This week the pals share their support for the WGA strike, Henry reveals some exciting news about Bitsie Tulloch and they cover this very good episode from top to bottom!

Greetings Super friends! Welcome to Superman & Lois & Pals. I’m Henry Bernstein and alongside me is my favorite super pal, Professor Sam Brody. 

Fan Expo Chicago August 2023:

Henry's going to meet BITSIE!!!!!

Writer’s Strike:

Has production finished on S&L? I assume writing has finished?

From TV Line: “By and large, ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox and The CW won’t exhibit any immediate impact from the strike as the regular TV season winds down and already-scripted finales are filmed — albeit without any last-minute tweaks. Among the shows/seasons yet to premiere and those with summertime finale dates, Nancy Drew completed filming its upcoming farewell season in December, Riverdale‘s final-season scripts are all completed, Superman & Lois is wrapped on Season 3, NBC’s The Blacklist wrapped its series finale on May 1, and NBC’s L.A. Fire & Rescue docuseries from Dick Wolf remains on track for its July 7 debut.”

Let’s talk about Superman & Lois Season 3, Episode 7

S03E7 - Forever and Always

Directed by:

Alvaro Ron

Written By:

Adam Mallinger

IMDB & Apple TV: Lois and Clark dig deeper on Bruno Mannheim, starting with his connections to Hob's Bay Medical Center; Jonathan and Jordan panic at home over Lois' dire diagnosis; Matteo comes to Smallville to meet John Henry.

HENRY's NOTES:

Superman stuff

• Wait wait wait. Clark has the potential to share Kryptonian tech but doesn’t? Is this like a Wakanda Vibranium thing? 
• No Superman in this episode

Manheim Investigation

• Ohhhhh, so Mannheim is Peia’s husband. Love that.
• So Mannheim and his wife have got a little Romeo and Juliet thing with her being a part of another family. 
• “Little Aces,” is that supposed to be Ace of Clubs? 
• Classic Lois, blowing the one friendship she made in service of the story. She ain’t in it to make friends
• “I’m questioning her like she’s a part of some conspiracy.” SHE IS. Lois is still the best.
• I love the idea that Clark will get to Mannheim by going through a human interest angle. The kind of stuff he writes - features. 
• Clark: “How far would you go to cure this disease?” Bruno: “You tell me Mr. Kent, how far would you go to save her?”
• “Isn’t risking a few lives for a breakthrough that could save millions worth it?” Classic villainy. 
• Clark reels him like A Few Good Men. Mannheim gave it right away with his anger, and Clark knew that it was personal.
• It actually makes Lois and Clark’s investigation better by knowing Peia is Mannheim’s wife
• “Now you know the truth. Do what you want with it.” -Mannheim
• We need to see Mannheim do something completely dastardly.
• OH SHIT PEIA HAD POWERS ALL ALONG! SHE FUCKING MURDERED EVERYONE
• I CALLED THAT MATTEO WAS A MANNHEIM!

Cancer stuff

• Oh god. Here comes the Lois-is-sick stuff to kick off the episode. I hate this. Although it’s nice seeing Clark not wearing his glasses inside the house for a change. 
• “Clark’s the best” - Lois
• Boys busted at the fortress. Poor kids. Jonathan’s turn to act like a little prick. Clark with the, “do YOU UNDERSTAND ME! DO YOU?!”
• Lois proving your point about the new Jonathan looking more like Jordan
• Lois is admitting she has no friends is spot on for her character. Have you ever seen Lois with a true friend in her 85 years of existence?
• “Clark’s not great on the grill, but he makes a decent burger” - Why is Clark not being good on a grill, a thing? 
• Haha, they can’t say “Fuck Cancer” on network tv.
• Great call from Jonathan that Hope doesn’t cure heart attack, stroke and cancer. That was a good scene

Twins, Sarah, Nat, John Henry

• John Henry - “I’m a cool dad”
• What’s John Henry being weird about?
  • I guess I can relate a little bit like when I see one of my kids playing with a really wild kid at school, I’m suspicious. 
• Nice seeing there’s a line for the local movie theater
• “You are perfect” kiss. Cute. 

Lana/Sarah/Kyle/Chrissy

• Daaaaaamn Sarah that was COLD - “We know you already have.”
• “She’s like 10 years younger than dad, it’s gross.” Is it?
• Poor Chrissy, Sarah should feel bad. 
• Haha love that Chrissy brings her own candy. AND WEED GUMMIES. 
• Haha she goes to Coachella every summer. 
• I gotta say I kinda love this whole drama with Sarah/Chrissy/Lana/Kyle/John Henry/Nat/Mateo
• Where was Kyle in this episode? Got too many lines in the last episode?
• “Everyone’s moved on”??? Lana, you’re the one who left Kyle. Not saying you didn’t have a good reason, but you pushed everyone away. And slapped your daughter. Yep, still not over that.
• That is some classic small town behavior, lighting fireworks. Not seen since going down to the quarry for a beer bash. 

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