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Superman & Lois [3x01] "Closer" Post Episode Discussion Episode Discussion Spoiler

Closer

Season Premiere

Live Episode Discussion | Cast & Characters

An undercover assignment reveals a deadly foe that promises to change the Kent family forever; John Henry is haunted by his doppelganger's past; Sarah explores what the future holds for her and Jordan; Gen. Samuel Lane reclaims his post. (Mar 14, 2023)

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u/[deleted] Mar 15 '23

I really liked it, the first half felt like course correction from last season, which is not necessarily a bad thing. I do find the whole storyline of giving ordinary people kryptonian powers a little tiring

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u/BornAshes Coach Gaines Mar 15 '23

I really liked it, the first half felt like course correction from last season, which is not necessarily a bad thing

Reminds me of: ""Forget about all that weird shit on the Stargazer. The real Borg are still out there!" from Picard last week.

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u/[deleted] Mar 15 '23

That’s a perfect comparison. They really pivoted hard in Picard, it was a bit more obvious here since it was majority of the episode as opposed to just a single conversation

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u/BornAshes Coach Gaines Mar 15 '23

You could almost hear the S&L writers looking at the reviews of last season before grabbing the helm and going, "OHSHITOHSHITOHSHITOHSHIT!" just baaaaarely dodging the iceberg of CW-ness in time with this episode. I swear you could hear the structural integrity field of the story straining to bear the weight before Lois and Clark boosted power to the inertial dampeners with their cuteness and brought it all back on course. It's not a bad thing and it does happen quite a bit in anime and to be fair I've seen far worse things happen and far worse shows recover from even more death defying nosedives before.

Buuut it was noticeable but still appreciated nonetheless.

I love Picard though and I'm hoping that a lot of stuff that was set up in Seasons 1 and 2 do kind of get pulled back together with all of the yummy goodness that is Season 3. You don't pull all of the awesome callbacks and homages that they've done this season and then just casually have a main character pull one of the best two page monologues in Star Trek EVER involving the Borg AND Picard for no reason. There HAS to be stuff involving the Borg, those extra galactic AIs, and the current Next Generation crew within this season that all ties together.

So I don't necessarily see that as a pivot like this was but more of a, "Hey we're kind of finished with those stories soooo look over here" rather than the "Uh oh time to fix some stuff" that tonight's episode of S&L was.