>>6129907Don't get me wrong, I don't actively dislike it, I just think it had a lot potential and failed to meet most of it. It was the writers and directors' first gig and it really shows. Lots of cliche storybeats, one or two dimensional characters, most of the jokes weren't too good, pacing's all over the place, villains are dumb (dumb as rocks, cuz they have to make sure not to kill Lois and Jimmy), lots of issues that could stem from having a super-powered boyfriend and fighting his super-powered enemies don't really show up, it all seems to go too well and end too well, it's almost childish. And it's probably its intended audience, kids and teens. I'm almost 30 years old lol, so my criticism isn't too valuable anyway.
There are things I like a lot though. Lois and Clark's relationship is lovely. Clark being a shy nerd is super nice and the possibility of seeing him grow as a character and become the confident, truthseeking journalist that he is in most other iterations would've been super cool. Lois would've been the perfect way to have him learn to be confident, then have her struggle with her capability to actually keep up with a superhero boyfriend. Jimmy Olsen meanwhile was actually the better one of the trio, he seemed to be the only one actually using his brain.
It is still the best DC animated show since the 90s and I hope they actually keep producing shit like this. It's a stepping stone towards demarvelizing superheroes and being creative with them again.
And if you want to turn your brain off and watch some cute shit happening on the screen, this show is pretty much perfect.
