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* BlackSheep: According to his sister, the late John Henry of this Earth is the only one from a long line of military service to misuse his position and sell arms to criminals.

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* BlackSheep: According to his sister, the late John Henry of this Earth is the only one from a their family's long line of military service to misuse his position expertise and reputation to sell arms to criminals.

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'''[[Recap/SupermanAndLois Recap]] of ''Series/SupermanAndLois'''''\\
'''Season 3, Episode 1'''
!Closer



* GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex: Clark and Lois spend some time in the sack in the beginning of the episode, clearly relaxing after the events of Season Two.


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* SexualKarma: Clark and Lois spend some time in the sack in the beginning of the episode, clearly relaxing after the events of Season Two.
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'''[[Recap/SupermanAndLois Recap]] of ''Series/SupermanAndLois'''''\\
'''Season 3, Episode 1'''
!Closer

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* CoitusEnsues: Kyle and Chrissy bond over currently hitting rock bottom and end up in bed together.
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1) Surprisingly Realistic Outcome... isn't really that surprising. 2) What The Hell applies when the hero gets called out for acting a morally questionable or borderline villainous manner, not for acting rashly or like a jerk.


* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: With Jordan still wanting to be together and Sarah wanting them to be JustFriends, naturally the interaction between them is extremely awkward at this point.



* WhatTheHellHero:
** Clark berates Jordan for going against his orders and trying to do heroics on his own.
** John Henry is very angry after hearing that Sam took out Nat to recruit her into the DOD.
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* BlackSheep: According to his sister, the late John Henry of this Earth is the only one from a long line of military members to misuse his position and selling arms to criminals.

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* BlackSheep: According to his sister, the late John Henry of this Earth is the only one from a long line of military members service to misuse his position and selling sell arms to criminals.
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* TitleDrop: By Bruno Mannheim at the end.

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* TitleDrop: By Both Lois's voice-over at the beginning of the episode and Bruno Mannheim at the end.end say that they're "getting closer".
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* DidYouJustHaveSex: Lana can tell Clark and Lois have been intimate recently when he mentions their relationship is doing really well. Lois and Clark also clearly suspect something when Chrissy makes herself very conspicuous arriving for work following her hookup with Kyle.
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* RoguesGalleryTransplant: Onomatopoeia is a ''ComicBook/GreenArrow'' villain but confronts Superman in the show and will presumably have more confrontations with him later into the season.
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* DestructiveSaviour: Jordan almost makes a crane accident worse, with Clark having to step in.

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* DestructiveSaviour: Jordan almost makes a crane accident worse, worse by using his heat vision, with Clark having to step in.
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* WhamShot: Before Henry can try and kill Superman, Onomatopoeia appears and kills Henry, then somehow is able to confuse Superman enough to escape with Henry's body before learning the fight landed them in West Metropolis, derogatorily called "Suicide Slums"

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* WhamShot: Before Henry can try and kill Superman, Onomatopoeia appears and kills Henry, then somehow is able to confuse Superman enough to escape with Henry's body before learning the fight landed them in West Metropolis, derogatorily called "Suicide Slums"Slums".

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redundant; also redundant


** Chrissy is both amazingly embarassing while giving Jon a present in front of his friends, as well as while trying to sneak away after hooking up with Kyle.
** Sam apologizes to Nat while telling her that he is just not good with people, asking her for another chance, which she accepts.

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** Chrissy is both amazingly embarassing while giving Jon a present in front of his friends, as well as while trying to sneak away after hooking up with Kyle.
** Sam apologizes to Nat while telling for using their horror movie night to try to recruit her for the DOD's academy and tells her that he is just not good with people, asking her for another chance, which she accepts.



* WhamLine: After already being excited to have another child, the doctor calls Lois and tells her that she is not pregnant, indicating that she might have a potential health issue instead.

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* WhamLine: After already being excited to have another child, the doctor calls Lois and tells her that she is not pregnant, indicating that she might have a potential health issue instead.
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* VaguenessIsComing: George vaguely threatens Lana for moving funds earmarked for something else to help the high school's black mold problem, telling her that she is meddling with things she doesn't understand.

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* VaguenessIsComing: Former mayor George Dean vaguely threatens Lana for moving funds earmarked for something else to help the high school's black mold problem, telling her that she is meddling with things she doesn't understand.
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* VaguenessIsComing: George vaguely threatens Lana for moving funds to help the School's black mold problem, telling her that she is meddling with things she doesn't understand.

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* VaguenessIsComing: George vaguely threatens Lana for moving funds earmarked for something else to help the School's high school's black mold problem, telling her that she is meddling with things she doesn't understand.
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* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: Both boys opt to go to bed rather than listening to the story of their birth from Clark and Lois again.


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* BlackSheep: According to his sister, the late John Henry of this Earth is the only one from a long line of military members to misuse his position and selling arms to criminals.


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* CoitusEnsues: Kyle and Chrissy bond over currently hitting rock bottom and end up in bed together.
* DestructiveSaviour: Jordan almost makes a crane accident worse, with Clark having to step in.


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* IdenticalStranger: Bruno Mannheim is portrayed by the same actor that played Tobias Church in ''Series/{{Arrow}}''.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Coach Gaines might still be angry with Jon for screwing up his Football program and he deducted points for attitude, but still passes his driver test.


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* MythologyGag: Superman has a training program in his Fortress of Solitude and has Jordan face off against the Atomic Skull.
* NoSocialSkills:
** Chrissy is both amazingly embarassing while giving Jon a present in front of his friends, as well as while trying to sneak away after hooking up with Kyle.
** Sam apologizes to Nat while telling her that he is just not good with people, asking her for another chance, which she accepts.
* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: With Jordan still wanting to be together and Sarah wanting them to be JustFriends, naturally the interaction between them is extremely awkward at this point.


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* TitleDrop: By Bruno Mannheim at the end.
* VaguenessIsComing: George vaguely threatens Lana for moving funds to help the School's black mold problem, telling her that she is meddling with things she doesn't understand.
* WhamLine: After already being excited to have another child, the doctor calls Lois and tells her that she is not pregnant, indicating that she might have a potential health issue instead.


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* WhatTheHellHero:
** Clark berates Jordan for going against his orders and trying to do heroics on his own.
** John Henry is very angry after hearing that Sam took out Nat to recruit her into the DOD.
* YourDaysAreNumbered: Henry Miller had a brain tumor and only weeks to live.

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* TheBusCameBack: Henry Miller, the Atom-Man, returns since being last seen in a flashback in Season One. Even more, he's TakenALevelInBadass.
* GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex: Clark and Lois spend some time in the sack in the beginning of the episode, clearly relaxing after the events of Season Two.



* MasterOfIllusion: The person in the strange mask is able to make Superman think he's hearing dangerous situations happening all around him, but when he flies up to investigate, there's nothing happening.
* WhamShot: The final scene shows that the strange masked person is working with Bruno Manheim and they're resurrecting Henry Miller.

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* MasterOfIllusion: The person in the strange mask Onomatopoeia is able to make Superman think he's hearing dangerous situations happening all around him, but when he flies up to investigate, there's nothing happening.
* TimeSkip: Lois' opening narration confirms it takes place 27 days since the events of the Season Two finale.
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WhamShot: The final scene shows that the strange masked person is working with Bruno Manheim and they're resurrecting Before Henry Miller.can try and kill Superman, Onomatopoeia appears and kills Henry, then somehow is able to confuse Superman enough to escape with Henry's body before learning the fight landed them in West Metropolis, derogatorily called "Suicide Slums"
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Lois thinks she may be pregnant, while Superman contends with an old foe who has suddenly gained superpowers.
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* BedmateReveal: After the party, Kyle is seen asleep in his bed. Then Chrissy pops up from behind him.
* HeKnowsTooMuch: Henry is killed before Superman can talk him into revealing what was done with him.
* MasterOfIllusion: The person in the strange mask is able to make Superman think he's hearing dangerous situations happening all around him, but when he flies up to investigate, there's nothing happening.
* WhamShot: The final scene shows that the strange masked person is working with Bruno Manheim and they're resurrecting Henry Miller.
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