The episode starts out as do most with Superman saving someone, but this time people don't applaud they criticize him on how he can do whatever he wants because he has superpowers. Later you see a doctor unwrapping bandages on someone's face, but the face is Lois'!!! This imposter runs around the city anti-Superman and ruining the real Lois life. Until at the end when fake Lois sets up Lois so it looks like she killed superman. Then we find out who was really behind it Arianna Luthor the Daily Planet Psychiatrist!!!Also that she has been putting subliminal messages in her column and hypnotizing the people of Metropolis to hate Superman. Now that this all fixed and everyone is in jail we can now relax and have a happy ending.
I thought this was an overall good episode for the premiere of the second season, but I think they could have done better with all the great episodes they had in the first season. I give this episode a 4/5. (****/*****)moreless
EDIT
Episode Summary
Luthor's ex-wife, Arianna, comes to Metropolis and, using plastic surgery on another woman, creates an exact, but evil copy of Lois. The real Lois, with Clark, begins to investigate who's behind this creation. She discovers that Lex was had already been married before he tried to marry her. Arianna attempts to kill Superman, because she believes he is responsible for Lex Luthor's death, as well as Lois.moreless
Watch Online
-
K Callan
Martha Kent
-
Dean Cain
Clark Kent/Superman
-
Teri Hatcher
Lois Lane
Trivia, Notes, Quotes and Allusions
See All-
Trivia
ADD TRIVIA- Goof: When Superman flies home, as he's coming up behind his father painting the barn, you can see the imprint of the wires brushing against his cape. You can also see the clips on the harness at his hips under his cape for a brief instant. Edit
- Nitpick: After the TV stunt, Arianna yells at the clone for using her left hand to push back her hair. Lois Lane is supposedly right handed. In that same episode, right after Clark says, "He got tired" she pushed back her hair with her LEFT HAND. She does the same thing throughout season 1 too. Obviously the fact that Lois is right handed doesn't mean that she automatically uses it for every trivial habit. Edit
- When Lois walks into the Planet the day after her double impersonates her, the newspaper she uses to cover up the advertisement for Dr. Carlin's column has her article about the fruit fly spraying from "Pheromone, My Lovely". Edit
-
Notes
ADD NOTES- This episode includes one of its actors in a dual role for the second time in the series. Teri Hatcher plays both Lois Lane and Lois' doppelganger. Edit
- This isn't the first time Jack Kruschen (who plays Det. Ryder in this episode) has been seen in the world of Superman. He was also in the George Reeves show Adventures of Superman, in the episode "The Tomb of Zaharan". Edit
- This is the first episode starting Justin Whalin as Jimmy. He replaced Michael Landes because some people thought Landes looked too similar to Dean Cain, and because Whalin looked younger and more "innocent", which is closer to Jimmy Olsen's established character in the DC Superman comics. Edit
-
Quotes
ADD QUOTES- Lois: So, when do we start blaming my parents for everything? Dr Carlin: Maybe later. Edit
- Lois: (seeing her double for the first time) Wow, you look great. A little heavy on the eye liner, I think. Lois Double: Sorry, but you're a little bit plain for me. Lois: 'Plain'?! Sure beats whatever shopping channel told you that was a good look. Lois Double: Hey, you gotta act like a prissy, glorified typist, you gotta dress the part. Lois: Well, my hair has more bounce than this cheap wig. (she tries to pull it off, but it's real hair) Edit
- Lois: But, my reporter's instinct says something's up. What does your instinct say? Clark: My instincts say, never argue with a woman who's just been behind bars. Edit
-
Allusions
ADD ALLUSIONS- Madame Ex The title of this episode is a play on Madame X , French playwright Alexandre Bisson's 1908 courtroom melodrama which has been filmed for theatrical movies and TV many times over its century. Edit
Show Forums
Add a Topic
See All
Last Activity
Replies
-
Lois and Clark : Season 5 and 6 ???
07/10/1115
-
Best Lois Lane
04/03/1127
-
Pic game! Which ep is it from
12/06/101850
-
L&C and just plain talking
10/17/10637
-
L&C Hangman
10/12/103930
-
The Family Hour
S 4 : Ep 22
Aired 6/14/97
-
Toy Story
S 4 : Ep 21
Aired 6/7/97
-
I've Got You Under My Skin
S 4 : Ep 20
Aired 5/31/97
-
Voice From The Past (3)
S 4 : Ep 19
Aired 4/26/97
Related Shows
Season 2 Episodes
See AllEp 22
And the Answer Is...
Ep 21
Whine, Whine, Whine
Ep 20
Individual Responsibility
Ep 19
Target: Jimmy Olsen!
Ep 18
Tempus Fugitive
Ep 17
Resurrection
Ep 16
Lucky Leon
Ep 15
Return of the Prankster
Ep 14
Top Copy
Ep 13
The Phoenix
Ep 12
The Eyes Have It
Ep 11
Chi of Steel
Ep 10
Metallo
Ep 9
Season's Greedings
Ep 8
A Bolt from the Blue
Ep 7
That Old Gang of Mine
Ep 6
Operation Blackout
Ep 5
Church of Metropolis
Ep 4
The Prankster
Ep 3
The Source
Ep 2
Wall of Sound
Ep 1
Madame Ex
-
gabfan31 EDITOR
User Score: 1486
-
ntonks_tvtome TRUSTED
User Score: 345
-
bobpage87
User Score: 337
-
GaryLieu
User Score: 144
-
boechsner
User Score: 137
-
Ensimismada
User Score: 120
-
Olieooni
User Score: 96
-
kellyls3158
User Score: 92
-
JaneE2001
User Score: 72
-
chance2002iu
User Score: 52
-
scorpionqueen86
User Score: 30
More
Less
