What a great episode!!!
I think it's funny that both SG and this show had episodes called "Man of Steel" and they were both "villain backstory" episodes.
I am so beyond excited about John Henry Irons being on this show, I really hope he's not a one-season wonder. I loved the Kent family coming to Clark's rescue. I'm also back to being more sympathetic toward Jordan. I mean, not the "rushing to snap judgment about his brother and Sarah" part, but that's hardly out of the ordinary for a 14-year-old. But as someone who regularly gets migraines, I really felt for him with all the super-hearing and sensory overload stuff. Super-hearing is a power I would never, EVER want.
The only part I didn't care for, and probably the reason this episode doesn't
quite top last week's as my fave to date, is the moment Clark almost punched an already-defeated Irons. I get that they want to tease the possibility of Irons being right, but sorry, I just...didn't buy that moment at all.
Still, overall quite a ride, and I'm glad it looks like the Irons backstory continues next week! Bitsie and Wolé were really talking that episode up, so I'm hyped.