The episode was good. Like the Bizzaro Superman, hope they will explain where he came from (because the hole in the ground is not cutting it).
However, like some others have pointed out, the main story is actually not getting much time, and it feels like everything else is at the forefront. And when you decide to give so much time to other stuff, the sci-fi aspect suffers. The show is called "Superman and Lois", so one should expect a different take, more personal stuff, there is a whole family now etc. However, what should not be implied is the part in which (again) the "message" is being pushed, and (again) at the expense of logic, truth and justice.
Now, the suspension of disbelief really needs to kick in this type of a show (only a pair of glasses is enough to hide that Clark is Superman) and I am very clear on this. However, when you depict the usual, every day, family stuff, those need to (or at least should) be realistic.
Two things are bothering me. I like how Jon and Jordan are portrayed. They are teenagers, with both flaws and virtues, doing boys stuff, brotherly stuff, stupid stuff and every once in a while, some not so stupid stuff. In general the teenage characters were done in a good, realistic way. But, in comes Natalie, perfect in every way (except when she needs to be a plot device). A very confident wunderkind on one side, cannot do anything wrong, very mature, giving people advice etc. However, when the plot needs it, she is a very insecure person constantly lashing out. I hate to say it, but I have a sneaking sensation that the need to portray her in such a cool fashion (including the hairstyles - a year and a half of hair grew in a month) comes from a need to satisfy a social justice perspective. Can she be even more perfect? Can she do anything wrong? Is this allowed (for her to be wrong)? How will her character grow? Also, too much make up.
Second thing is the conclusion of the Sarah - Jordan issue. So, Sarah cheats on Jordan, he is hurt, does not how to cope. She does not really feels remorse (Sarah: "I'm not ashamed or embarrassed"), Jordan is perceived as a problem (Lana: "if that happens (Jordan never forgiving her treachery), he does not deserve you"), there is no "it will not happen again", just a stupid "it did not mean anything". Let's face it, if it was the other way around (like it is usually portrayed), Jordan would have to plea and beg, and PROVE he loves her. And she would be right to doubt whether it was true. Instead we get a very wrong (Lana about Sarah) "You've always know exactly who you are, and you've never been afraid to show that person to the world." She CHEATED on him, it was WRONG, she made a MISTAKE. She should think about why she did it, and why she should not do it again. Why is this not recognized? This is what I mentioned above; you cannot just introduce the bizzaro twist also to this part of the show. There is not one second of displaying remorse; there is not one second of a mother trying to explain to her daughter that cheating is not okay. There is no lesson, no chance for redemption.
The writers try to make Sarah look better than Jordan because she did not keep it as a secret, and we should just forget that the real issue is that she CHEATED. This sends a really wrong message that betraying another person's confidence is okay, as long you admit you have done it. No it is not okay. I am not even going to go into the normalisation of same-sex relations through 15 year old characters. So, nowadays parents just gloss over the fact that their daughters kiss girls? Not a flinch.
The worst part is that this story is illogical (because Sarah confessed love to Jordan just a while ago) and probably was introduced into an already overcrowded plot just to...I don't know...send a message that it is okay to cheat if you are a girl and if a guy does not like, that "he does not deserve you"? No, it is not.
This is why the episode got a six. Do not push everyday political agenda into a sci-fi show. Thank you very much.
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