Superman and Lois, “Bizarros in a Bizarro World”, Review!

Last episode we had the shocking ending of Jordan and Lois seeing someone who looks like Jonathan, but Lois realizes that he is “not their Jonathan”! We had Superman lost to the vortex that took Ally Allston and her followers. We flash back to Superman exiting the silent and dark void of Bizarro world with a red sun. His skin starts to peel away and he lands on Bizarro world. He sees the body of Anderson and flies away from the mines. He focuses and hears the warning signal above Bizarro World, an Eaerth that is square shaped. He flies to that world’s Arctic to the Fortress of Solitude for answers. Superman sees a hologram of “The Rise and Fall of Our Hero, Kal-El.” There is also the Bottle City of Kandor which was introduced in Action Comics #242 (1958), and the Super-Key that opens the Fortress. The Super-Key first appeared in Action Comics #241 (1958). I think in Bizarro World, Superman's name would be Le-Lak.

He sees the hologram of Lara, in Bizarro world he talks backwards which sounds like the comedy Top Secret! (1984). Superman manages to speak backwards, normal speech. She says her son was lost. Then, he sees his son, Jon in the black jacket and red pants. He flies away and Superman follows him to the farm. He sees the ruined farm, a boat, and also the farmhouse in disrepair. Jon leads him into the house. Jon tells him that Ally’s followers have broadcast his face. Jon says she has been in power for three months. He says she took over the DoD and would be there. Only Jon and Superman are left. Jon realizes his father is dead, he is the angry teen. Then, Lois is there with the bangs and long hair of her 70’s comic book appearance. Next, we get “Bizarro Jonathan El”, focusing on different characters.

Jordan with goth hair and he are in a car with Superman and their mother. It looks like Superman is the biggest celebrity instead of the anonymous super hero. This is the Bizarro World of the past. BJE sees someone about to fall from a scaffold across the street and saves him. So Jonathan has the powers and not Jordan. Superman wants to train him, but Lois is doubtful. He calls Deb, she's the Edna Mode of this world, who is going to design his outfit. I would like to see the Earth-Prime version of Deb. He forms the super symbol with his hands. Jordan suggests his “Superboy” as his super name. Deb (Sidika Larbes) wants to outfit him with the black jacket, gloves, and red pants. They land on Metropolis streets. Superman throws a frost breath and Jonathan, a flame breath. At a talk show, a woman, Misty (Serena Crouse), smiles at him and then is his date at the next appearance.

Jonathan El flies down to stop two trucks from colliding. He walks into the farmhouse, but Kal-El and Lois are angry at him. He is angry back now that he has powers. Jonathan El is angry that he is helping his father with President Seinfeld. At a club, he walks with Misty, she wtakes him to a secret wal in the club. There are a number of Goths and finally he sees Ally in a black dress. He knows that she was part of the uprisings. She wants to show him something. In the present, he is angry at his mother who says he’s working for Ally, and he strikes her down! Jonathan El’s eyes flare blue and he says he wants to know where the pendants can be found! Bizarro Lois Lane, she walks out wanting to take Jordan, they are angry at each other about his fame. She says he is hooked on the Green Kryptonite. This is the most troubling episode seeing them argue. She doesn’t want Jonathan El to become like his brother.

He starts to scream and burns the barn. BLL goes to her father’s office. Suddenly, they hear an alert. Jonathan El on a screen is fired upon by soldiers and then suddenly appears with Bizarro Lana (we later get some of her origin). He is looking for 4377 for the X-K. Lois apologizes to her son. Jonathan El calls over a soldier, Rosetti, and strikes his grandfather! In the farmhouse, they watch the television report of Ally finding a portal. Bizarro Superman appears with pale, patched skin and blue eyes. His condition is not properly explained. Do people in Bizarro World slowly deteriorate when depressed or ill? We get his flashbacks that we saw on Earth Prime. He apologizes and then leaves. BJE threatens his mother and then repeatedly strikes Superman. Then, we see his father! Lieutenant General Mitchell Anderson, he takes the pendant and then goes throug the vortex. He is meet by Ally, Anderson, Bizarro Jonathan El, and Bizarro Lana.

Their Anderson gets images of the other Mitchell with the pendant. The Mitchell with pendant strikes Bizarro Lana. The Mitchells are about to merge, Ally orders BJE to stop them, he uses his flame breath to blast BMA. At the busy Smallville Gazette, a reporter, Janet, tells Chrissie that the image of Mitchell is on every network. I wonder if the large staff is a hint of a larger newspaper operation? Mitchell appears and has the backward speech. He shows Bizarro Chrissie a note with “Lois.” BCB tells him to leave and he super speeds away to building 22. BCB gave him the address to meet with Lois. She talks him down to a cellar where he meets with General Lane and Jordan. Her son asks about his father and shows Mitchell a family photo. He apologizes. Jordan is angry not understanding, but his grandfather knows that Bizarro Superman died. This catches us up to speed. Bizarro Jonathan El lands outside of the farmhouse.

Lois goes as Mitchell and Jordan sleep. Mitchell slams BJE knocking him out. Jonathan El is bound and watched over by General Lane with a Red K rifle, Lois, and Jordan. Mitchell takes a X-K inhaler, his last one, and Superman says he will save him. He realizes that the family is Superman’s family. Mitchell tries to apologize. There are two Allys, Bizarro Tal-Rho (who later gets a flashback segment), and Bizarro Lana. Mitchell gives Superman the pendant. General Lane has the rifle with Red K ammunition. Jonathan El freezes his grandfather’s rifle. Mitchell takes Jonathan El. Superman punches BTR. He takes on Bizarro Lana and throws her away. Bizarro Tal-Rho fights with Superman. In the skies, BJE knocks away Mitchell. Mitchell flies in and is killed by Jonathan El. He pulls the pendant free from Superman and throws it to Ally. The Allys start to float upwards and begin to merge as Superman can only watch. “Bizarros in a Bizarro World” is a whirlwind of different versions of the same characters, a strange world, with an eye-scorching red light for most of the episode.

Three Crystals out of Five!

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