My Adventures with Superman S2 Ep 8 | The 716th Legion Reacts

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Brainiac pulled an injustice 2

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This latest episode is definitely a great episode, even though the ending is pretty sad. The episode title alone gives away that something bad will happen to Clark by the end. It's interesting to see that in this universe, the black mercy is kryptonian tech that allows one to interact with the mind of the user. It seems that no matter the universe, the black mercy will still be trouble for Superman. Brainiac's plan is simple and his reasoning is understandable. Kandor is falling apart, with the machinery that houses his a.i. dying. So, of course he needs a new body, with Superman being it. To take over Superman's body, Brainiac needs the black mercy to discover Clark's weakness and eliminate his mind. Brainiac starts by making Superman relive past battles in hopes of uncovering his physical weakness. In the meantime, Kara meets up with Jimmy, Lois, Mallah, and the Brain. It still annoys me that Lois called Kara evil, but at least Jimmy knows better. At this point, the crush Kara and Jimmy have on each other is more apparent. It's understandable that Lois is still mad at Kara for kidnapping Clark, but it's still annoying to the point that I'm actually Kara put Lois in her place by bringing up how Lois seemingly rejected Clark. It's rather ironic when you think about it because Lois is having personal issues with Kara because she kidnapped Clark, while earlier in the season Superman had problems with Sam Lane for doing the same thing. It really does show how Clark and Lois really do belong together when they react the same way to the other's family member kidnapping Clark. It's at least nice to see Lois at least try to put her personal feelings aside to save Clark and make things right with him. Kara seems to be a bit in denial thinking that Brainiac is malfunctioning, and it's understandable since he's her adopted father in this universe. At least she still wants to save her cousin while confronting Brainiac on the truth of what's been going on. Beyond that, Kara really doesn't know where to go from there, but Jimmy at least points her in a possible right direction. At first, Brainiac is getting nowhere when having Superman relive past battles because Superman won these battles, but he soon starts to realize the source of Superman's greatest strength, which is also his greatest weakness, his humanity. Brainiac discovered Lois and Jimmy in Superman's memories and starts to use them against Clark. It's nice to see Kara, Jimmy, and Lois work together to save Clark, and more proof is shown of Clark and Kara being related because they act equally awkwardly when they have feelings for someone. When Kara once again brings up how Jimmy is the "leader of the planet", it's a bit funny to see Lois make fun of Jimmy for it. Brainiac is being both cunning and cruel as he starts to piece together Superman's emotional vulnerability. He brings up memories from Clark that emotionally hurt him, such as what happened at S.T.A.R labs, as well as when Clark overheard Lois talking to her dad Sam. Brainiac even brought up the memory of how Lois forced Clark to reveal his secret, which I was not expecting. Brainiac brings up how no one on Earth thus far can beat Superman, but he's still vulnerable mentally and emotionally. Then Brainiac places false memories of Lois thinking badly of Clark just to further weaken him. At that point, Kara confronts Brainiac, still in denial thinking that he's malfunctioning. Brainiac just blatantly reveals his disappointment in Kara. He revealed how he didn't believe the planets Kara found for him were worthy of the kryptonian empire, and how Kara refused to destroy them willingly, so he had to force her to do so. Kara is definitely heartbroken by the revelation, coupled with how Brainiac erased her memories and lied to her. I like how Kara ultimately chooses to try save her cousin Clark, even if it means fighting her adopted father. Clark does start to see through Brainiac's false memories, but Brainiac still uses false memories of Lois hurting him. Then he uses the real memory of Lois' last conversation with Clark, which is definitely a moment where she did hurt him. I just knew that Clark would be vulnerable to Brainiac because of that moment, and I do think it was because of that memory that Brainiac defeated Superman. Despite Superman fighting back and seemingly winning, I knew it wasn't real. Then the black mercy of this universe started to function the same way as its comic book counterpart as it showed Clark a life of belonging with his kryptonian family. I feel like this is a metaphor for what this season has been about; Clark finding where he truly belongs. I do like the human side Kara shows when she's sad about seemingly defeating Brainiac, her adopted father, but it leads to the terrible reveal that Brainiac has control over Superman's body. This episode seems to also make up for Kara overpowering Superman previously by having Brainiac in Superman's body overpower her. Interestingly enough, Brainiac starts to reveal a bit more about Krypton, how kryptonians were genetically created and how he was built as the greatest mind of Krypton to defend the empire and preserve what he deemed to be the ideals of Krypton. Brainiac believed that the kryptonians had grown weak overtime and started to affect him with that weakness. He claimed that he did love Kara like a daughter. Whether that's true or not, Brainiac is still willing to purge those feelings. Jimmy then uses kryptonite, and interestingly enough, while it does affect Superman's body and Kara, it doesn't seem to work on Brainiac directly. In the end, it doesn't matter, as Brainiac jettisoned Lois, Jimmy, and Kara into space, while keeping the sphere and kryptonite. This might have disastrous consequences later. As Brainiac and Kandor teleport away, Kara does rescue Lois and Jimmy, with help from Mallah and the Brain. I honestly hope that Lois now has a better understanding and relationship with Kara considering how much she tried to help them. For now, Lois uses the black mercy herself to try to save Clark. Hopefully she succeeds in freeing Clark before Brainiac makes it to Earth, otherwise Superman's reputation on Earth might be damaged beyond repair. I can't wait for the penultimate episode of season 2 of My Adventures with Superman.