When it was announced that Superman & Lois was doing an episode called "Man of Steel," very few of us realized they were referencing John Henry Irons a.k.a. Steel.
For a BRIEF moment I know I thought "maybe..." but then I read interviews with the cast when the show came back and nobody let on. Plus, the press site at one point accidentally referred to the Stranger as "Alex Luthor," so I was firmly thinking that was just who he was.
Once we knew it was a Luthor backstory, I thought maybe "Man of Steel" referenced the dark Superman of his world; like, maybe he has a steel resolve. Or it's a reference to the movie "Man of Steel" where he literally snaps Zod's neck, so he's not a nice person, just like the Superman of the Stranger's world?
So what did everyone else think? Were you thrown off just like I was.
For a BRIEF moment I know I thought "maybe..." but then I read interviews with the cast when the show came back and nobody let on. Plus, the press site at one point accidentally referred to the Stranger as "Alex Luthor," so I was firmly thinking that was just who he was.
Once we knew it was a Luthor backstory, I thought maybe "Man of Steel" referenced the dark Superman of his world; like, maybe he has a steel resolve. Or it's a reference to the movie "Man of Steel" where he literally snaps Zod's neck, so he's not a nice person, just like the Superman of the Stranger's world?
So what did everyone else think? Were you thrown off just like I was.
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