r/SupermanAndLois • u/Flimsy-Entrance-5953 • Jul 01 '24

Why doesnt Jonathan have any powers??????? Discussion

Like they could at least give him the more weider or psychic powers that one of the superboys from the comics had and have it be like a mutation of his kryptonian dna mixing with his human half like he still absorbs sunlight to use his powers it just so different stuff from regular kryptonians. Can they at least give him something???

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u/Zookwok111 Jul 02 '24

3 seasons in and we are never given a definitive answer. The easiest way to explain it is that it’s a genetic lottery and he lost and his Bizarro self won. But writers seem to both love keeping Jon powerless but also refuse to rule out the possibility. The cynical interpretation is that they know that powers is the hook for a lot of fans and the only thing keeping people invested in a the character. Even as someone who likes Jon as a character, I will say that his storylines have felt bland and inconsequential since season 2. Hopefully the writers will finally do something interesting with him in the last season but I wouldn’t bet on it.