Why Superman's New Powers Are Tied To Doomsday
Warning: Spoilers for Superman & Lois season 2, episode 2.
Superman & Lois has established that the visions experienced by Superman are somehow linked to Doomsday. Beginning in the season 2 premiere, Clark (Tyler Hoechlin) has demonstrated the ability to see visions of an unspecified event. Now, it’s understood that what Superman is going through is a direct result of Doomsday’s actions in the Arrowverse.
Though his name hasn’t been said in the show itself, Doomsday’s role in Superman & Lois season 2 has been officially confirmed by showrunner Todd Helbing. Whether or not his pre-Criss history with Superman is still intact in the current Arrowverse continuity hasn’t been elaborated on yet, but it is known that Doomsday is slowly smashing his way through the ground, presumably in an effort to reach the surface. His impending arrival has been signaled by a series of earthquakes brought about by what he’s been doing underground. At the end of Superman & Lois season 2, episode 2, titled “The Ties That Bind”, the characters confirmed a correlation between the earthquakes and Clark’s unexplained visions.
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According to Lara (Mariana Klaveno), Clark’s visions are a side-effect of “interdimensional kinesthesis”. Lara told Clark offscreen that he developed this condition after an “invasive cosmological event”. As things stand, it’s not clear why it’s Clark who’s connected to Doomsday in the Arrowverse. It’s been suggested by some that it might have something to do with the House of El bloodline, but that would only make sense if Jor-El or someone else in their family created this particular incarnation of the iconic villain.
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