Warning! The next accommodates spoilers for the Superman & Lois Season 3 episode “Uncontrollable Forces.” Learn at your personal danger!
Superman & Lois simply dropped one of many largest bombshell reveals within the present’s historical past. After considering she was pregnant within the Season 3 premiere, Lois Lane went in for additional testing, which revealed much more devastating information. Viewers finally realized that the character has Stage 3 inflammatory breast most cancers, a heart-stopping reveal that shook Clark and each of their sons. The reveal is upsetting, however actress Elizabeth Tulloch defined the way it’ll finally make the sequence extra “relatable” and “actual.”
It initially appeared like the massive unhealthy in Superman & Lois Season 3 is likely to be Lex Luthor or Chad L. Coleman‘s surprisingly blunt and sincere Bruno Mannheim. Whereas each of these villains are nonetheless very a lot poised to trigger issues, it appears the largest villain this season will probably be Lois’ most cancers. Elizabeth Tulloch talked to TVLine about how she responded to the information that this is able to be her character’s story and what she thinks about it:
I used to be a little bit shocked when [the producers] first advised me that’s what they needed to do, however I really suppose it’s fairly fantastic. This storyline hasn’t been executed, and most cancers is such a prevalent pressure in so many individuals’s lives. This villain is so relatable and so actual, and greater than something, it’s one which Clark and Superman can’t simply go deal with. For Superman, who is that this omnipotent superhero, to be confronted with one thing he’s fully powerless in opposition to is much more grounding for the present, and it locations a better emphasis on the energy of us as a pair and the household dynamic. I believed it was thrilling, and I hope the followers really feel the identical manner.
Elizabeth Tulloch mentioned one thing very profound, which can find yourself being a vital theme all through Superman & Lois going ahead. Superman is immensely {powerful} on the planet of Superman & Lois, and but even he’s powerless to the influence and results of most cancers. If there was one factor that might make the Man of Metal look as human as he is ever been, it was one thing like this.
As for what this implies for this season, we nonetheless have but to seek out out. I can think about, nonetheless, primarily based on Lois’ perspective towards her analysis, that she’s going to start therapy and do no matter she will to try to fight her sickness. How the remainder of the household responds is a distinct story. Clark most likely is not used to an issue that he cannot remedy, and Lois’ well being could go away him distracted and out of sync with the opposite points taking place around the globe.
Jonathan and Jordan will little doubt even be affected by the information. Jordan’s response will presumably be much more catastrophic, contemplating he is nonetheless getting a grip on his Kryptonian powers. He’ll have to hold his feelings in test to forestall exposing his powers to most people, and he is had hassle doing that even throughout much less tense occasions.
Lois solely advised her instant household within the newest episode of Superman & Lois, however I might think about that she’ll have a dialog together with her father, Sam Lane, earlier than too lengthy. Given how Sam has reacted to tense conditions up to now, he could discover a method to blame this all on Clark. I am hoping he’ll shock us as a result of the very last thing this household wants is extra turmoil in mild of current occasions.
Superman & Lois airs on The CW on Tuesdays at 8:00 p.m. ET. It is one in every of many exhibits that just lately returned/premiered within the 2023 TV schedule, so you’ll want to test it and lots of others out within the coming weeks.
