Haywire

"Haywire"
Information
Season 1 » Episode 4
Episode number	4 of 43
Airdate	March 16, 2021
Network	The CW
Written by	Michael Narducci
Directed by	James Bamford
Chronology
Preceded by	The Perks of Not Being a Wallflower
Followed by	The Best of Smallville

"Haywire" is the fourth episode of the first season of Superman & Lois, and the fourth episode overall. It aired on March 16, 2021.

“	Try to think about the fact that when your dad gets distracted, lives are at stake.	”
— Sam Lane to the Kent Twins[src]

Synopsis

While sitting in the stands at the high school football game, Lois and Chrissy spot fish out of water Morgan Edge conversing with Mayor Dean and Kyle Cushing, and the two see right through this insincere move to try to win over the town. Meanwhile, Clark agrees to help Lois out at a town hall meeting, but things get tense when he finds himself pulled in two different directions. Lastly, Jonathan is having mixed emotions about Jordan's newfound status.

Appearances

Characters

Protagonists

• Kyle Cushing
• Smallville High School
  • Lana Lang Cushing
  • Sarah Cushing
  • Jordan Kent
  • Jonathan Kent
  • Superman (Clark Kent)
  • Tag Harris
• Smallville Gazette
  • Lois Lane
  • Chrissy Beppo
• Sam Lane

Antagonists

• Edge EnerCorp
  • Morgan Edge
  • Leslie Larr
    • Irma Sayres (body)
  • Subjekt-11 (mentioned)
  • Dabney Donovan (flashback)
• Captain Luthor (mentioned)
• IG (Intergang)
  • Thaddeus Killgrave

Other Characters

• Smallville Crows
  • Gaines
  • Timmy Ryan
  • Corey Wellnitz
  • Malcolm Teague
• Crows Cheerleaders
  • Denise Olowe
• George Dean
• Sharon Powell (mentioned)
• Albert Einstein (mentioned)
• Olowe (mentioned)
• Bill Nye (mentioned)
• Sophie Cushing
• Rosetti (phone call)
• Victoria May (name seen)

Teams and Organizations

• Edge EnerCorp
  • Morgan Edge's Subjekts (flashback)
  • Smallville Community Bank (mentioned)
  • Daily Planet
• Smallville High School
  • Smallville Crows
  • Crows Cheerleaders
• US Army
• Metropolis Penitentiary
• Victoria May's Diner
• Stanhope College (mentioned)
• Smallville Gazette
• Pulitzer (mentioned)
• IG (Intergang)
• DOD
  • Defense Threat Reduction Agency
  • Unnamed School (mentioned)
  • Project 7734 (UE-44) (keychain)
  • Project 7734 (mentioned)
• Smallville Fire & Rescue (mentioned)
• Wayward (mentioned)
• Megachord (mentioned)

Events

• Chase of Thaddeus Killgrave
• Resurrection of Krypton
• Project 7734 (mentioned)

Species

• Humans
• Kryptonians
• Kryptonian-Human Hybrids
• Metahumans

Objects and Concepts

• X-Kryptonite
• Eradicator (flashback)
• Clark Kent's Glasses
• War Suit (mentioned)
• Kent Farm Truck
• Groundhog Day (mentioned)
• Temperature-Sensitive Synthetic Polymer Resin
• ELTs
• Superman Suit
• Sonic Blaster
• Sam Lane's Keychain

Locations

• Undesignated Universe
  • Earth
    • North America
      • Canada (flashback)
        • Saskatchewan (flashback)
      • United States of America
        • Kansas
          • Rice County
            • Smallville
              • Smallville High School
              • Smallville Community Bank (mentioned)
              • Kent Farm
                • Kent House
                • Kent Barn
              • Main Street
                • Victoria May's Diner
                • Hofherr Building
              • Shuster Mines
              • Harris Residence
              • Smallville Community Center
              • Wellnitz Residence
              • Cushing Residence
          • New Carthage (mentioned)
          • Metropolis
            • Metropolis Penitentiary (mentioned)
            • Beacon Court
            • South Metropolis
              • Bessold Boulevard, Hirby Avenue
                • Glenmorgan Square
        • Stanhope (mentioned)
          • Stanhope College (mentioned)
      • DOD Headquarters
      • Unnamed School (mentioned)
    • Britain (mentioned)
    • Malawi (shown on screen)

Gallery

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  Superman rescues Tag Harris

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