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The family settles into Smallville as Clark tests the range of Jordan's new abilities. Jonathan discovers that in the wake of the fight at the quarry, fitting in at Smallville High is not as easy as he'd anticipated.

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The family settles into Smallville as Smallville. Lois begins to investigate Morgan Edge's business interest in Smallville. Clark tests the range of Jordan's new abilities. Jonathan discovers that in the wake of the fight at the quarry, fitting in at Smallville High is not as easy as he'd anticipated.
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* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: Jonathan encourages his brother not to listen to what Jor-El's AI said.
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* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: Jonathan encourages his brother not to listen to what Jor-El's AI said.
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The family settles into Smallville as Clark tests the range of Jordan's new abilities.
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The family settles into Smallville as Clark tests the range of Jordan's new abilities.
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abilities. Jonathan discovers that in the wake of the fight at the quarry, fitting in at Smallville High is not as easy as he'd anticipated.
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Previous: Recap/SupermanAndLoisS1E1Pilot\\
Next: Recap/SupermanAndLoisS1E3ThePerksOfNotBeingAWallflower]

'''[[Recap/SupermanAndLois Recap]] of ''Series/SupermanAndLois'''''\\
'''Season 1, Episode 2'''
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* MythologyGag: Chrissy's last name, Beppo, was the name of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beppo_(comics) a superpowered monkey from the Silver Age Superman comics.]]

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* MythologyGag: Chrissy's last name, Beppo, was the name of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beppo_(comics) a superpowered monkey monkey]] from the Silver Age Superman comics.]]
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* MythologyGag: Chrissy's last name, Beppo, was the name of Lois' toy monkey in ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries''.

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* MythologyGag: Chrissy's last name, Beppo, was the name of Lois' toy [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beppo_(comics) a superpowered monkey in ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries''.from the Silver Age Superman comics.]]
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* MythologyGag: Chrissy's last name, Beppo, was the name of Lois' toy monkey in ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries''.
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* WhatTheHellHero: Sam is ''not'' happy with Clark telling his sons that he is Superman, going so far as accusing him of having destroyed their childhoods.
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* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: Clark tells Lois that he feels their family is closer "this week" than it was "last week."
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* IHaveThisFriend: Chrissy Beppo's "Editor" who wants to publish Lois's stories is actually Chrissy herself.

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* IHaveThisFriend: Chrissy Beppo's "Editor" "editor" who wants to publish Lois's stories is actually Chrissy herself.

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Luthor refers to him only as Kal-El.


* ShootTheMessenger: Captain Luthor kills the soldier who tells him that they are out of Kryptonite, what he planned to steal from them.

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* ShootTheMessenger: Captain Luthor kills the soldier arms dealer who tells him that they are he is out of Kryptonite, what the Kryptonite he planned to steal from them.steal.



* WellIntentionedExtremist: Captain Luthor wants to stop Superman from destroying the world, because that's what his Superman did on his world.

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* WellIntentionedExtremist: Captain Luthor wants to stop Superman from destroying the world, because that's what his Superman Kal-El did on his world.
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* RewatchBonus: A second viewing will show you that the "Captain Luthor" that attacks General Lane's base is moving rather robotically.

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* RewatchBonus: A second viewing will show you that the "Captain Luthor" that who attacks General Lane's base is moving rather robotically.
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Id say accusing Clark of destroying his sons childhoods very much qualifies as 'villainous' (from Sams perspective)

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* WhatTheHellHero: Sam is ''not'' happy with Clark telling his sons that he is Superman, going so far as accusing him of having destroyed their childhoods.
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What The Hell Hero applies when the hero gets called out for acting in a morally questionable or borderline villainous manner, not for acting rashly or like a jerk.


* WhatTheHellHero: Sam is ''not'' happy with Clark telling his sons that he is Superman, going so far as accusing him of having destroyed their childhoods.
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* TakeThisJobandShoveIt: After Edge censors and remodels her critical article about him into a propaganda piece, Lois angrily quits her job at the Planet, starting to work for Chrissy Beppo instead.

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* TakeThisJobandShoveIt: TakeThisJobAndShoveIt: After Edge censors and remodels her critical article about him into a propaganda piece, Lois angrily quits her job at the Planet, starting to work for Chrissy Beppo instead.
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* INeedAFreakingDrink: Lois's response to Clark asking her if she knew about Sam Lane stockpiling Kryptonite is to snark that the bottle of wine she's currently drinking doesn't stand a chance tonight.
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* RewatchBonus: A second viewing will show you that the "Captain Luthor" that attacks General Lane's base is moving rather robotically.
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* ProperlyParanoid: General Lane has sequestered nearly all the world's supply of Kryptonite to protect Superman from those who would use it against him. This makes it impossible for Luthor to get more, at least for now.
* ShameIfSomethingHappened: When confronted about his broken promises in other towns, Morgan Edge admits that he fell short but was willing to take a risk, just like he's doing with Smallville. He then adds that he could always not invest in Smallville if it would supposedly hurt the town, threatening to pull a critical source of funding and making Lois look like the bad guy.
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* FacePalm: Jonathan and Jordan bury their faces in their hands when Lois begins questioning Morgan Edge, after she had just warned them to not start trouble.
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* TheBully: Sean and his crew steal Jonathan's playbook and pcik on him during Football training as payback for his brother kissing Sarah.
* ChronicHeroSyndrome: Even though she just arrived, Lois cannot stay away from controversy, immediately confronting Morgan Edge at his press conference for him exploiting other small communities in the past.
* CrazyPrepared: Captain Luthor has his ship rigged to exploit and crash towards the city as a back-up plan to escape after Superman has him on the ropes.

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* TheBully: Sean and his crew steal Jonathan's playbook and pcik pick on him during Football football training as payback for his brother kissing Sarah.
* ChronicHeroSyndrome: Even though she just arrived, Lois cannot stay away from controversy, immediately confronting Morgan Edge at his press the town hall conference for him exploiting other small communities in the past.
* CrazyPrepared: Captain Luthor has his ship rigged to exploit explode and crash towards the city as a back-up plan to escape after Superman has him on the ropes.



* YesMan: Even after hearing what he did to other communities, Kyle tries to rationalize Morgan Edge's flaws away, insisting that he would still be good for Smallville.
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: Jonathan ecnourages his brother not to listen to what Jor-El's AI said.

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* YesMan: Even after hearing what he did to other communities, Kyle tries to rationalize Morgan Edge's flaws away, insisting that he would still be good for Smallville.
Smallville, as something inadequate is better than nothing at all.
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: Jonathan ecnourages encourages his brother not to listen to what Jor-El's AI said.

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* BrutalHonesty: The AI of Jor-El is pretty blunt in telling Clark that Jordan is an InadequateInheritor and that his powers will never even come close to those of his father.



* CrazyPrepared: Captain Luthor has his ship rigged to exploit and crash towards the city as a back-up plan to escape after Superman has him on the ropes.
* {{Flashback}}: Captain Luthor has one to his Earth's version of Superman killing a bunch of soldiers, among them Sam Lane.



* ItsPersonal: The Superman from Captain Luthor's Earth ravaged his world and killed his close friend and comrade, the resident version of General Lane.



* SwappedRoles: In this episode, Jonathan (previously introduced as TheAce) is shown struggling with his life and being envious of his brother, while Jordan is initially on a high note due to being excited to learn mastering his powers. At the end of the episode, both are brought down to the same level, agreeing to help each other through their struggles.

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* SwappedRoles: In this episode, Jonathan (previously introduced as TheAce) is shown struggling with his life and being envious of his brother, even snapping at him, while Jordan is initially on a high note due to being excited to learn mastering his powers. At the end of the episode, both are brought down to the same level, agreeing to help each other through their struggles.struggles.
* TakeThisJobandShoveIt: After Edge censors and remodels her critical article about him into a propaganda piece, Lois angrily quits her job at the Planet, starting to work for Chrissy Beppo instead.


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* YesMan: Even after hearing what he did to other communities, Kyle tries to rationalize Morgan Edge's flaws away, insisting that he would still be good for Smallville.
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: Jonathan ecnourages his brother not to listen to what Jor-El's AI said.
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* TheBully: Sean and his crew steal Jonathan's playbook and pcik on him during Football training as payback for his brother kissing Sarah.
* ChronicHeroSyndrome: Even though she just arrived, Lois cannot stay away from controversy, immediately confronting Morgan Edge at his press conference for him exploiting other small communities in the past.
* IHaveThisFriend: Chrissy Beppo's "Editor" who wants to publish Lois's stories is actually Chrissy herself.
* ParentsAsPeople: Clark and Lois are once again seen struggling with their responsibilities throughout the episode, but the family as a whole seems to be coming a bit closer together by the end of the episode.
* ShootTheMessenger: Captain Luthor kills the soldier who tells him that they are out of Kryptonite, what he planned to steal from them.
* SwappedRoles: In this episode, Jonathan (previously introduced as TheAce) is shown struggling with his life and being envious of his brother, while Jordan is initially on a high note due to being excited to learn mastering his powers. At the end of the episode, both are brought down to the same level, agreeing to help each other through their struggles.
* VillainousBreakdown: Captain Luthor has one after realizing that there is no Kryptonite around anymore.


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* WhatTheHellHero: Sam is ''not'' happy with Clark telling his sons that he is Superman, going so far as accusing him of having destroyed their childhoods.

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* WellIntentionedExtremist: Captain Luthor wants to stop Superman from destroying the world, because that's what his Superman did on his world.

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* ActuallyADoombot: Captain Luthor attacks General Lane's base and is defeated by Superman. It's then revealed the armor is being piloted by a drone and Luthor is safe in another location.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Captain Luthor wants to stop Superman from destroying the world, because that's what his Superman did on his world.world.
* WorfHadTheFlu: In contrast to the pilot, Superman twice defeats Luthor's armor, since without Kryptonite he can't operate it at its full effectiveness.
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The family settles into Smallville as Clark tests the range of Jordan's new abilities.
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* WellIntentionedExtremist: Captain Luthor wants to stop Superman from destroying the world, because that's what his Superman did on his world.

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