With “The Thing in the Mines,” Superman & Lois’ second season falters. The main story suggested in the title takes a back seat to the subplots, and as they play out, it’s becoming clear that none of them are nearly as interesting as the burgeoning threat. It doesn’t help that they take...
Read MoreStill in the early stages of its second season, Superman & Lois continues laying the groundwork for the story arcs to come. “The Ties That Bind” is another setup episode, but it feels more productive than “What Lies Beneath.” Several plotlines grow, if only slightly, and a couple of big ...
Read MoreNow that The Flash has gone on hiatus till the spring, the up-for-sale CW has brought back its other big DC gun with the season premiere of Superman & Lois. When it debuted last year, this show breathed new life into the network’s waning superhero slate with a take on the Man of Steel that &he...
Read MoreThe Arrowverse may be getting a new home. The Wall Street Journal reports that ViacomCBS and WarnerMedia are selling the CW network. (The Journal article is behind a paywall, but you can see the details at The Hollywood Reporter, who confirmed the story from “multiple sources” soon after the Jou...
Read MoreSuperman & Lois ends its impressive first season with “Last Sons of Krypton,” a mostly satisfying, though somewhat underwhelming, finale that succeeds more in its character payoffs than its superhero action. It brings the season’s major themes full circle and concludes some of the characte...
Read MoreSuperman & Lois has shown flailing modern entertainment how to do several things properly since its premiere – Superman, family drama, the Arrowverse in general, to name a few. In “The Eradicator,” it shows how to subvert expectations and satisfy the viewer. For the first half of the episo...
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