Pilot (Superman & Lois)

"Eventually, I moved to Metropolis to become who I was meant to be."

- Clark Kent

Synopsis
After years of facing megalomaniacal supervillains, monsters wreaking havoc on Metropolis, and alien invaders intent on wiping out the human race, the world's most famous superhero, The Man of Steel aka Clark Kent and comic books' most famous journalist, Lois Lane, come face to face with one of their greatest challenges ever - dealing with all the stress, pressures and complexities that come with being working parents in today's society. Complicating the already daunting job of raising two boys, Clark and Lois must also concern themselves with whether or not their sons Jonathan and Jordan could inherit their father's Kryptonian superpowers as they grow older. Returning to Smallville to handle some Kent family business, Clark and Lois are reacquainted with Lana Lang, a local loan officer who also happens to be Clark's first love, and her Fire Chief husband Kyle Cushing. The adults aren't the only ones rediscovering old friendships in Smallville as the Kent sons are reacquainted with Lana and Kyle's rebellious daughter, Sarah. Of course, there's never a dull moment in the life of a superhero, especially with Lois' father, General Samuel Lane looking for Superman to vanquish a villain or save the day at a moment's notice. Meanwhile, Superman and Lois' return to idyllic Smallville is set to be upended when both a mysterious stranger and impassioned self-made mogul Morgan Edge enter their lives.

Main Characters

 * Superman/Clark Kent (Kal-El)
 * Lois Lane
 * Jonathan Kent
 * Jordan Kent
 * Sarah Cushing
 * Lana Lang Cushing
 * Kyle Cushing
 * General Sam Lane

Villains

 * Captain Luthor
 * Captain Luthor's AI
 * Morgan Edge
 * Superman (Kal-El)

Other Characters

 * Benny
 * Cobb Branden
 * Dr. Frye
 * Dr. Donner
 * Dr. Reeve
 * Eliza
 * Engstrom
 * God
 * Jonathan Kent Sr.
 * Jor-El
 * Kal-El's Mother
 * Lois Hannigan
 * Lueck
 * Margie Kelton
 * Martha Kent
 * Max "Maxy" Mencken
 * Pastor Lindquist
 * Perry White
 * Pete Ross
 * Raiden
 * Samuel Foswell
 * Sean Smith
 * Shuster
 * Siegel
 * Sippy
 * Sophie Cushing
 * Steve Lombard
 * T. Welling
 * Tag Harris
 * Timmy Ryan
 * Whit
 * Luthor

Teams and Organizations

 * Ace Chemical
 * Facebook
 * FFA
 * Galaxy Holdings
 * Daily Planet
 * Daily Planet Network
 * HowToBasic
 * HUD
 * Instability Strip
 * KIFR
 * Luthor Wayne
 * Megachord
 * Metropolis Meteors
 * Metropolis Police Department
 * Oberlee Foods
 * Seek & Keep Thrift Store
 * Sequoia
 * Smallville Crows
 * Smallville Emergency Medical Technician
 * Smallville Fire & Rescue
 * Smallville Police Department
 * Soul Asylum
 * United States Army
 * United States Postal Service

Events

 * War on Superman
 * Ambush on Superman
 * Explosion at Shuster Mines
 * Resurrection of Krypton (UE-33)

Species

 * Artificial Intelligence
 * Bass
 * Humans
 * Humans
 * Kryptonian-Human Hybrids
 * Kryptonians
 * Kryptonians
 * Vulcans

Objects

 * Steel's Ship
 * Steel War Suit
 * Clark Kent's Glasses
 * ELT
 * Green Kryptonite
 * Green Kryptonite
 * Kryptonite Dagger
 * Injustice 2
 * Kent Farm Truck
 * Kal-El's Pod
 * Rory's First Kiss
 * Sunstone Crystal
 * Superman Suits

Locations

 * Undesignated Universe
 * Earth
 * China
 * Shanghai
 * Fortress of Solitude
 * Fukushima
 * United States of America
 * Elison Nuclear Power Plant
 * Hudson Nuclear Power Plant
 * Kansas
 * Rice County
 * Smallville
 * Kent Farm
 * Kent House
 * Kent Barn
 * Storm Cellar
 * Main Street
 * Seek & Keep Thrift Store
 * Sequoia
 * Shuster Mines
 * Smallville Church
 * Smallville Community Bank
 * Smallville Cemetary
 * Smallville Firehouse
 * Smallville High School
 * Metropolis
 * Ace Chemical
 * Daily Planet Building
 * Kent Townhouse
 * Metropolis High School
 * Oyster Creek
 * St. Louis
 * Twin Cities
 * Wichita
 * The Sun
 * Krypton
 * Undesignated Universe
 * Earth
 * Krypton

Trivia

 * This episode had a TV special called Superman & Lois: Legacy of Hope that aired after it.
 * This is the longest ever episode in the Arrowverse.
 * Jonathan Kent is named after Clark's adoptive father, Jonathan Kent Sr. and Jordan Kent is named after his biological father, Jor-El.
 * When Clark enters Jordan's room, he is playing as Raiden in the video game, Injustice 2 as opposed to playing Superman.
 * The emblem on Superman's first suit is the same as the crest in the 1941 Fleischer Cartoons.
 * The flashback scene where clark saves a young boy from a falling car is inspired by Action Comics 1 with the line "my mom made it for me" being directly lifted from it.
 * Dr. Frye is a reference to the character of the same name from the 1978 Superman film.
 * Two notes in Clark Kent's Apartment have various references to individuals associated with Superman.
 * One mentions Shuster and Siegel which is a reference to the creators of Superman, Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegel and Dr. Donner which is a reference to Richard Donner who directed the 1978 Superman film.
 * Another note mentions Dr. Reeve which is a reference to Christopher Reeve who portrayed Superman in the Superman: The Motion Picture Anthology franchise.