"Tried and True"[1] is the sixth episode of the second season of Superman & Lois, and the twenty-first episode overall. It aired on March 1, 2022.
| “ | We're on the same team. You keep saying that, but you refuse to trust me. Well, now I've made the choice not to trust you. |
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Synopsis[edit | hide | hide all]
Lois tells Clark that she and Chrissy plan to do a deeper dive into the Inverse Society and Lana and Sarah try to comfort each other after the fallout at Sarah's quinceañera. Meanwhile, Jordan notices something suspicious in Jonathan's book bag. Lastly, Lt. Mitch Anderson finds himself under fire for the deterioration of the department of defense's relationship with Superman.[2]
Appearances[edit | hide]
Characters[edit | hide]
Protagonists[edit | hide]
- Superman (Clark Kent)
- Lois Lane
- Mitch Anderson
- Sam Lane
- Smallville High School
- Lana Lang Cushing
- Kyle Cushing
- Lucy Lane
Antagonists[edit | hide]
- Superman (Kal-El)
- Lana-Rho (flashback)
- Ally Allston (flashback)
- Ally Allston (pictured)
- Tal-Rho (mentioned)
Other Characters[edit | hide]
- Bizarro World (flashback)
- Lara Lor-Van (A.I.)
- John Henry Irons (mentioned)
- God (mentioned)
- Chrissy Beppo (mentioned)
- DOD
- Smallville
- Candice Pergande
- Gaines
- Timmy Ryan (mentioned)
- Sophie Cushing
- Tonya Martinez
- Aidy Manning
- Sean Smith
- Malcolm Teague
- Corey Wellnitz
- Denise Olowe
- Victoria May (name seen)
- George Dean (mentioned)
- Timmy Ryan's Mother (mentioned)
- Jessie Vance (pictured)
- Sandra Vance
- Tag Harris (mentioned)
- United States Army
- Uzair Merchant (name seen)
- Andre Gutierrez (name seen)
- Amanda Johnson (name seen)
- Mark W. Lee (name seen)
- Walden Cameron (name seen)
Teams and Organizations[edit | hide]
- Daily Planet (newspaper in flashback)
- Inverse Society (flashback)
- DOD (flashback)
- Defense Threat Reduction Agency (flashback)
- DOD (flashback)
- DOD
- Inverse Society (mentioned)
- Smallville High School
- USDA (mentioned)
- Victoria May's Diner
- Teague Family Hardware (truck)
- Gators
- Smallville Fire Department
- Smallville Sheriff's Department (mentioned)
- Ween (audio)
Events[edit | hide]
- Attack on the DOD Headquarters (flashback)
- Earthquakes in Smallville (flashback)
- Bizarro Conflict
- Duel on Kent Farm (mentioned)
- Battle in Bolivia (mentioned)
- Arrest of Superman
- Project 7734 (weapons)
- Ascension
Species[edit | hide]
- Kryptonians (Bizarro World)
- Humans (Bizarro World) (flashback)
- Kryptonian-Human Hybrids (flashback)
- Kryptonians
- Kryptonian-Cat Hybrids (flashback)
- Humans
- Kryptonian-Human Hybrids
- Metahumans
- Artificial Intelligences
- Deities (mentioned)
Objects and Concepts[edit | hide]
- Superman Suits
- Kal-El's Glasses (Bizarro World) (pictured in flashback)
- Green Kryptonite (flashback)
- Lana-Rho's Suit (Bizarro World) (flashback)
- Oblivion Stone (Bizarro World)
- Oblivion Stone (mentioned)
- Breaches (flashback)
- X-Kryptonite
- Superman Suit
- Holograms
- Kryptonian Skinsuits (hologram)
- Kent Farm Truck
- Clark Kent's Glasses
- Inverse Method: Find Your Self
- Supermen Uniform (pictured)
- Pirates of the Caribbean (mentioned)
- Delta Force (mentioned)
- Power-Dampeners
- Green Kryptonite
- Tried and True
- Forcefields
Locations[edit | hide]
- Bizarro World (flashback)
- Earth (flashback)
- United States of America (flashback)
- Smallville (flashback)
- El Farm (flashback)
- Shuster Mines (flashback)
- DOD Headquarters (flashback)
- Smallville (flashback)
- United States of America (flashback)
- Earth (flashback)
- Undesignated Universe
- Earth
- United States of America
- Caribbean (mentioned)
- Russia
- Earth
- Hell (mentioned)
Notes[edit | hide]
- The episode title is a reference to the song "Tried and True" by Ween, which was played at the beginning and the end of the episode.
Gallery[edit | hide]
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Anderson arrests Superman
