it really was a brilliant case of writing. They didn't realy forshadow him being bad. He was just a background character. Someone who showed up for investigations but not of note otherwise. So you'd normally assume he's just here as a suporting character again.
@@metazoxan2 to be fair they kind of gave us a couple hints he might be bad for example he doesn't like Lois Lane and he didn't take her being in danger seriously when her contact in Lex Luthor's company went rogue
If I remember right the first one was found with a "self inflicted" gunshot "suicide", and the other caught new forms of diseases overnight while being one of the healthiest guys around just a few days before and the other parts of his being so healthy his family didn't see the need for a doctor. Edit : I checked to make sure, first had a headshot "suicide" and the other had a fast growing mystery infection, which I remember from Penguin's video that not only was he a health nut who didn't need a doctor supposedly beforehand but that doctors didn't know what to call his infection because it was something they'd never seen the likes of before.
This is the Superman I wanna see in live action. Someone who still believes in people when no one else does. The absolute best of us, not because of his powers, but because of his heart.
@pokemagetech in a way but it's more his kryptonian intuition. Smallville did an entire episode on it with Jor-El giving Clark the ability to hear people's thoughts to train it
This was maybe the best episode of the series. It showed Clark as a fully fleshed out person, not just Superman's beard. He's actually a brilliant reporter and investigator, and found evidence to prove a man's innocence when no one else even considered looking for it. He also struggled with coming out as Superman to prove the man's innocence since there was a witness to the car going into the sea. It was an entire internal debate about wether his identity was worth it.
So many adaptations fail to capture the magic of Superman. for me, it has always been that Superman is the secret identity. That is the mask that Clark Kent puts on so he can do heroic things. Clark Kent is the real person. it also keeps him in good foil with batman because Batman is the opposite. Bruce Wayn is a mask that Batman wears when he can't be Batman.
@@kazmark_gl8652 I've always felt that both mild-mannered Clark Kent and Superman are the secret identities. The real Clark is shown when he's home in Smallville, hanging out with his parents, when he's sitting in the Fortress of Solitude learning more about his Kryptonian heritage/trying to find a cure for cancer, or when he's around Lois after she learns his secret
Yup. Supes grew up here. Hes one of us. Hes an upstanding guy that just happens to have insane powers. My fav supes arent the ones that are the strongest but rather the ones that capture that feel: someone whos human first. Like this episode, where he says if he were to only be superman hed go crazy!
@@juaquintiscarenook, so, the actor for Superman actually did this. He went into NYC, next to a massive picture of his own face, in a Superman shirt, and didn’t get recognized.
@@d3nworth1Yeah, it also kinda fits into the theory how our brain kinda sorts these kinds of things, say if you saw like Obama at someplace like at a mall you'd think "wow that guys looks like Obama" instead of "holy shit it's Obama"
There’s a comic storyline where a hitman is hired to take out Clark and he snipes him while on a date with Lois. The bullet bounces off him and into his soup, but Clark doesn’t react so as to not scare Lois, who didn’t notice/wasn’t looking. The gunman thinks he missed until he looks through his scope and sees the bullet in Clark’s next spoonful of soup and Clark eats it. The assassin doesn’t think he’s Superman, but decides he should not be messing with someone like that
@@usmcsnyper3148 That is actually not that hard. Even Christopher Reeve showed how you could pull that off just by acting bit differently based on persona who you were acting. Also most people IRL are really not that perceptive. Fooling close friends might not be easy but everyone else not that hard.
@@tubetorpedo One example in RL is, seeing a co-worker dressed in normal clothes if you're used to seeing them in work clothes/a uniform. It's possible one might not even know it's them at first.
The funniest part of this episode is when superman goes to stay with ma and pa kent. Ma is upset because someone has killed Clark and it flashes to Clark eating at their kitchen table. Then Pa says well it's not like he's really dead though Martha. 😅
i thought the funny part was when lana helps with a cover story for kent's survival. she said he got amnesia from the accident and no one knew he was and the only name he could remember was "lana" which is why no one heard from him for so long.
Yeah and right after that, a very important line, at least one they emphasized for the last couple decades. He says something like "But I AM Clark, I Need to be Clark. I'd go crazy if I had to be Superman all the time."
Murder 1, plus 3 attempted murders, and he confessed. It was a slam dunk case and the execution was already scheduled. As a cop he would have known he wasn’t getting off, and a trial would have meant dragging the whole thing out, increasing the likelihood of him being killed in prison. He probably agreed to plead guilty and just get it over with instead
@@TheJjcczz Bullshit, he's a cop in America. A Trial means avoiding jailtime, getting a gofundme to milk people for fine money, and getting quietly shuffled to a new precinct with fewer nosy reporters, like Gotham. And subsequently getting brutally murdered by Scarecrow.
Granted it's also because they attempted to assassinate his secret identity. He knew no normal person even if there were pieces left would have "miraculously survived" that explosion. The death sentence also feels super appropriate considering he had one confirmed kill and 2 attempts before the sentencing.
I mean how else would you be able to explain a normal man surviving a explosion from right underneath him? Add in the fact superman had to be nearby watching him to save lous and you can only come to one conclusion that holds any wait.
It’s scary how much this happens in real life… people get framed and because of assumptions or what’s already in the system, nobody even lifts a finger to help them. I’m sure at least one person out there has an entire rap sheet of things they never did.
Not really. Yes, people sometimes get framed because of their existing reputation. No, people don't get an entire rap sheet of crimes they never committed. You don't just go out and pick some random dude to start blaming a bunch of crimes on. You take a legitimate criminal, who has committed many crimes in the past, and blame him for a new crime that he didn't commit. And although it's true that that _does_ happen, for the most part it's far more common that career criminals simply did actually commit further crimes, no framing needed.
@@_StormfatherYou can get randomly accused if you're pretty much anywhere but the U.S. Look at prosecution rates in Japan. The system WILL put you in the slammer because it will NEVER admit to putting an innocent person on trial
A mate of mine wrote a short story of the CIA trying to kill Clark Kent because he's a really good journalist. It's a bunch of shenanigans of Clark trying to avoid getting merked while keeping his secret identity.😂
Reminds me of that meme where someone wanted a story where the CIA tries to assassinate Clarke Kent because he's getting too close to something and they can't figure out why their assassination attempts keep failing.
@@danielzoom878 yeah and back when being a journalist actually meant something and reporters actually INVESTIGATED to find the TRUTH... Not the made up, click bait, opinion/feeling oriented stuff we get today.
The detail that is always skipped. Is the final scene of that episode. Because right as the man makes that realization that Clark Kent is Superman, the camera then cuts to a pan of liquid right next to him and a packet be dropped right into it, and as soon as it does, a green gas fills the screen. This is important because he said the gas chamber being executed. So he literally makes that realization as he dies.
Me and my brother watched this episode years later, he told me it’s one of his favorites. I asked him during the fake funeral why Lana wasn’t there, and he said “be patient.” The ending where Lana was his cover story I felt like it all made sense. I still can’t believe they got away with that ending.
@@gluttonousgoddess "Your honor, my client is clearly mentally unstable, and he promised me that he wouldn’t break out of the Asylum and kill dozens of people this time"
This was a great episode, that fact the detective realized Clark was superman right when he was executed and it pans to the last shot someone pulls the lever was brilliant.
Ever heard of Henry Cavil? He played superman in the DCEU. Yeah he made an experiment where he wore glasses and a super man shirt and stood under an ad of his movie Batman v Superman in TIMES SQUARE and no one recognized him. The glasses work. People don’t expect to see Superman in someone like Clark Kent. A scruffy nerdy nice guy from a farm in a Kansas.
i like how it just takes one double take at clark and you realize, he doesnt truly hide the superman identity he just keeps the lives as separate as he can
@@pennytsai5878 of course she knew. In the comics, Lois is the one who proposed marriage to Clark Kent and revealed that she knew he was Superman all along
Speaking as one of those younger people, Floppy disk is like the universal accepted pictogram of saving something. Its literally used as an icon for save in windows, and so many other software / games. People might now know what it is called. But everyone knows what a floppy disk is and what it does.
This is why many dont believe in the deathpenalty, too many innocents get framed and killed. A badguy getting killed is welcomed, but a random innocent person? Hell no.
The car bomb reminds me of a scene from Smallville, so now I’m just thinking that aside from being able to just walk away from that unscathed, Supes could probably still save the disk too.
@@krustyklownkollege7361 yeah that’s why I mentioned the scene from Smallville. If he could save a whole person there, then he could probably grab the disk on his way out here. Of course I understand that it’s not the same universe, but I can’t help thinking that way because of the similarity between both scenes.
@@sm_dubs5461 You're either referring to the Deadshot one in Season 10 or the one a few seasons prior where on the 2nd attempt I think he hit Clark with a kryptonite bullet. My memories a lil fuzzy lol
Im just imagining a cartoony ass explosion, where it's just clark holding the steering wheel, still in a driving position floating past his wheels looking confused asf 😂
You'd be surprised, but when the Irish fled Ireland to the US, a significant number became cops. If the British didn't ID you as an IRA member and you had to get away, America was seen as a great option.
This not only fleshes out more of this character but it shows you just how smart superman is not just your strong man. If you look at all star superman you see him trying to cure illnesses which is amazing 👏🏽
that's a thing i love about superman, he bever did profiling like the police or let his prejudices guide him, every time he investigates something he does hoping for the best of humanity, truly a will stronger than steel
Paul Dini is the comic book writer I would most like to meet and thank for his contribution to my childhood. Between BTAS, STAS, Justice League, & Batman Beyond, his words formed the definition of a hero in my young mind on Saturday mornings.
@@TotallyNotJoe_ She did, thus the 'between you me and the wall' and 'what took you' line. This was an intentional trap to bait exactly that reaction out of the murderer
I still wanna see that idea of corrupt fbi or cops trying to kill Clark cause he's a good journalist and not able to figure out how he keeps surviving lol
Based on the "What took you" she shoots at Superman, she probably had him there as a Setup to get him executed. I mean, who is a more reliable witness than Superman ?
@@Nico42048 She even gave it away by saying "Just between you, me, and the *wall..."* Why else would she call out the wall being a witness and not the stairwell?
This is a prime example of why Clark deserved a Pulitzer for Journalism and Lois does not. Clark was willing to investigate a story no one else would even consider to be possible. He conducted investigations and interviews and got the truth. Clark did all the work, and he shone a light on a major cover-up within the Metropolis PD.
Remember when we didnt shield kids from the dark side of the world but instead presented it in a manner they could understand? Pepperidge farm remembers. Now they're to afraid to say words like killed died or murdered andnuse nonsesne like unalived
I remember that episode! And the best part about his sudden realization about Kent being Superman was that it was just MOMENTS before he was executed for the crime of murder.
I'm just imagining Clark sitting in his destroyed car like "man... I just had this waxed."
"Damn that's crazy"
Was probably wondering if it was a bomb or just that burrito he ate for lunch
I'd be like "how the hell am I going to explain my survival?"
@@AldoHacha”If there weren’t any witnesses, I can probably get away with ‘I jumped out of the car’”
@@bodenkingsounds like typical Clark to me lol
What's cool about this episode was that bowman was in multiple episodes prior to this, so him being the killer was actually a bit of a twist.
Ok but what episode was it?
@@asininelordoftheshower "The late Mr. Kent" I think it's season 2, but idk the exact episode number
@@Lazyguy143 thanks bro
it really was a brilliant case of writing. They didn't realy forshadow him being bad. He was just a background character. Someone who showed up for investigations but not of note otherwise.
So you'd normally assume he's just here as a suporting character again.
@@metazoxan2 to be fair they kind of gave us a couple hints he might be bad for example he doesn't like Lois Lane and he didn't take her being in danger seriously when her contact in Lex Luthor's company went rogue
"Boeing whistleblower found dead after apparent self-inflicted car bomb explosion"
Forgot the part where the police investigation determines it was natural causes
Good one
Seriously, two Boeing whistleblowers went under in quick succession, one after the other.
Who the fuck runs that company? Cosa Nostra?
@@pedinhuh16Boeing: "Okay. Did that make our tires stop falling off on takeoff?"
If I remember right the first one was found with a "self inflicted" gunshot "suicide", and the other caught new forms of diseases overnight while being one of the healthiest guys around just a few days before and the other parts of his being so healthy his family didn't see the need for a doctor.
Edit : I checked to make sure, first had a headshot "suicide" and the other had a fast growing mystery infection, which I remember from Penguin's video that not only was he a health nut who didn't need a doctor supposedly beforehand but that doctors didn't know what to call his infection because it was something they'd never seen the likes of before.
This is the Superman I wanna see in live action. Someone who still believes in people when no one else does. The absolute best of us, not because of his powers, but because of his heart.
Yes. But also: his super-senses probably give him the a heightened ability to when someone is lying.
@pokemagetech in a way but it's more his kryptonian intuition. Smallville did an entire episode on it with Jor-El giving Clark the ability to hear people's thoughts to train it
@@PokeMageTechpsychopaths have entered the chat
And also leans into his investigative abilities as a reporter
Go watch smallville then
"I did not hit. It's not true. It's bull-crap. I dd not hit her. I did NAAAAUGHT!!! Oh hi, Clark."
Best....comment.....ever
YOU ARE TEARING ME APART, LOIS!
😂👍 yeees!
You made me spit my coffee. Well done sire 😂
I love This
This was maybe the best episode of the series.
It showed Clark as a fully fleshed out person, not just Superman's beard. He's actually a brilliant reporter and investigator, and found evidence to prove a man's innocence when no one else even considered looking for it.
He also struggled with coming out as Superman to prove the man's innocence since there was a witness to the car going into the sea. It was an entire internal debate about wether his identity was worth it.
Which series is this?
@@Child_of_the_Void Superman: The Animated Series
So many adaptations fail to capture the magic of Superman.
for me, it has always been that Superman is the secret identity. That is the mask that Clark Kent puts on so he can do heroic things. Clark Kent is the real person.
it also keeps him in good foil with batman because Batman is the opposite. Bruce Wayn is a mask that Batman wears when he can't be Batman.
@@kazmark_gl8652 I've always felt that both mild-mannered Clark Kent and Superman are the secret identities. The real Clark is shown when he's home in Smallville, hanging out with his parents, when he's sitting in the Fortress of Solitude learning more about his Kryptonian heritage/trying to find a cure for cancer, or when he's around Lois after she learns his secret
Yup. Supes grew up here. Hes one of us. Hes an upstanding guy that just happens to have insane powers. My fav supes arent the ones that are the strongest but rather the ones that capture that feel: someone whos human first.
Like this episode, where he says if he were to only be superman hed go crazy!
Kent knew a bit too much about quality assurance issues at boeing
They're worse than you think, but you didn't hear that from me.....
@@tysmothers🤨
@@tysmotherschoose your next words carefully
@@Dulaman107the Clintons are a part of it
Are you 5-year-olds not tired of making this joke yet?
But that cant be. They dont look anything alike. Clark Kent wears glasses!
That just superman disguise you know
@@evandomalvin3956impossible
@@juaquintiscarenook, so, the actor for Superman actually did this. He went into NYC, next to a massive picture of his own face, in a Superman shirt, and didn’t get recognized.
You'd be surprised how effective that is. I have a friend who I've only seen in glasses. One time she didn't wear them and I didn't recognize her.
@@d3nworth1Yeah, it also kinda fits into the theory how our brain kinda sorts these kinds of things, say if you saw like Obama at someplace like at a mall you'd think "wow that guys looks like Obama" instead of "holy shit it's Obama"
"He's Superman!“ The exact next second the room and shot fills with lethal gas. He took that secret to the grave.
I feel like I'm having a stroke reading this
Though theres no reason to think there wouldnt be a microphone in that room in the event he were to admit to more murders, or anything else
@@newfanguyjackson4858he's strapped down in a gas chamber, who is he going to kill
@@Danny15877.......I don't think you actually read my comment
@@newfanguyjackson4858that’s a solid point they always have something like that for people last words
There’s a comic storyline where a hitman is hired to take out Clark and he snipes him while on a date with Lois. The bullet bounces off him and into his soup, but Clark doesn’t react so as to not scare Lois, who didn’t notice/wasn’t looking. The gunman thinks he missed until he looks through his scope and sees the bullet in Clark’s next spoonful of soup and Clark eats it.
The assassin doesn’t think he’s Superman, but decides he should not be messing with someone like that
"I'm Superman. I take assassinations as an appetizer." 🍲
Does anyone know the name of this?
Comic name/issue #???
Clark chewing: my doctor did tell me I needed more iron in my body...
It was an entire comic about people trying to kill Clark.
"How did he survive that car bomb?
...oh my god! Clark Kent is Batman!"
*Insert record scratch here*
Took that secret to the grave with him too.
Oh my god! Clark Kent is the main character of this universe! And i'm just a side character about to be killed off! OH MY GOOOOOOOOOO......
BRO if Bowman completely got it wrong like this just as they flipped the switch, that woulda been a laugh riot worthy of Joker Venom.
😂😂😂😂😂
An invincible journalist seems like a fun premise for a show
Yes because he is Superman
@@ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΑ-ε1ω what?!?! No way!!!! Clark Kent wears glasses. Superman doesn't. They are NOT the same Person111111!!!!!111
@@usmcsnyper3148 That is actually not that hard. Even Christopher Reeve showed how you could pull that off just by acting bit differently based on persona who you were acting.
Also most people IRL are really not that perceptive. Fooling close friends might not be easy but everyone else not that hard.
@@tubetorpedo One example in RL is, seeing a co-worker dressed in normal clothes if you're used to seeing them in work clothes/a uniform.
It's possible one might not even know it's them at first.
@@ExplodingConsole Yeah but who else has a chin 4 miles long?
The funniest part of this episode is when superman goes to stay with ma and pa kent. Ma is upset because someone has killed Clark and it flashes to Clark eating at their kitchen table. Then Pa says well it's not like he's really dead though Martha. 😅
“Well OBVIOUSLY, they can’t, but THEY TRIED.”
i thought the funny part was when lana helps with a cover story for kent's survival. she said he got amnesia from the accident and no one knew he was and the only name he could remember was "lana" which is why no one heard from him for so long.
To clarify: “well obviously [he’s not really dead], they can’t [kill him],but they tried [to kill him].”
Yeah and right after that, a very important line, at least one they emphasized for the last couple decades. He says something like "But I AM Clark, I Need to be Clark. I'd go crazy if I had to be Superman all the time."
I’m more surprised the cop didn’t go to trial and his execution was less than 24 hours. The city was trying speed run his death.
There are people who have spent decades on death row, for anyone to be executed that quickly, he must have had some enemies.
Murder 1, plus 3 attempted murders, and he confessed. It was a slam dunk case and the execution was already scheduled. As a cop he would have known he wasn’t getting off, and a trial would have meant dragging the whole thing out, increasing the likelihood of him being killed in prison. He probably agreed to plead guilty and just get it over with instead
@@TheJjcczz Bullshit, he's a cop in America. A Trial means avoiding jailtime, getting a gofundme to milk people for fine money, and getting quietly shuffled to a new precinct with fewer nosy reporters, like Gotham.
And subsequently getting brutally murdered by Scarecrow.
@@TheJjcczzNot to mention if Superman backs up the evidence with what he heard, then you’re finished lol
Plot Armor v Bowman (defendant)
kinda funny how the only regular person to figure out on their own clark kent is superman got a death sentence lmaoo nice save
Granted it's also because they attempted to assassinate his secret identity. He knew no normal person even if there were pieces left would have "miraculously survived" that explosion.
The death sentence also feels super appropriate considering he had one confirmed kill and 2 attempts before the sentencing.
I mean how else would you be able to explain a normal man surviving a explosion from right underneath him? Add in the fact superman had to be nearby watching him to save lous and you can only come to one conclusion that holds any wait.
@@jaye4157 Superman is stalking Lois Lane
An Earlier episode Lana Lang admitted to superman she knew who He is. Clark, She put one and one together.
And that end shot... chills...
It’s scary how much this happens in real life… people get framed and because of assumptions or what’s already in the system, nobody even lifts a finger to help them. I’m sure at least one person out there has an entire rap sheet of things they never did.
All we need is Superman to go and save them
What's a rap sheet?
Criminal record. Its a page, (or several) of your criminal history.
Not really. Yes, people sometimes get framed because of their existing reputation. No, people don't get an entire rap sheet of crimes they never committed. You don't just go out and pick some random dude to start blaming a bunch of crimes on. You take a legitimate criminal, who has committed many crimes in the past, and blame him for a new crime that he didn't commit.
And although it's true that that _does_ happen, for the most part it's far more common that career criminals simply did actually commit further crimes, no framing needed.
@@_StormfatherYou can get randomly accused if you're pretty much anywhere but the U.S.
Look at prosecution rates in Japan. The system WILL put you in the slammer because it will NEVER admit to putting an innocent person on trial
Finally someone got past the glasses
Moments before the electric chair gets turned on
@@Chukky_E.A
Actually, I believe he was gassed.
@@SchneeflockeMonsoon No, it was electric chair
@@blackfangex6813does it really matter? He took it the grave with him.
@@blackfangex6813no it was gas
This version of Superman is a real man of integrity! When it comes to comics and movies, we need THIS Superman more than ever.
Honestly I don't like this version of Clark Kent much.
A mate of mine wrote a short story of the CIA trying to kill Clark Kent because he's a really good journalist. It's a bunch of shenanigans of Clark trying to avoid getting merked while keeping his secret identity.😂
I want to read that story.
Did they post it online anywhere? That sounds like a hilarious read
I would love to see it if they posted it anywhere
Not the CIA award for journalistic excellence!
Reminds me of that comic panel where the joker is just about to hit Clark with a bat, and all he’s thinking about is how he could fake being hurt.
Reminds me of that meme where someone wanted a story where the CIA tries to assassinate Clarke Kent because he's getting too close to something and they can't figure out why their assassination attempts keep failing.
Damn, being a reporter pays well, that car's sick
It was a different time.
bro, lets be honest, he happens to be best friends with the richest men in gothem. Just saying that car was a gift.
@@danielzoom878 yeah and back when being a journalist actually meant something and reporters actually INVESTIGATED to find the TRUTH...
Not the made up, click bait, opinion/feeling oriented stuff we get today.
@@danielzoom878 ah
Nice car 😎
The detail that is always skipped.
Is the final scene of that episode.
Because right as the man makes that realization that Clark Kent is Superman, the camera then cuts to a pan of liquid right next to him and a packet be dropped right into it, and as soon as it does, a green gas fills the screen.
This is important because he said the gas chamber being executed.
So he literally makes that realization as he dies.
Me and my brother watched this episode years later, he told me it’s one of his favorites. I asked him during the fake funeral why Lana wasn’t there, and he said “be patient.” The ending where Lana was his cover story I felt like it all made sense. I still can’t believe they got away with that ending.
Bowman took that secret to his grave
So Metropolis has the death sentence and Gotham doesn’t ?
Gotham probably does, we just never see it cause all we see is Arkham Asylum stuff
@@gluttonousgoddess "Your honor, my client is clearly mentally unstable, and he promised me that he wouldn’t break out of the Asylum and kill dozens of people this time"
Insanity Plea loophole
@@GraveDigger35 that's true
Death penalty threat > insanity please > go to Arkham > escape or get let out on "good behavior"
I think it’s cos Gotham is based on New York an NY don’t have death penalty
This was a great episode, that fact the detective realized Clark was superman right when he was executed and it pans to the last shot someone pulls the lever was brilliant.
Superman TAS is so good, most people bring up Batman TAS but Superman was good too
"He's Superman"
And everyone will think you're crazy 😂😂😂
He dies at that same moment, as the electric chair he is sitting on gets turned on.
That scene takes place seconds before before hes executed, figured it out too late
And he gets the lightbulb moment!!!
😆😆😆😆😆
what sold it off... the glasses??
Literally the final shot was the guard throwing the switcj on the chair right after he realised it
And a metaphorical lightbulb just went on at that time.
😆😆😆😆😆
"Haha! I discovered Superman's secret identity!"
*2 seconds later*
"Oh shit"
Loved this episode. The only dude to realize clark was superman but died with the knowledge.
Smartest DC character not named Batman:
Lex?
@@SamaelLightbringer-mm9npwhen he doesn't know Clark Kent is Batman
Mr. Terrific?
Ralph Dibny?
Ever heard of Henry Cavil? He played superman in the DCEU. Yeah he made an experiment where he wore glasses and a super man shirt and stood under an ad of his movie Batman v Superman in TIMES SQUARE and no one recognized him. The glasses work.
People don’t expect to see Superman in someone like Clark Kent. A scruffy nerdy nice guy from a farm in a Kansas.
Funny how Avengers and JL members are usually smarter/more powerful in their solo series compared to when they team up with others.
Superheroes have to share one brain cell when teaming up, for balancing purposes
Yeah. J'onn, Superman and Batman were underpowered in JL.
It's the ninja effect.
1 ninja or a small team = elite operators who can kill hundreds
A school of ninjas = get mowed down by the dozens
@@mrspook4789
Batman CAN NOT be underpowered. Superman was.
the green lantern corps is even more susceptible to this problem
i like how it just takes one double take at clark and you realize, he doesnt truly hide the superman identity he just keeps the lives as separate as he can
The only thing I take away from this clip is that Lois is suicidal
It took you until this clip to figure that out? 😜
Women ☕️
She and superman made it to reveal the guy, and louis knew that there was no danger.
@@paysmenot2624 -Leon Kennedy
And then the detective was executed
that part had me dying when I saw this.
Pretty ballsy for a cartoon to show that!
@@stickydog_hopkins9860 him too
Everyone else after Superman saved them: Wow thank you so much!
Louis: You took long enough.
😂😂😂😂❤
She knew he was watching XD
@@mackthisarrowhearth295 also I think Louis knew who he is in life long before. She just never break that wall.😂
@@pennytsai5878 of course she knew. In the comics, Lois is the one who proposed marriage to Clark Kent and revealed that she knew he was Superman all along
@@ShadowMoon878 Ooh coool didn’t exactly follow the comics ahahah ty for that
I imagine Clark like a looney Tunes character with a bomb. Covered in ash but only his eyes visible
Bowman:I KNOW SUPERMAN'S SECRET IDENTITY!!!
Executioner: WHO?
bowman: ITS CL-
Executioner: CARES **proceeds to give him the 1944 shower experience**
Hi Clark Cares 😏
"Welp there goes a perfectly good secret identity" - Clark sitting in the explosion
I actually liked this episode
It showed Superman doing the detective bit and not always using his powers to make a mess
I love how they show a floppy disc.
Younger people may not even know what that is. 😅
im pretty sure everyone knows what it is just because of how much people say other people wont recognize it
Also because it's still portrayed in media and has become the defacto save icon@@snackwayz4216
Today people can't even do basic math. I doubt they know anything older then 20 30 years
@robertfink4768 I am 25 and I used that disk when I was a kid.
Speaking as one of those younger people, Floppy disk is like the universal accepted pictogram of saving something. Its literally used as an icon for save in windows, and so many other software / games. People might now know what it is called. But everyone knows what a floppy disk is and what it does.
"It was already too fucking late." - Miri Dawn
This is why many dont believe in the deathpenalty, too many innocents get framed and killed.
A badguy getting killed is welcomed, but a random innocent person? Hell no.
I like how superman can hear from space bit gotta go right up to the wall to hear lol😂
Unbelievable! That cop killed a woman just to get a promotion 😑
not too different from real life i guess
Real life cops have killed for far less.
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True
Obviously he did it! Anyone with lips that huge is guilty!
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😂😂😂😂😂😂
Jim Crow-ahh comment 🤡
That kinda feels racist.
Cartoons were something else back kn the Day
THERE’S A STAAAAAAAAR MAAAAAAAAAAN WAITING IN THE SKY
The car bomb reminds me of a scene from Smallville, so now I’m just thinking that aside from being able to just walk away from that unscathed, Supes could probably still save the disk too.
The explosion damaged the disk beyond repair by the time he realized it went off.
@@krustyklownkollege7361 yeah that’s why I mentioned the scene from Smallville. If he could save a whole person there, then he could probably grab the disk on his way out here.
Of course I understand that it’s not the same universe, but I can’t help thinking that way because of the similarity between both scenes.
I know which scene from Smallville you're referring to. Near the end of season 1 with that reporter on Clark's case planted that shit.
@@stickydog_hopkins9860 I was referring more specifically to the bullet one in a later season.
@@sm_dubs5461 You're either referring to the Deadshot one in Season 10 or the one a few seasons prior where on the 2nd attempt I think he hit Clark with a kryptonite bullet. My memories a lil fuzzy lol
"What took you?" "Sorry, I was right up against the wall, I couldn't crash through so I had to push through. That's why it took an extra second."
Shame Superman couldn't save him, huh?
Save who? That nerdy little reporter? There are more important people around...
What do you mean
He didn't die
Lucky Bastard
Him and his Kryptonian
DNA
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He didn't die
Im just imagining a cartoony ass explosion, where it's just clark holding the steering wheel, still in a driving position floating past his wheels looking confused asf 😂
Didn't realise Bowman was part of the IRA
You'd be surprised, but when the Irish fled Ireland to the US, a significant number became cops. If the British didn't ID you as an IRA member and you had to get away, America was seen as a great option.
This not only fleshes out more of this character but it shows you just how smart superman is not just your strong man. If you look at all star superman you see him trying to cure illnesses which is amazing 👏🏽
"What took you?"
"Louis. Your life is literally in my hands right now. Do not give me that."
On her defense, Superman waited until he threw her off the building
that's a thing i love about superman, he bever did profiling like the police or let his prejudices guide him, every time he investigates something he does hoping for the best of humanity, truly a will stronger than steel
*car explodes*
"Well, that just happened"
The realization that you tried to murder and pissed off the most powerful superhero on earth.
Paul Dini is the comic book writer I would most like to meet and thank for his contribution to my childhood. Between BTAS, STAS, Justice League, & Batman Beyond, his words formed the definition of a hero in my young mind on Saturday mornings.
Imagine how screwed you would be if as a mafia boss he tried to kill Superman
What was Lois’s plan? Did she really think confronting a killer ALONE was a good idea?!
She had superman right outside?
@@ingmaster5I don't think she knew Superman was outside
I’m pretty sure she just assumes at this point that Superman will always save her
@@TotallyNotJoe_ She did, thus the 'between you me and the wall' and 'what took you' line.
This was an intentional trap to bait exactly that reaction out of the murderer
Rule of Drama.
I loved this show and Batman: The Animated Series sooooooo much when I was a kid. It’s stood the test of time so damn well.
Which show is it?
@@Dreamheart101
Superman: The Animated Series.
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Thanks!
@@Dreamheart101
No problem! It’s a fantastic show.
When your paranoia rolls a 20 on perception.
as a kid i never liked superman, but now as an adult i love his good stories. he is a good guy in a cold world
Wait the execute killer in metropolis ? Why not do that at gotham ?
Different states, presumably different death penalty laws.
Joker pleads insanity, most of other villains probably also do something like this
"He's Superman!"
"Ok, sure buddy. Now, lets get you on that transfer bus to Arkham."
I still wanna see that idea of corrupt fbi or cops trying to kill Clark cause he's a good journalist and not able to figure out how he keeps surviving lol
"How did he survive that car bomb, how?
*"Mr. Kent is just built different, sir"*
As Bruce said
Damn his Kryptonian DNA
Did she just not expect him to have a reaction to her exposing him
Based on the "What took you" she shoots at Superman, she probably had him there as a Setup to get him executed. I mean, who is a more reliable witness than Superman ?
Yeah based on her statement, she was almost certainly anticipating him having a reaction
@@Nico42048 She even gave it away by saying "Just between you, me, and the *wall..."*
Why else would she call out the wall being a witness and not the stairwell?
There was a message behind every TV shows episode back in the days. Dead men tell no tales.
I wanna see a live action Clark Kent movie so baaaad. Less of superman, more investigative journalism!
You want a movie of just Clark Kent looking at the internet and calling people?
@@robertthompson5701 Do you?
I love that someone actually figured it out. He may be corrupt, but he is a detective.
You know it's an old episode when they're using the old three inch floppy
This was a great episode. That ending was chilling yet satisfying.
Louis was fine asf
Aphrodite
"According to the computer disk" isn't something i expected to hear
Theres something deeply messed up about the fact that Metropolis has the death penalty and Gotham doesn't
gotham does the people batman catch though are usually sent to a psych ward
The realization right before his execution gave me chills ngl
My favorite ending to a Superman episode.
Love these kind of stories always define what a superhero is.
Clark got that CIA special
This is a prime example of why Clark deserved a Pulitzer for Journalism and Lois does not.
Clark was willing to investigate a story no one else would even consider to be possible.
He conducted investigations and interviews and got the truth.
Clark did all the work, and he shone a light on a major cover-up within the Metropolis PD.
"HE'S SUPERMAN"
**fucking dies**
He didn't die
Only the car was destroyed
Superman TAS in my opinion is the GOAT for Superman stories and is also the reason he’s my favorite superhero
And you won't live to tell the tale
I was young when I i first saw this live on tv. I always knew this series was iconic. They made one heck of a Batman too!!
Remember when we didnt shield kids from the dark side of the world but instead presented it in a manner they could understand? Pepperidge farm remembers.
Now they're to afraid to say words like killed died or murdered andnuse nonsesne like unalived
Superman TAS is so damn underrated. Supes was challenged regularly against pretty complicated situations
I wonder how many people viewing this recognize the 3.5" floppy disk, or even know what one is?
Hell, even the 5 1/4" floppy, the kind that are actually floppy.
I do since I used them
Back in the day
I remember that episode!
And the best part about his sudden realization about Kent being Superman was that it was just MOMENTS before he was executed for the crime of murder.
Framing a black man . Art imitates life
Nha brother you made my day after this
Leo Frank moment
One of my favorite episodes. The maturity of this show was always a highlight for me
is it only me or the part where he checks news paper music is perfect
Just in case you don't know, it's let it happen by tame impala!
@@bleepbloop7298 Thank you so much🤙🏾
“Dude I have a journalist job I hadn’t even finished paying that car, do you know what that explosion is gonna do to my credit??”
Damn shame they had the black man in jail and everyone thought he was guilty. Shit ain’t even different in Metropolis.
How did he survive that car bomb? How?
He's... He's Doomsday!
Damn Superman is a better detective than batman.
Those are fighting words
Having super hearing and super vision does help with that.
@colinnelson4080 still makes him a good Detective.
@@superfan9205 Sure, and he's certainly a good journalist, but he's getting limited credit on his detecting since he's playing on easy mode
Fr man, theoretically speaking superman should be way way smarter than batman. The only thing stopping him from being so is writers.
Probably my favorite episode from this series