Superman & Lois: The New Adventures podcast episode 2 takes a look back at The CW’s 2018 “Elseworlds” crossover. In particular, we look at Tyler Hoechlin as Clark Kent/Superman and Bitsie Tulloch as Lois Lane and what it could mean for their role in “Crisis on Infinite Earths” and their Superman & Lois TV series.
NEWS
First teaser for Crisis on Infinite Earths released – YouTube
- About 5 seconds of footage, a look at the title card, and a sponsor promo
- No look at Earth-38 Superman/Clark or Lois
- Quick look at Jon Cryer’s Lex Luthor (hanging with heroes)
- Quick shot of Brandon Routh’s Superman
The CW announces “Crisis: Aftermath”
- Aftershow for Crisis on Infinite Earths
- Hosted by Kevin Smith
- Will air at 9 p.m., immediately after Parts 1 and 3 (December 8 and 10 – The Supergirl and Flash portions)
Superman & Lois in Elseworlds
- 2018 CW crossover
- Returns Tyler Hoechlin as Clark Kent/Superman plus John Deegan
- Introduces Bitsie Tulloch as Lois Lane
- High level thoughts on Elseworlds
- Superman’s usage
- Lois & Clark’s relationship
Elseworlds, Part 1 – The Flash Season 5, Episode 9
- Superman & Lois showrunner Todd Helbing was showrunner of The Flash at this time
- Earth-38 Smallville – “Save Me” by Remy Zero
- Clark holding up car for Lois to work on
- They have just returned from Argo – Lois wants to write a story on it
- Name drop of Krypton’s Jewel Mountains and High Council
- Clark and Lois’ back and forth (‘Be careful on that ladder’, ‘You’ll catch me’)
- Clark and Kara conversation
- Lois with a hammer against Barry and Oliver
- Oliver puffs out chest when meeting Clark and Lois Lane, Daily Planet
- Lois and Clark watch Barry and Oliver train – “Deck him, Barry. What, he’s a jerk?”
- “Who are you?” “A friend” with a shirt rip
- Superman puts finishing blow on Amazo, but it doesn’t work
- Superman takes lead/super-speed punching Amazo
- Superman holds an arm while Barry arrows Amazo
- Barry – “We couldn’t have stopped Amazo without you.” Clark – “Oh, I’m not so sure about that.”
- Sherloque asks Clark to give alimony check to his 3rd ex-wife on Earth-38
- (YouTube) Deleted scene – Clark and Oliver on Kent Farm
Elseworlds, Part 2 – Arrow Season 7, Episode 9
- No Elizabeth “Bitsie” Tulloch as Lois Lane
- Superman: The Movie homage – catching bullet in alley
- Earth-90 Flash mentions Crisis, facing collision of realities
- Tyler Hoechlin shows up at end as evil/black suit Deegan/Supergirl/Superman
Elseworlds, Part 3 – Supergirl Season 4, Episode 9
- Lots of Tyler Hoechlin as evil Superman
- Black suit Deegan with high collar (not unlike Return of Superman costume post-death or Superman: Lois and Clark from comics)
- Rewritten Earth-1 Jimmy Olsen is “Superman’s worst pal”, an enforcer for Cisco
- Barry and Oliver (as Trigger Twins) travel to Earth-38 to get Superman’s help
- Lois and Clark are having a cookout in the Fortress of Solitude
- Cisco touches Cosmic Anvil; Lois says you shouldn’t touch that
- Superman has experience with items like the Book of Destiny – “I have to go”/”You have to go”
- Real Superman shows up and fights Deegan, “Nice suit”
- Battle in the skies/Superman saves helicopter
- Person in office calls Superman “Bizzaro”
- Clark opens Book of Destiny and puts almost everything back to normal. And sees that Kara and Barry will die if they try to slow down time.
- “You can’t just wear that symbol on your chest and call yourself a hero. Our powers amplify who we are.”
- Lois shows up with Cosmic Anvil, “I liked you better in blue”
- Great shot of Superman saving Lois (“Told you you’d catch me”)
- Clark and Kara go back to Earth-38 – they were fixing up the farm for Ma
- “You really are so much stronger than me Kara”
- Clark and Lois announce that Lois is pregnant, they’re going to Argo where it’s safer for Lois.
- Baby should have been born by June-ish? So 6 months old in Crisis?
- Lois and Clark are mostly away from the Daily Planet for 1.5 years?
- They’ll be gone a while, “The world doesn’t need Superman if it has Supergirl”
- Lois says “[women] are better in a Crisis”
- “Honestly, the world might be fine with just Kara Danvers.”
- Clark zones out cooking dinner
- Clark and Lois are back in the Fortress, he makes a diamond ring with his hands and proposes.
Next episode – in 2 weeks
- Brief review of Crisis on Infinite Earths comic book series
- Predictions, wish list for Superman & Lois in The CW’s adaptation
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