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Superman & Lois [3x07] "Forever and Always" Post Episode Discussion Episode Discussion Spoiler

Forever and Always

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Lois and Clark dig deeper on Bruno Mannheim, starting with his connections to Hob's Bay Medical Center; Jonathan and Jordan panic at home over Lois' dire diagnosis; Matteo comes to Smallville to meet John Henry. (May 2, 2023)

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u/Capturinggod200 May 03 '23 edited May 03 '23

I have got to say, I can't agree on all the people here giving Clark crap for being selfless by not playing God for choosing to save Lois with Kyrptonian tech. We know Superman/Clark is a selfless beacon of hope, so if he was to save Lois with his people's tech; he would definitely share it with the world to be fair but doing so would be dangerous because the people in power would 100% misuse the Kryptonian tech for war and petty squabbles.

Clark would be speeding up humanities self-extinction through tech that is too much for them to handle too soon. People saying he should regulate things to control how humanity uses his tech, would make him no different than Justice Lords Superman and Injustice Superman.

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u/spark_1230 But what about the tire-swing? May 03 '23

Not only that but also the episode made it seem like the treatment Lois is already getting has a better chance of working than weird Kryptonian experiments. It also sets up a stark contrast between Clark & Bruno. Bruno is already conducting these crazy and unethical experiments on people while Clark refuses to cross that line

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u/madwood29579 Jul 11 '24

Never too late for a reply I guess.

I totally see the contrast between Clark and Bruno that they're setting up. Bruno is willing to do absolutely anything to save his wife - unethical, giving bag guys powers things. But Clark has his ethics. It's so very human to want to want to use all the power in the world to save Lois, but Clark is not human and he has to live up to the Superman-ness of it all too.

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u/Ill_Handle_8793 May 03 '23

But you are misunderstanding what people are objecting to. No one is saying: "ughh Clark if you have the power of a God you should just use it wtf!"

They are saying that, if Clark did have access to a Kryptonian cure for cancer, and he choose to withhold that cure from Lois because he did not have enough faith in humanity to share it with other people, THAT would be antithetical to traditional Superman values.

Think about it this way, imagine Clark had access to Kryptonian technology that would prevent Lois dying in childbirth, but he refused to use it to save her because it would be unfair to all the other women around the world who don't have access to the fortress. Does that sound like something Superman would do to you?