The fourth & final season of Superman & Lois is the first network series to conclude for 2024-2025's US TV season.
This is the second last The CW series standing, with All American (the last) returning to Stan in January.
Superman & Lois is based on the DC Comics characters Superman and Lois Lane created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.
The fourth & final season has Superman continuing his fight with the mutated Bizarro, known as Doomsday, as Lex Luthor begins his next plot that involves setting up a new base where the Manning Farm is. Things go worse for the Kent family when Doomsday gives Superman's heart to Lex Luthor as he ordered.
The series stars Tyler Hoechlin & Elizabeth Tulloch (Clark Kent/Superman, & wife, Lois Lane), with Alex Garfin, Michael Bishop, Dylan Walsh, Inde Navarrette, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Wolé Parks, Tayler Buck, Erik Valdez, Sofia Hasmik, Michael Cudlitz & Chad L. Coleman.
The season premiered early October with two episodes, concluding tonight on Binge.
Now Superman & Lois was initially conceived as a spin-off of Supergirl with many of the cast in the universe reprising their roles, the series' second-season finale established it as set in an adjacent universe. So it is technically not the last in a long running number of Arrowverse series.
Showrunner Todd Helbing explained his initial pilot script included multiple references to the Arrowverse, that were slowly removed.
Once they were, it "became a can of worms" to try to tie into the universe, with Helbing discussing with DC during the first season that the series would instead be on an alternate earth, which he could not reveal publicly until the end of the second season, which concluded in June 2022.
At that time he said, "I totally understand DC's position... This wasn't meant to alienate us from the Arrowverse, but because a lot of the other shows are sadly no longer going to be on the air, it felt like the right thing to do.
So with all that said, SPOILERS below, so let's get into the finale.
Despite Superman's insistence on fighting Doomsday alone, Lois encourages the twins to help their father. Thanks to them creating a distraction, Irons lands a critical hit on the monster's head with his hammer.
As Superman takes him into space, Doomsday, having regained his memories as Bizarro, allows himself to be pushed into the sun to be killed permanently.
Lois has the twins rescue McCoy from being assassinated by Luthor so she can confess the truth behind his crimes on camera. Luthor attacks the family in Smallville, nearly killing Jonathan in the process until Jordan revives him.
Before he can kill Lois, Superman returns and takes their final battle to the sky. Despite his kryptonite and advanced suit, Superman is ultimately able to defeat Luthor as Irons and the DOD arrest Fine and McCoy reveals Luthor's criminal activities to the public.
Luthor is put away for life in Stryker prison, where Mannheim ensures his stay won't be as luxurious as it was before.
The series ending depicts the following 32 years after Luthor's defeat. Irons marries Lana, with Clark walking her down the aisle and Lois officiating the wedding.
Chrissy and Kyle find they are expecting another child. Superman forms a superhero team with Jonathan, Jordan, Irons, and Natalie.
Clark and Lois use their fame to work with charities and bring attention to various world issues. The twins grow up, get married, and have several children. As they grow older, Lois' cancer eventually returns and ultimately kills her.
After her death, Clark adopts a golden retriever he names Krypto to keep him company. A few years later, Clark dies from his replacement heart shutting down with his sons by his side. He reflects on all the people in his life before ultimately reuniting with Lois in the afterlife.
It has a sweet, romantic ending, reminding the viewers that time goes fast. Live your life. Now after all these Arrowverse shows are completely done and dusted, I indeed will do that. Summer is here and it's time to get social!
Superman & Lois is the first network series to conclude in the 2024-2025 season. A few others will conclude early in the new year, including the final ever episode of 9-1-1: Lonestar. Let's hope Disney+ fast tracks it and doesn't wait too long for Channel 7 to bugger around with it's scheduling.
Until next time, slip, slop, slap people, Summer is 100% here!
