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My Adventures With Superman S2 Ep 9 Review

This is for all the marbles. With Brainiac taking control of Superman’s mind, the entire universe is at risk, starting with Earth. And Lois, being Lois, decided to dive into the Black Mercy simulation where her boyfriend’s mind is trapped. One would think that an average human woman would have no chance of breaking Brainiac’s mental prison. But anyone who knows Lois Lane knows that she’s no normal woman. She is a force of nature, and Brainiac will regret underestimating her.

At least, that’s what I hope before the end of the season.

Lois Enters the Matrix

As the preview for the episode indicated, Lois made it inside the Black Mercy but lost her memories in the process. Brainiac’s twisted facsimiles of Clark’s birth parents are bent on making sure the two do not meet.

It is funnier when that exact thing happens within moments of Lois being captured.

This episode really demonstrates how ignorant Brainiac is about how people work or why he shouldn’t underestimate Lois Lane. When the simulation tries to delete her, Lois is reset back to the moment she entered the Black Mercy, and once that happens, Hurricane Lois is unleashed!                               

Lois Lane Will Not Rest Until She Saves her Boyfriend!

Not only does this episode demonstrate why Lois’ willpower makes her own force of nature, but it also reminds viewers why she and Clark fell in love. Despite their last meeting ending poorly thanks to her insecurities, I couldn’t help but tear up seeing how much Lois loves Clark. And eventually, that love breaks through to him in this cool scene.

This moment encapsulates why Clark loves Lois so much. How many women do you know that can keep Clark on his toes like this? Superman may be a veritable god, but Lois is the strongest person he’s ever met.

This next scene is only made cooler because Clark thinks so highly of Lois that, in his mind, she has superpowers of her own!

Their kids are going to be awesome.

Hey, Waller and Brainiac? ‘Nah!’

Meanwhile, back in the real world, Jimmy, Kara, Maala, and the Brain make it back to Earth. But then Waller, being her paranoid, ignorant self, arrests them (Maala and the Brain escape). Waller remains convinced that she’s still the good guy and that Task Force X can handle an alien invasion. However, all it takes is five seconds for Brainiac to show her just how small she is.

Waller is small and has nothing to do with her being a normal human woman. Lois is a regular human, but she can do so many things that Waller and Lex cannot do. She’s small because she’s small-minded, unable to tell friend from foe, and completely out of her depth. If it weren’t for the fact that Brainiac threatens to destroy the planet, I’d laugh at her misfortune.

Thankfully, Lois’ efforts end up freeing Superman, and somehow give him a badass new suit. However, he’s not alone in the fight. After Vicki, Perry, and Steve Lombard manage to free them, the latter and Jimmy manage to give Kara the pep talk she needs. In spite of everything Brainiac made her do, she’s still a good person. More importantly, just because she couldn’t beat Brainiac initially doesn’t mean she’s not a hero or warrior. Superman gets beat up all the time, and he keeps fighting.

Sadly, anyone hoping for the episode to end positively will be disappointed. Back in their original body, Brainiac is mad, immune to Kryptonite, and ready to destroy the Earth. The silver lining is that this means the finale next week will be super epic! And, hopefully, once it’s over, any power Waller has will be gone. Also, I do like Superman’s new costume.

I Give “Pierce the Heavens, Superman” a 4/5

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