We're almost at the halfway point but it feels like you could cut him out of every episode and loose nothing. All he's done is play with farm toys and get tossed around by supervillains he doesn't even care about.
Anyone else think this might be Saturn Girl and Mon El? Just thought it was interesting that they get a framed shot.
I really love the thick belt and sun rays around the logo.
Alot of adaptations fall into the trap of writing Superman more like an overgrown Superboy, working through issues as a man in his 30's that make more sense to resolve as a teenager. Leigon deals with this by just letting him he Superboy for the entire first season and it makes for good contrast when he fully becomes Superman in season 2. He's more confident and takes charge but he still isn't without conflict. Despite his growth, he's still afraid that he'll never be the hero he's supposed to be. The Kandor episode is one of the best Superman episodes of all time. The show is free on Tubi so check it out.
I know people are sick of secret identity drama but shows like Dexter and Death Note are proof that it can be done well. My premise is that when Clark first gets to the Daily Planet, he's a bumbling and awkward fool like Christopher Reeve. Lois can tell it's a act but she can't put her finger on why, and becomes obsessed with finding out. To the rest of the Daily Planet staff she looks like a psycho who's harassing her introverted coworker.
Not that Jor-El hates humans or sees them as lesser (I really hate that interpretation) he just wishes Kal would focus on his own happiness. He didn't send him away to be the world's clean-up guy.
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