@StareachValcin

1 month ago

I will admit that I have mixed feelings for this episode. I think it's a good episode, but its biggest problem is pacing. I think that some plot lines were resolved too quickly. Lois' rescue of Clark from the black mercy I felt was resolved a little too quickly. Lois comes into the simulation with amnesia, and as soon as she touches Clark, her memory comes back. I even think that the way she explained things to Clark was a bit rushed. While there was a good moment where Clark had his doubts about Lois coming for him with Lois proving that she did by explaining how she worked with Livewire to steal a ship, I still think that the issue with the "break up" was resolved too quickly in this episode, even with the great callback to Lois learning that love isn't for cowards. Lois punching the simulation of Jor-El was a surprise, and it was nice to see Superman and Lois break out of the simulation together. I honestly think that Kara and Jimmy were handled a bit better. Of course, Amanda Waller and Lex Luthor have to mess everything up by capturing Jimmy, the unconscious Lois, and Kara with kryptonite. They were just setting Earth up to be taken over. Fortunately, people have shown that they aren't as bad as Waller and Luthor. Perry and Vicky actually work together against Waller and Luthor, and even Steve Lombard helps to save Kara, Jimmy, and the unconscious Lois. Kara was at a low point for a good portion of the episode because of how she was defeated by Brainiac in the previous episode, but both Jimmy and Steve gave her a good peptalk about how heroes are and that she has a choice in who she wants to be. I like that Kara chose to fight for Earth, not caring what the people think of her. She had been used by Brainiac to destroy worlds, but Kara chose to protect Earth. Kara put up a better fight against Brainiac this time. She definitely did better than Task Force X, who easily got beaten. The Metallo robots with kryptonite were definitely a hindrance to both Kara and Brainiac, but Amanda and Lex were just an annoying hindrance to the good guys. Their Metallo robots even got hacked by Brainiac, so with all their talk about protecting the planet, Lex and Amanda only aided in endangering Earth. Brainiac even had kryptonite protection, which isn't entirely a surprise since Jor-El's a.i. knew of kryptonite, not to mention Brainiac probably learned about it from Clark's memories and encountering it personally. So, Lex and Amanda fail predictably against Brainiac, leaving Earth's survival in the hands of 2 kryptonians, Superman and Kara. I like Superman's new suit, but he needs the red trunks back when this is over. Plus, there's still the matter of Kara getting her official Supergirl suit. It was awesome to see Kara protect Metropolis from Brainiac's first blast and to see Superman protect from the second. I like seeing Clark and Kara working together and their bond growing. They are the last chance for Earth against Brainiac, but thanks to the hacked Metallo robots, the kryptonians and the Earth are in danger of being destroyed. I can't wait for the season finale. Hopefully, Superman and Supergirl will find a way to stop Brainiac.

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