alura In-Ze, they were from other important families.

[@EpicRandomness555]

@@marlonbryanmunoznunez3179 Right right, I’ve actually been looking at a bunch of Krypton stuff. I just thought it was cute that Kara and Lara had similar names lol.

[@Xerxes069]

How can they speak in the vacuum of space?

[@marlonbryanmunoznunez3179]

Powers obviously. Some form of telepathy is my guess, they don't actually need vocalizing and an atmosphere to communicate. My guess is it works the same under water or in the high pressure environment of a gas giant.

[@Thought_Processing_]

Space isn’t actually empty it’s just very sparse. They can breathe in enough to speak.

[@matti.8465]

Brainiac gaslighting Kara on-screen is CRAZY

[@dbzking02]

Since Superman’s got the electric blue thing going on, it would be cool if Supergirl had electric red. It would emphasize how different they both are.

[@brycelloyd3592]

Interesting to think about how a Green Lantern or a Hawk would react to a Kryptonian or two on Earth if they pop up in the future..

[@orckingi1208]

I really like the way they introduced Kara to Clark. I wish it was done in a similar way like they have done in many other versions of Supergirl's origin story, such as Kara crash landing on Earth and raised by the Kent family. I'm guessing that the mural could have been a prophecy or fortelling of Kara's attack.

[@francisco_m7849]

🌪️ I love how you get so overly excited and these episodes so that when it gets to the end and there’s a cliffhanger for the next episode, which I’m sure will explain what you just saw you automatically go how did this happen? I’m sure there’s a way around it. You just have to wait until next week.😂

[@jessetorres8738]

I'm starting to see some parallel's between the Kryptonians of this Superman series with the Viltrumites of Invincible.

[@Tommedian]

I know Superman doesn’t kill, but after this episode I’d be fine if he made an exception for brainiac

[@igalkhitron2794]

Actually, there is a chance that in this universe the Krypton destruction was delivered by Brainiac as the first planet in his journey.

[@deancarter9688]

H'lven is where (Green Lantern) Ch'p was from.

[@TimDoherty1001]

It does now make yopu wonder when did Brainiac get a hold of Kara because we have her being put in the ship by Zor-El. Did Brainiac come across Kara's ship after it launched or did Brainiac find Zor-El before he could launch the ship? This will mess up Kara even more if it is the latter and Brainiac still has memories of it.

[@bthsr7113]

Well this is going to make recruiting a hawk or two into the league... difficult. Also, while it probably was an emulation of a parademon... it may have been an emulation of a Gordanian given some of the artistic liberties.

[@jo1italianstyle]

Can't wait untill Batman shows up with tons of kryptonite and all the justification for it Actually a batman is the "enemy" of the episode type of thing would be cool

[@mriosif528]

Keep up the reactions

[@AlienSteel5253]

11:20 GREEN LANTERN!! 12:00 Parademon 12:33 Thanegarisn

[@matthewrooney8834]

I think brainiac is alpha from Ben 10

[@francisco_m7849]

🌪️ kara brighburned the galaxy😮

[@skittslol1407]

Guilt maxing this ep with Kara. Clark is in deep shiz rn.

[@nicosilva8724]

Mind control, gaslighting, man i really hate this Brainiac. Excellent villan

[@ramoncunningham71]

I think the Lantern was kilowog

[@jessegardener-j1f]

I got a question for the for for everyone I saw all the episodes of art is just going towards the evil Superman from the movie dark bright what is his home is in this one his home is evil so my thing is that can we see him becoming an evil Superman😮

[@GOKU-px7qd]

11:28 How come a green lantern not break through this control doesn't green lantern ring holders have the strongest will? (I barely know about DC)

[@nielsjensen4185]

It's most likely a robot with a "skin" on, just like the Thanagarian.

[@ZER0O9]

Those simulation soldiers were from conquered planets, so did braniac conquer apokolips and get parademons?

[@marlonbryanmunoznunez3179]

No, but Jor-El told Clark that the Kryptonians bit more than they could chew and got their ass kicked after picking a fight with a stronger enemy. The New Gods from Apokolips would fit.

[@user-rbyee]

Hey there

[@francisco_m7849]

🌪️ only am I the only one who’s getting like invincible vibes from how they are portraying krypton? What I’m getting here is that krypton pad superpowers and supposedly they were conquering other planets whether for good or bad. Obviously in invincible and hyper, violent and totalitarian, but nonetheless that’s the kind of vibe I’m getting here.

[@17monsterguy]

SPOILERS FOR WHAT SUPERMAN’S ENERGY POWERS ARE: I am pretty sure it’s an adaptation of the Superman Blue/Jon Kent powers. If this show goes for years and years, they could have this feed into Jon naturally getting energy powers. Unlike, y’know, the comics lol

[@DevonMoye7-ug7zp]

Next part

[@marlonbryanmunoznunez3179]

I don't think Brainiac is trying to bring back the Kryptonian Empire at all. He's just full of bias If he was interested in that he would just have made the populations of those worlds submit and start an occupation with his robots or something, not ordering Kara to genocide them. He just delights in making Kara do his dirty job, the same way he enjoyed torturing Clark I would think he actually hates Kryptonians. Would not be a surprise that he is resentful towards his creators that used him as a servant who knows for how long. In many continuities he's either responsible or an accessory to the Kryptonians fall. My guess is that he's following the same procedure the Brainiac fellows in other adaptations: invade a planet to take all their knowledge, take a few samples and specimens and in this case have Kara kill everyone. The idea of a New Kryptonian Empire was just another lie.

[@tristenbaltodano6003]

You think brainiac will brainwash Superman too

[@DevonMoye7-ug7zp]

😊🙂🙂🙂

[@dinkalicul6195]

Please react to the net epizode TOMORROW!!! 🥺

[@vorastrixaridarastrixiejir403]

I am bit dispointed by the fact that it is Brainiac : I was hoping for the Eradicator. But at least this take of Brainiac is new.

[@francisco_m7849]

🌪️ OK now I definitely know they took inspiration from invincible. Superman and Kara can fly through space without worrying about breathing come on

[@christiancrusader9374]

Invincible took inspiration from DC.

[@CGF41492]

The Kara Introduction is really wholesome especially that tour with Jimmy...But in the eyes of the incest The real ship is KaraXKal El.. I'm sorry Louise Lane but this cousin-ship is sailing. - Kneel before the New Krypton Empire 🤡

[@dukeheavens9990]

She isn't brainwashed, it's just like how the virtumites aren't brainwashed it's the culture and beliefs

[@Omn1Media]

No it's not. She is literally brainwashed. She's a tool. Brainiac says as much. What she believes isn't real. He's programmed her with propaganda and trigger words to activate his control over her. She literally blacked out, committed genocide and doesn't remember any of it. Her idea of what they are doing isn't true which isn't the case with Viltrumites. All of that was against her will. There is no empire to be welcomed into, it's just death. That was the whole point of the last section of the episode was her learning the truth.

[@gektoast4968]

You’re blind man it’s so blatantly brainwashing 😂

[@dukeheavens9990]

@@Omn1Media your right bro

[@marlonbryanmunoznunez3179]

I think the Kryptonians actually bothered ruling people, unlike Brainiac that is just looting and genociding like a plague of locusts. He had to brainwash Kara so she went along with it and did his dirty work. And Brainiac enjoy it as he relished torturing Clark. He's a colossal dick.

[@ghostcircuitry]

Why is Jimmy Olsen in black face on this show? Isn’t that viewed as racism these days?

[@MasterofRoku]

This isn't offensive Blackface where a white character covers themselves in paint and pretends to be black. The term you're looking for is raceswapped, and this isn't bad as this version of Jimmy is interesting and fun to watch.

[@ghostcircuitry]

@@MasterofRoku Jimmy Olsen is white, they are coloring him brown in this show to represent a black person. That is the actual definition of black face. I just can’t figure out how DC plans to incorporate a character doing this into a storyline. It’s bold but a pretty risky move since most people find black face offensive.

[@MasterofRoku]

@ghostcircuitry That's not it. If you google the actual definition, it states, "The term Black Face is used to refer to the practice of wearing makeup to imitate the appearance of a Black person. The use of such makeup was associated with minstrel shows in the United States from the 1830s until the mid 20th century. " Jimmy is not portraying Black people in a negative light here in this series. The better term for this IS "Raceswap," where a previously established character's race is changed in an adaptation. Some examples of this are Jim Gordon in The Batman movie, Deadshot in Suicide Squad movies, and heck even Lois Lane in My adventures of Superman because now she's Asian. Going back to Jimmy, some people are upset about it, but they're in the minority. Others are mostly fine with it because it's not like Jimmy's original race was that important in the comics. He was a side character who would sometimes get into weird shenanigans. Also, Jimmy in MAWS is a good friend to Clark here as he knew Clark was Superman in the show but respected that Clark would tell him his secret when he was ready.

[@ghostcircuitry]

@@MasterofRoku Jimmy Olsen is white. Either he spent way too much time in the sun or he is painting himself brown every morning when he wakes up. Maybe they will address why he is doing so later on down the line in the story , until then we can only speculate. I say again, I’m not sure if DC is trying to normalize alternative lifestyle culture (black face is not unlike drag queens in a lot of ways - one’s desire to portray what they are not born as , characterizing in the process) but again, very progressive move by DC to say it’s acceptable to wear black Face if that’s what you identify with.

[@MasterofRoku]

@ghostcircuitry Now you're just being a troll, or you're not grasping what definitions or examples I laid out. At the end of the day, this show is just an adaptation of a superhero comic, the Multiverse exists, and Jimmy Olsen has been Black before (Live-Action Supergirl Tv show). Later.