god, Brainiac's voice actor deserves a reward. The breathless anger strained by suppressed pain at trying to kill Cara, chef's kiss.

Superbrainiac (name coined by designer) has to be one of the BEST evil Superman designs I have ever seen. I mean I’m a sucker for black and red but the whole design is just mwah 😙👌

‘Pierce the Heavens’ sounds like a Gurren Lagann reference

MAWS really captures that the core of Superman is Clark Kent.

Back in season 1, the memory of Jor-El referred to Kryptonite as the poison gem meaning it was probably before the Fall and it doesn’t just affect Kryptonians but their tech as well and just being exposed to it causes immediate crystallization. Brainiac likely developed the shielding after experimenting on the shard he obtained after ejecting Lois, Jimmy, and Kara. In short, this iteration of Kryptonite is extremely more potent than last versions.

This show really shows howmuch potential superman adaptations have.

What I love about this Brainiac so much is you can see him slowly losing his patience, losing his composure as he goes from a Cold, Calculating voice to this more Emotional and Angry one. I love it

Lois and Steve were the MVP of this episode. Can’t wait for the finale next week and season 3 whenever it comes out. This is gonna one of my favorite adaptations of Superman.

I *cheered* when Steve's "Nah!" line came back in such a triumphant way. I love call-backs and meaningful echoes like no other. Also, I noticed it with Lois and Jimmy two episodes ago, but it sticks out more now that it also applies to Lex & Waller- how do the Earth-based characters know what Kryptonite is called? Lois & Jimmy hadn't heard Krypton's name until *after* they mentioned Kryptonite by name, and Lex & Waller only heard it from Brainiac mere minutes before mentioning Kryptonite by name (and the way they do so suggests they didn't just coin it on the spot). Clark knew by then, but Jimmy is the first of the Earth-based characters to mention Kryptonite by name and he clearly wasn't told about Clark's origins since he still thinks Clark was originally sent to Earth to spearhead an invasion.

I imagine when this is over people are gonna be pissed off because not only did Waller try to take over everything but she and Lex helped supply the ACTUAL alien invader with a bunch of killer robots

So when Brainiac sucked Kara, Lois and Jimmy out into space, Jimmy dropped the(I’m assuming lead)container that shielded the Kryptonite and Brainiac took it and used it to upgrade himself.

"Sukuna-man doesn't exist, he cant hurt you." Sukuna-man:

Let's also remember, kryptonite is cancerous to humans long-term.

The title of the episode, while referring to Clark and Lois breaking through the sky-box in the Black Mercy simulation, is definitely a reference to the anime "Gurren Lagann", which has a famous line of "your drill is the drill that will pierce the heavens" and other such variations. The anime also has an episode later on in the series where the characters' minds are trapped in their own worlds just like here, and escape thanks to their connections with others and understanding of themselves. And the power/energy source in the series (Spiral Power) is the literal willpower and drive to advance/evolve, and is basically the embodiment of the 'power of friendship/belief' anime trope like in this episode.

This show definitely surprised me and also rekindled my love of the Superman character. Plus it's nice to see different take on the character and the characters surrounding him.

After feeling so much dread for the past week, it's nice to be filled with so much excitement!!! Clark, Lois, Kara, and Jimmy are going to KICK BRAINIAC'S ASS!!!!

I love how the new suit looks possibly like the updated suit James Gunn’s Superman may get toward the end of the movie

Title sounds like a bleach character calling out their zanpaktou, which happens to be named Superman lol

Also, yeah, Brainiac did murder a space cop didn't they ? Wouldn't be surprised the entire corps would pop up to go SWAT on their metallic behind. Also, if THAT happens, wouldn't that break Wallers mind ? A galactic level security administration crossing her authority, which in The Lantern Corps mind is just some backwater planet, wouldn't be healthy for her ego.

What's funny is that the Kryptonite shielding is probably just lead paint 😂

Can we also acknowledge how great the music is on this show? This season especially is amazing!

"Your drill is the drill that will pierce the heavens!"

MAWS adopting a variety of anime tropes is really dope

Krypton was destroyed 20 years ago and Brainiac has been conquering planets in that time so he may have come across Kryptonite in his travels.

Im waiting for kara to make her own suit like superman did in this episode 😊

Brainiac’s VA performed like every bill and rent was due the next morning. Exceptional performance.

Whatever happens in the season finale, it's clear that Waller and Task Force X are done for (In metropolis at least) their plan failed with the backing of several important figures, and checkmate, this will probably lead to waller becoming the shady hidden black ops person she's known to be far from the public eye.

Knew Brainiac was going to hijack Waller's army. Just bumbed he didnt get to mock her first. But all and all great episode. Like how the new suit seems to blend Clark's Superman look with the outfit he had in the simulator

They left Kryptonite last episode and Brainiac knew the effects it had to Clark's and Cara's bodies. He could've just analyzed it and developed the shield then. He's a Super AI. I can buy he could do that.

Brainiac lived for over 20 years after the end of Krypton, he could've invented the shields in that time.

I’ll bet dollars to donuts that our chaos god gremlin is watching this whole thing with a bag of popcorn 🍿 😂

This shit ripped so hard dude! This episode got me to properly smile for the first time in like 2 days. Clark and Lois are THE power couple for really reals.

This was a great episode for Lois and Clark. From their love for one another, to how they see one another as amazing. To be completely honest, in my eyes, this is the best incarnation of Clark and Lois's relationship. Everything about it feels real. The wholesomeness, struggles and heart. You know they're perfect together. Kara has been amazing as well. I'm glad she's starting to discover the person she wants to be. I would love to see that be the reason she gets her suit. A declaration to herself of who she is and what she wants. Kudos to Jimmy for being there for her.

Jor El knew about kryptonite so it’s safe to assume that it existed prior to Krypton’s destruction, it probably was some kind of naturally occurring substance like uranium. As for Kryptonians having powers on their homeworld, after rewatching the flashbacks it’s shown that Krypton’s sun was originally yellow before being turned red by a purple energy, the same purple energy that formed a very familiar beam pattern 🤔

Hey, I don’t know if you’ll actually see this, but I wondered if you checked the credits. Didn’t expect the ominous theme that played, but I also was surprised to know that they had got Rhea Seehorn to voice Lara.

My fist is the drill… THAT WILL PIERCE THE HEAVENS!

In this series, the powers that the Kryptonians have on Krypton are probably part of the memories that Brainiac gave Kara, they may not be real, also Kandor is the spacecraft and not a city on Krypton, apparently Kara's memories of Krypton were changed

Take a shot every time you hear an "Aw!".

This was the most ANIME episode yet. Even the title is a reference to Gurren Lagann. XDDDD

I have ideas for a way out 1 Steel and other locals fight back 2 Task Force x team up 3 new hero shows up even though we never saw them before, fun but the weaker idea 4 love pushes Clark to get a second wind , cheese but on brand 5. Sam shows up What sounds best?

the design is soooo hot …i mean it’s so sick

They keepin' my man Clark fresh to death (literally) on this show.

Also, Clark and Lois fighting together in Brainiacs mindscape, seems to be a shout out to The Matrix 4. Especially when Lois asked Clark to "wake up" and references to "Glitch".

God, I love how much of a menace Brainiac is in this

One other thing that the "Kryptonite shielding" got me thinking about is simply the matter of "why not use it from the beginning?" or "why isnt it the default shielding if thats the only weakness the Kryptonians have". I guess they needed like, one extra hurdle for the heroes to jump through

Just a theory, but I think Brainiac was able to make this seemingly convenient asspull of a Kryptonite Shielding from the Kryptonite capsule Jimmy dropped. Remember in the previous episode how the camera focused on Brainiac picking up the capsule containing the Kryptonite. AND, notice how the capsule is color white. And so is the Kryptonite Shielding. I just wish they weren’t rushed with the 22 minute runtime, they could have explained that is how Brainiac made the new Shielding. Even a little line “I didn’t think I’d have to use this so soon…!” while he’s holding the capsule trapping the Kryptonite.

The voice acting for Brainiac is just so damn GOOD!

7:22 this noise is the reason I watch Omn1.

16:23. I think it´s the orb Jimmy drop (before he, Lois and Kara suck out in space), that gave Braniac the technology too shield heself from kryptonite.

Clark and Lois breaking out together was so satisfying❤

Jor-El's hologram seemingly knew what kryptonite was, so it seems to pre-date Krypton's destruction.

I have an answer to the Kryptonite shielding. Remember that Jimmy left the Kryptonite orb that Mxyzptlk gave to Lois? Brainiac probably studied it and applied the same kind of shielding (probably lead lol) in case he encountered it again.

This was really the best episode of the show for me. Everything was so well executed. Clark has a new suit. The music was amazing. Season two has been so good that this might be my favorite Superman media so far.

Yeah, safe to say this is my favorite episode of the series yet.

Kryptonite in this particular universe seemed to pre-exist before krypton's and the kryptonian's destruction to Darkseid. Jor-el mentioned kryptonite at the end of season 1 so kryptonians before they became mostly dead knew about it, so either two possibilities Kryptonite like uranium was a possible power source that dlowly destroyed their planet or possibility 2 Krypton was slowly dying like climate change or a destabilized planetary core but there was time before the planet blew up and Kryptonite was a symptom of the planet's upcoming destruction and the kryptonians exploited it before the planet and themselves were destroyed.

can we appreciate clark In black though?? looking mighty fine

Really hoping we get the iconic laser punching to beat the beam next ep

Clark and Kara, they family to my so is jimmy and Louis Lane

I can’t wait for the next episode

I will admit that I have mixed feelings for this episode. I think it's a good episode, but its biggest problem is pacing. I think that some plot lines were resolved too quickly. Lois' rescue of Clark from the black mercy I felt was resolved a little too quickly. Lois comes into the simulation with amnesia, and as soon as she touches Clark, her memory comes back. I even think that the way she explained things to Clark was a bit rushed. While there was a good moment where Clark had his doubts about Lois coming for him with Lois proving that she did by explaining how she worked with Livewire to steal a ship, I still think that the issue with the "break up" was resolved too quickly in this episode, even with the great callback to Lois learning that love isn't for cowards. Lois punching the simulation of Jor-El was a surprise, and it was nice to see Superman and Lois break out of the simulation together. I honestly think that Kara and Jimmy were handled a bit better. Of course, Amanda Waller and Lex Luthor have to mess everything up by capturing Jimmy, the unconscious Lois, and Kara with kryptonite. They were just setting Earth up to be taken over. Fortunately, people have shown that they aren't as bad as Waller and Luthor. Perry and Vicky actually work together against Waller and Luthor, and even Steve Lombard helps to save Kara, Jimmy, and the unconscious Lois. Kara was at a low point for a good portion of the episode because of how she was defeated by Brainiac in the previous episode, but both Jimmy and Steve gave her a good peptalk about how heroes are and that she has a choice in who she wants to be. I like that Kara chose to fight for Earth, not caring what the people think of her. She had been used by Brainiac to destroy worlds, but Kara chose to protect Earth. Kara put up a better fight against Brainiac this time. She definitely did better than Task Force X, who easily got beaten. The Metallo robots with kryptonite were definitely a hindrance to both Kara and Brainiac, but Amanda and Lex were just an annoying hindrance to the good guys. Their Metallo robots even got hacked by Brainiac, so with all their talk about protecting the planet, Lex and Amanda only aided in endangering Earth. Brainiac even had kryptonite protection, which isn't entirely a surprise since Jor-El's a.i. knew of kryptonite, not to mention Brainiac probably learned about it from Clark's memories and encountering it personally. So, Lex and Amanda fail predictably against Brainiac, leaving Earth's survival in the hands of 2 kryptonians, Superman and Kara. I like Superman's new suit, but he needs the red trunks back when this is over. Plus, there's still the matter of Kara getting her official Supergirl suit. It was awesome to see Kara protect Metropolis from Brainiac's first blast and to see Superman protect from the second. I like seeing Clark and Kara working together and their bond growing. They are the last chance for Earth against Brainiac, but thanks to the hacked Metallo robots, the kryptonians and the Earth are in danger of being destroyed. I can't wait for the season finale. Hopefully, Superman and Supergirl will find a way to stop Brainiac.

I wish there had been new fearful memories to make the drama worth it like Clark having teen memories as an adoptee and Lois maybe losing her mom as it has been hinted. it would have elevated this episode. the fact that Steve’s dialogue hit more is telling of the rushed dramatic setup. I wonder if General Lane will come into the play in the last episode. I wonder if they will hint at the next villain perhaps Zodd and/or Darkseid.

i NEED Kara to get her blue suit in the finale. I will literally explode if she doesn't. I also NEED her to meet Ma and Pa Kent.

This is a well thought out show, using the jornalistic elements of been reporters as a crux to navigate , makes sense , the title is my adventures with superman.....i rolled my eyes in earlier episodes at the idea that jimmy has a blog online, i didnt like it ....but damn i was proven wrong, its a master stroke of an idea. great show especially season 2, also like that kara isnt just female clark, shes more amazonian in her approach

Why I feel that for the last episode somebody we haven’t seen in the show yet just gon show up out of nowhere

i wish brainiac superman had more time to shine i wanted him to go off just full on Shibuya incident metropolis as superman

I like the new suit, I hope David Corenswet's Superman gets a suit like this one

General Lane to the rescue next ep.

this going to lead to one epic season finale

my bet next episode: superman gonna break into kandor, last desperation tap into that inner power and we may see them adapt his super flare which is his most devastating super power. imagine heat vision with heat vision is him expunging the solar cells in his body, super flare is pretty much like a solar flare. he expunge all the solar cells in his body to cause a aoe flare that can destroy//disintegrate things around him but that leaves him vulnerable with him weakened after it. that and good chance the ai of jor-el whats left of him at fortress of solitude is gonna sense brainiac and interfere with him giving a window ofr clark and kara to fight back.

I expected Brainiac to hijack the robots that were shown in season 1 first. They're far closer to his Kryptonian systems. The Metallos seemed more human tech. Though to be fair, Brainiac is a still the mind of an empire used to conquering other worlds, so hacking human materiel shouldn't be too hard even without overlooked residual admin privileges.

I love superhero shows that are completely earnest. They played that whole fight scene with Clark and Lois completely straight, a lesser show would have worried about being too cheesy.

To be fair, it's probably extremely hard to tell someone that you love them right after you hurt them by breaking up with them.

Looks like Ma Kent is gonna have to make a new pair of trunks after this is all over.

8:54 - 9:14 When you're trying to meet the love of your life but there parents does not approved it.

I think General Lane and Livewire gang's gonna show up to help in the next episode.

Bro that new symbol looks like the new dcu logo for James Gunn Superman❤❤

This show is definitely doing it's own thing. Seems Kryptonians were genetically engineered to have powers. Kryptonite existed already. Seems Krypton had a yellow sun. Something hit their sun turned it red. Probably caused the fall of Krypton. My theory is that it was Darkseid. Jor-El mentioned they picked a fight with someone they couldn't conquer and got wiped out. Brainiac being an AI survived and blamed Kryptonian society turning soft and weak as the reason for the loss. The Kryptonite shielding is probably what that capsule was made of; Brainiac got it last episode. Who's gonna save them? I'm guessing someone from this season and not some random cameo like batman that for some asinine reason people want. I'm guessing John Henry, Lex in his own suit, or General Lane. Maybe task force x like atomic skull or live wire can have beam stand off but I doubt it.

I love that the new upgraded suit looks like James Gunn’s new DCU suit!!!

17:47 to quote Bender from Futurama… “Well, we’re boned.”

what if this is where they tease batman

Kara needs to get her supergirl suit in the next episode.

I hope we get Batman soon

I just realised they got rid of the trunks.... WELL FRICK, i loved them 😭😭😭😭

12:56 Let's go... girls?

GAH! THE DREADED SHONEN CLIFFHANGER!😱

Has anyone else noticed that mallah and the brain aren't with Jimmy, kara and lois I mean were did they go and also I'm the only one noticing that right now what the heck happened to those two characters you know.

Would be nice if The Brain and Mallah come back with different universe Superman.

The "together" bit felt a little over the top to me, but this show has earned it. I hope Suoes new threads are here to stay.

I'm wondering if we'll get other superheroes next episode.

bro i was looking for kara and jimmy to kiss or do something

They’ve seemingly erased the red trunks. My only negative thought this episode.

Actually his new suit looks a lot like the new James Gunn Superman movie that's coming out in 2025 that might have been done on purpose just give him the red tights it looks just like the suit that we're going to see in the new James Gunn movie

@omn1media about that power remember brainac said something about kryptoninan evolution about how they try make the next new borns stronger/better, could be a latent result of this and if kara doesnt have it, remember Kara is older than kal

I feel lonely

That ending really makes me wish Clark started a Justice League because he can definitely use some help right now

Am I the only one who sees all this She-ra scenes? They stole so many of them, how can you not see it? Brainiac Primus is so alike the Horde Prime, so as Kara like Adora. Even Horde drones was stolen! They just call them "Metallo" and changed some details!

Steve the goat

anyone knows where to find all the episodes and watch them for free? please

Next week. Either John Henry "Steel" Irons will show up. Or a certain a$$wipe rich playboy from Gotham and a certain representative from a small remote island will pop up to lend helping hands for such planetary level threat. To, as some might say, bring Justice to Brainiacs actions.

I hope for season 3 Batman shows up