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'''[[Recap/SupermanAndLois Recap]] of ''Series/SupermanAndLois'''''\\
'''Season 1, Episode 4'''
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Clarkhas trouble juggling struggles to balance the demands of his civilian and superhero lives, while Lois has her own problems fighting Morgan Edge's takeover of the town.
----town. Jonathan and Jordan work to fit in on the football team with Jonathan feeling upstaged by Jordan's new popularity and Jordan being targeted by a player he unintentionally injured.
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'''[[Recap/SupermanAndLois Recap]] of ''Series/SupermanAndLois'''''\\
'''Season 1, Episode 4'''
!Haywire
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* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: After being frustrated that she wasn't able to stop Edge from getting the mining rights, Lana gives Lois a much-needed pep talk at their Girls' Night, saying that she brought out the best in Clark.
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* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: After being frustrated that she wasn't able to stop Edge from getting the mining rights, Lana gives Lois a much-needed pep talk at their Girls' Night, saying that she brought out the best in Clark.
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* IWarnedYou: Morgan Edge's assistant handed Lois a letter from her boss that he threatened to sue her. She tells Lois he was going to "crush" her.
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* IWarnedYou: Morgan Edge's assistant Leslie handed Lois a letter from her boss that he threatened to sue her. her if she continues to publish against him. She tells Lois he Edge was going to "crush" her.
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* IWarnedYou: Morgan Edge's assistant handed Lois a letter from her boss that he threatened to sue her. She tells Lois he was going to "crush" her.
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* MythologyGag: Glenmorgan Square is named after the owner of the Daily Planet in ''Comicbook/GrantMorrisonsActionComics''.
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* MythologyGag: Glenmorgan Square is named after the owner of the Daily Planet in ''Comicbook/GrantMorrisonsActionComics''.''ComicBook/ActionComicsNew52''.
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* MythologyGag: Glenmorgan Square is named after the owner of the Daily Planet in ''Comicbook/GrantMorrisonsActionComics''.
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* CoverInnocentEyesAndEars: Sarah covers her sister Sophie's eyes when their parents start getting extra-affectionate in front of them.
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* ParentalSexualitySquick: The Cushings' end of the episode ends on a high note, with Lana and Kyle's marriage looking up. Sarah, on the other hand, is disturbed by the sight of her parents getting flirty over breakfast, even covering her little sister's eyes to shield her from it.
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** Based on her speech to Sam at the end of the episode, Lois is this over his lack of parental skills.
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* MacGyvering: Killgrave breaks out of his prison transport, using a (in his own words) temperature-sensitive synthetic polymer resin he made in the sink of his prison cell, which is highly mercurial at an atomic level. The explosion get's triggered with the vibration the wristwatch of one of the guards produces.
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* MacGyvering: Killgrave breaks out of his prison transport, using a (in his own words) temperature-sensitive synthetic polymer resin he made in the sink of his prison cell, which is highly mercurial at an atomic level. The explosion get's is triggered with by the vibration produced by the wristwatch of one of the guards produces.guards.
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* CallingTheOldManOut: Lois makes it clear that if Sam doesn't back of from putting her husband under pressure, he will no longer be welcome at their home, also bringing up the General's own failures as a parent.
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* CallingTheOldManOut: Lois makes it clear that if Sam doesn't back of off from putting her husband under pressure, he will no longer be welcome at their home, also bringing up the General's own failures as a parent.
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* AmbiguouslyEvil: Sam puts some kind of safety protocoll in motion, possibly to take down Superman.
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* AmbiguouslyEvil: Sam puts some kind of safety protocoll protocol in motion, possibly to take down Superman.
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* CrypticBackgroundReference: Lois offhandedly mentions that Tag will be sent to what is implied to be an AcademyOfAdventure to hone his powers. Jonathan thinks it's pretty cool but Jordan doesn't.
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* TheResenter: Jonathan admits that he has been jealous of Jordan's powers and achievements, not being used to suddently being an outsider.
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* TheResenter: Jonathan admits that he has been jealous of Jordan's powers and achievements, not being used to suddently suddenly being an outsider.outsider. He doesn't let it get to him and continues to serve as Jordan's emotional support in spite of it.
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* JerkassHasAPoint: Sam may be rough but he has a point that the sudden absence of Superman has caused crime in Metropolis to rise with criminal groups like Intergang suddenly feeling bolder.
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* AmbiguouslyEvil: Sam puts some kind of safety protocoll in motion, possibly to take down Superman.
* BadassNormal: Killgrave is a regular human being, who is able to threaten Superman with his vast intellect and weaponry.
* TheBadGuyWins: Edge gets granted the mining rights in Smallville.
* CallingTheOldManOut: Lois makes it clear that if Sam doesn't back of from putting her husband under pressure, he will no longer be welcome at their home, also bringing up the General's own failures as a parent.
* CreepyMonotone: Killgrave's manner of speaking.
* BadassNormal: Killgrave is a regular human being, who is able to threaten Superman with his vast intellect and weaponry.
* TheBadGuyWins: Edge gets granted the mining rights in Smallville.
* CallingTheOldManOut: Lois makes it clear that if Sam doesn't back of from putting her husband under pressure, he will no longer be welcome at their home, also bringing up the General's own failures as a parent.
* CreepyMonotone: Killgrave's manner of speaking.
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* {{Flashback}}: There is one to 6 years ago with Morgan Edge witnessing the raining down of X-Kryptonite on Earth.
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* FourEyesZeroSoul: Killgrave is a ruthless supervillain who wears glasses.
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* InternalReveal: Sam learns about Jordan having powers.
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* LoudOfWar: Kilgrave uses a sonic weapon against Superman. The vibrations are so intense that Superman's skull seems to be superheating from the attack.
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* KickTheDog: Coach Gaines takes time to mock Tag for his injury in front of the whole team.
* LoudOfWar:Kilgrave Killgrave uses a sonic weapon against Superman. The vibrations are so intense that Superman's skull seems to be superheating from the attack.attack.
* MacGyvering: Killgrave breaks out of his prison transport, using a (in his own words) temperature-sensitive synthetic polymer resin he made in the sink of his prison cell, which is highly mercurial at an atomic level. The explosion get's triggered with the vibration the wristwatch of one of the guards produces.
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* MacGyvering: Killgrave breaks out of his prison transport, using a (in his own words) temperature-sensitive synthetic polymer resin he made in the sink of his prison cell, which is highly mercurial at an atomic level. The explosion get's triggered with the vibration the wristwatch of one of the guards produces.
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* PapaWolf: Clark does this again while Kilgrave has him on the ropes. When Clark hears Jon and Jordan in trouble, he disarms the guy with a ShockwaveClap, destroys his weapon, and speeds off to help his sons.
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* PapaWolf: Clark does this again while Kilgrave Killgrave has him on the ropes. When Clark hears Jon and Jordan in trouble, he disarms the guy with a ShockwaveClap, destroys his weapon, and speeds off to help his sons.
* TheResenter: Jonathan admits that he has been jealous of Jordan's powers and achievements, not being used to suddently being an outsider.
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* ShockwaveClap: Superman does this to disable Kilgrave, Killgrave, which knocks out everyone else nearby.nearby.
* SlaveToPR: As much as she wants to go after Edge, Chrissy Beppo cannot risk a full-on lawsuit due to financial reasons.
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** Sam calls out Clark for neglecting his responsibilities as Superman in favour of spending time with his family.
** In turn, Sam himself receives one of these from both Clark and Lois for telling Jordan and Jonathan to not call for help unless absolutely necessary.
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: After being frustrated that she wasn't able to stop Edge from getting the mining rights, Lana gives Lois a much-needed pep talk at their Girls' Night, saying that she brought out the best in Clark.
* SlaveToPR: As much as she wants to go after Edge, Chrissy Beppo cannot risk a full-on lawsuit due to financial reasons.
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** Sam calls out Clark for neglecting his responsibilities as Superman in favour of spending time with his family.
** In turn, Sam himself receives one of these from both Clark and Lois for telling Jordan and Jonathan to not call for help unless absolutely necessary.
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: After being frustrated that she wasn't able to stop Edge from getting the mining rights, Lana gives Lois a much-needed pep talk at their Girls' Night, saying that she brought out the best in Clark.
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* FakeBrit: InUniverse, Lois apparently thinks Edge is one, as she accuses him of having a "faux-British accent". (He insists it's "quite genuine").
* {{Foreshadowing}}: General Lane reveals that Tag developed his powers due to being exposed to a material with a yellow phosphorescence during the explosion. The ending reveals that the Shuster Mine, where this took place, is full of X-Kryptonite.
* HeroicSecondWind: Clark takes a beating from Killgrave's sonic blaster, but hearing [[PapaWolf his sons calling out for help]] is all he needs to overcome it.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: General Lane reveals that Tag developed his powers due to being exposed to a material with a yellow phosphorescence during the explosion. The ending reveals that the Shuster Mine, where this took place, is full of X-Kryptonite.
* HeroicSecondWind: Clark takes a beating from Killgrave's sonic blaster, but hearing [[PapaWolf his sons calling out for help]] is all he needs to overcome it.
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* PapaWolf: Clark does this again while an enemy with a sonic gun Kilgrave has him on the ropes. When Clark hears Jon and Jordan in trouble, he disarms the guy with a ShockwaveClap, destroys the his weapon, and speeds off to help his sons.
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* OhCrap: The boys are surprised to learn from Sam that there exists a special school where some metahuman kids are sent, and that their parents even know of it. Sam not answering their questions about the place due to, "It's classified," only adds to the discomfort.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Sam tells Johnathon Jonathan and Jordan that they shouldn't waste Clark's time since he has larger obligations and lives are in the balance. This leads to Jordan trying to stop Tag's out-of-control powers by himself and earning an accidental SuperSpeed haymaker for his trouble. Sam gets quite the earful from Lois when the boys reveal his part later on.
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* INeedAFreakingDrink: Lana and Lois go out for drinks after the vote to grant Edge mining rights, Lois because Clark missed the opportunity to speak and Lana because she found Edge to be overbearing at dinner.
* ItsAllMyFault: Jordan blames himself for Tag's condition, as his heat vision seems to be the triggering incident. Sam later explains that his heat vision merely dispersed a material that was already present, and that caused Tag's abilities to manifest.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Sam tells Johnathon and Jordan that they shouldn't waste Clark's time since he has larger obligations and lives are in the balance. This leads to Jordan trying to stop Tag's out-of-control powers by himself and earning an accidental SuperSpeed haymaker for his trouble. Sam gets quite the earful from Lois when the boys reveal his part later on.
* PowerIncontinence: Tag gains SuperSpeed, but can't control it. He snaps a huge chunk of table by accident, and sends Jordan flying when Jordan tries to hold him still.
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