"The Dress"[1] is the ninth episode of the third season of Superman & Lois, and the thirty-ninth 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
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
Characters
Protagonists
- United States Department of Defense
- Lois Lane
- Jordan Kent
- Jonathan Kent
- Sarah Cortez
- Natalie Lane Irons
- Lana Lang
- Matteo Mannheim
Antagonists
- Ally Allston (Bizarro World) (mentioned)
- Ally Allston (UE-43) (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
- 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
- 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-43) (glyph)
- Intergang
- KIBP (television in flashback)
- Little Ace's (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 Sheriff's Department
- Teague Family Hardware
- United States Department of Defense
- Victoria May's Diner
Events
- Pulitzer Prize (mentioned in flashback)
- Metties (Metropolis Press Club Awards) (flashback)
- Mannheim Investigation
- Rescue of Darlene Irons (mentioned)
- Battle at Little Ace's (flashback)
- Attack on John Henry Irons
Species
- Artificial Intelligences (UE-44)
- Humans (UE-43)
- Humans (UE-44)
- Kryptonians (Bizarro World)
- Kryptonians (UE-43)
- Kryptonian-Human Hybrids
- Metahumans
Objects and Concepts
- 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-43)
- Wanda Detroit Lives!
- X-Kryptonite (mentioned)
Locations
- 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)
- Metropolis
- Daily Planet Building (flashback)
- Harry's (mentioned in flashback)
- Glenmorgan Center (flashback)
- Suicide Slums (South Metropolis)
- Rice County
- United States of America
- Earth
Gallery
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Lane reminiscences her past
