Ally Allston Explained: Why DC's Parasite Is Lois Lane's Villain
Warning: Spoilers for Superman & Lois season 2, episode 4.
An incarnation of DC’s Parasite – Ally Allston – appears to be the main villain for Lois Lane’s story in Superman & Lois season 2. Played by Rya Kihlstedt, Ally is a mysterious cult leader with deep connections to both Lois’ family and her work as a Daily Planet reporter. Only four season 2 episodes have been released, and Ally’s presence in Smallville has already created some serious problems for Lois (Bitsie Tulloch) in the show.
Clearly, Bizarro is far from the only villain that the main characters have to be concerned with in Superman & Lois season 2. There’s also the matter of Ally Allston, who poses a big threat to Lois’ career and the life of her sister, Lucy Lane (Jenna Dewan). Since Ally played a direct role in Lucy’s previous suicide attempt, Lois has been determined to save her sister and put a stop to Ally’s brainwashing practices. But so far, Lois has had no luck in breaking Ally’s hold on Lucy or preventing Ally from further complicating her life. After Superman & Lois season 2, episode 4, titled “The Inverse Method”, Ally now has damaging information on Lois that could potentially ruin her journalistic reputation for good.
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During the episode, Lois Lane angrily referred to Ally as a “parasite” who feeds on the weak-minded. This insult was actually a reference to Ally’s DC Comics counterpart. In the comic books, Alexandra Allston was one of several incarnations of a Superman villain called Parasite. Parasite (who was adapted twice in Supergirl) is a purple-skinned metahuman who can draw energy from super-powered opponents and use it to fight characters as powerful as
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