History Recap / SupermanAndLoisS3E4TooCloseToHome

* HateSink: Emmitt Pergande is a truly unlikable man who steals from and threatens the Kents, regardless of thier ages, and makes Candice sell a dangerous drug. And after being humiliated by Clark at the diner, he even abandons his already-struggling daughter to save himself from potential legal punishment.

* HateSink: Emmitt is a truly unlikable man who steals from and threatens the Kents, regardless of thier ages, and makes his daughter sell a dangerous drug.
* {{Hypocrite}}: Emmitt Pergande tells Jon to stop spreading lies about him. The "lies" include that he had stolen Jon's truck and dealt in X-Kryptonite. Things that he ''actually did'', as his own daughter had confirmed.

* HateSink: Emmitt is a truly unlikable man who steals from the Kents and makes his daughter sell a dangerous drug.

* AbusiveParents: In addition to being a general {{Jerkass}}, Emmitt Pergande is this in spades. He hits Jonathan and threatens harm to Lois with a gun. Later, while attempting to intimidate Clark, he insinuates that Candice has seen this behavior from him plenty of times and he seems to be proud of it. Even when he's fed a slice of humble pie by Clark, he manages one last act of jackassery by skipping town without a thought to how his daughter would survive without him.

* AbusiveParents: In addition to being a general {{Jerkass}}, Emmitt Pergande, Candice's father, is this in spades. He hits Jonathan, threatens harm to Lois with a gun, and insinuates to Clark in an attempt to beat him up, that Candice has seen him at his worst. Based off his dialogue, he seems to relish in being this. Even when he's fed a slice of humble pie by Clark, he manages one last act of jackassery by skipping town without a thought to how his daughter would survive without him.
* ActionPrologue: The forest fire in the beginning has little to do with the overall story, except for General Lane approaching Jordan to help him hide his identity better.

** Clark finds out that Candice's dad hit Jordan and stole his truck. When Clark moves, clearly ready to go confront the man, Lois tells him that this isn't a job for Superman. Clark emphatically replies that ''Superman'' won't be going. He then proceeds to publiclly humiliate the man and warn him never even ''think'' hurting his family again.

* BigBrotherInstinct: After saving Darlene, John Henry angrily confronts Mannheim, choking him and seriously considering to outright kill him.

* ClarkKenting: Discussed. Jordan's curly hair is rather distinctive and Sam wants him to get a haircut so he'll blend in better, noting Clark's short hair and glasses. Jordan balks at this, and Sam later reconsiders and instead gets him a BetaOutfit that will hide his hair better.

* {{Hypocrite}}: Emmitt Pergande tells Jon to stop spreading lies about him. The "lies" include that he had stolen Jon's truck and dealt in X-Kryptonite. Things that he actually did, as his own daughter had confirmed.

** Kyle learns about Lana slapping Sarah and that it was prompted by Sarah throwing his affair in her face, and he helps them making amends.
** John Henry learns about Lois speaking to this Earth's version of his sister about his counterpart and that she was the one who recommended she get tested. This leads him to seek her out for more information about her John Henry, which puts her in Mannheim's crosshairs.
** Lois and Clark learn about Candice's dad stealing Jon's truck, and the boys and Natalie putting themselves in danger to recover it.

* TheReveal: Mannheim got Clark's blood from the DOD. Or rather, he synthesized it from a single drop.

* ShameIfSomethingHappened: Mannheim is more explicit about the consequences, but he nevertheless makes it clear that John has extended family that can be punished if John harms him or ever bothers him again once he leaves. John isn't deterred, intending to set up security measures before returning to the case.
* TakeAThirdOption: Mannheim has John's sister held hostage, threatening to blow her up unless John backs off. He instead summons his suit and quickly tracks her down, since his double designed the bomb and thus he is equally familiar with the tech.
* TakingTheFightOutside: Clark attempts this with Emmett Pergande, not wanting to have a confrontation in the middle of the town diner, a hubbub of town gossip, or to embarrass Candice, Pergande's daughter who works in said diner.

* DopplegangerGetsSameSentiment: John Henry is willing to risk his life for Darlene and the Irons family even though they technically aren't ''his'' family.

* AbusiveParents: Candice's father, Emmitt Pergande is this in spades. He hits Jonathan, threatens harm to Lois with a gun, and insinuates to Clark in an attempt to beat him up, that Candice has seen him at his worst. Based off his dialogue, he seems to relish in being this. Even when he's fed a slice of humble pie by Clark, he manages one last act of jackassery by skipping town and leaving Candice alone.
* ActionPrologue: The forest fire in the beginning doesn't factor into the story, except for General Lane approaching Jordan to help him hide his identity better.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: When Clark finds out that Candice's dad hit his son and stole his truck, Lois tells him that this isn't a job for Superman. Clark replies that Superman won't be going. He then proceeds to publiclly humiliate the man and warn him ''never'' to hurt his family.
** John Henry, as below, is utterly savage when his counterpart's sister was nearly killed.

* PapaWolf: When Clark learns Emmitt punched Jon and threatened Lois with a gun, he confronts him at the diner (as Clark), smashes his head into the counter, and threatens to expose his every crime if the man comes near his family again.

** On both Earth's, John Henry and Darlene were called the "Wonder Twins", which is the alias of a pair of Justice League members in the comics and animation.

* ThirdLineSomeWaiting: While it still has emotional gravitas, the Cushings mending their family relations is set apart from the rest of the plots (Superman investigating how Mannheim got his blood, John Henry confronting Mannheim and the conflict with Candice's dad).

** Sam gives Jordan a pair of vintage aviators goggles, presumably for Jordan to use as a way to conceal his face. Clark used the same at times, such as in ''WesternAnimation/SupermanManOfTomorrow''.

** On both Earth's, John Henry and Darlene were called the "Wonder Twins", which is the alias of a pair of Justice League members in the comics.

** Kyle learns about Lana slapping Sarah and he helps them making amends.

** John Henry learns about Lois speaking to this Earth's version of his sister, which puts her in danger.
** Lois and Clark learn about Candice's dad stealing Jon's truck.

* {{Hypocrite}}: Emmitt Pergande tells Jon to stop spreading lies about him. The "lies" include that he had stolen Jon's truck and dealt in X-Kryptonite. Things that he actually did, with the latter being in spite of his daughter citing that she had done it herself.

* TakeAThirdOption: Mannheim has John's sister held hostage, threatening to blow her up unless John backs off. He instead summons his suit and quickly tracks her down, since his double designed it and thus he is equally familiar with the tech.
* ThirdLineSomeWaiting: While it still has emotional gravitas, the Cushing's mending their family relations is set apart from the rest of the plots (Superman investigating how Mannheim got his blood, John Henry confronting Mannheim and the conflict with Candice's dad).
* {{Workaholic}}: Lois needs another convicing from Clark before she drops her work for the moment and takes a few days to relax. In the end, she happily goes back to working, infiltrating Mannheim's clinic.

* ActionPrologue: The forrest fire in the beginning doesn't factor into the story, except for General Lane approaching Jordan to help him hide his identity better.

* TheBusCameBack: General Hardcastle appears, having last been seen in the Season 2 episode "Tried and True."

* CutHimselfShaving: After being assaulted by Candice's dad, Jon initially tells his mom that he got elbowed in the face while playing Basketball.

* OhCrap: John Henry's reaction when he realizes that the Kryptonite Gauntlets from last episode were based on his designs (or rather, the design's of his deceased doppelganger).

* ThirdLineSomeWaiting: While it still has emotional gravitas, the Cushing's mending their family relations is sset apart from the rest of the plots (Superman investigating how Mannheim got his blood, John Henry confronting Mannheim and the conflict with Candice's dad).

* AbusiveParents: Candice's father, Emmitt Pergande is this in spades. He hits Jonathan, threatens harm to Lois with a gun, and insinuates to Clark in an attempt to beat him up, that Candice has seen him at his worst. Based off his dialogue, he seems to relish in being this.

* PapaWolf: When Clark learns Candice's father punched Jon and threatened Lois with a gun, he confronts him at the diner (as Clark), smashes his head into the counter, and threatens to expose his every crime if the man comes near his family again.

* Hypocrite: Emmitt Pergande tells Jon to stop spreading lies about him. The lies include that he had stolen his truck and dealt the X-Kryptonite. Things that he actually did, with the latter actually being true in spite of his daughter cited that she had done it herself.

* PapaWolf: When Clark learns Candice's father punched Jon and threatened Lois with a gun, he confronts him at the diner (as Clark), smashes his head into the counter, and threatens to expose his every crime if the man comes near his family again.

* MythologyGag: Clark asking for someone to step outside (in order to prevent collateral damage) is similar to the fight he had at a truck stop near the end of Film/SupermanII.