Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman: Lord of the Flys (1)

Air Date

Sunday September 22, 1996

Production Code

465201

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  7 Good

  Great concepts, average execution. hide show

  Like most of the later episodes of this series, the first episode of Season 4 is mostly a mixed bag. Clark must return from New Krypton to battle the evil Lord Nor, who has taken the entire town of Smallville hostage. I didn't particularly care for the New Krypton storyline from this season, and this episode is exactly why. It's very confounding, just as something cool happens something that's a little bit cheesy or over-the-top takes it all away. As a viewer I find that disappointing. That being said, I really liked seeing the Black Suit - although I personally would have liked it in silver, as it is in the comics. I liked the idea of Nor - and his followers - coming to earth. Heck, the villain himself didn't even bother me. But I don't understand why they didn't just name him General Zod and call it a day. Most of all, the score falls into pure melodramatic territory, and actually takes away from the episode in a few cases (especially the end). I really wanted to like this episode, but it's simply just too uneven for me to really get behind.

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  eac8885 Added Jun 25, 2007 All my reviews
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  7.4 Good

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  It's good to have Lois and Clark back in action, but this is not one of my favorite arcs on this show. I liked the long awaited reunion on the steps of Lois's apartment and the concubine conversation between the two, but I can't say as the rest of the episode is really noteworthy for me.
  The Kents get taken hostage AGAIN. Jeez, they get taken prisoner more than Lois anymore.
  Wonder why they changed Ching from Jon Tenney to the new guy. An Ok episode but nothing worth getting excited over. Def. better than the Lois has amnesia storyline from last year.

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  sweet_em Added Nov 23, 2006 All my reviews

• Guest Cast

  • Simon Templeman Lord Nor
  • Leeza Gibbons Herself
  • Mark Lindsay Chapman Jen Mai
  • J.G. Hertzler Trey
  • Richard Grove Colonel Cash
  • Eric Allan Kramer Drull
  • James DuMont Ralph
  • Mark Kretzmann Lieutenant Small
  • Mark Kiely Ching
  • Justine Bateman Zara
  • Dan Hildebrand Ran
  • Rick Scarry Rebel Worker

• Stars

  • K Callan Martha Kent
  • Dean Cain Clark Kent/Superman
  • Teri Hatcher Lois Lane
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• The familiar Superman costume does not appear in this episode. [edit]

• Clark wears a Buffalo Bills hat. Dean Cain was signed to play for the Buffalo Bills before his injury. [edit]
• Caption on Lord Nor during the interview with Leeza Gibbons: "Says he wants to rule the Earth". [edit]
• Mark Kiely replaces Jon Tenney as Lieutenant Ching. [edit]

• Lord Nor:(to the people of Smallville) Friends, do not think of me, I beg of you, as some alien creature, some being that shares nothing with you. Rather, think of me as a God- stern, unforgiving, invincible. I neither like you nor need you. Resist me, and die. [edit]
• Clark: What do you want with me, Nor?
  Lord Nor: I want your throne, Kal-El. I want your world, and I want you gone...forever. [edit]

• The title of the episode is an allusion to the novel "The Lord of the Flies" by William Golding. [edit]
• Lord Nor: I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore.
  
  Lord Nor is quoting the movie The Wizard of Oz. [edit]