The CW has provided ComicBook.com with an exclusive first look at a clip from tonight’s episode of Superman & Lois, titled “The Eradicator.” In the clip, Jonathan Kent and John Henry Irons are working on a weapon together. Jordan comments on John Henry Irons’s suit being cool, which John Henry does not take well, as he gets a little bit of a flashback to his life on his original Earth. The episode is setting up next week’s season finale, in which Superman will face off with The Eradicator (Adam Rayner), a classic DC villain that has been retrofitted for the show into inhabiting the body of Superman’s previously-unknown half-brother.
The episode airs tonight at 8 p.m. ET/PT on The CW. You can see the clip above.
John Henry Irons has become a formidable ally for Superman and Lois, but it didn’t start that way; at the beginning of the season, Irons was known simply as “Captain Luthor” or “The Stranger.” Hailing from another earth destroyed in the Crisis, John Henry saw his family murdered by rogue Kryptonians after The Eradicator wiped out Superman’s humanity, turning him agains this adoptive homeworld.
As fans saw in the most recent episode of the series, Smallville is continuing to grapple with what it experienced with Morgan Edge/Tal-Rho (Adam Rayner), and with the truth in short supply, that struggle is even more acute. On top of that, the most recent episode also showed Tal-Rho escape the custody of the Department of Defense after having seemingly become the Eradicator, a development that creates a lot of new problems for Superman (Tyler Hoechlin).
The photos from the episode show elements of both of those things, the struggles Smallville is having as well as the threat that is faced with Tal-Rho on the loose. The episode will also deal with Jordan’s (Alex Garfin) relationship with Sarah (Inde Navarette) which is beginning to concern Lois (Elizabeth Tulloch). You can check out the episode synopsis below and then read on for the photos.
THE HEART OF SMALLVILLE – Lois (Elizabeth Tulloch) is worried about Jordan (Alex Garfin) as he and Sarah (Inde Navarrette) continue to grow closer. Meanwhile, Clark (Tyler Hoechlin) pays Lana (Emmanuelle Chriqui) a visit. Lastly, Jonathan (Jordan Elsass) has been spending more and more time with John Henry (Wole Parks). Erik Valdez, Dylan Walsh and Adam Rayner also star. (#114). The episode was directed by Alexandra La Roche and written by Max Cunningham & Brent Fletcher.
Superman & Lois airs Tuesdays at 9/8c on The CW. “The Eradicator” debuts on August 10.