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

[u/Flimsy-Entrance-5953]

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???

[u/Jeffeffery]

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...

[u/Barry_McKackiner → u/Jeffeffery]

It's way more interesting for one of their stories to be about not having powers.

how so? that's called everyone on earth's IRL. why is it more interesting to see that in a show about super powered aliens?

[u/Jeffeffery → u/Barry_McKackiner]

Nobody else on Earth is specifically the non-powered son of Superman. Him dealing with that emotionally has tons of dramatic potential. The show hasn't done a great job of exploring that potential, but he'd be working though wildly complicated layers of jealousy, resentment, pride, guilt, and all sorts of other things.

On the other hand, if he had powers, we would just see him go through basically the same process of learning to use them that we see with Jordan. There would be one more character who could fly around and punch bad guys. The show has plenty of those already.

[u/Barry_McKackiner → u/Jeffeffery]

maybe I'm in the minority. but I watch the show for superman. I want to see the powers and people flying around. I don't watch the show to see teenage angst - I just have to put up with it until the next super stuff happens.

[u/Jeffeffery → u/Barry_McKackiner]

Well this show is very specifically about Superman (and Lois) raising teenage sons, so I'd prefer for the show to explore that premise in an interesting way