Fail Safe
- Episode aired Jul 20, 2021
- TV-PG
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8.0/10
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Superman pays a visit to Morgan Edge; Lois and Chrissy work together on a story; Jonathan finds a welcome distraction during a stressful school day.Superman pays a visit to Morgan Edge; Lois and Chrissy work together on a story; Jonathan finds a welcome distraction during a stressful school day.Superman pays a visit to Morgan Edge; Lois and Chrissy work together on a story; Jonathan finds a welcome distraction during a stressful school day.
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Did you know
- TriviaJordan Elsass who plays Jonathan Kent broke his elbow halfway through shooting and had to complete several scenes wearing an arm cast.
- GoofsIn the last scene, the Sun is shown burning yellow. In space, it would be white; it only appears yellow when viewed from Earth because of how the visible color spectrum is filtered through the atmosphere.
- Quotes
Clark Kent: The people of this world deserve the means to defend themselves from the one thing I can't save them from: me.
Lois Lane: If weapons like that exist, then the wrong people will get their hands on them, and then what do we do?
- ConnectionsReferences Get Out (2017)
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Knowing Supergirl season 1 makes this even Better
There is something in this episode that I didn't see for YEARS. And now that I do of course it drowns everything else out for me. Knowledge of the first 2 seasons of Supergirl usually helps deepen the appreciation for this show. And having something so closely-related to compare it to helps you notice things you otherwise would miss or dis-miss. This episode most especially. I have seen this episode over a dozen times and always a little annoyed that Clark didn't notice something was going on with Tal when he was in the cell. Tal started rubbing his head, looking increasingly tired, as a result of having 'voices in his head', but Clark didn't' seem to notice anything out of the ordinary. Surely Clark wasn't so preoccupied to miss what was right in front of his face. Mentally and out of pure boredom I started comparing Tal Rho's cell to General Astra's in season one of Supergirl, under Glenn Moshower's General Lane and a cathedral size bell went off in my head: Clark noticed his distress it but attributed it to the Green Kryptonite. I always assumed it was the rather intense 'training' he'd learned from Zeta that let Tal sit there without caring much for getting sick. I mean that stuff would make either of them sick and no matter how much of a disaffected soldier Zeta had trained Tal-Rho to be, he couldn't cure him of his bodies reaction to radioactive pieces of their home-world. So when Clark sees Tal shaking and his nerves getting frayed, he's not surprised at all. But neither has he any reason to think anything is going on that wouldn't be explained by sitting in a cell surrounded by a Kryptonians only poison. Rather is a lot of build-up not none of it is rushed, forced or tedious. Nothing feels boring and no time feels wasted. It really is a well- paced episode with a slow build up to whatever is coming next. All told this is a strong 'pause before the final bout' kind of episode.
As much so if not more so than "A Brief Reminisce before Cataclysmic Events" a couple episodes ago. An episode whose actual title references how much of a calm before the storm it is.
As much so if not more so than "A Brief Reminisce before Cataclysmic Events" a couple episodes ago. An episode whose actual title references how much of a calm before the storm it is.
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