"The Dress"[1] is the ninth episode of the third season of Superman & Lois, and the thirty-ninth and most recent episode overall. It aired on May 23, 2023.
| “ | When I said that you were beautiful in that dress... I wasn't talking about your body. I was talking about you... who you are, your heart, your passion. Lois, you amaze and inspire me every single day. You were also talking about my body. Because I love your body, and I will always love your body. Even when it's all scarred up? Even then. |
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Synopsis[edit source]
Superman and John Henry clash over how to handle Bruno Mannheim, while Lois worries over upcoming treatments and confides in Lana about her early courtship with Clark. Meanwhile, Jonathan, Jordan, and Sarah work together to help Natalie deal with the aftermath of meeting Matteo's family.[1]
Appearances[edit source]
Characters[edit source]
Protagonists[edit source]
- United States Department of Defense
- Lois Lane
- Jordan Kent
- Jonathan Kent
- Sarah Cortez
- Natalie Lane Irons
- Lana Lang
- Matteo Mannheim
Antagonists[edit source]
- Ally Allston (Bizarro World) (mentioned)
- Ally Allston (UE-33) (mentioned)
- Darlene Irons (mentioned)
- Emmitt Pergande (mentioned)
- Intergang
- Aleister Hook
- Bruno Mannheim
- Elias Orr
- Henry Miller
- Superman/Bizarro (Kal-El) (corpse)
- Peia Mannheim (mentioned)
Other Characters[edit source]
- Cal Ripken Jr. (mentioned)
- Clarence Riddenbach (mentioned in flashback)
- Dr. Diana Lincoln
- God (mentioned)
- Janet (flashback)
- John Diggle (mentioned)
- Simone (mentioned in flashback)
- Smallville
- Candice Pergande (mentioned)
- Cobb Branden
- Emily Phan
- Jonathan Kent Sr. (mentioned in flashback)
- Kyle Cushing (mentioned)
- Martha Kent (mentioned in flashback)
- Victoria May (name seen)
Teams and Organizations[edit source]
- Bazoombas (mentioned)
- Daily Planet (flashback)
- Harry's (mentioned in flashback)
- Hob's Bay Medical Center
- House of El (Bizarro World) (glyph)
- House of El (UE-33) (glyph)
- Intergang
- KIBP (television in flashback)
- Little Aces (flashback)
- Metropolis Transit Authority
- Metropolitan Press Club (flashback)
- Mike & John's Barber Shop
- Natural History Museum (mentioned in flashback)
- Nico's Flower Shop
- Parker Bus Lines
- Pomono Hotel
- Sequoia
- Smallville Community Bank
- Smallville Fire Department
- Smallville Gazette
- Smallville Police Department
- Teague Family Hardware
- United States Department of Defense
- Victoria May's Diner
Events[edit source]
- Pulitzer Prize (mentioned in flashback)
- Metties (Metropolitan Press Club Awards) (flashback)
- Rescue of Darlene Irons (mentioned)
- Battle at Little Aces (flashback)
- Attack on John Henry Irons
Species[edit source]
- Artificial Intelligences (UE-34)
- Humans (UE-33)
- Humans (UE-34)
- Kryptonians (Bizarro World)
- Kryptonians (UE-33)
- Kryptonian-Human Hybrids
- Metahumans
Objects and Concepts[edit source]
- Clark Kent's Glasses
- Kent Farm Truck
- Kill Suit (mentioned)
- Kinetic Hammer
- Party Tron 2: Cancun Nights (name seen)
- Plasma Explosive (mentioned)
- Retractable Nightstick
- Steel War Suit
- Superman Suit (Bizarro World)
- Superman Suit (UE-33)
- X-Kryptonite (mentioned)
Locations[edit source]
- Inverse World (mentioned)
- Hell (mentioned)
- Undesignated Universe
- Earth
- Natural History Museum (mentioned in flashback)
- North America
- United States of America
- Department of Defense Headquarters
- Kansas
- Rice County
- Smallville
- Shuster Mines (mentioned)
- Smallville Firehall (mentioned)
- Rice County
- Metropolis
- Daily Planet Building (flashback)
- Harry's (mentioned in flashback)
- Glenmorgan Center (flashback)
- Suicide Slums (South Metropolis)
- United States of America
- Earth
Gallery[edit source]
Clark gives Lois the dress
Promotional Images[edit source]
References[edit source]
| Superman & Lois Season 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Upcoming Episodes | |||||||||||||||||||
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Collision Course • Complications • TBA • TBA | |||||||||||||||||||