DC Just Took The Rematch Of Its Best On-Screen Doomsday Fight & Broke My Heart With It
Superman & Lois has come to an end, and I will admit that the DC Universe series did several things that I was not expecting, especially in the Man of Steel"s rematch with Doomsday. In a series that broke many DC Superman rules, the Arrowverse spinoff provided one of the best live-action versions of Superman. Culminating in a finale that was tense, exciting, and emotional, I will remember the series fondly, especially with how they creatively used comic villains like Lex Luthor and Doomsday.
Featuring a shortened version of the "Death of Superman" comic arc, the series created a truly unique version of Doomsday for its universe. Transforming Bizarro into Doomsday was an unusual choice for the show, but much of this change was actually quite effective. Some of the wildest ending theories for Superman & Lois coming true in its ending, and this was true for hero and villain alike, as Doomsday"s emotional turn in the finale added even more weight to the series" last chapter, as the climactic fight between him and Superman ended in an unexpected but wonderful way.
Doomsday Killed Superman In Their First Superman & Lois Fight After Killing The Man Of Steel, Doomsday Removed His Heart Close In the first two episodes of Superman & Lois season 4, the titular hero fought against a transformed Doomsday and was killed. This led into an excellent version of the "Death of Superman" story, that saw how the loss of Clark affected his family, and gave focus to his sons and the development of their powers. The show"s version of Lex Luthor helped this along, especially with the disturbing ideas that came from the character, like Doomsday removing Superman"s heart to present to him on Lex"s orders.
The Doomsday transformation at the end of season 3 was surprising, but it led to a truly devastating story in the beginning of season 4. During their first enormous super-powered battle, it seemed that Clark would be able to fight back and save himself from Doomsday. Instead, the villain killed Superman, leaving the world to move on without him. While Superman has died onscreen many times, this was one of the best iterations of that story yet, and contributed to the emotional conclusion of the show.
Doomsday Vs Superman's Rematch Goes Quite Differently To How You Might Have Expected The Finale Saw Doomsday Redeem Himself Close I was not expecting anything more than a standard brawl between Superman and Doomsday in the finale of this live-action Superman show, even if I assumed Superman would win this time. Instead, the show made a much better decision with the finale, allowing Doomsday"s past as Bizarro to play a more prominent role. As Superman brought Doomsday toward the sun with the intent of killing him, he found that his own powers were struggling to keep up with the conflict. It seemed for a time that Superman may have had to sacrifice himself to save everyone.
Instead, Doomsday was able to see this, and reflect on who he used to be. As an alternate-universe iteration of the same hero, there was a connection between Clark and this Doomsday that finally was able to be seen in one enormous, emotional moment. Reflecting on his past, Doomsday decided that he could not kill Superman, and that he had to make amends. Rather than continuing to fight, he submitted to his defeat, allowing himself to be ultimately killed off. This led to a finale that saw Superman growing old with his family.
Doomsday's Superman & Lois Story & Death Makes Him A Genuinely Heartbreaking Figure Bizarro Did Not Get The Life That He Deserved Close Doomsday could have had a better life as Bizarro. Instead, coming from the Inverse World, and looking for ways to hold onto control, he was driven to fight another version of himself. This conflict led to a perversion of who Bizarro, as a shadow-self of Superman, genuinely was. I couldn"t help but hope that some kind of final redemption would await Bizarro and, while it was ultimately found, my heart has broken over the events and execution.
Bizarro reflects everything that Superman might have been at a base level. As another version of the same person, all of the parts that contribute to Bizarro can be found in Clark. Examining this might make it inevitable that the villain would allow himself to be sacrificed in the end for the greater good, but does not make it any less heartbreaking. Although estranged from them, Bizarro had people that he cared about, and seeing him lost in this way made for a genuinely emotional and tragic part of the series" ending.
Featuring a shortened version of the "Death of Superman" comic arc, the series created a truly unique version of Doomsday for its universe. Transforming Bizarro into Doomsday was an unusual choice for the show, but much of this change was actually quite effective. Some of the wildest ending theories for Superman & Lois coming true in its ending, and this was true for hero and villain alike, as Doomsday"s emotional turn in the finale added even more weight to the series" last chapter, as the climactic fight between him and Superman ended in an unexpected but wonderful way.
Doomsday Killed Superman In Their First Superman & Lois Fight After Killing The Man Of Steel, Doomsday Removed His Heart Close In the first two episodes of Superman & Lois season 4, the titular hero fought against a transformed Doomsday and was killed. This led into an excellent version of the "Death of Superman" story, that saw how the loss of Clark affected his family, and gave focus to his sons and the development of their powers. The show"s version of Lex Luthor helped this along, especially with the disturbing ideas that came from the character, like Doomsday removing Superman"s heart to present to him on Lex"s orders.
The Doomsday transformation at the end of season 3 was surprising, but it led to a truly devastating story in the beginning of season 4. During their first enormous super-powered battle, it seemed that Clark would be able to fight back and save himself from Doomsday. Instead, the villain killed Superman, leaving the world to move on without him. While Superman has died onscreen many times, this was one of the best iterations of that story yet, and contributed to the emotional conclusion of the show.
Doomsday Vs Superman's Rematch Goes Quite Differently To How You Might Have Expected The Finale Saw Doomsday Redeem Himself Close I was not expecting anything more than a standard brawl between Superman and Doomsday in the finale of this live-action Superman show, even if I assumed Superman would win this time. Instead, the show made a much better decision with the finale, allowing Doomsday"s past as Bizarro to play a more prominent role. As Superman brought Doomsday toward the sun with the intent of killing him, he found that his own powers were struggling to keep up with the conflict. It seemed for a time that Superman may have had to sacrifice himself to save everyone.
Instead, Doomsday was able to see this, and reflect on who he used to be. As an alternate-universe iteration of the same hero, there was a connection between Clark and this Doomsday that finally was able to be seen in one enormous, emotional moment. Reflecting on his past, Doomsday decided that he could not kill Superman, and that he had to make amends. Rather than continuing to fight, he submitted to his defeat, allowing himself to be ultimately killed off. This led to a finale that saw Superman growing old with his family.
Doomsday's Superman & Lois Story & Death Makes Him A Genuinely Heartbreaking Figure Bizarro Did Not Get The Life That He Deserved Close Doomsday could have had a better life as Bizarro. Instead, coming from the Inverse World, and looking for ways to hold onto control, he was driven to fight another version of himself. This conflict led to a perversion of who Bizarro, as a shadow-self of Superman, genuinely was. I couldn"t help but hope that some kind of final redemption would await Bizarro and, while it was ultimately found, my heart has broken over the events and execution.
Bizarro reflects everything that Superman might have been at a base level. As another version of the same person, all of the parts that contribute to Bizarro can be found in Clark. Examining this might make it inevitable that the villain would allow himself to be sacrificed in the end for the greater good, but does not make it any less heartbreaking. Although estranged from them, Bizarro had people that he cared about, and seeing him lost in this way made for a genuinely emotional and tragic part of the series" ending.
