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5	'''[[Recap/SupermanAndLois Recap]] of ''Series/SupermanAndLois'''''\
6	'''Season 1, Episode 12'''
7	!Through the Valley of Death
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9	Lois and John Henry Irons can’t seem to agree on the best way to stop Morgan Edge. Lois and the boys work to find and recover Clark while General Lane and John Henry look for ways to neutralize the Kryptonian threat to Earth. Meanwhile, an old friend drops in to help with the search.
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11	!!Tropes:
12	* AffectionateNickname: Sam calls Lois "Pumpkin" when she suffers a HeroicBSOD from possibly about losing Clark.
13	* BodySnatcher: Edge tries to do this to Superman by implanting Zod's consciousness in his body.
14	* TheBusCameBack:
15	** John Henry Irons returns after being gone for several episodes.
16	** Sarah's younger sister Sophie Cushing also comes back.
17	* ContinuityNod: It's Diggle, so of course.
18	** Diggle arrives saying he's bringing ARGUS tech after Sam contacted Lyla.
19	** He already knows about the multiverse when Sam reveals Irons is from a different Earth.
20	** While talking with Sam, Digs brings up the last few multiverse shenanigans, as well as the glowing box from ''Series/{{Arrow}}''. He also namedrops Oliver.
21	* CurbStompBattle: Despite having rebuilt his PoweredArmor, Steel cannot fight Zod on his own and is quickly overpowered. He only gets a reprieve because Superman is still mentally resisting and trying to hold back.
22	* DragonTheirFeet: Leslie Larr is still on the run by the end of the episode.
23	* EvilSoundsDeep: Once he takes over Superman, Zod's voice is pitched very deeply, almost to VoiceOfTheLegion levels.
24	* FightingFromTheInside: Kyle describes him doing this when being a Subjekt. It (correctly) gives Lois hope that Clark can do the same.
25	* GenericGraffiti: Kyle, Lana and Sarah return home to find someone having spray-painted "Get out of Smallville" on their house.
26	* GuestStar: Creator/DavidRamsey returns as John Diggle.
27	* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: John Henry tells Superman (when realizing Clark is still there and fighting) that he can beat his possession and come back to Lois and his family. It works.
28	* InternalReveal:
29	** Diggle finds out Irons is from another universe.
30	** Lois reveals to Irons that Superman is Clark.
31	* ItsAllMyFault: Jordan blames himself for not being strong enough to stop Edge from taking their father.
32	* KilledOffForReal: Edge mentions that Zod is gone for good after Clark regains control of his body.
33	* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Since they just fixed their internal family life, the rest of the Cushings refrain from telling Sophie what happened since she was away.
34	* OneSteveLimit: Averted, as this episode features both John Diggle and John Irons, not to mention Jon Kent.
35	* {{Retcon}}: Over in ''[[Series/Supergirl2015 Supergirl]]'', Kara mentioned that Superman had fought Zod at some point before that show started. Post-Crisis, Zod's mind was uploaded into the Eradicator, indicating he didn't make it off Krypton.
36	* TheReveal: Irons was in the middle of a fight with his version of Superman when a portal opened up just as he fired the Red Sun Rocket. He isn't sure if it worked, as Superman flew off before he passed through the portal.
37	* ShutUpHannibal: After being defeated by Steel and Superman, Edge insists one last time that Superman could have ruled with him and will now die with everyone else. Superman punches him unconscious mid-sentence.
38	* SoProudOfYou: Sam tells Lois that he is proud of her for never losing hope in regards to Clark.
39	* StalkerWithoutACrush: Irons has been keeping tabs on this Earth's version of his younger sister.
40	* StrikeMeDown: When he briefly regains control, Clark begs Irons to kill him for the sake of protecting Earth and his loved ones. But Irons instead helps him regain control permanently by reminding him of Lois and his family and how they'll be devastated to lose him.
41	* TookALevelInIdealism: At first, Irons firmly sticks to his belief that Superman needs to be killed; even insisting that Superman signaling Lois to contact him was his go-ahead to do so in order to protect Earth from an evil-version of himself. However, after much convincing from several people, Irons finally drops his agenda and instead helps Clark regain control and teams up with him to take out Edge. After this, Irons seems to have finally lightened up and parts with the Kent family on good terms.
42	* UnspokenPlanGuarantee: When Zod is defeated, Zeta forces Edge to enact a contingency plan, one even Edge is reluctant to use. It involves him using his heat vision on the Eradicator, seemingly taking on all the minds within. Whatever the next step, Edge doesn't seem too concerned about being defeated and stuck in a Kryptonite cell afterwards.
43	* WhamLine: "Not even Superman can resist the will of Zod."
44	* WhatTheHellHero: Diggle is ''not'' happy that Sam lied to get ARGUS tech and calls him out for deciding to kill Superman without considering alternate options first. Lois, of course, is also equally upset that he went behind her back.
45	* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: Jonathan's pep talk is what helps Jordan to correctly use his super hearing in order to locate Clark.

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