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After years of facing megalomaniacal supervillains, monsters wreaking havoc on Metropolis, and alien invaders intent on wiping out the human race, The Man of Steel aka Clark Kent and Lois Lane come face to face

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Superman & Lois Season 3 Episode 5 - Head On
    7.3/10(1051 votes)

    #1 - Head On

    S3:E5

    Clark and General Lane are both having a hard time giving Lois room to make her own decisions. Meanwhile, Lana and Sarah have a run-in with an old friend at the diner.

    Director:David Ramsey
    Writer:Andrew N. Wong

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  2. Superman & Lois Season 3 Episode 7 - Forever and Always
    7.4/10(1017 votes)

    #2 - Forever and Always

    S3:E7

    Lois and Clark dig deeper on Bruno Mannheim, starting with his connections to Hob's Bay Medical Center, while Jonathan and Jordan panic at home over Lois' dire diagnosis.

    Director:Alvaro Ron
    Writer:Adam Mallinger

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  3. Superman & Lois Season 4 Episode 4 - A Perfectly Good Wedding
    7.4/10(916 votes)

    #3 - A Perfectly Good Wedding

    S4:E4

    Lois helps throw Kyle and Chrissy an impromptu wedding that doesn't quite go as planned.

    Director:Gregory Smith
    Writers:Max Kronick, George Kitson

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  4. Superman & Lois Season 2 Episode 8 - Into Oblivion
    7.5/10(1274 votes)

    #4 - Into Oblivion

    S2:E8

    Lois, Clark, and Natalie notice a difference in John Henry's behavior and fear something might be very wrong. Meanwhile, Kyle encounters an awkward moment with Lana while stopping by the house to pick Sarah up for school. Lastly, Jonathan and Jordan brace themselves when they realize a talking to from their parents is headed their way.

    Directors:Gregory Smith, Sudz Sutherland
    Writers:Kristi Korzec, Juliana James

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  5. Superman & Lois Season 2 Episode 12 - Lies That Bind
    7.5/10(1385 votes)

    #5 - Lies That Bind

    S2:E12

    We pick up right where we left off with Clark levitating in front of Lana. Meanwhile, Jordan and Jonathan question whether Lois and Clark are telling them the complete story. Lastly, Natalie tries her best to get Sarah to acknowledge Jordan.

    Director:David Mahmoudieh
    Writer:Rina Mimoun

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  6. Superman & Lois Season 2 Episode 13 - All Is Lost
    7.5/10(1178 votes)

    #6 - All Is Lost

    S2:E13

    Clark and Lois disagree on the best way to figure out if Ally Allston went to the Inverse World. Meanwhile, John Henry makes a surprising discovery and Lois sets out to track Lucy down.

    Director:Elaine Mongeon
    Writer:Kristi Korzec

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  7. Superman & Lois Season 3 Episode 6 - Of Sound Mind
    7.5/10(1022 votes)

    #7 - Of Sound Mind

    S3:E6

    Clark finds himself in uncharted territory, and Lois bonds with a new friend. Meanwhile, Superman pays Bruno Mannheim a surprise visit.

    Director:Diana Valentine
    Writer:George Kitson

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  8. Superman & Lois Season 2 Episode 1 - What Lies Beneath
    7.6/10(1758 votes)

    #8 - What Lies Beneath

    S2:E1

    Lois and Clark struggle as a couple while Chrissy adjusts to running The Smallville Gazette with Lois. Jonathan faces new challenges on the football field, and secrets threaten to destroy Jordan and Sarah's growing relationship. Meanwhile, Kyle grows concerned over Lana's involvement with a new mayoral candidate. Lastly, John Henry Irons and his daughter Natalie attempt to make this new Earth their home.

    Director:Gregory Smith
    Writers:Todd Helbing, Brent Fletcher

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  9. Superman & Lois Season 3 Episode 10 - Collision Course
    7.6/10(948 votes)

    #9 - Collision Course

    S3:E10

    Lois attempts to interview Peia in the hopes of unearthing the truth about an old case, while Clark struggles to spend quality time with the boys.

    Director:Elaine Mongeon
    Writers:Max Cunningham, Max Kronick

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  10. Superman & Lois Season 2 Episode 2 - The Ties That Bind
    7.7/10(1567 votes)

    #10 - The Ties That Bind

    S2:E2

    Clark opens up to Lois about his ongoing struggle with visions and admits that there is only one person who might be able to help. Meanwhile, Lana receives some unexpected news and tensions begin to rise between Lois and Chrissy. Lastly, Sarah breaks plans with Jordan to spend time with Natalie.

    Director:David Ramsey
    Writers:Michael Narducci, Kristi Korzec

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  11. Superman & Lois Season 2 Episode 4 - The Inverse Method
    7.7/10(1473 votes)

    #11 - The Inverse Method

    S2:E4

    Lois and Chrissy are on a mission to find Lois' sister Lucy and Jonathan and Jordan become more and more unsettled as Clark's painful visions continue. Meanwhile, Lana, Kyle and Sarah share a family breakfast and discuss Sarah's upcoming quinceañera. Lastly, Natalie and her father share a bonding moment.

    Director:Melissa Hickey
    Writers:Jai Jamison, Andrew N. Wong

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  12. Superman & Lois Season 2 Episode 5 - Girl… You'll Be a Woman, Soon
    7.7/10(1398 votes)

    #12 - Girl… You'll Be a Woman, Soon

    S2:E5

    Lana, Kyle and Sarah prepare for Sarah's quinceañera, but things don't end up going as smoothly as they had hoped. Clark finds himself struggling with feelings of guilt about what happened to John Irons and Lois worries that she might have been wrong about Ally. Meanwhile, Jonathan learns that Ret. General Samuel Lane is planning to train Jordan. Lastly, Chrissy goes searching for the truth about Lois.

    Director:Diana Valentine
    Writers:Adam Mallinger, Rina Mimoun

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  13. Superman & Lois Season 2 Episode 6 - Tried and True
    7.7/10(1404 votes)

    #13 - Tried and True

    S2:E6

    Lois tells Clark that she and Chrissy plan to do a deeper dive into the Inverse Society and Lana and Sarah try to comfort each other after the fallout at Sarah's quinceañera. Meanwhile, Jordan notices something suspicious in Jonathan's book bag. Lastly, Lt. Mitch Anderson finds himself under fire for the deterioration of the department of defense's relationship with Superman.

    Director:Amy Jo Johnson
    Writers:Max Kronick, Patrick Barton Leahy

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  14. Superman & Lois Season 3 Episode 3 - In Cold Blood
    7.7/10(1124 votes)

    #14 - In Cold Blood

    S3:E3

    Lois and Chrissy pursue a new lead in the Mannheim investigation against Clark's wishes. Meanwhile, Jonathan, Jordan, and Nat face an unexpected obstacle.

    Director:Gregory Smith
    Writer:Jai Jamison

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  15. Superman & Lois Season 3 Episode 9 - The Dress
    7.7/10(1032 votes)

    #15 - The Dress

    S3:E9

    Superman and John Henry clash over how to handle Bruno Mannheim, while Lois worries over upcoming treatments and confides in Lana about her early courtship with Clark.

    Director:Stephen Maier
    Writer:Kristi Korzec

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  16. Superman & Lois Season 4 Episode 5 - Break the Cycle
    7.7/10(898 votes)

    #16 - Break the Cycle

    S4:E5

    Lois takes bolder actions to stop Luthor; Jonathan juggles personal life and responsibilities; Clark discovers an unsettling truth.

    Director:Elizabeth Henstridge
    Writer:Adam Mallinger

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  17. Superman & Lois Season 1 Episode 4 - Haywire
    7.8/10(2776 votes)

    #17 - Haywire

    S1:E4

    While sitting in the stands at the high school football game, Lois and Chrissy spot fish out of water Morgan Edge conversing with Mayor Dean and Kyle Kushing, and the two see right through this insincere move to try to win over the town. Meanwhile, Clark agrees to help Lois out at a town hall meeting, but things get tense when he finds himself pulled in two different directions. Lastly, Jonathan is having mixed emotions about Jordan's newfound status.

    Director:James Bamford
    Writer:Michael Narducci

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  18. Superman & Lois Season 2 Episode 7 - Anti-Hero
    7.8/10(1386 votes)

    #18 - Anti-Hero

    S2:E7

    Superman pleads with Lt. Anderson to investigate Ally Allston and Lois receives some very upsetting news. Meanwhile, Lois helps Lana prepare to fight the good fight. Lastly, Jordan is still irritated with Jonathan for lying to him.

    Director:Elizabeth Henstridge
    Writers:Michael Narducci, Max Cunningham

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  19. Superman & Lois Season 3 Episode 1 - Closer
    7.8/10(1318 votes)

    #19 - Closer

    S3:E1

    Lois' undercover assignment reveals a deadly foe that promises to change the Kent family forever. Meanwhile, the Kent boys find themselves being pulled in opposite directions.

    Director:Tom Cavanagh
    Writers:Todd Helbing, Brent Fletcher

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  20. Superman & Lois Season 4 Episode 8 - Sharp Dressed Man
    7.8/10(875 votes)

    #20 - Sharp Dressed Man

    S4:E8

    Luthor challenges Lois to a live telecast debate, though not everything is as it seems; John Henry and Clark face a troubling possibility.

    Director:Michael Cudlitz
    Writers:Todd Helbing, Brent Fletcher

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  21. Superman & Lois Season 1 Episode 5 - The Best of Smallville
    7.9/10(2602 votes)

    #21 - The Best of Smallville

    S1:E5

    As Smallville celebrates its first Harvest Festival since Martha’s passing, Clark is reminded what his mother meant to him and learns a lesson that will help him move past her death. Meanwhile, Lois makes a breakthrough in the investigation of Morgan Edge. Lastly, Kyle tries to reconnect with Lana, but it seems like he might be falling back into his old ways.

    Director:Rachel Talalay
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Superman & Lois Season 3 Episode 11 - Complications
    7.9/10(979 votes)

    #22 - Complications

    S3:E11

    Clark helps Lois prepare for a procedure but must leave the boys with her to help John Henry and General Lane track down the Mannheims.

    Director:Jai Jamison
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Superman & Lois Season 4 Episode 2 - A World Without
    7.9/10(1055 votes)

    #23 - A World Without

    S4:E2

    Lana and Sarah join the fight against Luthor; Jordan and Jonathan butt heads over a decision.

    Director:Sudz Sutherland
    Writers:Kristi Korzec, Katie Aldrin

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  24. Superman & Lois Season 1 Episode 13 - Fail Safe
    8.0/10(1900 votes)

    #24 - Fail Safe

    S1:E13

    Superman pays a visit to Morgan Edge. Meanwhile, Lois and Chrissy work together on a story. Lastly, Jonathan finds a welcome distraction during a very stressful school day.

    Director:Ian Samoil
    Writers:Jai Jamison, Kristi Korzec

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  25. Superman & Lois Season 2 Episode 9 - 30 Days and 30 Nights
    8.0/10(1392 votes)

    #25 - 30 Days and 30 Nights

    S2:E9

    Lois thanks Lana for sticking up for Jonathan when one of the football players mother's starts dogging him for getting football season cancelled. Meanwhile, Jordan's unexpected departure on the mayoral election day leaves Sarah rattled. Lastly, Natalie and Sarah wonder if they notice a spark between John Henry and Lana.

    Director:Ian Samoil
    Writers:Jai Jamison, Katie Aldrin

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Head On" is the worst rated episode of "Superman & Lois". It scored 7.3/10 based on 1051 votes. Directed by David Ramsey and written by Andrew N. Wong, it aired on 4/11/2023. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Forever and Always".