Why Doesn’t Jordan Ever Learn on ‘Superman & Lois’?
Now that the fourth and closing season of Superman & Lois is upon us, it is time that we deal with the elephant within the room. Alex Garfin is nice as Jordan Kent, there is no doubt about that, however it feels just like the character himself hasn’t grown an excessive amount of since his household first moved to Smallville. Sure, Jordan has developed powers, realized that he cannot at all times get what he needs, and has develop into Kansas’ newest “Superboy,” however so far as impulse management is worried, Jordan has principally none. Never has that extra been on show than now, particularly now that his father is gone.
Jordan Needs to Get a Grip on ‘Superman & Lois’
Jordan’s greatest drawback is that he does not enable himself to be constrained. Clark (Tyler Hoechlin) was efficient as each Superman and Clark Kent as a result of he saved himself in examine. He did not enable himself to lose management, he separated his secret id from his public persona, and he spent years mastering his skills earlier than he started utilizing them to avoid wasting the world. But even with Superman as his mentor, Jordan has barely performed any of that. Every time he will get the urge to make the flawed selection, he appears to take it. We see that in his relentless pushing of Sarah (Inde Navarrette), and particularly in the way in which he conducts himself publicly whereas utilizing his powers. Need we point out his notorious “reveal to the world” from final season?
The drawback is that as sensible as Jordan is, he by no means thinks earlier than dashing into issues. Back in Season 1, we might clarify a few of that as a part of his battle with psychological well being. He labored by way of lots when the Kents moved from Metropolis to Smallville, and together with his brother and Sarah’s assist, he overcame a lot of these points. Of course, that does not imply he was at all times going to be at his greatest, however even after working by way of these points, Jordan hasn’t taken any energetic steps to reign in both his ego or his lack of impulse management. Sometimes, he acts like Smallville‘s Clark Kent (Tom Welling) on Red Kryptonite; solely we all know that Jordan hasn’t bought his palms on any.
As Jordan continues to run into conditions half-cocked and not using a actual plan, totally permitting his feelings to intrude together with his super-heroics, he places himself and people he loves at risk. He almost ruined Jordan’s (Michael Bishop) potential as a firefighter earlier than Kyle (Erik Valdez) realized the reality about Clark’s secret, and he barely even cared. In distinction, Jon has realized rather a lot because the present began. After making loads of his personal errors in Season 2 (again when he was performed by Jordan Elsass) and seeing one other model of himself, he is made each try and be extra level-headed like his father going ahead. Jon nonetheless makes errors, positive, however he additionally continues to be taught from them. That’s what rising up is. However, Jordan constantly makes the identical ones again and again, seemingly costing Superman his life after dropping his coronary heart to Lex Luthor (Michael Cudlitz).
Season 4 Ought to Push Jordan Into Becoming the New Man of Steel
With Superman gone, and seemingly any hope of resurrecting him gone with Jordan’s failure to reclaim his coronary heart (although let’s be trustworthy, Lex has a backup, proper?), this can be the ultimate “rock bottom” that the youthful Kent must be a real hero. In some ways, although Jordan and Clark share Kryptonian DNA, the would-be Superboy is much more like his mom in persona. Lois (Elizabeth Tulloch) is infamous for dashing bull-headed into conditions with out considering them by way of, however, like Jordan, she’s used to Superman coming to her rescue. Both of them could be sensible to take a step again whereas coping with Lex Luthor and actively plan their subsequent transfer earlier than making any extra poor selections.
Without Clark there to information them, it would not be shocking if Jonathan (whose personal persona greatest echoes his father’s) stepped up and helped his brother to raised management not simply his feelings however his powers. In the previous, Jon has been in a position to assist calm Jordan down when he is had panic assaults, and this may simply be the time for the 2 to restore their relationship by relying on each other. Especially now that Lex is aware of their household secret, it is extra necessary than ever that Jordan takes his father’s classes to coronary heart and proves his value as the following Man of Steel.
Superman & Lois is at present airing its fourth and closing season on The CW.
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