30 Days & 30 Nights - “How Many Times You Been Tied Up?”

04/01/22 • 34 min

Henry's notes:

Opening: Love Clark and Lois in bed. They’re my cozy mom and dad. Great shot of Superman flying out of the house over the farm. Very cool call back to Superman flying around the world in Superman The Movie. Love that he’s flying in a small circle to pick up speed. What was happening to him as he was going through? Was he breaking apart? Was he transforming into Bizarro?

Jordan: Training montage! Just needed “you’re the best around” or “eye of the tiger.” Disturbing but also comforting seeing the world struggling without Superman.

Lois/Sam/Jordan: Sorry Lois, I love you but I’m with Jordan. Chill, he has to help. It’s what Clark would do. Great voice of reason from Sam Lane. I do like that Lois is getting close to finding the dealers. Glad Jonathan finally came to his senses. It was getting silly. Really enjoy seeing Lois do her reporter getting into life threatening predicaments thing.

Jordan’s heat vision/freeze breath/knockout punch was a total video game move. The little smile, very reminiscent of Superman Returns, bullet eyeball scene. Sorry Jordan, you want to be a superhero and keep your secret, you can’t have a girlfriend. Read a comic book.

Irons Family: Steel helping out is great. Love that the news report called him “new Man of Steel?” Seems like lots of planes have engine failure in Superman/Supergirl’s universes. Also, again, where is Supergirl?

I like that Natalie can fix a super-suit and interdimensional space ship but can’t make waffles.

Natalie is mad at her dad flirting with Lana. Chill out kid. I can’t deal with her. Remember how last season I could barely stand the Cushings. This is how I feel about Natalie. I want to like her so much but instead of showing how awesome she is in the shop with her tools and tech it’s just blah blah drama with her. It’s annoying. I like John’s explanation. It’s totally reasonable. He’s entitled to move on. Having said that it was pretty upsetting seeing alternate Lois with baby Natalie and John Henry losing it.

Lana’s election: We laughed about election day coming but now that we know Superman has been gone for 1 month it makes sense. They don’t have projections on the local news? 57-43 what?

Funny to me that Coach Toxic Masculinity is supporting Lana.

Jeez, really hitting us over the head with the whole “Divorced dad sad apartment” cliche.

End: Whaaaat Superboy is Jonathan in Bizarro world because it’s the opposite of Jordan!

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Henry's notes:

Jordan: Training montage! Just needed “you’re the best around” or “eye of the tiger.” Disturbing but also comforting seeing the world struggling without Superman.

I like that Natalie can fix a super-suit and interdimensional space ship but can’t make waffles.

Lana’s election: We laughed about election day coming but now that we know Superman has been gone for 1 month it makes sense. They don’t have projections on the local news? 57-43 what?

Funny to me that Coach Toxic Masculinity is supporting Lana.

Jeez, really hitting us over the head with the whole “Divorced dad sad apartment” cliche.

End: Whaaaat Superboy is Jonathan in Bizarro world because it’s the opposite of Jordan!

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Previous Episode

Into Oblivion - "I’m Here, And I’m Not Going Anywhere”

EPISODE 8 - “I’m Here, And I’m Not Going Anywhere”

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

Superman & Lois renewed for Season 3

Let’s talk about Superman and Lois Season 2 Episode 8

S02E08 - “Into Oblivion”

Directed by:

Sudz Sutherland and Gregory Smith

Writing Credits:

Juliana James and Kristi Korzec

Lois, Clark and Natalie notice a difference in John Henry’s behavior and fear something might be very wrong. Meanwhile, Kyle encounters an awkward moment with Lana while stopping by the house to pick up Sarah for school. Lastly, Jonathan and Jordan brace themselves when they realize a “conversation” with their parents is headed their way.

Natalie’s attitude is ridiculous, even for a teen and even for this show. I can’t take it. I know she’s traumatized and triggered by seeing Clark’s face but she’s too intelligent. It’s similar to what we said about John last season. Who’s Clark’s “old friend?”

Love how Clark is just like, “ugghhhhh, I don’t wanna do this right now.” Kinda like a teenager, but I’ve definitely had those moments as a parent where you just don’t want to do things cuz they’re hard. Also, lol to Lois totally owning him on rock paper scissors. Haha “Every time.” Interesting - Clark calling out integrity while from Jon’s perspective he is upholding his integrity. Haha Jon has to go on zoom class.

Sorry I’m with Jordan here, no need to hang out with the girlfriend’s ex. It’s time for Jonathan to just tell his parents. His dad is Superman and his mom is Lois Lane. They own a huge farm. If Candice and her dad get kicked out of their home, doesn't Jon think his parents will help them?

Bizarro world! Ally tells the other self to “come here now” backwards. Didn’t bizarro ally get her head bashed in?

Lois: “Do you track my phone?”

Cool effects for the portal

“We’re the only ones that you saved?” -Christy. Is she blaming Superman? Or is she genuinely asking?

Damn, Ally’s got some Batman villain in interrogation game.

Even though I was into the storyline, the Lana stuff just doesn’t seem important right now with the Ally, Jonathan, Irons family stories on the other side.

Looooooving the bromance between John Henry and Clark

Love the Superman and Lois violin theme (from their quick history in the pilot) while Superman is hugging her.

Kick his ass Jordan! Ugh, Jordan is so predictable not showing up. CW nonsense.

Lucy just came to her senses like that? Oooooh F YOU LUCY

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Bizarros in a Bizarro World - "The Trips with President Seinfeld"

EPISODE 10 - "The Trips with President Seinfeld”

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

Let’s talk about Superman and Lois Season 2 Episode 10

S02E10 - “Bizarros in a Bizarro World”

Directed by:

Louis Shaw Milito

Writing Credits:

Brent Fletcher and Todd Helbing

Superman races through the portal after Ally Allston, but when he arrives on the other side, he discovers everything on this parallel earth is... bizarre. Navigating his way through deceivingly familiar faces and landscapes, Superman goes on one wild ride in his fight to stop Ally from merging.

HENRY'S NOTES:

Opening: Last time you said he was sort of creating a rock shield but I speculated that he was sort of decomposing into a Bizarro creature. Here it seemed like both? RED CUBE SUN! CUBE EARTH!!! WE GOT OUR CUBE EARTH!!!! Bizarro’s fortress - Bottled City of Kandor, Kryptonian revival suit, GIANT KEY. Superman’s costume looks great in Bizarro world. He should stay there. Superboy has a backwards Death Of Superman shirt. Is that like the most 90’s superman thing ever? Clark can figure out how to speak backwards!

Bizarro Jonathan El: There is so much Silver age silliness here, I love it. It’s actually what we talked about. Of course the opposite of “our world” is Superman and Lois are famous and there’s no Clark. Haha, love the Bizarro Superman hand gang sign! Great superhero montage. He’s wearing Doc Martins!

Bizarro world/Superman: “Hosting the Kevins, the trips with President Seinfeld.” Wouldn’t the opposite of Clark on Bizarro world be a dad who was around for his family? Bizarro Superman is addicted to Kryptonite, loves the spotlight, very angry. Jordan has straight hair lol.

Backwards WB tower. Cube pool. Cube glasses. Espy’s - Jordan Michaels is a jerk. “Why on square earth,” Persons Magazine. Bizarro world - bride wears black. Bizarro cat is Krypto

What happened to Bizarro Superman? How did he get like that? Kryptonite? Great acting by Tyler. Love the desperation.

Bizarro Smallville Gazette is bustling with a full staff. Also 1998 Macs? Why?

Bizarro Lois: Very upsetting seeing them fight but it makes sense that their bizarro marriage sucks. Bizarro Lois “failed” as a mother.

Anderson: Wait why is he suddenly not on Ally’s side? Greaaaat, another random person know’s Clark’s identity.

Um, where’s Lucy?

TERRIFYING CLIFFHANGER

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