Clark, Lois, and Jimmy deal with romance and work drama, more big bads, and an invasion that hits close to home on season two of My Adventures With Superman.
The first season of the delightful My Adventures With Superman was a heartwarming, optimistic, anime-inspired good time, so hopes were incredibly high for its sophomore season.
With the surprise introduction of Lex Luthor (Alex) and Superman’s cousin, Supergirl, under the influence of one of Kal-El’s biggest baddies, the second season exploded with more action, twists, heartbreaks, and humor.
“The sun is our place of power.”
Overall, it was a strong season with plenty of laughs and incredibly sweet moments between Lois and Clark, Kara and Jimmy, and most importantly, Kara and Clark. However, there was an increase in punchy-punchy, escalated violent action sequences that sometimes felt added in for seasoning when there were plenty of herbs in the mix.
Lois and Clark’s relationship gets tested from the start with outside influences taking a toll on the couple, but they come out of it more solid than before. It’s sweet to see how much Lois is willing to risk to save Clark and how much Clark trusts his humanity in her hands. They’re quite the pair and remain the reason why the show is comfort food.
One of the best storylines was when Kara came into play, her relationship with Jimmy, her confusion with Earth’s unique qualities, and the slow unraveling of her indoctrination was extremely interesting to watch. A righteously angry Supergirl is the best kind of Supergirl. Kudos to writers that don’t back down from tackling her trauma. It was brutal seeing her realize the race-annihilating weapon she’d been turned into against her will.
Despite everything she’d been through, Kara’s ability to find joy and humor through her cousin and Jimmy was satisfying for the viewers. She’s both soft and hard, like a well-toasted marshmallow. Cruelty isn’t her default, it’s what she was taught.
Jimmy was a wonderful avenue for Kara to explore who she actually is versus what she’s been brainwashed to believe. One of the better ways to gauge someone’s humanity is how compassionate they are for people unrelated to them.
Not a single punch was pulled this season.
A downside to the season is how much each episode was taken up by BOOM BANG POW, even more so than last season. Yes, I realize this is a cartoon superhero show that airs on Adult Swim, however, there was a bit more balance in the first season with action scenes and downtime with the characters.
It feels like we barely got time to just sit with our favorite characters’ new places in their lives; we went straight into heightened xenophobia and an impending alien invasion. I also wasn’t the biggest fan of this Brainiac design. I prefer the green, bald Coluan that has been around for decades.
Other fun moments of the season were the Lex Luthor reveal, the Livewire and Heat Wave love connection, John Henry Irons, and Clark and Lois teaming up and fighting off Black Mercy. The show will always do what it does best: make us smile and cheer for the sunniest man in Metropolis.
“The sun is our place of power,” Kara said to her cousin in the last episode of the season. It resonated so much with me. The sun is the physical embodiment of warmth and energy, a fitting symbol for Superman and Supergirl.
Outlines for seasons three and four of the popular series have already been completed, according to showrunner Jake Wyatt, on an episode of Multiverse of Color’s The Showrunner Whisperer. It seems as though more adventures with the Supers are heading our way soon enough.
Clark Kent builds his secret Superman identity and embraces his role as the hero of Metropolis, while sharing adventures and falling in love with Lois, a star investigative journalist, who also takes Jimmy Olsen under her wing.