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The penultimate episode of the CW showSuperman & Loishas raised the stakes with Doomsday regaining his strength and attacking Smallville again. While Superman survived his last attack at the end of season 3, he does not have the same level of power anymore and the series finale promises to be going in a genuinely thrilling direction.
Many fans have praised the show for staying true to Superman’s signature quality of optimism in the face of adversity. Doomsday’s recent appearance and design are deemed to be more comic-accurate, with many calling it the best live-action iteration of the villain, surpassing Zack Snyder’s controversialBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice‘s take.
Superman & LoisJust Gave Fans The Best Live-Action Doomsday
The final season ofSuperman & Loishas been tying up many loose ends for the show. Despite a shortened ten-episode run, the series seems to have gotten many of Superman’s signature characteristics right with its penultimate episode setting up the stakes for the series finale scheduled to air next week.
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The ninth episode of the final season, ‘To Live and Die Again’ brings back Doomsday into the climax and seesTyler Hoechlin’sClark Kent square off against the monster. The two clash again after Doomsday killed him in the season 4 premiere (he was resurrected later). Doomsday’s return has been teased since the beginning of the season.
With the spiked design and more powers, Doomsday has impressed fans with his comic-accurate description. The backstory of Bizarro Superman turning into Doomsday as Lex Luthor manipulates him also made sense for the storyline. The final moments of the episode are heart-wrenching as a powered-down Superman tries to stop Doomsday.
From being killed at the beginning of the season to revealing to the world his secret identity, the final season ofSuperman & Loishas tested the Kents to their limit. With the series finale set to be more heart-wrenching, the DC show can just rank among some of the best comic-book shows on TV.
Zack Snyder’s Doomsday Pales In Comparison To The Iteration InSuperman & Lois
Doomsday is one of Superman’s most legendary villains. In the comics, he was known for killing the Man of Steel in theThe Death of Supermanstoryline which the CW’sSuperman & Loisalso adapted in the villain’s design. The show seems to have nailed the look with many considering it to be the best live-action iteration of Doomsday.
The character has been adapted byZack Snyderin his DCEU filmBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. However, the monster seen in the film was not the real Doomsday, who was found in the depths of Krypton and was only bestowed feelings of hate. In the film, he was the result of experimentation by Lex Luthor on the corpse of General Zod.
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While Snyder’s iteration drew criticism amongst other things in the film, the filmmaker reportedly confirmed that the ‘real’ Doomsday still existed in the DCEU (viaScreen Rant). However, there seems to be no point in this statement as the DCEU is long gone and James Gunn has kickstarted his own DCU.
While fans still have to wait for James Gunn’s iteration ofSupermanand the possibility of Doomsday,Superman & Lois’ tortured monster who has only one goal, to kill Superman, is the best one that exists.
Nishanth A
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Nishanth A is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on TV shows with over 2,000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past two years and a scriptwriter at various corporations before that, working on educational content. With a Communications, English Literature, and Psychology triple major, Nishanth usually covers news and analyses on Star Trek, particularly Strange New Worlds and The Next Generation; Doctor Who, the DCU, and more.A Nolan fan, Nishanth spends his time exploring the filmographies of various directors with an auteurial style or can be found making short movies of his own. He has also contributed as a feature writer for Film Companion, focusing on the South division.
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