Tuesday’s second season finale of Superman & Lois lastly gave viewers a solution they’ve been ready for — even when it wasn’t the reply they have been anticipating.
We’re speaking about how precisely this present is related to the bigger Arrowverse, one thing that was addressed (albeit briefly) this week by Normal Lane. Delicate finale spoilers forward!
“I’ve been working for the DOD for a very long time,” Sam informed his grandsons. “I’ve seen issues you wouldn’t consider — glimpses of different worlds, and the leagues of superheroes they’ve on them. And regardless that we solely have your father on this planet, thank God that we do, as a result of he’s the best of any Earth.”
Talking with TVLine, showrunner Todd Helbing acknowledges, “From Day 1, there have been questions of how we have been related to the Arrowverse. For those who return to the primary script that received despatched to Warner Brothers and DC, it had a number of references to different heroes like The Flash. There have been moments after we have been taking pictures, and I feel I’ve stated this earlier than, however there was a photograph of Kara on Lois’ desk on the Day by day Planet. All of that stuff received slowly pulled out, and the extra we did that, the extra it turned a can of worms to even point out it.”
So, why didn’t we get this huge speech sooner?
“DC and I had a dialog throughout Season 1, and the choice [to keep Superman & Lois separate] was made then, however I couldn’t make it public till the tip of this season,” Helbing explains. “So after I received all these questions [in previous interviews], I knew what we have been doing, however I might by no means speak about it. It received a bit of irritating on my finish, however I completely perceive DC’s place. So this put that to relaxation. I’ve stated from the start that we wish to put our personal stamp on the Superman property. This wasn’t meant to alienate us from the Arrowverse, however as a result of a number of the opposite exhibits are sadly now not going to be on the air, it felt like the proper factor to do.”
Whereas this Superman is conscious of the multiverse, as established in Episode 7 of Season 1, “we’ve got to consider this as a separate Superman, a doppelganger of the one who was within the Arrowverse,” Helbing says. “I perceive why everybody has been wanting the references, however it will have felt unsuitable.”
(In different phrases, don’t maintain your breath for any huge crossovers within the close to future. Or ever.)
As for the John Diggle we noticed on the finish of the Season 2 finale, he’s additionally — you guessed it — not the identical Diggle that spent eight seasons kicking butt on Arrow.
“That is additionally a brand new Diggle,” Helbing confirms. “David Ramsey had grown a beard and grew his hair out. He referred to as me and stated, ‘I’ve been rising my hair, I look totally different. Would you like me to shave and get a haircut?’ So to not add extra confusion to it, however he’s a special Diggle.” (Click on right here for extra intel on the finale.)
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