History Recap / SupermanTheAnimatedSeriesS2E7Target

** {{Foreshadowing}}: In the climax, Lytner utilizes a superpowered harness against Superman, which he claims to be powered by the effects of a red sun. [[Recap/SupermanTheAnimatedSeriesS2E11SolarPower When he makes his official supervillain debut as Luminous a few episodes from now]], his whole scheme involves weakening Superman by using satellites to give the sun a red sun effect.

* CallForward: In the climax, Lytner utilizes a superpowered harness against Superman, which he claims to be powered by the effects of a red sun. [[Recap/SupermanTheAnimatedSeriesS2E11SolarPower When he makes his official supervillain debut as Luminous a few episodes from now]], his whole scheme involves weakening Superman by using satellites to give the sun a red sun effect.

* DamselInDistress: The Episode.
%% * GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.

* RedHerring: Luthor and Bowman are likely suspects and the viewers are informed of their respective motives to want Lois dead. Both of them are innocent despite them being each a VillainOfAnotherStory.

* VillainOfAnotherStory: Luthor, as per usual in his presence, and [[DirtyCop Detective Bowman]], who would not be the main VillainOfTheWeek until “[[Recap/SupermanTheAnimatedSeriesS2E22TheLateMrKent The Late Mr Kent]]”.
* WhamLine: Lois has small talk with Lytner. But when she asks if he has a television or radio, he casually responds that he doesn't because they act as distractions. ...before it dawns on him and he says in a familiar, [[TranquilFury calmly ominous]] voice "You know, don't you?"

ComicBook/LouisLane has won a big break; an expose article she did on [=LexCorp=] has netted her an Excalibur Award for investigative journalism. But at the event revealing the award winner, someone attempts to kill her via a trap at the microphone where she makes her acceptance speech. Clark Kent, who was there in support of her, manages to notice the trap and save her as Superman, only for her to trigger ''another'' trap afterwards, which crashes the car they are both in, forcing Superman to once again take action.

Someone is trying to kill ComicBook/LoisLane. The list of suspects includes ComicBook/LexLuthor, whose reputation is being threatened by one of her scoops; and Detective Bowman, who lost a promotion because of another scoop.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Clark offers to sleep over at Lois' apartment. She gives him (and the viewer) a ''very'' amused gaze before he goes on to point out that someone had just tried to murder her.

* NotMeThisTime: ComicBook/LexLuthor is innocent.

* VillainOfAnotherStory: Luthor, as per usual in his presence, and [[DirtyCop Detective Bowman]], who would not be the main VillainOfTheWeek until “[[Recap/SupermanTheAnimatedSeriesS2E22TheLateMrKent The Late Mr Kent]]”.

* RedHerring: Luthor and Bowman are likely suspects and the viewers are informed of their respective motives to want Lois dead. Both of them are innocent.

* VillainOfAnotherStory: Luthor, as per usual in his presence, and [[DirtyCop Detective Bowman]], who would not be the main VillainOfTheWeek until ''[[Recap/SupermanTheAnimatedSeriesS2E22TheLateMrKent The Late Mr Kent]]''.

* IfIWantedYouDead: When Lois confronts Lex with evidence that makes him a suspect, he says he'd never leave something that obvious. [[spoiler:He's telling the truth. The evidence was stolen from [=LexCorp=] by the real culprit after Lex fired him.]]
* INeverSaidItWasPoison: [[spoiler: Edward Lytener]] implicates himself by congratulating Lois on her award. He doesn't keep a radio or television in his laboratory, so if he had indeed been there all night, as he'd claimed, then the only way he could know that was if he was the one who'd attacked her at the awards ceremony.
* NotMeThisTime: [[spoiler:ComicBook/LexLuthor is innocent]].
* RedHerring: [[spoiler:Luthor and Bowman are likely suspects and the viewers are informed of their respective motives to want Lois dead. Both of them are innocent]].
* VillainOfAnotherStory: Luthor, as per usual in his presence, and [[spoiler:[[DirtyCop Detective Bowman]], who would not be the main VillainOfTheWeek until ''[[Recap/SupermanTheAnimatedSeriesS2E22TheLateMrKent The Late Mr Kent]]'']].

* RedHerring: [[spoiler:Luthor and Bowman are likely suspects and the viewers are informed of their respective motives to want Lois dead. Both of them are innocent]].

* RedHerring: [[spoiler:Luthor and Bowman are likely suspects and the viewers are informed of their respective motives to want Lois dead. Both of them are innocent]].
* WhileRomeBurns: There's a crisis, it's likely going to hurt [=LexCorp=]'s PR, and Luther is losing millions in communications revenue, yet Luther spends the time practicing archery.

* RedHerring: [[spoiler:Luthor and Bowman are likely suspects and the viewers are informed of their respective motives to want Lois dead. Both of them are innocent]].

Someone is trying to kill LoisLane. The list of suspects includes ComicBook/LexLuthor, whose reputation is being threatened by one of her scoops; and Detective Bowman, who lost a promotion because of another scoop.

Someone is trying to kill LoisLane. The list of suspects includes LexLuthor, whose reputation is being threatened by one of her scoops; and Detective Bowman, who lost a promotion because of another scoop.

* NotMeThisTime: [[spoiler:LexLuthor is innocent]].