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"Pilot"

Episode
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Information

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

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

Characters

Protagonists

Antagonists

Other Characters

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

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 Police Department
Soul Asylum (mentioned)
United States Army
United States Postal Service (name seen)

Events

War on Superman
- Ambush on Superman
Explosion at Shuster Mines
Resurrection of Krypton (UE-34) (mentioned)

Species

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

Objects and Concepts

Locations

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
        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 Firehouse (mentioned)
        
        Smallville High School (mentioned)
      - Metropolis
        Ace Chemical (name seen)
        
        Daily Planet Building
        
        Kent Townhouse
        
        Metropolis 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

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]