Sam and Henry discuss the The Rock/Zachary Levi/Henry Cavill situation & HBOmax's Titans returning! We talk about Lois' big news and if this is the kind of thing for a superhero tv show. There's plenty of DC Comics easter eggs discussed and even a little Bob Dylan!
Henry's show notes:
EPISODE 2: Uncontrollable Forces - “I Can Shave Hours Off Your Commute”
Greetings Super friends! Welcome BACK to Superman & Lois & Pals. I’m Henry Bernstein and alongside me is my favorite super pal, Professor Sam Brody.
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Let’s talk about Superman and Lois Season 3 Episode 2
S03E2 - “Uncontrollable Forces”
Directed by: Elizabeth Henstridge
Written By:
Katie Aldrin
IMDB and Apple TV: Clark and Chrissy notice a small crack in Lois' game face; Sarah and Jordan have an awkward encounter; Lana receives a panicked phone call.
- Lois Cancer Stuff
- I don’t think I’m emotionally prepared to handle a Lois Lane illness portrayed by Bitsie. She’s too good of an actress, it’s going to wreck me.
- Why didn’t Lois tell Clark about her health? That doesn’t seem realistic.
- Clark is being very supportive as usual
- Fuck, Cancer. I don’t want this. This fucking sucks. I have this personal thing about tv. I don’t want to see real shit. I want to escape into a fantasy.
- “I was a little shocked when [the producers] first told me that’s what they wanted to do,” actress Elizabeth Tulloch tells TVLine. “But I actually think it’s pretty wonderful. This storyline hasn’t been done, and cancer is such a prevalent force in so many people’s lives. This villain is so relatable and so real, and more than anything it’s one that Clark and Superman can’t just go handle. For Superman, who is this all-powerful superhero, to be faced with something he’s completely powerless against is even more grounding for the show, and it places a greater emphasis on the strength of us as a couple and the family dynamic. I thought it was exciting, and I hope the fans feel the same way.”
- “We reached out to so many people — doctors, oncologists, people who had been through it, spouses who have been through it, families that have been through it,” Fletcher tells TVLine. “All of our scripts have been vetted to make sure that it’s playing real, because we don’t want it to be taken lightly. We want to put Lois on a real journey that so many other women in the world are going through. Hopefully they can take solace in seeing that a character as iconic as Lois Lane is suffering the same thing, and to feel like they have someone to relate to. We thought long and hard about it, and we felt like we had something to say.” Fletcher expects fans to be surprised at how “in-depth” the show goes with Lois’ cancer battle without shifting the show’s established tone. “We’re not going to despair and darkness all the time,” he says. “We have a very hopeful family, and we hold onto that, but we’re never telling the audience that the threat isn’t real.” “It’s our arc for the season,” he adds. “It’s our villain for the season, to be honest.”
- Wait, why couldn’t she give a full family history because of her mom?
- “I promise I will never look at you any other way. We will get through this together. You’re gonna beat this thing, not a doubt in my mind”
- The kid stuff
- Sorry, Jordan is now just being pathetic and desperate. Give it up kid. But Sarah is very nice and loved that she gave him her oversized shirt
- Party in Metropolis! Woooo!!! Now we’re seeing a little bit of Jonathan's “bad-boy" persona. I like it. “Fraternals Right?”
- Ok what part of Metropolis is this?! Is this the suburbs? Gold Coast-ish?
- Why was she annoyed he brought his TWIN BROTHER?Poor Jordan. He’s got the whole clumsy Clark thing but not on purpose.
- Get it Nat!
- SARAH’S WEARING A BOB DYLAN I WANT YOU 1966 SHIRT!
- I Want You is the first track on side 2 of disc one on 1966’s Blonde on Blonde.
- Obviously I’ve been searching for the shirt.
- @msdylangirl on twitter found it!
- This party is terrible. Get out of there kids! Just leave!
- Clark and Lois
- Love the little Clark/Lois reporter dynamic
- “Do you think Harry has that early bird special” - Clark
- Clark listens to her heartbeat to see if she’s lying.
- “Get your hands off me! Don’t Touch me!” - Very Margo Kidder vibes
- “We’re a team, best one I know”
- I love that Lois was the one to talk her down, not Superman saving her
- Manheim
- So it looks like Otomotopia’s powers are sonic based and have changed a bit from the comics
- George said, “It was always about the pride of Smallville”
- Shotgun wounds but no bullets
- We’re just hearing now about George Jr?
- Who’s Mr. Orr?
- Very Luthor vibes from S:TAS calling Superman to his balcony
- “The Suicide Slums” - not an official neighborhood, but a nickname, which I think it always was but now Manheim has gentrified it? Nice callback to Luthor and Edge.
- Lana and John Henry are a fun team. One of the few good things that came out of New 52.
- Oh cool Onomatopoeia killed this earth’s John Henry
- Nice seeing Chicago’s “L”
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