My Adventures With Superman Season 2 Episode 5 | IN DEPTH REVIEW 

Jimmy really is winning in this version of Superman. Is actual bestfriends with Clark/Superman, Successful reporter, Multi Millionaire, Has Lex Luthor's gratitude, Rizzing up Kara.

Kara saying Jimmy is a "temptation" my boy over here rizzing up his bro's alien cousin.

This show keeps getting better and better. Btw , the animators are spoiling us with the thickness in this show, i sware. Im really digging this version of Kara, she got that new 52 meets DC super hero girls style to her.

Kara: I’m not saying there aren’t temptation here. Jimmy👀 Me who just watching clips: What?

Thanks for reviewing this episode MAWS, and Happy Fathers Day to you, Joel! 😊

Jimmy having unrivaled riz in all adaptations

I love the dbz gags, at first I thought it was just going to be just super girl cosplaying as android 18. But we also got Mr. Announcer during his DB era, then you have the join me or I destroy your home energy from raditz during the saiyan saga.

I really hope next season we get introduced to the lanterns so Kara can end up a red lantern because i'm a big fan of that story

Joel called it! Although I think Kara might be Zod’s daughter in the show and him and Jor El r bros like in the Earth 1 continuity of books

Jommy got that rizz going lol

In truth in later episodes I would be to surprised if jimmy and Kara become a thing

Was amazed by the line-up of the bachelor contests (real easter eggs)

Gush I really hope that the news trio figure out this other problem cause I know this series basically another dc universe superman, Jimmy and lois are still young and they have much to learn from their mistakes but the one that I'm really really really hope for that lois and clark manage to fix there relationships become they look adorable together I absolutely don't want them to break up it will make feel very sad to see that 😰😥🥺😭 and not to mention win the hearts for all of the citizens of metropolis and show the other people who think that he is a threat to humanity that they are absolutely wrong about him and by people I really mean lex, amanda, hank and the rest of task force x and also show everyone that they are the real threat to humanity not superman just them only themselves the group of superman haters oh and also I hoped that Jimmy and clark/superman friendship gets fixed as well

Is this gonna be like in the recent crisis on infinite earths animated films where brainiac intercepted her ship on its way to earth and altered her memory so she thinks he’s her father

Will this do it? Are finally gonna get a Kara above all Karas' that is so good that affects it every Super Girl and Power Girl afterwards.. Kinda like DCAU Batman.

I hope we get Dreamer (voiced by Nicole) next! 💙💙💙💙💙

I’m Still waiting for ultimate x-men #4.

Kara here is basically Android 18, early Vegeta, and Raditz all rolled in one.

I adored this episode. Kara is **chef's kiss** on top of that, I love that they bait and switched our expectations with Zod.

Amanda Waller and lex are gonna use this attack from supergirl to further there hate campaign on Superman

I just love that everyone in Metropolis is just assuming that Superman is single like just because they don't see Superman flying around the city with a woman in his arms that automatically means he must be single 😂😂

You remember red lantern supergirl? And here I thought I was the only one who remembered that!

I like this show, but the whole miscommunication subplot could have been avoided with a text. Clark: "Hey Lois, im using the beacon to call my cousin" Lois: "Whoa you have a cousin? Btw, Vale offered me a spot at the Gazette. We'll talk details later."

5:01 Batman: Superman ain’t Strong Enough. Let me step in!

I watched this episode yesterday, and I really enjoyed it. Kara being depicted as a fish out of water with a stoic personality and curiosity towards human culture was a refreshing take that reminded me of Starfire in the Teen Titans origin episode. And her frustration with her cousin assimilation into Earth life reminds me of Omni-Man attacking his son for refusing to help conquer the planet. Hell, I was probably not the only person thinking she looked like Android 18 with her shirt/vest combo.

I found you because you were the only comic book nerd (said positively) I could find breaking down each MAWS episode and I stayed because I enjoy the insight you bring and positive way in which you detail the things like nb representation and diverse body types. Keep up the good work! ^^

MAWS episode 5: Extremist/ Supremacy/Cultural Appropriation/ Fear of the Unknown Most of this episode's theme is about being afraid of the unknown aspect of life. Jimmy and Kara come right out and say it. People like Hank, and Luthor are extremist in their views that no “alien” can live on earth; they are extremist in their xenophobia. They believe that all their problems come from immigrants coming to earth and “harming” the once great planet. If Lex, Amanda and Hank had the funding for it, they would want to build a giant “wall” around earth to keep the alien “immigrants” out. I could even see Lex saying, “let's make earth great again.” Their extremist ways come from being afraid of the unknown. Which is interesting, because people like Lex and Hank do actually want to see the unknown - you know, for being an astronaut or scientist. Those professions are about seeking out new life and new worlds. This just goes to show that being “fearful” can come from anywhere that isn’t “rational” on the surface. Having said that, people like Lex are kinda right because you have Kara being a supremacist. She believes they are better than everyone else around them and it’s their “right” to rule the “little people.” It only takes one bad apple to ruin it for the rest of us. As an extension to this idea, there is a subtext of cultural appropriation - coming from Kara’s point of view. She sees earth appropriating kryptonian culture; in the sense, having superman being the mascot of earth and using superman as a publicity stunt. The people that are using superman as a publicity stunt don’t actually really care about the Krytonian culture. You can kinda see her reaction, to earth culturally appropriating their culture, comes from fear of not knowing what others would do to their culture. Having said that, there is a part of her that wants to explore the unknown side of life, but is held back because of her upbringing and “father.” That then, goes to Clark's own internal conflict with that - which is the internal conflict of almost every immigrant living in a new land. You are one half your culture and one half your environment in this new land. The problem then lies in being pulled from each side or just being lost - not knowing who you are really. Lois: she is afraid of the unknown because she doesn’t know where her dad is, of what would happen if she left everything in metropolis behind for her new career, what would happen if they found out superman’s secret through his relationship with her, and the fear of what if I’m not good enough to be with clark. Jimmy: he is afraid to talk to his best friend about his screw up in the last episode. From Clark's point of view, he didn’t have any ill will towards Jimmy for it. Jimmy was caught up with his own anxiety of being afraid of what Clark would say. Funny enough to help Jimmy overcome his anxiety, it’s by helping another outsider. He gains confidence in himself to look into the unknown aspect of life. There is even the subtext of him being an influencer in talking about the unknown - you know his youtube channel flame bird. Jimmy has a better mindset of being a scientific explorer than Lex or Hank. What Jimmy lacks in his scientific mind, he doesn’t lack the heart of being an explorer. Which is interesting, because Jimmy is the one trying to confront his personal issues head on, and Lois runs away from her personal issues. You can kinda see that characteristic that she has comes from her dad. Even near the end of the episode Jimmy was the one that motivated Lois to come with him in rescuing clark. Lois was frozen still - heh coming from the episode where clark gets his freeze breath. Interesting aspects: Cat saying being a reporter isn't about the writer but about the story. you would think Cat would be more selfish on believe it's all about you and your image. In that moment, we got some depth to her as a character. what Cat was to lois in this episode was what lombard was for jimmy in season 1. also how society is so wishy washing when it comes to who they hate vs who they like. one day they can hate someone and the next they can love that person. the subtext of this is about "cancel culture" one day the internet can hate you and the next day they forgot that they did hate you.

Thanks, as always, for the review and thoughts! As a casual myself, I always look forward to your commentary on the deep cuts and info about the DC universe that a casual may miss. Hoping Clark and Lois can really sit down and talk soon, as their relationship is one of the most compelling elements of this series. But Kara being either evil or brainwashed is just as compelling! Really looking forward to next week's episode.

Well, this episode was definitely intriguing. We have confirmation that the kryptonian Warrior is Kara, and there are hints that Brainiac is manipulating her, as Kara refers to him as her father. I'm not a fan of Kara being evil, but she may not actually be evil. We see signs of this from her interactions with Jimmy. She even came to Earth on her own without Brainiac and seems to find some things good about the planet. Jimmy and Kara do have chemistry together. It's such a shame that Jimmy was using his time with Kara partially to avoid Clark. Of course Jimmy felt guilty about what happened with Lex Luthor, but he at least realized what he needed to do to try to make things right with Clark, setting Kara and Clark to meet. The main plot of Superman dealing with a bachelor's contest and Lois dealing with her own insecurities after Sam left isn't as good as the Kara subplot, but it still had its moments. Cat Grant was entertaining in some parts, but I think that she unintentionally added to Lois' insecurities. Hank Henshaw has officially made himself an enemy of Superman, and to be honest, Superman should have really done more to stand up for himself. The lady Silver was a nice inclusion, as well as her defending Superman, but she only added to Lois' insecurities. At least Lois acknowledged that she and Clark don't talk anymore, which has been a huge problem for them this season. Clark even admitted to activating the beacon, while Lous finally brought up Vicki's job offer. Lois really does seem to have abandonment issues, and before Clark and Lois have to deal with their relationship issues, Superman has to fight his own cousin. They didn't have a good first meeting. Kara was happy to find her cousin at first, but Superman didn't even know it was Kara and was preoccupied with Lois. It also didn't help that Kara was disappointed that Superman didn't meet the standards of a kryptonian that Brainiac clearly indoctrinated on her. It's sad to see family reunited only to end up fighting. Superman clearly didn't want to fight his cousin, which only made it easier for Kara to have the advantage in battle. The kryptonian armor Kara wore seems to enhance and/or focus her powers, as her heat vision overpowered Superman's. However, Superman unlocked his freeze breath to counter it, which intrigued Brainiac enough to want Superman captured. This marks Superman's first battle with another kryptonian, and it's hard to see him lose, but acceptable. Superman still hasn't figured out what he's capable of, and Kara was trained to be Brainiac's soldier. It's not like this is the first time Superman and Kara have fought each other. Unfortunately, Superman gets kidnapped again, only this time he's taken into space, which is going to be harder for Lois and Jimmy to reach him.

I had a theory that the armored Kryptonian was gonna be Kara and looks like we got Super 18 finally (-_^ )

Isn’t Hank Henshaw married in the show? Gee, guess his romantic gesture didn’t go well.

Thanks for this very much. You have great cadence...perfect balance between commentary and relevant background information. I'm so impressed . I just did not expect to find a review (I prefer reflection personally, more intimate sounding fyi😂😂😂) so soon after release. Top top marks I assure you , I will be enjoying the after-party with you every week now. New rockstars, trek culture, screen crush.....remember to look behind you ❤❤❤❤😊

Android 18 meets Raditz.

I suspected that Kara was adopted and taken by Zod, but it seems the consensus is that Braniac is her "dad". Maybe she goes by Z.O.D. Zorel's One Daughter

Yep Joel this episode was kinda of climax at the end type episode we introduce to kara she interacts with Jimmy they hang out and kara actually amazed by earth food and some culture but when she see clark aka kal el as what earthling describe as a "Superhero" she switches into Mission Mode and acts like a Terminator unit stating clark either falls in line or she will pummel him and then it leaves off with kara and clark going to see her master brainiac

Kara looks amazing in this and a fun interesting take. Don't know how Clark are going to have to deal with this.

Awesome episode so many deep cuts the introduction of kara was great as well

I'm glad this got greenlight for a third season

The end of the episode felt more like something from Invincible than Superman.

Kara is Vegeta

Also at first i was wondering if we got a weird conga line of super man love interet popping up to approach superman. Such Lori lemaris , lana lang, obsession, maxima, and other weird double LLs.

Was anybody else kinda happy Kara whupped Clark’s ass? The way he was so dismissive of Kara after she literally defied Brainiac and traveled half a galaxy to come see him, it really irritated me. So I was glad she gave him the business🥊. I love her already, and she’s going to have a great character arc. Lois continued to be insufferable; Clark did exactly what she asked him to do, and her insecurity flared up. She has been a terrible girlfriend to Clark this season; dismissive about the Beacon, not considering Clark’s feelings about her father, forcing Clark to live with her father without talking to him about it first, etc. I loved Season 1 Lois but this season I’m rocking with Jimmy more.

I think the big villain of either this season or next is going to be Hank Henshaw as Cyborg Superman but he's merged or under the influence of "Primus" that way DC can use both of it's Cyborg Supermans at once.

Kara aka supergirl as a villain I am going to have to get to used to, but overall this episode was good and I am curious on how this technically 2 parter is going to go down especially with Clark Kent Superman being capture by Braniac.

I can only imagine how they’d integrate the putty matrix into this show.

Legit I hope they keep Jimmy and Kara a thing in the show they were so cute in this episode and the idea of Jimmy rizzing up his best friends cousin is hilarious

I like how in comics and films every other kryptonians first thought when they realize they have godlike powers is to take over earth

Also, did anyone else think Silver St. Cloud's design was drawn with one hand? Seriously, she looks chunky.

I hope Zod looks like Vegata. So we can have a short dictator-type.

The android 18 easter egg🔥🔥🔥💪🏿

I bet zod got a hold of her ship at some point and raised her as his daughter

This version of Kara works well.

Hope you're having a good day

Jimmy gonna die via Snu Snu

Are you gonna cover issue 2 of "Get Fury"?

She actually did doubt Clark's loyalty momentarily and when cir-el showed up since she was his daughter and at the time she was unaware that a member of brainiac's family had taken some of his DNA without his knowledge and produced cir-el with it through a method similar to cloning!!!

Michael Emerson is Zepp Hindelcfrom Saw and The Joker from Batman The Dark Knight Returns.

Is this Lombard slander

I knew it! Kara was in the suit!

I expect Jimmy to convince Kara. If you find that too corny, just call it the "power of rizz." jk

Wasn't St. Cloud the lover of Elmer Fudd in that one Batman crossover?

There are obviously some progressive themes in MAWS, which I am totally fine with. That being said, I don't see how cultural appropriation has anything to do with the show. Yes, Waller and Luthor are using Kryptonian technology to fight Superman, but Kara doesn't even know that. And technology doesn't equal culture.

Android 18 is now part of DC Canon. If they pull a Superman Blue and Red moment during season 2 I have no doubt that in season 3 they will debut the Unstoppable Monster Doomsday and due the death & return of Superman storyline.

Didn’t somthing similar happen in the new 52 where she came to earth not to raise her infant cousin but to kill him she was also really emo and edgy and would constantly criticize Clark for having no attachments to his kryptonian heritage

The supergirl plot somehow did not go the way I expected it to go. I lowkey like it. But Clark and Lois’s relationship is getting on my nerves. I always hate it when characters who were perfectly fine communicating and talking about their feelings all of a sudden can’t because they’re in a relationship and it feels the stuff they’re concerned about could be so easily addressed if they both just took 5 minutes to step aside and talk things out

I am sick of this show. Clark acts like a 14 year old and can’t defend himself physically or verbally. He should have been able to kick Kara’s butt without breathing hard. They have made a wimp out of Superman in comics, movies, and every animated movie and television show. They wanted to make him more human but instead they made him a bumbler. I am no longer watching this show until Clark starts acting like Superman and not Superkid.