Superman and Lois (2021) s01e02 Episode Script

[Lois] Previously on
Superman & Lois
[Lois]Your mom wanted us
to move to Smallville.
[Clark] It's a simpler life.
What does Morgan Edge
want with Smallville?
[Lana]
He's retrofitting the coal mines.
He's gonna put
a lot of folks back to work around here.
That ship brought me to Earth.
I have certain powers.
You're saying you're Superman?
- That's my girlfriend!
- Back off!
[Jordan]
I felt something come over me.
[the Stranger]
You can't see through lead.
The only remnants
of your real home, kryptonite.
[AI] I'll start the upgrades to your
armor right away, Captain Luthor.
[Lois] What can you say about
leaving a place you loved?
All the memories
all the experiences
it can be heartbreaking
until the excitement takes over
because you soon realize
you get to make new memories
have new experiences
Okay, just need the wrench.
Thanks for the help, boys.
And best of all
fall in love all over again.
The playbook never arrived?
Should've been here when we moved in.
I don't know how I'm supposed
to know the plays.
Whatever.
You want me to call Coach Gaines?
No, it's fine.
I only got two of the AP classes
I wanted,
and they put me in Spanish
instead of French.
I haven't even looked at
my schedule yet.
I'm sure it's just as crappy as mine.
We actually wanted
to talk to you about school, anyway.
We have some concerns
with you going right now.
Isn't that why we moved here?
We came here so that your father and I
would be around more,
and we'd have more time
to spend together as a family.
And to live in a safer place for me
to teach you about your powers
and the reason you have them.
What do I need to learn?
I'm a little stronger, so what?
You're a lot stronger, and you've had
an ocular release of energy.
- A what?
- Is that seriously what it's called?
It doesn't matter what it's called.
He almost hurt a bunch of kids.
It was an accident.
I don't even know how it happened.
That's exactly our point.
So, I'm just not gonna go to school?
Until we know how to keep it
from happening again, yes.
Why can't I just have
one of those beeper things Mom has
in case something goes wrong?
An ELT is not the solution, Jordan.
You know what?
I thought coming here
would be a chance to start over.
But I guess I'm just gonna be a freak,
like always.
This feels like home already.
I need to talk to Eliza.
I told Jordan I would be there for him.
But I don't even know
what he needs right now.
He just needs his dad.
You're really swimming around
in that head of yours lately, huh?
That stranger in the war suit
really got to you, didn't he?
He seemed to know a lot about Superman.
And what if he knows about us,
the boys, where we live?
My dad's working on it.
He'll find him.
And in the meantime, let's just focus
on what we came here for.
Family.
[gunshots]
Open it. Now.
[beeping]
[groans]
[alarm sounding]
- Where is it?
- Where is what?
The kryptonite!
- Kryptonite
- Where is it?
I haven't had any for a long time.
I swear to God, I can't get it anymore.
[AI] I take it you were unable
to secure the necessary kryptonite,
Captain Luthor.
We need to keep looking.
[AI] I understand, Captain
but your suit's running low on power.
Then we'll take the ship.
- [AI] It's barely operable
- I don't care!
We need to stop Kal-El
before he does to this world
what he did to mine.
You know what?
- I just realized something.
- Yeah?
I think this is gonna be the first time
I've ever gone to school without you.
Yeah, it is kind of weird.
- No phone today.
- Okay.
Hey try to keep
an open mind, all right?
Okay.
- I love you.
- Love you, too.
We got to go.
Love you.
Remember, if anybody asks, he's sick.
Why do we need these big winter jackets?
Wait
are we flying somewhere?
We kind of have to. Hold on, okay?
[Jordan] Whoo!
How come he gets to go flying with Dad
and I have to go to school?
At least we have radio.
[school bell ringing]
Hey, you confused already?
Oh, hey. Uh, hey.
Um, yeah, actually, I'm a little lost.
World History, Portable-3?
- Oh, it's outside. I'll show you.
- Okay.
No Jordan today?
Um
He's not feeling so good.
- Oh.
- [Sean] Woah.
Sean
Heard you Kent brothers
were moving here.
Come on, this is not
You're supposed to be, what,
some kind of star quarterback?
- I'm all right.
- Too bad. We already got a QB.
How mature.
We'll see how you do with our offense.
Some people think it's tough to learn,
especially if you somehow
never got the playbook.
[chuckles]
Tell your brother I said hi.
It's outside, to the left.
- Sorry.
- Thanks.
[school bell ringing]
[Jordan] Why did you take us here?
I definitely should've worn
better shoes.
What is this place?
After my father died,
I felt pretty lost.
I had a lot of questions
about who I was,
why I could do the things I could do.
So I came here
found my answers.
Maybe this place can help you
the same way it helped me.
That's the thing from the ship.
It's a Sunstone crystal.
Think of it as a computer drive that
contains the entire history of Krypton.
So, you brought me
to an igloo in the North Pole
to read about Krypton?
Not read, exactly.
It's more like experience.
[man] Your family history begins
in Krypton's second largest city,
Kryptonopolis.
Hey, Lois.
Hey Lana Kyle.
How's everyone doing?
You know adjusting.
Look, if you need anything,
please don't hesitate to call.
You know what? You should all
come tomorrow for a barbecue.
Yeah. One less meal to worry about.
Yeah. Great.
Writing something about Morgan Edge?
He's not as great
as you think he is, Kyle.
He was bringing jobs to Smallville,
so that's good enough for me.
- Kyle.
- Mr. Mayor.
All set for tonight?
- Yes, sir.
- Big night for us.
Yeah, we're good to go. Excuse me.
- Big night?
- Oh.
There's a City Council meeting tonight.
So, tomorrow, say 7:00?
Great. Yeah. We'll bring bubbles.
Okay, great.
[man]and hope was starting to wane.
The planet's natural resources
were reaching exhaustion.
As the people discovered Krypton's fate,
peace devolved into war,
accelerating the planet's ruin.
Our home was lost forever.
It's a lot to absorb, I know.
How'd you know to do this
when you came here?
My father showed me.
Well, the AI of my Kryptonian father.
Jordan this is your grandfather.
The man you're named after
Jor-El.
You brought your son to me?
Why?
Because unlike we thought,
Father
he's manifesting abilities.
Well, then
it is possible for us to further
our Kryptonian heritage, after all.
And you, Jordan,
you will be the one to do it.
- Where were you guys all day?
- Go tell him.
How'd it go?
What?
Oh, think I finally broke through.
I'm gonna take him back tomorrow
for some tests.
- Told you.
- Yeah.
That reminds me, Lana invited us
to dinner at their place tomorrow night,
so don't stay too late.
You going somewhere?
Going to a City Council meeting
about the Edge proposal.
Lois, we're just settling in here.
Only for a few minutes, just to listen.
Yeah, he texted while you were gone.
Said he was stopping by.
He has his work face on.
I'll take the boys with me.
I don't want them hearing about
some crazy person stalking their dad.
So, how was today without me?
Uh, you know,
it was a lot better, actually.
I think we should have done this
a long time ago.
Shut up.
Boys, you're coming with me.
Behave.
Sources tell us our armored friend here
hit a black market weapons site
last night in Moldova.
- What did he take?
- Not sure yet.
Blew out the whole operation
before leaving, though.
What did he say to you exactly?
Just what he knew about Superman.
And that we'd see each other again.
Well, we know how to make that happen.
This time he came in a ship.
So, he brought more than just a war suit
with him.
He sure did.
My guys were able to assign this thing
a resonance identifier.
If it goes airborne again
we got him.
We won't be here long,
so don't make a scene.
No fighting.
[indistinct conversation]
- Hey, Sarah.
- Hey.
Hey.
You're too sick to go to school,
but your mom brought you here?
I started feeling a lot better
and, you know, so
Jonathan, I'm really sorry
about Timmy and the playbook.
- I would have done something if
- It's all good.
I got one now. So, it's cool.
Cool.
Can I help you with something?
I saw you at the diner.
Wow.
You're Lois Lane.
- And you're
- Chrissy Beppo.
I've been wanting to introduce myself
the last few days,
but I totally chickened out.
A fellow journalist.
Smallville Gazette. Came to cover this.
Not that there's much news
to ever cover at these things.
Let's get this thing going
by welcoming my friend,
and our Mayor, George Dean.
Thank you, Chief. I would like to thank
all the members of the City Council.
Hey, I know you're at the Daily Planet
and everything,
but if you ever want to write
an article for the Gazette,
now that you live here,
my editor doesn't shut up about you.
You're like her idol.
Ladies and gentlemen, Morgan Edge.
Yeah!
Sure is quiet out here.
Simple.
Still looking for the simple life?
'Cause those days are gone, Clark.
Long gone.
Let me know when you find the ship.
Why'd you move the family here?
You took Lois away
from where she needs to be.
Hurt Jonathan's football chances.
Jordan's got no chance
of fitting in with kids here.
Must have had a hell of a reason.
You told the boys you're Superman.
I couldn't lie to 'em anymore.
You sure as hell could!
- Sam
- You have any idea what you just did?
You ruined their childhood, Clark.
I've seen the toll this life's taken
on Lois over the years.
She never says anything to you,
but I know!
Now you're going to put the boys
through that same hell.
- This is gonna keep my family together.
- No, Clark.
It'll tear it apart.
[cell phone ringing]
What is it, Rosetti?
Mongolia?
How manyjobs
are you lookin' to provide
just so they know.
From entry level to tradesmen,
we're estimating around 600.
And that's not including
peripheral jobs, folks.
- So, if there are no more questions
- [Lois] I have a question.
That jobs number you say is an estimate?
That's right, Miss Lane. It's difficult
to guarantee an exact figure.
So, is there a number
that's more feasible?
Because I would hate for what happened
in New Carthage to happen here.
Such as?
Missing job creation targets
by nearly 50%.
Paying well below living wage.
That kind of thing.
Here's what I love about Lois Lane.
When she smells a story,
she goes after it with
everything she has.
Even if it concerns her own boss.
I thought those mines would be fruitful.
I was wrong.
But what I promised those people
was that I'd take a risk on them
when no one else would.
And that's exactly what I've come
to offer everyone here.
A chance to save this town
and improve its residents' lives.
Yeah.
But perhaps you're right, Ms. Lane.
Perhaps Smallville isn't the place
to take a risk right now.
[indistinct chatter]
I certainly wouldn't want to cause
any harm to this great community.
Maybe that's something
you'll need to discuss further.
Ladies and gentlemen,
thank you for your time.
If you'll forgive me.
Oh, my God.
It's just like what
they say about you
you don't go to the news,
the news comes to you.
[Superman] Stop!
You tracked my ship.
What do you want?
You gone.
Why?
What did I do to you?
It wasn't just me.
You destroyed my whole planet!
I know you can hear the bomb in my ship.
People are gonna get hurt.
Me or them?
Make a choice, Kal-El.
[bomb beeping]
- [coach] Hut!
- [grunting]
Come on!
There you go, Ryan, there you go!
Run it again, but better.
Let's go.
Can I take some snaps today, Coach?
Kent, I want you on the book
learning the offense.
It doesn't look too complicated.
I think if you just put me out there,
I can show you what I can do.
Hmm.
[blows whistle]
Ryan. Hydrate.
All right, Kent.
Twins right flex, 23 savior.
Come on, let's go. Pick it up.
Twins right flex, 23 savior!
Ready!
And hut!
[blows whistle]
Come on, now,
that was a simple running play, genius.
Again.
- Falcon right 45 buster.
- Falcon right 45 buster!
Ready and hut!
- [grunts]
- [cheering]
[blows whistle]
[jeers]
I told you, we already got a QB.
He knew my history, my weaknesses.
He had kryptonite.
He's from another planet?
That's what he said.
Blames me somehow
for it being destroyed.
Well, you'll figure it out. Clark.
You've taken on guys like this before.
This is the worst time for
someone like this to be showing up.
Right when we moved your family
to Smallville
and you promised the boys
you'd be Dad of the Year.
Your dad knows
that we told the boys.
He figured it out the other night.
What did he say?
Oh, you know, just that we're making
the biggest mistake of our lives.
See, now I know
we're on the right track.
What's that?
It is about an article I'm working on
about Morgan Edge.
Edge?
He was at the Smallville City Council
meeting last night.
I thought you weren't getting involved.
Well, yes,
but then he started spouting this BS
about helping the town.
Morgan Edge is not here
to save Smallville, Kansas,
he's here for cheap labor
because people are desperate.
Just like he did with New Carthage
and Hazel Green and Granville.
He is eating these small towns
from the inside out.
Thank you.
"Morgan Edge is a corporate vampire."
You remember that Edge owns the Planet?
- So?
- So he's not gonna let you publish this.
You know what, babe?
You do your Superman stuff
and I will do my Lois Lane stuff.
I'm serious, Clark.
I'm getting this gut feeling
that this is one of the reasons
I was supposed to come to Smallville.
I am not going to let
Morgan Edge destroy this town
like he did the others.
Dad's taking me to the fortress today.
Gonna run some tests,
see what powers I have
or will have or whatever.
Can you imagine if I can fly?
No, not really.
What Sarah said about the playbook,
what happened?
I mean, I didn't get it,
and now I have it, so, it's cool.
All right.
- Ready?
- Yeah.
See you guys later.
Have fun being Superman and Superboy
or whatever.
What's wrong?
Nothing, Mom.
Just need to
just need to learn this playbook.
Jonathan.
You're a really great brother,
you know that?
I know how much you gave up
by saying yes to coming here.
Your whole life's in Metropolis,
your girlfriend's there.
Your entire identity is there.
But you said yes to coming here anyway
'cause you wanted to help your brother.
You and I both had lives we left behind.
Yeah.
[Jor-El] And you're certain
he's displayed abilities?
Absolutely certain. Why?
The photo-nucleic effect
appears to be insignificant.
"Insignificant"?
How can that be?
His cells can only store minimal
amounts of energy from the Sun.
But he's released an ocular blast.
Only once, and he's since then
been unable to repeat it.
He has elevated strength?
For his size, perhaps,
but nothing extraordinary.
He doesn't even have
one-hundredth of your strength.
- Test him again.
- There is no reason to do so.
These have been random occurrences.
He'll never have enough power
to produce these abilities on commands.
His human DNA is just too limiting.
I know you wish for this
but he will never be like you, Kal-El.
Jordan
Sam, I sent this in hours ago
and now you're having second thought
Hello?
- Just leave me alone!
- Jordan.
I'm not going to the Cushings.
[Lois] What happened at the fortress?
Guess we found out what I always knew,
I'm not special.
Jordan, it is a process.
We will go back, we will test you again
and we'll see how
you progress over time.
- Yeah.
- Maybe he should just stay home.
What? Why?
Baby have another bad day?
- Screw you!
- No!
- Boys
- No!
I am sick of your crap, okay, Jordan?
This is not just about you.
- I got the shaft.
- What does that mean?
It means that Don Draper over here
kissed Sarah
at the bonfire party.
So now, her dick boyfriend
and the entire team are out to get me.
That's why you didn't get the playbook?
Yeah, genius. I guess super-perception
isn't one of your powers.
Okay, okay. You know what?
Jonathan, you and I,
we can go out front, we can run plays.
No, babe, not right now.
Listen, sweetie,
I am sorry about the playbook,
that really sucks.
And I'm sorry going to the fortress
didn't meet your expectations.
You're probably so disappointed.
But now's not the time to wallow in
everything that's gone wrong
since we came here.
We moved here to be closer as a family.
And we got invited to this dinner
as a family,
and we are going as a family.
So get dressed.
You heard your mother.
You made it.
Sorry we're late.
I am so glad that you guys could come.
I'm embarrassed
Hi.
I'm embarrassed
I didn't have you over sooner.
Oh, yeah, no, don't be.
Oh, that.
Barbecues have become
a bit of a tradition around here.
Everyone loves Kyle's grilling.
Please, make yourselves at home.
There is plenty of food.
Hey. I'll come find you in a bit.
- I want to hear about practice.
- Okay.
- One hour?
- Tops.
- Hello.
- Hi.
Oh, you have the same look on your face
as you did in high school.
Like you've got the weight of the world
on your shoulders.
I'm just wondering if we're gonna
fit in here.
Well, don't even think about leaving,
'cause I just got you back.
You know what? Listen,
it's gonna take everybody a little while
to get used to this new normal.
You grew up here, they didn't. So,
it's kind of up to you
to make them feel at home.
Yeah?
Doug, you're cheating. You can't
- Hey.
- Hey.
That's good, Soph. Thank you.
Heard you had another tough one today.
You hear about everything, huh?
Sean was over earlier and he told me.
If you don't mind me asking, what
what is it exactly that you see
in that guy?
He can be really sweet.
Yeah, real sweet guy.
Especially on the football field.
Okay. Well, all that
kissing stuff
is gonna die down pretty soon, so
He should be mad at me, not Jon.
I'm the one who did it.
Are you gonna come to school
anytime soon?
If my parents ever let me.
Why wouldn't they let you go to school?
They don't think I have control
over my issues.
Thought we had it all figured out,
but I guess not.
You guys want some barbecue?
Maybe in a bit.
Okay. All right, let's go.
So
what happened today?
I found out I suck just as much as
a Kryptonian as I do a human.
So, not not so great?
No, not great.
Come on. Let's get some food.
Let's see what we got right there.
There you go, enjoy.
You've come to the wrong place if you're
looking for a tofu burger.
I was waiting for a full rack, actually.
You know, I looked into what happened
in New Carthage.
Wasn't a good deal.
You know, those people wanted
to unionize right off the bat.
Yeah, to protect themselves.
Well, yeah, but that would've meant that
Edge couldn't turn a profit.
He'd have lost a third of his work force
if those salaries went up.
I'm sorry. Are you trying to argue that
people shouldn't make a living wage?
God, no. Okay. What I'm saying is that,
in situations like this, some money
in your pocket is better than none.
Lot of nothin' is still nothin',
Ms. Lane.
Short-term sacrifices
for long-term gain.
Just to get the ball rolling.
That's what Smallville needs right now.
Enjoy your ribs.
He changed it. He changed my story.
It's like a pro-Edge fluff piece.
- Foswell did this?
- No, Edge.
I can't let him do this.
- Perimeter breach!
- We have an intruder alarm in
- [alarms blaring]
- General, you need to see this.
He's here.
Now? You gotta be kidding me.
It's your dad. He's at the DOD.
I'll explain why. Go.
- Light him up.
- You're at green.
Fire!
Get a signal on that suit, Rosetti.
I'm trying.
Where the hell is Superman?
[grunts and groans]
Go, go, go. Everyone out!
What the hell?
- Get the power back up, Rosetti.
- On it, sir.
You have to stop protecting him.
- Superman?
- Stop calling him that!
He's not one of us, Sam.
Where I come from, you're like me.
And you didn't trust him either,
because you know what he is capable of.
You have to help me save
your planet, Sam.
Before Kal-El
To hell and back, General.
- What is this?
- No clue.
He acted like we were chums, though.
So, that's why he was here? For you?
He was here for the same reason
he was in Moldova and Mongolia.
Kryptonite.
You have a supply?
- I do.
- And you never told me?
I don't tell you lots of things.
How much do you have, Sam?
Let's just say, it's the reason
the world's in short supply.
Why?
So no one gets their hands on it
and uses it against you.
When are you going to realize
everything I've done
since the day you married my daughter
has been for all of your protection.
Then find this guy
so I can finish this.
Hey.
Did you know your dad was
stockpiling kryptonite?
This bottle doesn't stand a chance,
does it?
Nope.
So, did you get the Stranger?
Getting closer.
- How was the rest of the barbecue?
- We didn't stay very long.
- The ribs were really good, though.
- Yeah?
You know how many times as a kid
I'd sit out here
and my mom and dad would come out
and I'd ask them
a thousand questions about
how to solve this problem
or that problem.
Do you think we made a mistake
by moving here?
Actually, I don't.
We just have a lot
of questions to answer.
Like, what are you going to do about
the Planet?
I don't know.
I've never been rewritten before.
Well, here's what I know.
The fire I saw in you,
with that story
I haven't seen that look in your eye
in a long time.
And I know this family is closer
this week than we were last week.
So, it's okay if we've got
a lot of questions.
We're gonna find the answers together.
Up, up, and away.
All right. I'll talk to you tomorrow.
Okay. Good night.
- How's Eliza doing?
- Hey. Um
She's okay. She's okay.
Maybe maybe too okay. I don't know.
Look, Jon, I
You were right before.
You moved here for me
and I never even thanked you.
- You don't have to thank me.
- Yes, I do.
Our whole lives,
you've been there for me,
and the least I could do
is be there for you.
So, you ever find out if you're
half-Kryptonian or what?
Not according to holo-gramps.
He said I'll never be like Dad.
Jordan
Look.
I know what happened in the barn.
Those poles fell on us,
and you saved our lives.
So, honestly, I really
I don't care what some stupid
hologram said.
You're my twin brother,
I know you better than anyone.
You're different now. Okay?
Something happened to you.
Definitely something special.
And if no one else is gonna help you
figure out what that is
I will.
What are you talking about?
It's an old house.
It's like the popcorn scene.
It's some old, inhabitable one.
Take a seat.
What's going on?
Take a seat.
I'm sorry I left last night.
It's okay.
We get you were out saving the world
or whatever.
- We're used to it.
- Yeah, I I know, I know. That's
That's the problem.
That the fact that I'm
Superman means that
I've been gone a lot in your lives.
Now, I've always told myself
that you'd both be fine
and that it wouldn't affect you
but I was wrong. I know it has.
Now, I can't just abandon the world
but I can't abandon you two either.
It's gonna take me some time
to figure out how to be better at both.
But I will, okay?
Okay.
Thought you said this
wouldn't fix my problem.
It won't.
But keeping you home won't either.
So I can go to school?
We have to keep an eye
on your powers, Jordan
but, yes, you can go.
All right. Let's get dressed.
We gotta go.
Wait. Where's Mom?
Oh, she, uh, she had a thing.
Lane, I didn't know.
Let me make this very clear.
Either the website gets more clicks
or various people sitting
in this room
You rewrote my story.
[clears throat]
I merely corrected what was wrong.
So, just to confirm, we can't do any
actual reporting here anymore, correct?
Ms. Lane, I won't have my paper printing
this kind of nonsense.
That's what I thought.
What's this?
That is the best writing I have done
since you took over.
- He's going to crush you.
- Let him try.
[Lois] What can you say
about leaving a place you loved?
You hope it made you who you are
challenged your beliefs
pushed you out of your comfort zone
and gave you the strength
to demand better
so you're prepared
for what's to come.
Hello? Anyone here?
Sorry.
Lois.
Hi, can I help you?
I'm guessing you read my article
that was in the Daily Planet?
Yeah, I did.
Didn't really read like you
Because it wasn't.
This is what I really wrote.
Morgan Edge changed the whole piece.
You said that your editor would be
interested in publishing
anything I wrote.
You're really good, you got me.
I'm the editor.
Reporter. Printer. Janitor.
Sometimes plumber.
I don't know why I said that.
- I guess I just
- So, are you interested?
Okay. If I publish this,
you'll probably get fired
and I can't be responsible
Oh, no, I already quit.
When can you start?
[AI] It seems, sir, that you're going to
have to proceed without the kryptonite
or your ship.
Then I need a new suit.
It will take some time to locate
the proper materials to build one.
Guess we'll go find what we need.
[AI] We have some time.
It seems this planet's Kal-El
is not entirely like the one you've
encountered, Captain Luthor.
This is Hellfire-3-1!
Engaging hostile air-mobile!
- General?
- To hell and back.
[Alex] No. He isn't like my Kal-El.
Not yet.