Warning: SPOILERS for Superman & Lois Season 1, Episode 8 - "Holding the Wrench".

Superman & Lois gave Jonathan Kent (Jordan Elsass) one of Lois Lane's (Elizabeth Tulloch) classic defining traits: the uncanny talent for getting into trouble and needing Superman (Tyler Hoechlin) to rescue her. With the quiet life in Smallville they intended quickly growing more dangerous, Lois and Clark Kent decided to clue their twin boys, Jonathan and Jordan (Alex Garfin), in on their escalating threats. The latest is the revelation that Captain Luthor is John Henry Irons (Wole Parks), who comes from another Earth and intends to kill Superman to save the world.

Before her modern reinvention as a career woman, wife, and mother, Lois Lane spent decades defined as "Superman's girlfriend". The "girl reporter" was always regarded as one of the Daily Planet's best newshounds, but Lois Lane was infamous for never heeding danger in pursuit of a story. Inevitably, Miss Lane would be captured by the villain or placed in a life-threatening situation. Thankfully, Superman always arrived in the nick of time to save his love. Every adaptation of Lois in animation or live-action reflected Lois' uncanny knack for getting into trouble, including the movie versions played by Margot Kidder, Kate Bosworth, and Amy Adams as well as the TV's Teri Hatcher, Erica Durance, and Elizabeth Tulloch. Along with the running joke that Lois is hilariously bad at spelling, throwing caution into the wind to get the story and Superman saving her from disaster is one of Miss Lane's best-known tropes.

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In Superman & Lois episode 8, "Holding the Wrench", Jonathan Kent proved he's a lot more like his mom than he is his Super dad. Lois allowed Jon to join her as he investigated John Henry Irons' recreational vehicle, which was equipped with artificial intelligence and alien technology. Lois was "authorized" to enter the RV because she has a doppelganger on Irons' Earth who was John's wife. However, Jon took it upon himself to go back into the RV without his mother, hoping to find a weapon or some clue that could help Superman stop Irons. The A.I. locked down the vehicle and began a countdown to kill Jon. Luckily, Superman heard Lois cry for help all the way from Metropolis and the Man of Steel arrived just as the RV's defense systems opened fire. Superman saved his son, but Lois was beside herself with fury, and said some hurtful things when she yelled at Jonathan.

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After Jordan began developing superpowers, much of Superman & Lois' focus has been on Clark trying to teach Jordan how to cope with the super strength, heat vision, and super hearing he has manifested. Meanwhile, Lois has been pursuing the truth behind Morgan Edge's (Adam Rayner) interest in Smallville and her discovery that the billionaire CEO is harvesting X-Kryptonite in the town's mines. With Clark also splitting his time performing his duties as Superman, this has left Jonathan in the lurch. Jordan even usurped Jon's position as the football hero of the family when he joined the Smallville High Crows. Jonathan also hasn't manifested any powers of his own, which has left him wondering what his role is within the heroic Kent family.

Lois eventually realized that Jon acted the way he did because they are a lot alike. As Lois said, she and Jon are "the extraordinary humans in a family of superpeople" and Lois understands the frustration of standing by "holding the wrench" while Superman saves the world. Superman & Lois initially set up Jonathan and Jordan to be the two sides of Clark Kent: Jon reflected his outgoing and friendly side while Jordan symbolized his hidden anxieties and the growing pains he had as a superpowered boy in Smallville. But this left Lois on the sidelines as a parental influence. By showing that Jonathan inherited Lois' key trait and that he's like his awesome mom, it perfectly balances out the twins to reflect both of their heroic parents and makes Superman & Lois' Kent family more well-rounded and endearing.

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