Personally, I generally don't like Season 1 of this show as much as Season 2. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that the story lines often feel extremely generic, to the point where there's hardly a purpose to it being Superman, or the fact that the character dynamics don't feel quite as well developed. But there are certainly some real gems in this season too, such as this episode.
Part of the reason this episode is so great is because I REALLY like the premise. A film expose of a criminal empire is made based largely on material from articles written by Clark Kent. This strikes me as something fun, interesting and different to do with the character's journalistic career. I hope this isn't the only time this idea has been used in Superman media, as there's probably a lot that can be done with it. Anyway, Clark and Inspector Henderson take a trip to Hollywood for the making of the film, but it turns out to have a very troubled production due to constant sabotage attempts of the crime lord, Luigi Dinelli. There's even a murder at one point, and the lives of Henderson and Kent are always under threat. Thankfully, Superman is around to help too (of course).
This episode possesses some great tension and crime-fighting goodness. There's also a lot of nice character moments. I enjoy how this show emphasize the role of Clark Kent and not just Superman in fighting crime, and this episode of course showcases that. It's nice to see Clark smug and happy about the criminal's inevitable downfall that he's helping bring about, and I like Superman's dry wit. There's even a splash of humor from a rather angry Perry White.
Lois Lane is absent from this one and Jimmy only has a minor role, but good ol' Inspector Henderson gets a lot of screen time. I enjoy the dynamic and friendship between him and Kent, so this made me happy.
Overall, just a nice episode with a lot of enjoyable elements and an extremely worthy premise, and most of all, it contains so much of what makes Clark/Superman, particularly this version, so lovable to me.
Part of the reason this episode is so great is because I REALLY like the premise. A film expose of a criminal empire is made based largely on material from articles written by Clark Kent. This strikes me as something fun, interesting and different to do with the character's journalistic career. I hope this isn't the only time this idea has been used in Superman media, as there's probably a lot that can be done with it. Anyway, Clark and Inspector Henderson take a trip to Hollywood for the making of the film, but it turns out to have a very troubled production due to constant sabotage attempts of the crime lord, Luigi Dinelli. There's even a murder at one point, and the lives of Henderson and Kent are always under threat. Thankfully, Superman is around to help too (of course).
This episode possesses some great tension and crime-fighting goodness. There's also a lot of nice character moments. I enjoy how this show emphasize the role of Clark Kent and not just Superman in fighting crime, and this episode of course showcases that. It's nice to see Clark smug and happy about the criminal's inevitable downfall that he's helping bring about, and I like Superman's dry wit. There's even a splash of humor from a rather angry Perry White.
Lois Lane is absent from this one and Jimmy only has a minor role, but good ol' Inspector Henderson gets a lot of screen time. I enjoy the dynamic and friendship between him and Kent, so this made me happy.
Overall, just a nice episode with a lot of enjoyable elements and an extremely worthy premise, and most of all, it contains so much of what makes Clark/Superman, particularly this version, so lovable to me.