use three very different versions of Superman, each with their own relationship with their sons, to explore the complexity of parental expectations and how kids are eventually forced to confront the limitations of the people they love.
Superman & Lois is more family drama than superhero show. Tyler Hoechlin plays a fairly traditional version of the big blue Boy Scout. He’s splashed with the hokiness of
Modern Family’s Phil Dunphy, while facing the same challenges of balancing a high-pressure job and family obligations as Coach Eric Taylor in
Friday Night Lights. This Superman has always had a complicated relationship with his now 14-year-old twin sons Jonathan (Jordan Elsass) and Jordan (Alex Garfin) because he isn’t around much he’s constantly zipping away to stop some escaped criminal mastermind, or save people from a natural disaster. But after being laid off at the Daily Planet and discovering Jordan also has superpowers, Clark Kent is trying to make parenting a hi