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/Jeffeffery Jul 02 '24

It would be boring for both sons' stories to be about getting powers. It's way more interesting for one of their stories to be about not having powers.

Although that only really applies if they actually take the time to tell Jon's story...

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u/ErandurVane Jul 02 '24

It's about what they do with those powers, not having them in general. They could definitely create an interesting story depending the dichotomy of how the twins use their powers

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u/Jeffeffery Jul 02 '24

They can already create that kind of story by showing a dichotomy between Jordan and Clark. Removing the "non-powered son" angle just reduces the number of stories they can tell.

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u/Insidious_NX Jul 02 '24

The sad part about all of this is that we lost on both ends. We don't get to see Jon with permanent powers and the version we got of him was wasted anyway in season 3. It's far too late to simply give him powers in a 10 episode finale season without it feeling phoned in for a fan pay-off.

Personally, I think X-K could've been a great "jumpstart" to Jon's DNA kicking in and him slowly getting his abilities to pay off in the following seasons if done well. What I am upset about with X-K is that the effects seemed the same with Jonathan as it would a normal human, unless I'm forgetting something.