Superman & Lois Showrunner Explains That Unexpected Season Finale Reveal

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The following contains spoilers for the Season 2 finale of Superman and Lois.

The recent season 2 finale of The CW's Superman and Lois had plenty of standout moments, but arguably some of the most surprising were a shocking revelation regarding the show's universe, as well as an unexpected appearance by a fan-favorite «Arrowverse» character after the episode's big climax. But according to the series showrunner, this may have been a long time coming.

The season finale saw Tyler Hoechlin's Superman/Clark Kent finally get his powers back after baddie-of-the-year Ally Allston (Rya Kihlstedt) took them away during her attempt to merge the show's Earth with its Bizarro counterpart. Naturally, as these things go, Superman regained his powers at the last minute (thanks to his brother helpfully hurling him into the sun) and stopped her just in the nick of time. But as enjoyable as the main events of the season were, viewers had a couple more surprises waiting for them.

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The season 2 finale revealed that Superman and Lois officially takes place in its own universe, separate from the other current and previous DC shows on the CW. This happened in a conversation where Sam Lane (Dylan Walsh) explained to Clark Kent's sons that Superman is the only superhero on their Earth. Many fans had been wondering whether there would be a connection between Superman and Lois and the rest of the network's shows, and it looks like this is the answer.

Showrunner Todd Helbing spoke to Den of Geek about the big reveal, and it turns out it may have been the result of a decision made early on regarding the series' connection to other Arrowverse shows. "[In the original pilot script] there were a lot of