Last episode’s shocking revelations, Morgan Edge confronts Superman in an empty valley. Returning to the rocky landscape, Edge says he is Kal-El’s brother, a Kryptonian! He reveals that his name is Tal-Ro and he was the first Kyptonian to arrive on Earth as a boy. He is the son of Zeta-Ro and Lara Lor-Van, Kal-El's mother! Kinda like Atlanna, Aquaman's mother in the movie, with Tal-Ro replacing Orm. He is a new character for the show. A man with his son shoots the Kryptonian boy. Superman refuses to resurrect Krypton and return his mother. Tal-Ro flies him slamming back through the rocks! Night, Kyle is staring out the porch. Sarah is angry at him. Lana tries to explain that ther is more to his story. Sarah runs off and Lana wants to know his story. Lois tries to call Lana, General Lane sends someone, Clark walks up defeated. He reveals to his family the truth. Lois sends off Clark with the DoD protection. The Fortress of Solitude, Clark asks the hologram of Jor-El why he wasn’t told about his brother. He says that his mother wants to suspend consciousnesses like his hologram form. Jonathan looks at the sirens flashing outside. Jordan gets no cell text back from Sarah. Jonathan speculates that this plan might turn Superman into the Superman tyrant. Lois says they are always family.
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General Lane reports that Kyle is found. At the house, Kyle confides to Lana that he didn’t want to be a failure. A knock at the door, it’s Lois, Kyle flashes forward and chokes Lois and Lana, Lois strikes him with a fist of Kryptonite! Soldier take him into custody. At the farmhouse, Lana is staying with them and can’t find Sarah. Lois calls Edge’s machine, the Eradicator! The Eradicator was one of the forms of Superman after his death, really a that took his form in Action Comics #687 (1993), it was really a machine introduced in Action Comics Annual #2 (1989). Lois shows everyone a slideshow of the loyal subjekts. Lana points out Dr. Dabney Donovan who examined all of the private army. He was seen in the "Haywire" episode. At a base, General Lane wants to mobilize the troops, he brings a photo of Donovan to Kyle’s containment cell. He refuses so General Lane orders him a nice Kryptonite ray bath. Soldier march through the streets of Smallville. At the diner, the Kent boys talk to Sarah, Jonathan tries to break that Morgan Edge altered her father. Great! I like the clarification without compromising everything and sparking feelings. At the farm, Lois wonders why Tal-Ro has given Clark time. He hears the capture of Donovan.
Superman breaks into the lab with General Lane, and wants to reverse the process. Donovan says only the inventor of the Eradicator could reverse it, Superman realizes it’s his mother, Lara-Van! It makes me think if the Krypton show would have continued, it could have tied into this series, it was set two generations before the destruction of Krypton. Lois takes Lana to the camp, Lana is stunned to see Superman, Donavan tries to explain that there is no way to discover the secret. Lana volunteers to transfer Lara-Van’s consciousness to herself, brave. Superman’s former girlfriend becomes his mother? She will finally know the truth about Superman! A soldier blocks Sarah, Jonathan, and Jordan from entering the base. General Lane doesn’t want her in to see her father. Jonathan tries to talk sense to his grandfather, he is a hero even without super powers, and General Lane gives permission. Sarah meets Kyle in his cell, he gets up in rage, Jordan takes her away. Kyle threatens to kill Jonathan. Superman worries at Lana’s decision. He tries to assure her, but Lana is strong.
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Lois tells Lana that they are ready for her. Lana walks to the Eradicator and lays down into the machine. She twists in pain. The process over, Lana/Lara-Van opens her eyes and says, “Kal-El.” Lara looks at a globe of the Eradicator and says she wanted resurrection to save Kryptonians. Her story is beautiful. The only part is that she should know he is Clark Kent now. Lara’s crystal was stolen by her ex-boyfriend in revenge. She knows Kal-El is married. At the diner, Sarah sits by herself, Jonathan and Jordan are worried about her. Leslie meets with Val-Ro and wants to search for the Eradicator. He wants her to prepare for their "arrival." Lara explains that the Eradicator is like a computer re-writing a person’s consciousness. She says all of the people will be needed to reverse the process. To transfer everyone, Lara says it will need a power like the sun. Superman detects Val-Ro’s signal, Lois says to use his own tactic as a brother against him, Lara sends off her child as a hero. This is great, but where is John Henry Irons? On a field, Val-Ro wonders about , he mentions his hunting by humans in the “British countryside.” He was jailed and experimented on. This kinda hints at the Elseworlds graphic novel, Superman: True Brit (2004) co-written by John Cleese.
Superman apologizes. He is about to be escorted by soldiers and then steps in the sunlight to activate his heat vision to kill the soldiers. At the diner, Jordan apologizes for not appearing at the talent show to Sarah. The waiter is about give them a ly overhead! Val-Ro is driven to not lose another planet and points to his loyal subjekts. Val-Ro brings up the old "us or them." Superman flies away chased by the army. He contacts General Lane about the readiness of the Eradicator. Superman says he will be the energy source! General Lane clears the building, Superman flies with a burst of speed, Sarah watches her father rage in his cell, Superman races to take hold of the globe. The army's multiple heat vision beams converge, but Superman counters. Val-Ro screams for them to stop. There is an explosion. Does this activate Jonathan’s powers? Everyone is knocked down. The soldiers check on the Smallville citizens. Lois sees that Lana has returned. Morgan Edge is missing and Superman is gone. Great episode, it can end right here and be satisfying.
Five Kryptonite Crystals out of Five!
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