History Recap / MyAdventuresWithSupermanS1E07ZeroDayPartOne

* DoesThisRemindYouofAnything: Superman makes one mistake and instantly the media turn against him with stuff such as "he is not like us" and "he has to go back to where he came from". Never has the statement "Superman has always being an immigrant story" rang more true than this episode.

* TheEndingChangesEverything: The end of the episode [[spoiler:showing Mist lowering the neck of his shirt, revealing he has been a part of Task Force X let "loose" as bait]] makes the camera work come across as its own UnreliableNarrator, since [[spoiler:while his explanation of how he avoided capture was weak so the accompanying shot of his "escape" could easily be a lie, it did include the exact shot of Intergang we saw last before Slade took them in and even before his bit of narrating, he's notably absent when we see The General "recruit" the current rogues, and prior to it Albert and Siobahn only acknowledge each other in their cell so it looks like Kyle wasn't with them.]]

* DoesThisRemindYouofAnything?: Superman makes one mistake and instantly the media turn against him with stuff such as "he is not like us" and "he has to go back to where he came from". Never has the statement "Superman has always being an immigrant story" rang more true than this episode.

* BoxedCrook: The episode begins with Live Wire, Inter-Gang, and Heat Wave being let out of their prison cells by the General and Amanda Waller, [[ShockCollar who promptly electrocute them]]. The General tells them that he's willing to overlook the fact that they stole top secret weapons technology to commit petty crimes and endangered the public while doing so, if they agree to help take down Superman. [[PsychoForHire An offer they happily agree to]] since it was Superman that subdued them and allowed the General to capture and imprison them.

* FlowersOfRomance: Clark fills their office with flowers for his one-week anniversary dating Lois. He also leaves one in her hand in between darting around helping people.

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Happens to Perry when Vicky Vale, [[UnsportsmanlikeGloating who bragged about what a better reporter she is than Perry]], said she was looking for a new job at the Daily Planet. Perry assigned Lois and Jimmy to help her get the information she needs to write a story about how Superman is a dangerous vigilante, so that the Daily Planet can hire a seasoned, award winning, reporter who would lift the Daily Planet's prestige. However, after interviewing people who were saved by Superman and Alexander, who blames Superman for the destruction of [=AmazoTech=], despite the board of directors wanting to get rid of Ivo due financial mismanagement and Ivo starting the fight after Superman saved an executive Ivo threw out a window, it turns out Vicky only used [[BewareTheSuperman Alexander's warning of Superman being dangerous]], and completely ignored the people who where helped by him, [[MaliciousSlander to write a story about how Superman is a threat to Earth]], which got her a promotion at the Gotham Gazette.

* GuysSmashGirlsShoot: Task Force X's team consists of 6 villains to fight to fight Superman. Silver Banshee, Livewire and Heatwave this version being a woman, all attack from a distance, the male Dr. Ivo, Deathstroke, and Roughhouse all get the physical blows on Superman.

* DoesThisRemindYouofAnything?: Superman makes one mistake and instantly the media turn against him with stuff such as "he is not like them" and "he has to go back to where he came from". never the statement "superman has always being an imigrant story" than this episode.

%%* DownerEnding: And how!

* NewSuperpower: This episode is when Clark unlocks his super hearing.

* SuperSenses: Clark finally starts developing the super hearing abilities of other versions of Superman. Unfortunately for him, now that he can hear the cries for help from all over the city and being [[NiceGuy the kind of guy he is]], Clark is [[ChronicHeroSyndrome now compelled to fly around non-stop trying to fix every problem in the city]], to the point of becoming sleep deprived.

* InnocentlyInsensitive: Lois meant well when she told Clark he should cut down on the heroics because of both the bad public image and overworking himself. Unfortunately, the way she words this is by telling Clark to be "normal" for a change, which Clark is very sensitive about because of his alien origins. [[ThatCameOutWrong Lois does try to apologize for what she said]], but Clark flies away before she can properly do so.

* FantasticRacism: While there's an element of BewareTheSuperman to it with Alex noting how powerful Superman is and how dangerous it could be if he turned on them, both Alex and Vicki (and later the citizens of Metropolis) deem Superman to be untrustworthy and dangerous because he's not human and "not normal like us". Even Lois starts to succumb to it due to learning about other dimensions where Clark is evil.

* SamaritanSyndrome: After developing SuperSenses, Clark struggles to compartmentalize, staying awake for long periods of time while dosing up on caffeine so that he can keep helping as many people as possible now that he can hear their problems constantly, even when it's something as simple as a little girl looking for her parents. [[spoiler: It contributes to his defeat and capture at the end of the episode, since he's too exhausted to think clearly or act capably.]]

* UngratefulTownsfolk: Even though he's been saving them all series and has spent the last few days running himself ragged to try and solve all their problems, all it takes is Superman causing one accident and a hit piece by Vicki Vale for Metropolis to turn on him. However upon seeing him being beating to death by the villains the only reaction they have is horror, disbelief and shock.

* SamaritanSyndrome: After developing SuperSenses, Clark struggles to compartmentalize, staying awake for long periods of time while dosing up on caffeine so that he can keep helping as many people as possible now that he can hear their problems constantly. [[spoiler: It contributes to his defeat and capture at the end of the episode.]]

* UngratefulTownsfolk: Even though he's been saving them all series and has spent the last few days running himself ragged to try and solve all their problems, all it takes is Superman causing one accident and a hit piece by Vicki Vale for Metropolis to turn on him, however upon seeing him being beating to death by the villains the only reaction they have is horror, disbelief and shock.

* DetrimentalDetermination: Clark's determination to find the General leads him to stay up for days racing around the city and neglecting his own health. He winds up causing a few accidents due to his exhaustion, and when he finally meets Task Force X they're able to overpower him because he's too tired to put up a better fight.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone Mist has a guilty expression on his face]] as he sees Superman being beaten down, even though he was tasked with luring him into the trap in the first place. While unstated, it's presumably because the latter agreed to help save his sister and best friend even with [[WhatYouAreInTheDark no benefit to himself]], and Mist took advantage of his genuine kindness to have Task Force X beat him down.

* MisplacedRetribution: With a side of NeverMyFault. Alex blames Superman for breaking Ivo Tower, bankrupting Amazo Tech, and putting thousands out of work. It was Ivo who put Amazo Tech in financial jeopardy (which was already happening long before Superman even entered the picture), assaulted people (the window is still shattered from when he threw a board member out of it), and broke the tower trying to fight Superman (who was only trying to contain the damage Ivo had already done), and regardless of whether it was as a PunchClockVillain or something more Alex directly helped him in all of the above.

* DownerEnding: And how!

* TheBusCameBack: Livewire, Intergang, and Heat Wave return for the first time since their debut episodes as part of Task Force X (Parasite having appeared two episodes prior). Dr. Ivo's assistant Alex also returns for the first time since his debut, now unemployed with the bankruptcy of Amazotech.

* MythologyGag: Vicki is mentioned as having covered [[ComicBook/GreenArrow Queen Industries]], helped expose the [[ComicBook/BatmanYearOne Falcone]] [[ComicBook/TheLongHalloween Crime Family]], and of course works for the [[ComicBook/{{Batman}} Gotham Gazette]].

* UngratefulTownsfolk: Even though he's been saving them all series and has spent the last few days running himself ragged to try and solve all their problems, all it takes is Superman causing one accident and a hit piece by Vicki Vale for Metropolis to turn on him.

* OnlySaneMan: In Alex's interview, Alex is actively trying to blame Superman for Ivo's actions, Vicki is mining for MaliciousSlander, and Lois is too distracted by seeing alternate versions of Superman to really contribute. Jimmy winds up being the one to snap back and point out that Superman has only ever used his powers to save people.

* FantasticRacism: While there's an element of BewareTheSuperman to it with Alex noting how powerful Superman is and how dangerous it could be if he turned on them, both Alex and Vicki (and later the citizens of Metropolis) deem Superman to be untrustworthy and dangerous because he's "not normal like us". Even Lois starts to succumb to it due to learning about other dimensions where Clark is evil.

* ShutUpKirk: When Task Force X calls him evil and Superman protests that he just wants to help people, the General shuts him up by ordering Livewire to blast him mid-sentence.