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"Pilot"

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Season 1 » Episode 1

Episode number

1 of 43

Airdate

February 23, 2021

Chronology

Followed by
Heritage

"Pilot"^[1] is the first episode of the first season of Superman & Lois, and the first episode overall. It aired on February 23, 2021.

“	And suddenly, here I am, living in Metropolis, raising two teenage boys, married to the most famous journalist in the world, trying to make the world safer for the people I love.	”
— Clark Kent^[src]

Synopsis[edit | hide | hide all]

Follow the world's most famous superhero and comic books' most famous journalist as they deal with all the stress, pressures, and complexities that come with being working parents in today's society.^[1]

Appearances[edit | hide]

Characters[edit | hide]

Protagonists[edit | hide]

Antagonists[edit | hide]

Other Characters[edit | hide]

Benny
Cobb Branden
Dr. Frye
Dr. Donner (name seen)
Dr. Reeve (name seen)
Eliza (video call)
Engstrom (mentioned)
God (mentioned)
Jonathan Kent Sr. (flashback)
Jor-El (indirectly mentioned)
Kal-El's Mother (indirectly mentioned)
Lois Hannigan (mentioned in flashback)
Lueck (mentioned)
Margie Kelton (mentioned)
Martha Kent
Max "Maxy" Mencken
Pastor Lindquist
Perry White (flashback)
Pete Ross (mentioned)
Raiden (video game)
Samuel Foswell
Sean Smith
Shuster (name seen)
Siegel (name seen)
Sippy (mentioned)
Sophie Cushing
Steve Lombard (mentioned in flashback)
T. Welling (name unseen)
Tag Harris
Timmy Ryan
Whit
Luthor (mentioned)

Teams and Organizations[edit | hide]

Ace Chemical (name seen)
Facebook (mentioned)
FFA (mentioned)
Galaxy Holdings (mentioned)
- Daily Planet
  - Daily Planet Network
HowToBasic (mentioned)
HUD (mentioned)
Instability Strip (poster)
KIFR
Luthor Wayne (name seen in video game)
Megachord (poster)
Metropolis Meteors
Metropolis Police Department
Oberlee Foods (mentioned)
Seek & Keep Thrift Store (flashback)
Sequoia
Smallville Crows (name seen)
Smallville Emergency Medical Technician
Smallville Fire & Rescue
Smallville Sheriff's Department
Soul Asylum (mentioned)
United States Army
United States Postal Service (name seen)

Events[edit | hide]

War on Superman
- Ambush on Superman
Explosion at Shuster Mines
Resurrection of Krypton (UE-44) (mentioned)

Species[edit | hide]

Artificial Intelligence
Bass (mentioned)
Humans
Humans
Kryptonian-Human Hybrids
Kryptonians
Kryptonians (mentioned)
Vulcans (mentioned)

Objects and Concepts[edit | hide]

Locations[edit | hide]

Undesignated Universe
- Earth
  - Asia
    - China
      - Shanghai
    - Fukushima (mentioned)
  - Arctic (flashback)
    - Fortress of Solitude (flashback)
  - North America
    - United States of America
      - Elison Nuclear Power Plant
      - Hudson Nuclear Power Plant
      - Kansas
        Metropolis
        Ace Chemical (name seen)
        
        Daily Planet Building
        
        Kent Townhouse
        
        Metropolis High School (mentioned)
        
        Rice County
        Smallville
        Kent Farm
        Kent House
        
        Kent Barn
        Storm Cellar
        
        Main Street
        Seek & Keep Thrift Store (flashback)
        
        Sequoia
        
        Shuster Mines (mentioned)
        
        Smallville Church
        
        Smallville Community Bank
        
        Smallville Cemetery
        
        Smallville Fire Hall (mentioned)
        
        Smallville High School (mentioned)
      - Oyster Creek (mentioned)
      - St. Louis (mentioned)
      - Twin Cities (mentioned)
      - Wichita (mentioned)
- The Sun (mentioned)
- Krypton (mentioned)
Undesignated Universe (mentioned)
- Earth (mentioned)
- Krypton (mentioned)

Notes[edit | hide]

This episode had a TV special called Superman & Lois: Legacy of Hope that aired after it.
This is the longest ever episode in the Arrowverse.
Jonathan Kent is named after Clark's adoptive father, Jonathan Kent Sr. and Jordan Kent is named after his biological father, Jor-El.^[2]
When Clark enters Jordan's room, he is playing as Raiden in the video game, Injustice 2 as opposed to playing Superman.
The emblem on Superman's first suit is the same as the crest in the 1941 Fleischer Cartoons.
- The flashback scene where Clark saves a young boy from a falling car is inspired by Action Comics #1 with the line "my mom made it for me" being directly lifted from it.
Dr. Frye is a reference to the character of the same name from the 1978 Superman film.
Two notes in the Kent's townhouse have various references to individuals associated with Superman.
- One mentions Shuster and Siegel, which is a reference to the creators of Superman, Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegel and Dr. Donner, which is a reference to Richard Donner who directed the 1978 Superman film.
- Another note mentions Dr. Reeve which is a reference to Christopher Reeve who portrayed Superman in the Superman: The Motion Picture Anthology franchise. It also mentions T. Welling, which is a reference to Tom Welling who portrayed Clark Kent in the show Smallville.
Rory's First Kiss was the shooting title for the film The Dark Knight.^[3]

Gallery[edit | hide]

Script
Clark reveals his identity to his sons
Title Card
Newspaper
T. Welling and Dr. Reeve
Recreated version of Action Comics #1

Promotional Images[edit | hide]

References[edit | hide]

Superman & Lois
Season 1	Pilot (Superman & Lois) • Heritage • The Perks of Not Being a Wallflower • Haywire • The Best of Smallville • Broken Trust • Man of Steel (Superman & Lois) • Holding the Wrench • Loyal Subjekts • O Mother, Where Art Thou? • A Brief Reminiscence In-Between Cataclysmic Events • Through the Valley of Death • Fail Safe • The Eradicator • Last Sons of Krypton
Season 2	What Lies Beneath • The Ties That Bind (Superman & Lois) • The Thing in the Mines • The Inverse Method • Girl... You'll Be a Woman, Soon • Tried and True • Anti-Hero • Into Oblivion • 30 Days and 30 Nights • Bizarros in a Bizarro World • Truth and Consequences • Lies That Bind • All Is Lost • Worlds War Bizarre • Waiting for Superman
Season 3	Closer • Uncontrollable Forces • In Cold Blood • Too Close to Home • Head On • Of Sound Mind • Forever and Always • Guess Who's Coming to Dinner • The Dress • Collision Course (Superman & Lois) • Complications • Injustice (Superman & Lois) • What Kills You Only Makes You Stronger
Season 4	The End & The Beginning • TBA • Always My Hero • TBA • TBA • TBA • TBA • TBA • TBA • It Went By So Fast

[Synopsis-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Pilot - Superman & Lois 1x01 | TV Maze

[2] Rounding Up the Easter Eggs in the Superman & Lois Premiere

[3] The Dark Knight: Code Name 'Rory's First Kiss'

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Of course, there's never a dull moment in the life of a superhero, especially with Lois' father, General [[Samuel Lane (Earth-Prime)\|Samuel Lane]] looking for Superman to vanquish a villain or save the day at a moment's notice. 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(UE-2544)\|Captain Luthor's AIA.I.]] ~~<small>(first appearance)</small>~~ [[Tal-Rho (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Morgan Edge]] ~~<small>(first appearance;~~ {{c\|pictured~~)</small>~~}} [[Kal-El (UE-2544)\|Superman (Kal-El)]] ~~<small>(first appearance;~~ {{c\|mentioned~~)</small>~~}} ====Other Characters==== [[Benny (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Benny]] ~~<small>(first appearance)</small>~~ [[Cobb Branden (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Cobb Branden]] ~~<small>(first appearance)</small>~~ [[Frye (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Dr. Frye]] ~~<small>(first appearance)</small>~~ [[Donner (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Dr. Donner]] ~~<small>(first appearance;~~ {{c\|name seen~~)</small>~~}} [[Reeve (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Dr. Reeve]] ~~<small>(first appearance;~~ {{c\|name seen~~)</small>~~}} [[Eliza (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Eliza]] ~~<small>(first appearance;~~ {{c\|video call~~)</small>~~}} [[Engstrom (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Engstrom]] ~~<small>(first appearance;~~ {{c\|mentioned~~)</small>~~}} [[God]] ~~<small>(~~{{c\|mentioned~~)</small>~~}} [[Jonathan Kent Sr. (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Jonathan Kent Sr.]] ~~<small>(first appearance;~~ {{c\|flashback~~)</small>~~}} [[Jor-El (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Jor-El]] ~~<small>(first appearance;~~ {{c\|indirectly mentioned~~)</small>~~}} [[Lara Lor-Van (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Kal-El's Mother]] ~~<small>(first appearance;~~ {{c\|indirectly mentioned~~)</small>~~}} [[Lois Hannigan (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Lois Hannigan]] ~~<small>(first appearance;~~ {{c\|mentioned in flashback~~)</small>~~}} [[Lueck (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Lueck]] ~~<small>(first appearance;~~ {{c\|mentioned~~)</small>~~}} [[Margie Kelton (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Margie Kelton]] ~~<small>(first appearance;~~ {{c\|mentioned~~)</small>~~}} [[Martha Kent (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Martha Kent]] ~~<small>(first appearance)</small>~~ [[Max Mencken (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Max "Maxy" Mencken]] ~~<small>(first appearance)</small>~~ [[Lindquist (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Pastor Lindquist]] ~~<small>(first appearance)</small>~~ [[Perry White (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Perry White]] ~~<small>(first appearance;~~ {{c\|flashback~~)</small>~~}} [[~~Peter~~Pete Ross (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Pete Ross]] ~~<small>(first appearance;~~ {{c\|mentioned~~)</small>~~}} [[Raiden (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Raiden]] ~~<small>(first appearance;~~ {{c\|video game~~)</small>~~}} [[Samuel Foswell (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Samuel Foswell]] ~~<small>(first appearance)</small>~~ [[Sean Smith (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Sean Smith]] ~~<small>(first appearance)</small>~~ [[Shuster (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Shuster]] ~~<small>(first appearance;~~ {{c\|name seen~~)</small>~~}} [[Siegel (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Siegel]] ~~<small>(first appearance;~~ {{c\|name seen~~)</small>~~}} [[Sippy (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Sippy]] ~~<small>(first appearance;~~ {{c\|mentioned~~)</small>~~}} [[Sophie Cushing (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Sophie Cushing]] ~~<small>(first appearance)</small>~~ [[Steve Lombard (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Steve Lombard]] ~~<small>(first appearance;~~ {{c\|mentioned in flashback~~)</small>~~}} [[T.Tom Welling (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|T. Welling]] ~~<small>(first appearance;~~ {{c\|name unseen~~)</small>~~}} [[Tag Harris (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Tag Harris]] ~~<small>(first appearance)</small>~~ [[Timmy Ryan (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Timmy Ryan]] ~~<small>(first appearance)</small>~~ [[Whit (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Whit]] ~~<small>(first appearance)</small>~~ [[~~Alexander~~Lex Luthor (UE-2544)\|Luthor]] {{c\|~~first appearance) (~~mentioned}} ===Teams and Organizations=== [[Ace Chemical (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Ace Chemical]] ~~<small>(first appearance;~~ {{c\|name seen~~)</small>~~}} [[Wikipedia:Facebook ~~(Earth-Prime)~~\|Facebook]] ~~<small>(first appearance;~~ {{c\|mentioned~~)</small>~~}} [[FFA (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|FFA]] ~~<small>(first appearance;~~ {{c\|mentioned~~)</small>~~}} [[Galaxy Holdings (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Galaxy Holdings]] ~~<small>(first appearance;~~ {{c\|mentioned~~)</small>~~}} [[Daily Planet (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Daily Planet]] *[[Daily Planet Network (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Daily Planet Network]] ~~<small>(first appearance)</small>~~ [[HowToBasic (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|HowToBasic]] ~~<small>(first appearance;~~ {{c\|mentioned~~)</small>~~}} [[HUD (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|HUD]] ~~<small>(first appearance;~~ {{c\|mentioned~~)</small>~~}} [[Instability Strip (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Instability Strip]] ~~<small>(first appearance;~~ {{c\|poster~~)</small>~~}} [[KIFR (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|KIFR]] ~~<small>(first appearance)</small>~~ [[Luthor Wayne (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Luthor Wayne]] ~~<small>(first appearance;~~ {{c\|name seen in video game~~)</small>~~}} [[Megachord (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Megachord]] ~~<small>(first appearance;~~ {{c\|poster~~)</small>~~}} [[Metropolis Meteors (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Metropolis Meteors]] ~~<small>(first appearance)</small>~~ [[Metropolis Police Department (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Metropolis Police Department]] ~~<small>(first appearance)</small>~~ [[Oberlee Foods (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Oberlee Foods]] ~~<small>(first appearance;~~ {{c\|mentioned~~)</small>~~}} [[Seek & Keep Thrift Store (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Seek & Keep Thrift Store]] ~~<small>(first appearance;~~ {{c\|flashback~~)</small>~~}} [[Sequoia Theater (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Sequoia]] ~~<small>(first appearance)</small>~~ [[Smallville Crows (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Smallville Crows]] ~~<small>(first appearance;~~ {{c\|name seen~~)</small>~~}} [[Smallville Emergency Medical Technician (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Smallville Emergency Medical Technician]] ~~{{c\|first appearance}}~~ [[Smallville Fire Department (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Smallville Fire & Rescue]] ~~<small>(first appearance)</small>~~ [[Smallville ~~Police~~Sheriff's Department (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Smallville ~~Police~~Sheriff's Department]] ~~<small>(first appearance)</small>~~ [[Soul Asylum (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Soul Asylum]] ~~<small>(first appearance;~~ {{c\|mentioned~~)</small>~~}} [[United States Army (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|United States Army]] [[United States Postal Service (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|United States Postal Service]] ~~<small>(first appearance;~~ {{c\|name seen~~)</small>~~}} ===Events=== [[War on Superman (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|War on Superman]] ~~{{c\|first appearance}}~~ *[[Ambush on Superman (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Ambush on Superman]] ~~{{c\|first appearance}}~~ [[Explosion at Shuster Mines (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Explosion at Shuster Mines]] ~~{{c\|first appearance}}~~ [[Resurrection of Krypton (UE-2544)]] {{c\|~~first appearance) (~~mentioned}} ===Species=== [[Artificial Intelligences (UE-2544)\|Artificial Intelligence]] ~~<small>(first appearance)</small>~~ [[Wikipedia:Bass (~~Earth-Prime~~fish)\|Bass]] ~~<small>(first appearance;~~ {{c\|mentioned~~)</small>~~}} [[Humans (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Humans]] [[Humans (UE-2544)\|Humans]] [[Kryptonians (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Kryptonian]]-[[Humans (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Human]] Hybrids [[Kryptonians (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Kryptonians]] [[Kryptonians (UE-2544)\|Kryptonians]] ~~<small>(first appearance;~~ {{c\|mentioned~~)</small>~~}} [[~~Vulcans~~Wikipedia:Vulcan (~~Earth-Prime~~Star Trek)\|Vulcans]] ~~<small>(first appearance;~~ {{c\|mentioned~~)</small>~~}} ===Objects and Concepts=== [[Steel's Ship (UE-2544)\|Steel's Ship]] ~~<small>(first appearance)</small>~~ [[Steel War Suits (UE-2544)\|Steel War Suit]] ~~<small>(first appearance)</small>~~ [[Clark Kent's Glasses (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Clark Kent's Glasses]] ~~<small>(first appearance)</small>~~ [[ELTs (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|ELT]] ~~<small>(first appearance)</small>~~ [[Green Kryptonite (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Green Kryptonite]] ~~<small>(first appearance)</small>~~ [[Green Kryptonite (UE-2544)\|Green Kryptonite]] ~~<small>(first appearance)</small>~~ [[Kryptonite Dagger (UE-2544)\|Kryptonite Dagger]] ~~<small>(first appearance)</small>~~ [[Injustice 2 (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Injustice 2]] ~~<small>(first appearance)</small>~~ [[Kent Farm Truck (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Kent Farm Truck]] ~~<small>(first appearance)</small>~~ [[Kal-El's Pod (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Kal-El's Pod]] ~~<small>(first appearance)</small>~~ [[Rory's First Kiss (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Rory's First Kiss]] ~~<small>(first appearance;~~ {{c\|flashback~~)</small>~~}} [[Sunstone Crystals (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Sunstone Crystal]] ~~<small>(first appearance)</small>~~ [[Superman Suits (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Superman Suits]] ~~<small>(first and third)</small>~~ ===Locations=== [[UE-43\|Undesignated Universe]] [[Earth-Prime]] [[Earth (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Earth]] [[~~China~~Asia (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|~~China~~Asia]] *[[~~Shanghai~~China (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|~~Shanghai~~China]] *[[Shanghai (UE-43)\|Shanghai]] [[Fortress of Solitude (Earth-Prime)\|Fortress of Solitude]] <small>(flashback)</small>▼ *[[Fukushima (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Fukushima]] ~~<small>(first appearance;~~ {{c\|mentioned~~)</small>~~}} [[Arctic (UE-43)\|Arctic]] {{c\|flashback}} [[United States of America (Earth-Prime)\|United States of America]]▼ ▲[[Fortress of Solitude (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Fortress of Solitude]] ~~<small>(~~{{c\|flashback~~)</small>~~}} [[Elison Nuclear Power Plant (Earth-Prime)\|Elison Nuclear Power Plant]] <small>(first appearance)</small>▼ [[North America (UE-43)\|North America]] *[[Hudson Nuclear Power Plant (Earth-Prime)\|Hudson Nuclear Power Plant]] <small>(first appearance)</small>▼ ▲[[United States of America (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|United States of America]] [[Kansas (Earth-Prime)\|Kansas]] <small>(first appearance)</small> ▲*[[Elison Nuclear Power Plant (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Elison Nuclear Power Plant]] ~~<small>(first appearance)</small>~~ *[[Rice County (Earth-Prime)\|Rice County]] <small>(first appearance)</small>▼ ▲*[[Hudson Nuclear Power Plant (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Hudson Nuclear Power Plant]] ~~<small>(first appearance)</small>~~ **[[Smallville (Earth-Prime)\|Smallville]] <small>(first appearance)</small>▼ *[[Kansas (UE-43)\|Kansas]] ***[[Kent Farm (Earth-Prime)\|Kent Farm]] <small>(first appearance)</small>▼ **[[Metropolis (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Metropolis]]▼ ****[[Kent House (Earth-Prime)\|Kent House]] <small>(first appearance)</small>▼ ****[[~~Kent~~Ace ~~Barn~~Chemical (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|~~Kent~~Ace ~~Barn~~Chemical]] ~~<small>(first~~{{c\|name ~~appearance)</small>~~seen}} ***[[Daily Planet Building (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Daily Planet Building]] ~~<small>(first appearance)</small>~~▼ *****[[Storm Cellar (Earth-Prime)\|Storm Cellar]] <small>(first appearance)</small>▼ ***[[Kent Townhouse (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Kent Townhouse]] ~~<small>(first appearance)</small>~~▼ ***[[Main Street, Smallville (Earth-Prime)\|Main Street]] <small>(first appearance)</small>▼ ***[[Metropolis High School (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Metropolis High School]] ~~<small>(first appearance;~~ {{c\|mentioned~~)</small>~~}}▼ ****[[Seek & Keep Thrift Store (Earth-Prime)\|Seek & Keep Thrift Store]] <small>(first appearance; flashback)</small>▼ ▲**[[Rice County (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Rice County]] ~~<small>(first appearance)</small>~~ ****[[Sequoia (Earth-Prime)\|Sequoia]] <small>(first appearance)</small> ▲***[[Smallville (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Smallville]] ~~<small>(first appearance)</small>~~ ***[[Shuster Mines (Earth-Prime)\|Shuster Mines]] <small>(first appearance; mentioned)</small>▼ ▲****[[Kent Farm (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Kent Farm]] ~~<small>(first appearance)</small>~~ ***[[Smallville Church (Earth-Prime)\|Smallville Church]] <small>(first appearance)</small>▼ ▲*****[[Kent House (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Kent House]] ~~<small>(first appearance)</small>~~ ***[[Smallville Community Bank (Earth-Prime)\|Smallville Community Bank]] <small>(first appearance)</small>▼ *****[[Kent Barn (UE-43)\|Kent Barn]] ***[[Smallville Cemetary (Earth-Prime)\|Smallville Cemetary]] <small>(first appearance)</small> ▲******[[Storm Cellar (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Storm Cellar]] ~~<small>(first appearance)</small>~~ ***[[Smallville Firehouse (Earth-Prime)\|Smallville Firehouse]] <small>(first appearance; mentioned)</small> ▲****[[Main Street, Smallville (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Main Street]] ~~<small>(first appearance)</small>~~ ***[[Smallville High School (Earth-Prime)\|Smallville High School]] <small>(first appearance; mentioned)</small> ▲*****[[Seek & Keep Thrift Store (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Seek & Keep Thrift Store]] ~~<small>(first appearance;~~ {{c\|flashback~~)</small>~~}} ▲[[Metropolis (Earth-Prime)\|Metropolis]] *****[[Sequoia Theater (UE-43)\|Sequoia]] *[[Ace Chemical (Earth-Prime)\|Ace Chemical]] <small>(first appearance; name seen)</small> ▲****[[Shuster Mines (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Shuster Mines]] ~~<small>(first appearance;~~ {{c\|mentioned~~)</small>~~}} ▲*[[Daily Planet Building (Earth-Prime)\|Daily Planet Building]] <small>(first appearance)</small> ▲****[[Smallville Church (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Smallville Church]] ~~<small>(first appearance)</small>~~ ▲*[[Kent Townhouse (Earth-Prime)\|Kent Townhouse]] <small>(first appearance)</small> ▲****[[Smallville Community Bank (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Smallville Community Bank]] ~~<small>(first appearance)</small>~~ ▲*[[Metropolis High School (Earth-Prime)\|Metropolis High School]] <small>(first appearance; mentioned)</small> ****[[Smallville Cemetery (UE-43)\|Smallville Cemetery]] [[Oyster Creek (Earth-Prime)\|Oyster Creek]] <small>(first appearance; mentioned)</small> ****[[~~St.~~Smallville ~~Louis~~Fire Hall (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|~~St.~~Smallville ~~Louis~~Fire Hall]] ~~<small>(first appearance;~~ {{c\|mentioned~~)</small>~~}} ****[[~~Twin~~Smallville ~~Cities~~High School (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|~~Twin~~Smallville ~~Cities~~High School]] ~~<small>(first appearance;~~ {{c\|mentioned~~)</small>~~}} *[[~~Wichita~~Oyster Creek (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|~~Wichita~~Oyster Creek]] ~~<small>(first appearance;~~ {{c\|mentioned~~)</small>~~}} *[[~~Sun~~St. Louis (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|~~The~~St. ~~Sun~~Louis]] ~~<small>(~~{{c\|mentioned~~)</small>~~}} *[[~~Krypton~~Twin Cities (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|~~Krypton~~Twin Cities]] ~~<small>(~~{{c\|mentioned~~)</small>~~}} *[[Wichita (UE-2543)\|~~Undesignated Universe~~Wichita]] ~~<small>(first appearance;~~ {{c\|mentioned~~)</small>~~}} [[~~Earth~~Sol (UE-2543)\|~~Earth~~The Sun]] ~~<small>(first appearance;~~ {{c\|mentioned~~)</small>~~}} *[[Krypton (UE-2543)\|Krypton]] ~~<small>(first appearance;~~ {{c\|mentioned~~)</small>~~}} [[UE-44\|Undesignated Universe]] {{c\|mentioned}} [[Earth (UE-44)\|Earth]] {{c\|mentioned}} [[Krypton (UE-44)\|Krypton]] {{c\|mentioned}} ==~~Trivia~~Notes== This episode had a TV special called [[Superman & Lois: Legacy of Hope]] that aired after it. This is the longest ever episode in the [[Arrowverse]]. [[Jonathan Kent (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Jonathan Kent]] is named after [[~~Kal-El~~Clark Kent (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Clark]]'s]] adoptive father, [[Jonathan Kent Sr. (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Jonathan Kent Sr.]] and [[Jordan Kent (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Jordan Kent]] is named after his biological father, [[Jor-El (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Jor-El]].<ref>[https://www.dccomics.com/blog/2021/02/23/rounding-up-the-easter-eggs-in-the-superman-lois-premiere Rounding Up the Easter Eggs in the Superman & Lois Premiere]</ref> When Clark enters Jordan's room, he is playing as [[Raiden (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Raiden]] in the video game, [[Injustice 2 (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Injustice 2]] as opposed to playing Superman. The emblem on Superman's first suit is the same as the crest in the 1941 [[~~1941~~ Superman (1941 Cartoons)\|Fleischer Cartoons]]. The flashback scene where ~~clark~~Clark saves a young boy from a falling car is inspired by [[Wikipedia:Action Comics 1\|Action Comics #1]] with the line "my [[Martha Kent (UE-43)\|mom]] made [[Superman Suits (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|it]] for me" being directly lifted from it. Dr. [[Frye (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Frye]] is a reference to the [[Frye (~~Earth~~UE-~~96: Pre-Crisis~~2)\|character of the same name]] from the 1978 [[Superman: The Movie\|Superman]] film. Two notes in the [[Kent Townhouse (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|~~Clark~~ Kent's ~~Apartment~~townhouse]] have various references to individuals associated with Superman. One mentions [[Shuster (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Shuster]] and [[Siegel (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Siegel]], which is a reference to the creators of Superman, [[Wikipedia:Joe Shuster\|Joe Shuster]] and [[Wikipedia:Jerry Siegel\|Jerry Siegel]] and Dr. [[Donner (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Donner]], which is a reference to [[Richard Donner]] who directed the 1978 [[Superman: The Movie\|Superman]] film. Another note mentions Dr. [[Reeve (~~Earth~~UE-~~Prime~~43)\|Reeve]] which is a reference to [[Christopher Reeve]] who portrayed [[~~Kal-El~~Clark Kent (~~Earth-96: Pre~~UE-~~Crisis~~2)\|Superman]] in the [[Superman: The Motion Picture Anthology]] franchise. It also mentions [[Tom Welling (UE-43)\|T. Welling]], which is a reference to [[Tom Welling]] who portrayed [[Clark Kent (Earth-167)\|Clark Kent]] in the show [[Smallville (TV Series)\|Smallville]]. [[Rory's First Kiss (UE-43)\|Rory's First Kiss]] was the shooting title for the film [[Wikipedia:The Dark Knight\|The Dark Knight]].<ref>[https://www.superherohype.com/features/92705-the-dark-knight-code-name-rorys-first-kiss The Dark Knight: Code Name 'Rory's First Kiss']</ref> ==[[:Category:Images from {{{images\|Pilot (Superman &~~#38;~~ Lois)}}}\|Gallery]]==▼ ▲==[[:Category:Images from {{{images\|Pilot (Superman & Lois)}}}\|Gallery]]== <gallery> Pilot (Superman & Lois) 001.png\|Script Pilot (Superman & Lois) 024.png\|Clark reveals his identity to his sons▼ Pilot (Superman & Lois) 023.png\|Title Card ▲Pilot (Superman & Lois) 024.png\|Clark reveals his identity to his sons Pilot (Superman & Lois) 026.png\|Recreated version of Action Comics #1▼ Pilot (Superman & Lois) 027.png\|Newspaper Pilot (Superman & Lois) 029.png\|T. 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