The polar opposite of Batman. Batman is who he is, Bruce is the mask. The juxtaposition is incredible, as Bruce was born a human, and has to put on a suit to become Batman, yet Batman has taken over his consciousness, to the point where Bruce, the actual man, is the mask, and Batman, the costume, has become the man. Whereas Superman, or Kal-El, born a Kryptonian, a man who is NOT human, yet becomes human by how he was raised, accepts that Clark is who he truly is, and Superman is his mask, when biologically, Superman IS who and what he is. In a sense, both men have become their masks.
Right, even in his old age Bruce, just shut himself from the world no going outside, I am like dude you made it to old age go travel. Now Superman never really seen him as a old man but I am sure he would have to kill Clark. I mean I do remember them saying Kryptonian's do age slowly.
Or we are never just one person and those identities can change over the years. Sure Bruce has a party boy persona he plays up to throw people off the Batman trail. There is still a genuine Bruce he shows to Alfred, sidekicks, lovers, and other heroes in the no. Clark Kent and Bruce Wayne occasionally get together to discuss personal issues. No Batman isn't just a job for him but it's just a facet of his personality. Superman is a persona that's grown as well. Both men's year one is different from who they are when each has a teenage son. Where the costumes as seen as family crests or a right of passage.
I am not sure if you have seen this show or not, but there is an entire episode where a time-traveler comes back to see Lois Lane because he wants to see how the "woman who was so dumb that she was best friends with Clark Kent and couldn't figure out he was Superman". :D
@@shinkaiatsuya950 Tom Welling I had to look up. But CHRISTOPHER REEVES, yes from the certain viewpoint. But the case was a touch different in my eyes because Reeves really became the tragic victim of fate Still you are right as a SUPERMAN he was great.
@@misspriss2482 A really dumb guy would be pissed. You normally should be able to see the situation and understand that there's no ill intent behind the decision.
A shame we don't really see this anymore. In almost everything that has Superman in it now these day, Clark Kent hardly matters anymore. It's like DC wants to pitch this idea that Superman is all he is. He's not the man anymore, he's just the costume.
JanetFunkYeah I think they're following kind of the Kill Bill viewpoint on it. And that is Superman is who he is and Clark Kent is the actual disguise.
+Chu Chulainn That concept works for Batman, but not Superman. Bruce Wayne was Batman in the making since his parents died. In that instance, Bruce died as well. But Clark Kent grew up as Clark, and only assumed the Superman alter-ego to fight crime. He doesn't live as Superman; he only works as Superman, and even then it's more of a side-job to his real job as a journalist. It's like what he said in this video... _"Superman is what I can do. Clark is who I am"._
JanetFunkYeah Oh I agree. I'm just saying that I understand why some people are looking at it through that particular concept. And to some extent that is true. He was born a Kryptonian. That is part of who he is. But like you I agree that it is not what solely defines him.
Teri Hatcher is the best Lois Lane ever! And although Dean Cain isn’t the best Superman, he’s a great Clark Kent and his chemistry with Teri Hatcher really made this show work.
That's how it was supposed to be anyway. The show was written to focus more on the lives of Lois and Clark and their relationship. His Superman was just a plot driver.
That comment by Clark. ‘Do you think it was easy watching you swoon over superman while ignoring me?’ That is literally like a girl describing her perfect man, you fit the description, but friendzones you.
No such thing as the friendzone. If she's actually your friend, then you have a friend. You may have great qualities that she values and wants in her partner, but apparently not all of them. And most times friendships last and are more valued than one with a lover.
@@bethanychatman9531 There is such a thing as the friend zone, but most guys get it wrong. The friend zone is when two people have been friends for so long, that they can't really see the other as a potential mate for the risk of ruining their relationship, or just a lack of attraction. Many guys get it wrong by thinking it's a manipulative thing that women use for whatever reason, where it's not about that, but rather the social role we all play in each other's lives. If a guy is uncomfortable being in the "friendzone", then they should leave the relationship as it sets up unrealistic expectations for their friend. The friendzone should be a place of comfort, as you know that you have someone who likes you for who you are, and is there for you. You did make a logical post though, and I appreciate.
@@phabiorules The friendzone has never, and will never be ae place of comfort. The friendzone implies that it's a place you got stuck, not a place you wanna be. If you're honestly just friends with a woman, she's your friend. You're in no zone. You're friends. If a dude ever says he's in the friendzone it's because he wants more than friendship. At that point he should walk away from her because it's just hurting both of them.
That's the essence of Superman right there. Superman is what he can do, it's not who he is, he is Clark Kent. Even in the animated series, he refers to himself as Clark, in small moments where he berates himself.
The statement "Superman is what I can do,Clark is who I am" totally sums up this character & how he was written/described in very 1st issue of "Superman ". Very well done👌
"Superman is what I can do, _Clark_ is who I am." This right here. She's all impressed by the cape, but doesn't seem to really care who it is underneath the glamor. She's like those people who start a relationship with a celebrity, then can't handle the persons real life
Kill Bill Vol 2, Bill's analogy of Clark Kent to Beatrice Kiddo says otherwise. Loved his take on what CK represents in terms of how Superman sees humanity!
It isn't the glamor. It is the same cynicism that makes Lex Luthor. It is the idea that it is easier to believe that people are innately evil than good. That people are more selfish than selfless. That if there was a real Superman, that he wouldn't waste his life as Clark Kent. This is all the same cynicism that Zach Snyder sells. Homelander from The Boys. Etc... Lois isn't just mad that Clark hid his identity as Superman. She just can't understand why Superman would choose to be Clark.
Yes, but imagine if someone that you are best friends with has made you believe that they are two different people for years. Her reaction was realistic, but she did get over it.
Loved this show. Never was a fan of superman before it or after, didn't read comics either, but somehow this show dragged me in. Very great cast, acting, dialogue and fun action scenes. Also great camera work.
I remember reading from somewhere about Christopher Reeve telling the casting director for Superman that he was all set to playing double roles. The director corrected him and said that he's Superman all the time, and Clark Kent was just an act. This is my favorite L&C episode because of how it broke that Superman mold, and it was amazing. People say Superman is boring because he's basically a nigh-invincible superhero who can fly, who can freeze and melt things at a distance, bullets literally bounce off of and can turn back time. His one weakness is a rare metal that's not even found on this planet. All the troubles of the world felt contrived beside a literal god with that kind of power. If they had kept Superman as human as possible the way this show did as outlined by this one line, he might have been more interesting.
It didn't break anything because it was just doing what the comics were doing at the time. And in my opinion, it's just yet another change to the character that makes him less unique and more like other characters in an effort to make him palatable to people who think he's corny and boring. That's why I hate the changes. I like the way he is and I'm sick of the constant bending to the will of people who'd rather be watching or reading Spider-Man.
"You're a liar. Theres nothing worse." I dont know. Id rather be lied to than beaten, murdered, raped, or stolen from, especially if it was a lie about something that was none of my business anyway.
@@horrificpleasantry9474 Can cause BS because people have a right to their opinion. But law makers and enforcers have the responsibility to do their job properly, so it’s their fault if they can’t weed the loudmouths from the terrorists.
That's the best take on Clark/Superman out there. I hate, HATE, that Clark is the disguise, Superman is the real identity trope. HATE IT. Clark was raised as Clark, and learned he is also Kal EL, not raised as Kal EL and grew up to pretend to be Clark. It's like saying Worf's Star Fleet identity is a disguise, and in his heart he is just like Gowron just because he is Klingon or some crap.
Lois fell for Clark way before she found out or truly suspected he was Superman while when she first met Clark she was not too nice to him but she was not really nice to too many people but even then she showed that she cared for him deeply and saw him as her friend and student in a way yeah.
The Lone Ranger lmao I just figured the kid never been in love or been in a fight with a girl in his life. Or maybe he just really loves the robotic acting of the DCEU with such classic lines as "I heard it's all downhill after the first kiss." And the ever so popular "save Martha!"
@@danburgs I know that John Shea lives on the East Coast and didn't want to stay in LA for the duration of the show. So they wrote him out as a regular. The first Jimmy, Michael Landis was recast because they said he looked too much like Dean Cain, but there were rumors he was difficult to work with. As for why they wrote out Cat Grant, I have no idea. I don't like they never even gave her a proper send off. They also got rid of the show creator Debra Joy Levine, the writing took a huge nose dive after she left, big mistake.
It's understandable for Lois to get mad at Clark for being Superman and it's understandable for Clark not telling Lois that he is Superman. There are reasons why superheroes have alter egos and why they never reveal their true identities. If the villains they fight found out who they really are, the lives of their families and friends will put in great danger and superheroes have to be careful with who they trust. If Bruce Wayne revealed or someone exposed to the police and the press that he was Batman, the police would go after him for his acts of vigilantism and Bruce Wayne would be forced to answer for all the things he has done as Batman and all the villains he fought and had put away would go after Bruce Wayne. Bruce Wayne did what he did as Batman because he fought for justice and Clark Kent does what he does as Superman because fights to save people and fights for truth and justice and what is right.
Well it's like married life remember when ray got in trouble fir taping the sports thing on there weddingvtaoe he said a ten years is enough Sahel problom
Hell the pilot is my favorite live-action depiction to Superman's origin story and it doesn't even show Krypton's end, the arrival to Earth and Kansas, nor anything of Clark's teen years or global travels. Yet it's so perfect none of that was needed IMO.
Superman is what I can do... Clark is who I am. The most Superman line ever. Man this show really got the character. He was raised as clark kent, that's who he is. Superman is what he chose to do and become. At the end of the day when the costume comes off and he comes home he's clark kent, son of jonathan and martha kent. Raised onna farm and a great journalist. He's still just a dude. That's what I've always loved about Superman. He eats pizza just like the rest of us. He just so happens to be the best dude there is. It's who he was raised to be. He was the best of humanity. And he represents what we can become if we just try. Not the powers but what the man who uses them believes in. Superman is what he could do always. But clark kent is what defines how he uses those powers.
"How can I ever trust you again" Says the woman who was taking midday strolls being all lovely dovey with another man before she knew they were the same man. One of the reasons why I always hated lois,she hypocritical and doesn't even realise it. In the later movies she falls for Clark after confirming his superman.
This is a wonderful episode and I’m thrilled I met dean and shared important details about my life with him I have all four seasons of Lois and Clark on dvd
And that sums up wat synder can’t do right Superman is not Jesus Superman is a guy called Clark Kent who was raised in a farm and because of his upbringing and powers became supes
Louise & Superman are literally recreating/inserting morphed lines from this show into theirs ... and its awesome. The new series pays homage to this series and brings something completely unique to the table on a, no joke, movie/HBO level budget. Its great.
This is actually the foundation of the biggest character mistake in Justice League, after they resurrect Superman Diana tries to connect to him as Kal-El the last Kryptonian, Batman gets it right by having Alfred bring Lois to connect to Clark.
I'd like to say that Diana only called him that to keep his alternate identity a secret, but I've never seen the movie and I think that I would be giving it too much credit, anyway, if I did.
@@r0bw00d it's also a difference of culture Diana in the beginning always called Clark Kal-el instead of Clark because she respected his lineage but later called him back his adopted name because he really doesn't like the name Kal-el it's just not who he is.
she calls him that multiple times during the fight right after and once again when they fight steppenwolf(even during the snyder cut) because to her they are one and the same-as in she is her powers(trained from a super young age and grew into wonder woman and doesn't really hide herslef anymore after BvS) so for her diana of themyscira,wonder woman and diana the woman who works at an art gallery is basically the same person 100% this is not the case for clark he was basically never kal-el,doesn't even know what it means for him to be kal-el(as shown in man of steel) and superman is just his abilities(as shown in this clip) the real person is the human clark because that's who he has been his whole life even if it wasn't 100% a ''normal'' human life
It honestly pisses me off when I see characters act like that to Superhero Identity reveals. "How could you lie to me boo hoo how can I trust you was it all just pretend?!" Lady; we *all* have secrets. Just because someone wants to keep a few doesn't mean they don't care about you. Reacting like that is a great way to make sure they never want to tell you something again.
So Lois- she's real surface value, you know? She only looks at what things are on the naked eye. She jumps to conclusions, she pumps herself up, and she's got a big head because of the place she works at and how successful she is. She looks right through him those first two seasons- and it breaks my freaking heart that he's trying to reach out to her and she's oblivious to what's RIGHT in front of her. All she cared about his getting SuperMan's attention. That Episode, "I'm looking through you" was a lil heart wrenching, because it really zeroed in on how invisible to everyone Clark feels. SuperMan was taking over, and he felt that he was disappearing completely, even to his parents, who were busy admiring the figurines and comics they'd purchased. And Lois- She was only focused on that cape. She's a real good person though- a good friend, a loyal partner. When she was pondering herself in the mirror right before her wedding to Lex- I couldn't help but feel sorry for her. I dunno. That's just my thought. :'D I'm too young for this show. It'd been out for some 11 years before I was born. The Cast, was perfect. Though, I'm sad they changed out the Jimmy from the First season. (Apparently he looked too much like Dean's Brother. Why they changed him out for that reason (Of that was the true reason) I'll have no idea)
The best versions of Superman is built on a foundation that is Clark Kent. A lot of people these days write Superman only and completely omit Clark Kent in one way or another, and those that do write Clark Kent write a version of that isn't a farmer's son who only wants to do the right thing by all. When did it become unbelievable fantasy that a person with a kind heart with a lot of power wouldn't do the right thing?
Finally? You do know its a show from the early 90s? If you saw the pilot you would still be able to see where the wires would be when Superman flew in Lois to the Daily Planet office. On the other hand I can't blame you, since the writers wanted the show to be timeless so they couldn't use fads or too fancy stuff
@@zilvertron I have no idea what you're comment even means. I am talking about Superman's character. Specifically how there are very few people who understand it. I am aware this show is from the 90s. I was referring ot the fact that accurate depictions of Superman in media are very rare. So it is nice to finally see one after so long.
That's why she's so mad! She was fooled by a pair of glasses, an attitude and a change in the pitch of his voice. I'm surprised that she didn't figure it out earlier the time she saw Clark after a shower with the upper body strength he had. She noticed that, but didn't make the connection.
Tenhirankai that's part of it, but I think she was also pretty pissed because Tempus was mocking her pretty bad. Saying everyone in the future thought she was an idiot. She took some solace when HGWells later revealed that's not quite true, people saw her as someone blinded by deep love
Damn, Terri Hatcher was hot in that show. Besides that, I always liked how Dean portrayed Clark. An alien who wasn't posing as a man, but living as one because that's how he grew up. A total contrast to Bruce Wayne who even says himself that Clark is the most human of them all.
It's the entire crux of the Superman character. He really is just a farm boy from Kansas. It doesn't matter that he's faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, or can leap a skyscraper in a single bound. He's a Kent. His family is Martha and Jonathan. Humans are his family, and his friends, and Earth is his home. The only connection to Krypton is the Fortress, and the "S" on his chest. Superman is what he can do; Clark Kent is who he is!
Dean Cain was hands-down the best Clark Kent ever (Reeve being the best *Superman*). I like how he reversed the traditional dichotomy: Clark being the smart and confident one, and playing Superman like a doofus. Superman was the made-up character, flat, no personality, designed to impress mankind with his brute force. Actually makes more sense. Superman was always kinda dumb, let's be honest.
Superman on this show was never portrayed as a doofus. He knew he was a symbol and adjusted his behavior. He's super nice to kids and does charity work. He's prideful when up against criminals but he's never stupid. Plenty of problems required smart thinking. Never really flat to me or brute forcing everything. It's like if Mr Rogers had super human strength,speed,flight, and laser vision. Clark though wasn't portrayed as a doofus. He's like the perfect male role model but........then Superman exists. There are times where it's just like Superman is great but Clark Kent is amazing.
@@r0bw00d its a 2 year old fight were neither of them apparently haven't watched the show passed 3 seasons, let them fight alone, both of them looses anyway
Awakening is a dream. ;-) "Since your relationship is the base you have chosen to awaken on, then building that base is important. When your eyes are looking at the other, you are looking at the one who has come in that exact shape to help you, to enable you to do exactly what you came to do."
You know, it honestly kinda annoys me when a superhero's loved one discovers what they do and is like: "I can't believe you lied to me!" Like, really? You can't believe your _superhero_ boyfriend didn't tell you he's a _superhero?_ It's supposed to be some kind of major betrayal of trust that he didn't tell you his _greatest secret_ on like the first date? Do you even know what a superhero _is?_ Sure, Lois, he's a real jerk for not immediately trusting you - an investigative reporter - with incredibly dangerous private information about himself. For goodness sake, woman, your were a military brat and your dad is a US army general. You should be familiar with the concept of restricted access to sensitive information on a need-to-know basis.
To give you the whole picture and not just the highlights, she put on a show here. She had already figured it out that those 2 are the same by the time Clark told her. She even said so during early season 3 or late season 2, can't remember if it was before or close to their wedding that she had it figured out but didn't tell because it amused her to watch Clark come up with all those silly reasons to be somewhere else when things started to happen
@@zilvertron That's fair, but in a more general sense this happens _a lot_ in superhero media and seems to be treated as a normal reaction. It just doesn't makes sense to me. It's like finding out someone you know is a secret agent or living under witness protection, and then getting upset because they "lied" to you.
Then you missed the point entirely. He IS Clark, but what he can DO is tied to Superman. He does so to help people for the sole reason that he can and to inspire others to try, not to get praised for it and that includes Lois. So if he had started to brag about it, he would only lowered himself and would be an immature brat and not something to look up to
Jefferson Pierce: Black Lightning is what I can do for Freeland. Jefferson is who I am. Oliver Queen: Green Arrow is what I can do for Star City. Oliver is who I am.
It’s not who I am but what I do that defines me- Batman to Rachel Dawes as she was instantly aware of who The Batman really is with that one line. Clark is the real face Superman is the mask Bruce and Clark are as different as night and day.
As a longtime Superman fan I originally thought this mindset was novel compared to what I saw in the Chris Reeve films, but nowadays I feel that approach is also short-sighted. True, the core of Kal-El’s character has always been the adopted farm boy, but that that’s not all there is to Clark. He is a culmination of all his experiences, and to me I feel that part of Clark’s arc should be finding a balance in all aspects of himself. He isn’t just Clark Kent, but Superman also isn’t just what he does. And unfortunately the idea of “Superman is what I do, Clark is who I am” has spread to other Superman adaptations which feel very limiting. And Lois’s flaw is that when it comes to Superman she is enamored with the *idea* of him, not the truth. When she calls Clark “Smallville” in some of those other adaptations there seems to be a touch of belittling in her tone, like Clark being an adopted midwestern kid is somewhat off-putting to her. Little things like that are what ultimately made me become a SuperWonder shipper instead of a Clois fan.
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"Superman is what I can do, Clark is who I am." - That's is the best line said in that show.
That's probably the best Superman/Clark Kent line in the history of the character
The polar opposite of Batman. Batman is who he is, Bruce is the mask. The juxtaposition is incredible, as Bruce was born a human, and has to put on a suit to become Batman, yet Batman has taken over his consciousness, to the point where Bruce, the actual man, is the mask, and Batman, the costume, has become the man. Whereas Superman, or Kal-El, born a Kryptonian, a man who is NOT human, yet becomes human by how he was raised, accepts that Clark is who he truly is, and Superman is his mask, when biologically, Superman IS who and what he is. In a sense, both men have become their masks.
That's pretty deep, and a nice explanation from you
Right, even in his old age Bruce, just shut himself from the world no going outside, I am like dude you made it to old age go travel. Now Superman never really seen him as a old man but I am sure he would have to kill Clark. I mean I do remember them saying Kryptonian's do age slowly.
Or we are never just one person and those identities can change over the years.
Sure Bruce has a party boy persona he plays up to throw people off the Batman trail.
There is still a genuine Bruce he shows to Alfred, sidekicks, lovers, and other heroes in the no.
Clark Kent and Bruce Wayne occasionally get together to discuss personal issues.
No Batman isn't just a job for him but it's just a facet of his personality.
Superman is a persona that's grown as well. Both men's year one is different from who they are when each has a teenage son.
Where the costumes as seen as family crests or a right of passage.
Well they have always been opposite in the basic sense. Superman, a “god” amongst men and batman, a man amongst “gods”.
Yeah they made documentary about what you said...nothing new
And that, right there is perhaps the biggest difference between Superman and Batman.
batman is red pill AF. superman is blue pilled AF
Yep. Superman is the mask and Bruce Wayne is the mask.
And every other superhero
@@babayaga1767 fym. Superman is just as redpilled as Batman, that's why they're both heroes
The biggest difference you say... X to doubt on that my friend
Lois is just pissed that she wasn't a good enough reporter to see through the charade.
It just shows what a good pair of glasses can do.
I am not sure if you have seen this show or not, but there is an entire episode where a time-traveler comes back to see Lois Lane because he wants to see how the "woman who was so dumb that she was best friends with Clark Kent and couldn't figure out he was Superman". :D
@@AgnesIona oh yes, I've seen it. Great show.
@@AgnesIona i watched it as a kid but haven't been able to do a rewatch in YEARS!! anyone know if someone is streaming the show?
Hell, she couldn’t see the Evil man Lex Luthor was.
Dean Cain is the coolest Clark Kent, not necessary the best Superman, but defintely the best Clark Kent.
A shame that DEAN CAIN´s carier never went to the top so far.
@@rogerlynch5279 Wasn't it the same with Christopher Reeves, and Tom Welling?
@@shinkaiatsuya950 Tom Welling I had to look up. But CHRISTOPHER REEVES, yes from the certain viewpoint.
But the case was a touch different in my eyes because Reeves really became the tragic victim of fate Still you are right as a SUPERMAN he was great.
George Reeves was the coolest Clark Kent. Dean Cain comes in second. 🙂
Debatable but there is an argument for it
"You oughta run for President, oh but you can't! You weren't born here" damn, Lois is gunnin' for everyone.
And just like that every Immigrant is hurting.
With the how law abiding they are these days, not at all, Clark can run on the Republican ticket
Get ANY Lois's dander up and watch the fireworks.
@@katnguyen9746 well, they are trying to be Democrats.
Obama did it
"How can I trust you again?" Because both as Superman and Clark, I've always been an upstanding citizen that people can trust?
@Leto,
That's logic, it won't work with a woman. 😁
It is in the comics, so not bad.done this script
Maybe because he did it to protect the lives of his loved ones INCLUDING HER!!!!
MAYBE BECAUSE HE WOULD DIE IF NECESSARY TO PROTECT HER !!!!!!
@@koolkev2020able Or an illogical man. If the situations were reversed, a man would be pissed too.
@@misspriss2482 A really dumb guy would be pissed. You normally should be able to see the situation and understand that there's no ill intent behind the decision.
Perfectly captures what the series was going for. Superman is the alias/identity, Clark is who he actually is.
Not only in this series. Superman is the mask, Clark is Who he is.
A shame we don't really see this anymore.
In almost everything that has Superman in it now these day, Clark Kent hardly matters anymore. It's like DC wants to pitch this idea that Superman is all he is. He's not the man anymore, he's just the costume.
JanetFunkYeah
I think they're following kind of the Kill Bill viewpoint on it. And that is Superman is who he is and Clark Kent is the actual disguise.
+Chu Chulainn
That concept works for Batman, but not Superman.
Bruce Wayne was Batman in the making since his parents died. In that instance, Bruce died as well.
But Clark Kent grew up as Clark, and only assumed the Superman alter-ego to fight crime. He doesn't live as Superman; he only works as Superman, and even then it's more of a side-job to his real job as a journalist.
It's like what he said in this video... _"Superman is what I can do. Clark is who I am"._
JanetFunkYeah
Oh I agree. I'm just saying that I understand why some people are looking at it through that particular concept.
And to some extent that is true. He was born a Kryptonian. That is part of who he is. But like you I agree that it is not what solely defines him.
Teri Hatcher is the best Lois Lane ever! And although Dean Cain isn’t the best Superman, he’s a great Clark Kent and his chemistry with Teri Hatcher really made this show work.
Both Teri Hatcher and the late Margot Kidder were great as Lois Lane.
That's how it was supposed to be anyway. The show was written to focus more on the lives of Lois and Clark and their relationship. His Superman was just a plot driver.
That comment by Clark. ‘Do you think it was easy watching you swoon over superman while ignoring me?’
That is literally like a girl describing her perfect man, you fit the description, but friendzones you.
That description is spot on.
No such thing as the friendzone. If she's actually your friend, then you have a friend. You may have great qualities that she values and wants in her partner, but apparently not all of them. And most times friendships last and are more valued than one with a lover.
@@bethanychatman9531 BS
@@bethanychatman9531 There is such a thing as the friend zone, but most guys get it wrong. The friend zone is when two people have been friends for so long, that they can't really see the other as a potential mate for the risk of ruining their relationship, or just a lack of attraction. Many guys get it wrong by thinking it's a manipulative thing that women use for whatever reason, where it's not about that, but rather the social role we all play in each other's lives.
If a guy is uncomfortable being in the "friendzone", then they should leave the relationship as it sets up unrealistic expectations for their friend. The friendzone should be a place of comfort, as you know that you have someone who likes you for who you are, and is there for you.
You did make a logical post though, and I appreciate.
@@phabiorules The friendzone has never, and will never be ae place of comfort. The friendzone implies that it's a place you got stuck, not a place you wanna be. If you're honestly just friends with a woman, she's your friend. You're in no zone. You're friends. If a dude ever says he's in the friendzone it's because he wants more than friendship. At that point he should walk away from her because it's just hurting both of them.
That's the essence of Superman right there. Superman is what he can do, it's not who he is, he is Clark Kent. Even in the animated series, he refers to himself as Clark, in small moments where he berates himself.
Superman is who he is in the sense that he has a genuine desire to help people, which is the thing that makes him Superman.
@@axebomber2108 Yeah but he learned to do that and be the best person he could be as Clark Kent from his adoptive parents yeah.
He does say this in TAS: “but I AM Clark. I need to be Clark, I’d go crazy if I had to be Superman all the time.”
I grew up with both Smallville and Lois and Clark. Erica Durance was a great Lois, but for me the definitive Lois will always be Teri Hatcher.
She's my second fave behind Margot Kidder. Dana Delaney was really good as Lois in SAS.
The statement "Superman is what I can do,Clark is who I am" totally sums up this character & how he was written/described in very 1st issue of "Superman ". Very well done👌
Dean Cain is the coolest Superman...and most real Clark Kent...he dealt with the issues..and got the girl.
"Superman is what I can do, _Clark_ is who I am."
This right here. She's all impressed by the cape, but doesn't seem to really care who it is underneath the glamor. She's like those people who start a relationship with a celebrity, then can't handle the persons real life
Kill Bill Vol 2, Bill's analogy of Clark Kent to Beatrice Kiddo says otherwise. Loved his take on what CK represents in terms of how Superman sees humanity!
@@victorpradha9946 Just because Bill said it doesn't make it a compelling argument nor does it debunk this argument.
Bill is wrong.
@@MansMan42069 Dude don't argue for the sake of arguing...there's too much of that going around.
It isn't the glamor. It is the same cynicism that makes Lex Luthor.
It is the idea that it is easier to believe that people are innately evil than good. That people are more selfish than selfless.
That if there was a real Superman, that he wouldn't waste his life as Clark Kent.
This is all the same cynicism that Zach Snyder sells. Homelander from The Boys. Etc...
Lois isn't just mad that Clark hid his identity as Superman. She just can't understand why Superman would choose to be Clark.
@@ArcDragoon "Deep down, you're a good person. And I'm not."
Didn't Bruce once say this to Clark?
the most important line of dialogue in all of Superman's lore
I grew up watching this show!
No other will be as amazing and original as this one was!
I tell ya Lois really needed to calm down here cause Clark did have his reasons for not telling her.
You expect Lois Lane to calm down ???? You don't her at all !
Yes, but imagine if someone that you are best friends with has made you believe that they are two different people for years. Her reaction was realistic, but she did get over it.
@@misspriss2482 Yeah true that, she still needed to calm down though.
@miss priss its sadder she couldn't figure it out.I mean he's disguise was glasses
Yeah, and there are a dozen times in this series where she lied to him.
Loved this show. Never was a fan of superman before it or after, didn't read comics either, but somehow this show dragged me in. Very great cast, acting, dialogue and fun action scenes. Also great camera work.
I remember reading from somewhere about Christopher Reeve telling the casting director for Superman that he was all set to playing double roles. The director corrected him and said that he's Superman all the time, and Clark Kent was just an act.
This is my favorite L&C episode because of how it broke that Superman mold, and it was amazing. People say Superman is boring because he's basically a nigh-invincible superhero who can fly, who can freeze and melt things at a distance, bullets literally bounce off of and can turn back time. His one weakness is a rare metal that's not even found on this planet. All the troubles of the world felt contrived beside a literal god with that kind of power. If they had kept Superman as human as possible the way this show did as outlined by this one line, he might have been more interesting.
It didn't break anything because it was just doing what the comics were doing at the time. And in my opinion, it's just yet another change to the character that makes him less unique and more like other characters in an effort to make him palatable to people who think he's corny and boring. That's why I hate the changes. I like the way he is and I'm sick of the constant bending to the will of people who'd rather be watching or reading Spider-Man.
Those movies were an incredible success and highly interesting, as well as being pretty much classics at this point.
I miss this show!
Great scene this is what made me a Superman fan Dean cain nailed it as Clark and Superman he made the character down to earth
These two are probably the best picks they could ever cast as Lois Lane & Clark Kent
*LOVE THIS SHOW!*
"You're a liar. Theres nothing worse." I dont know. Id rather be lied to than beaten, murdered, raped, or stolen from, especially if it was a lie about something that was none of my business anyway.
Yeah.....Lois is a bitch
Although, all those things can only happen because of lies, too
And rape hurts one person. A lie like "all white people are complicit in a system of abuse and owe you shit" can cause harm to millions
@@horrificpleasantry9474
Can cause BS because people have a right to their opinion. But law makers and enforcers have the responsibility to do their job properly, so it’s their fault if they can’t weed the loudmouths from the terrorists.
I'm pretty sure it was said to be dramatic lol
My favorite "Lois and Clark" episode of all time. Yay!
Surprisingly down to earth show.
Best show there is.
That's the best take on Clark/Superman out there. I hate, HATE, that Clark is the disguise, Superman is the real identity trope. HATE IT. Clark was raised as Clark, and learned he is also Kal EL, not raised as Kal EL and grew up to pretend to be Clark. It's like saying Worf's Star Fleet identity is a disguise, and in his heart he is just like Gowron just because he is Klingon or some crap.
Lois fell for Clark way before she found out or truly suspected he was Superman while when she first met Clark she was not too nice to him but she was not really nice to too many people but even then she showed that she cared for him deeply and saw him as her friend and student in a way yeah.
More chemistry and emotion in this one scene then Louis and Clark in the whole DCEU. Man I miss good old fashioned writing
The Lone Ranger lmao I just figured the kid never been in love or been in a fight with a girl in his life. Or maybe he just really loves the robotic acting of the DCEU with such classic lines as "I heard it's all downhill after the first kiss." And the ever so popular "save Martha!"
@jason lewis Okay so Smallville was fantastic then. WTF?!
@@danburgs I know that John Shea lives on the East Coast and didn't want to stay in LA for the duration of the show. So they wrote him out as a regular. The first Jimmy, Michael Landis was recast because they said he looked too much like Dean Cain, but there were rumors he was difficult to work with. As for why they wrote out Cat Grant, I have no idea. I don't like they never even gave her a proper send off. They also got rid of the show creator Debra Joy Levine, the writing took a huge nose dive after she left, big mistake.
Who's Louis?
Preach it!
Saturday nights during the mid 90's weren't complete without The new adventures of Superman.
It's not who I am but what I do defines me. -Rachel Dawes/ Bruce Wayne/ Batman.
It's understandable for Lois to get mad at Clark for being Superman and it's understandable for Clark not telling Lois that he is Superman. There are reasons why superheroes have alter egos and why they never reveal their true identities. If the villains they fight found out who they really are, the lives of their families and friends will put in great danger and superheroes have to be careful with who they trust. If Bruce Wayne revealed or someone exposed to the police and the press that he was Batman, the police would go after him for his acts of vigilantism and Bruce Wayne would be forced to answer for all the things he has done as Batman and all the villains he fought and had put away would go after Bruce Wayne. Bruce Wayne did what he did as Batman because he fought for justice and Clark Kent does what he does as Superman because fights to save people and fights for truth and justice and what is right.
This one scene beats the shit out
of ALL the DC movies combined.
Nope lol not anymore
well its a really good scene and dialogue, well acted aswell but what you said is too much of a stretch
She really is unreasonably dense. She was not listening at all as to why telling her that he is Superman is a terrible idea.
Well it's like married life remember when ray got in trouble fir taping the sports thing on there weddingvtaoe he said a ten years is enough Sahel problom
They just need to bang it out. She will forget about everything. Lol
One of my favorite episodes
A fundemental underatanding of his character. Superman is a good natured human before an all powerful godlike alien.
When 2 minutes from a cheesy 90's show does more justice to Superman than the modern 2 hour blockbuster.
Hell the pilot is my favorite live-action depiction to Superman's origin story and it doesn't even show Krypton's end, the arrival to Earth and Kansas, nor anything of Clark's teen years or global travels. Yet it's so perfect none of that was needed IMO.
Lol that’s so true
Superman is what I can do... Clark is who I am. The most Superman line ever. Man this show really got the character. He was raised as clark kent, that's who he is. Superman is what he chose to do and become. At the end of the day when the costume comes off and he comes home he's clark kent, son of jonathan and martha kent. Raised onna farm and a great journalist. He's still just a dude. That's what I've always loved about Superman. He eats pizza just like the rest of us. He just so happens to be the best dude there is. It's who he was raised to be. He was the best of humanity. And he represents what we can become if we just try. Not the powers but what the man who uses them believes in. Superman is what he could do always. But clark kent is what defines how he uses those powers.
So well said!! 👏👏
"How can I ever trust you again"
Says the woman who was taking midday strolls being all lovely dovey with another man before she knew they were the same man.
One of the reasons why I always hated lois,she hypocritical and doesn't even realise it.
In the later movies she falls for Clark after confirming his superman.
I would have definitely tore Lois a new one
This is a wonderful episode and I’m thrilled I met dean and shared important details about my life with him I have all four seasons of Lois and Clark on dvd
SupermanTAS: but I am Clark. I need to be Clark, I'd go crazy if I was superman all the time
Most of us have a 'work' persona, we'd be fired if we didn't.
And that sums up wat synder can’t do right Superman is not Jesus Superman is a guy called Clark Kent who was raised in a farm and because of his upbringing and powers became supes
Unfortunately, Zach went the movie route, where Superman _is_ Jesus.
Head-to-head, Cavill edges out Jesus in the suit, but Jesus has the better hair.
Have you had the fortune watching all the way through Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman?
Louise & Superman are literally recreating/inserting morphed lines from this show into theirs ... and its awesome. The new series pays homage to this series and brings something completely unique to the table on a, no joke, movie/HBO level budget. Its great.
She's actually pissed at herself for not being able to see through the glasses disguise. :P
THIS.
"Superman is what I can do. Clark is who I am". If only modern writers could understand that. Hopefully Gunn will.
man, Teri Hatcher's gorgeous.
Isn't she?! Especially when she became UltraWoman after getting Clark's powers. She was amazing in that suit.
@@ultraspawn4685 Teri Hatcheris beautiful even when wearing only a sack of potatoes
@@zilvertron Your comment is spot on! 👍
This is actually the foundation of the biggest character mistake in Justice League, after they resurrect Superman Diana tries to connect to him as Kal-El the last Kryptonian, Batman gets it right by having Alfred bring Lois to connect to Clark.
I'd like to say that Diana only called him that to keep his alternate identity a secret, but I've never seen the movie and I think that I would be giving it too much credit, anyway, if I did.
@@r0bw00d it's also a difference of culture
Diana in the beginning always called Clark Kal-el instead of Clark because she respected his lineage but later called him back his adopted name because he really doesn't like the name Kal-el it's just not who he is.
she calls him that multiple times during the fight right after and once again when they fight steppenwolf(even during the snyder cut) because to her they are one and the same-as in she is her powers(trained from a super young age and grew into wonder woman and doesn't really hide herslef anymore after BvS)
so for her diana of themyscira,wonder woman and diana the woman who works at an art gallery is basically the same person
100% this is not the case for clark
he was basically never kal-el,doesn't even know what it means for him to be kal-el(as shown in man of steel) and superman is just his abilities(as shown in this clip)
the real person is the human clark because that's who he has been his whole life even if it wasn't 100% a ''normal'' human life
It honestly pisses me off when I see characters act like that to Superhero Identity reveals. "How could you lie to me boo hoo how can I trust you was it all just pretend?!" Lady; we *all* have secrets. Just because someone wants to keep a few doesn't mean they don't care about you. Reacting like that is a great way to make sure they never want to tell you something again.
So Lois- she's real surface value, you know? She only looks at what things are on the naked eye. She jumps to conclusions, she pumps herself up, and she's got a big head because of the place she works at and how successful she is.
She looks right through him those first two seasons- and it breaks my freaking heart that he's trying to reach out to her and she's oblivious to what's RIGHT in front of her. All she cared about his getting SuperMan's attention. That Episode, "I'm looking through you" was a lil heart wrenching, because it really zeroed in on how invisible to everyone Clark feels. SuperMan was taking over, and he felt that he was disappearing completely, even to his parents, who were busy admiring the figurines and comics they'd purchased. And Lois- She was only focused on that cape.
She's a real good person though- a good friend, a loyal partner.
When she was pondering herself in the mirror right before her wedding to Lex- I couldn't help but feel sorry for her. I dunno.
That's just my thought. :'D
I'm too young for this show. It'd been out for some 11 years before I was born.
The Cast, was perfect.
Though, I'm sad they changed out the Jimmy from the First season. (Apparently he looked too much like Dean's Brother. Why they changed him out for that reason (Of that was the true reason) I'll have no idea)
CK never gets better than this
Saddens me.
The best versions of Superman is built on a foundation that is Clark Kent. A lot of people these days write Superman only and completely omit Clark Kent in one way or another, and those that do write Clark Kent write a version of that isn't a farmer's son who only wants to do the right thing by all.
When did it become unbelievable fantasy that a person with a kind heart with a lot of power wouldn't do the right thing?
Its a fad, sit down and wait. It will pass just like everything else.
This was THE line of the series.
so glad this is one of the series i grew up on
Superman, Batman, spiderman, Flash is who they are! Thier alter ego is the weak, rich playboy, geek, never on time CSI!
1:33, “Well...I am Superman...”
I'm old enough to have watched this show unironically, haha.
Christopher Reeve’s Superman was really him and Clark was the rouse.
That's how I see it too
THANK YOU. My god, finally a writer who gets it.
Finally? You do know its a show from the early 90s? If you saw the pilot you would still be able to see where the wires would be when Superman flew in Lois to the Daily Planet office. On the other hand I can't blame you, since the writers wanted the show to be timeless so they couldn't use fads or too fancy stuff
@@zilvertron I have no idea what you're comment even means. I am talking about Superman's character. Specifically how there are very few people who understand it.
I am aware this show is from the 90s. I was referring ot the fact that accurate depictions of Superman in media are very rare. So it is nice to finally see one after so long.
It's the opposite for Batman.Bruce Wayne is what he can do,Batman is who he is.
Because Superman is Superman and Clark is Clark.
This was a good series back in the day.
I LOVE this scene!
...Is the episode where Tempus goes "One question has been asked through history...'Just how stupid *was*she??'"
yes it is
That's why she's so mad! She was fooled by a pair of glasses, an attitude and a change in the pitch of his voice. I'm surprised that she didn't figure it out earlier the time she saw Clark after a shower with the upper body strength he had. She noticed that, but didn't make the connection.
thats my favourite line
Technically, the word was “dumb”. But galactically stupid was also used.
Tenhirankai that's part of it, but I think she was also pretty pissed because Tempus was mocking her pretty bad. Saying everyone in the future thought she was an idiot. She took some solace when HGWells later revealed that's not quite true, people saw her as someone blinded by deep love
Damn, Terri Hatcher was hot in that show. Besides that, I always liked how Dean portrayed Clark. An alien who wasn't posing as a man, but living as one because that's how he grew up. A total contrast to Bruce Wayne who even says himself that Clark is the most human of them all.
Brilliant and love the classic mustang
It's the entire crux of the Superman character. He really is just a farm boy from Kansas. It doesn't matter that he's faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, or can leap a skyscraper in a single bound. He's a Kent. His family is Martha and Jonathan. Humans are his family, and his friends, and Earth is his home. The only connection to Krypton is the Fortress, and the "S" on his chest. Superman is what he can do; Clark Kent is who he is!
I loved this show when I a kid.
I clicked this video just because of her hair. It’s gorgeous!
Dean Cain was hands-down the best Clark Kent ever (Reeve being the best *Superman*). I like how he reversed the traditional dichotomy: Clark being the smart and confident one, and playing Superman like a doofus. Superman was the made-up character, flat, no personality, designed to impress mankind with his brute force. Actually makes more sense. Superman was always kinda dumb, let's be honest.
Superman on this show was never portrayed as a doofus. He knew he was a symbol and adjusted his behavior. He's super nice to kids and does charity work. He's prideful when up against criminals but he's never stupid. Plenty of problems required smart thinking. Never really flat to me or brute forcing everything. It's like if Mr Rogers had super human strength,speed,flight, and laser vision.
Clark though wasn't portrayed as a doofus. He's like the perfect male role model but........then Superman exists. There are times where it's just like Superman is great but Clark Kent is amazing.
Dean didn't play Superman as a doofus.
@@r0bw00d its a 2 year old fight were neither of them apparently haven't watched the show passed 3 seasons, let them fight alone, both of them looses anyway
Superman is the secret identity. Clark is real.
Awakening is a dream. ;-)
"Since your relationship is the base you have chosen to awaken on, then building that base is important. When your eyes are looking at the other, you are looking at the one who has come in that exact shape to help you, to enable you to do exactly what you came to do."
What a line
I think I'll use this line if I ever tell anybody my secret identity. d:
>->
That scene is gold
Based on the majority of comments here, Im pretty sure only 5 people watched this episode in it entirety before left their comment here lol
:'D Does watching all Four Seasons three times over count? :'D
Clark hopes for the best. Bruce prepares for the worst. They both end un needing the other
Women value a man for what he has to offer and not for who he is.
Dean Cain was such a great choice to play Clark Kent and Superman
Just a shame his political beliefs got him blacklisted in Hollywood.
Best Clark Ken and Lois Lane ever.
She is was my favourite Louis Lane
You know, it honestly kinda annoys me when a superhero's loved one discovers what they do and is like: "I can't believe you lied to me!"
Like, really? You can't believe your _superhero_ boyfriend didn't tell you he's a _superhero?_ It's supposed to be some kind of major betrayal of trust that he didn't tell you his _greatest secret_ on like the first date? Do you even know what a superhero _is?_
Sure, Lois, he's a real jerk for not immediately trusting you - an investigative reporter - with incredibly dangerous private information about himself. For goodness sake, woman, your were a military brat and your dad is a US army general. You should be familiar with the concept of restricted access to sensitive information on a need-to-know basis.
To give you the whole picture and not just the highlights, she put on a show here. She had already figured it out that those 2 are the same by the time Clark told her. She even said so during early season 3 or late season 2, can't remember if it was before or close to their wedding that she had it figured out but didn't tell because it amused her to watch Clark come up with all those silly reasons to be somewhere else when things started to happen
@@zilvertron That's fair, but in a more general sense this happens _a lot_ in superhero media and seems to be treated as a normal reaction. It just doesn't makes sense to me.
It's like finding out someone you know is a secret agent or living under witness protection, and then getting upset because they "lied" to you.
In the 90s, her hairstyle was hot.
Teri Hatcher was absolutely fucking stunning.
"You are the lowest form of life imaginable" - The most ironic thing you could ever say to superman who just happens to be an ultimate lifeform :-D
Hope he didn't use "future currency" to rent the car.
Dennis Presson they had gold to power the time-machine, remember?
@@mngentry touche
Why she so ...just awesome 😎...
I would just start listing the times he had saved your life. In this show it was at least once a week.
Then you missed the point entirely. He IS Clark, but what he can DO is tied to Superman. He does so to help people for the sole reason that he can and to inspire others to try, not to get praised for it and that includes Lois. So if he had started to brag about it, he would only lowered himself and would be an immature brat and not something to look up to
God i miss the 90s
Jefferson Pierce: Black Lightning is what I can do for Freeland. Jefferson is who I am.
Oliver Queen: Green Arrow is what I can do for Star City. Oliver is who I am.
Miss this show, last season was crap but seasons 1-3 was good. This show was the CW before the CW came on.
What the DCEU completely missed. And then doing the reverse with Batman. Bruce Wayne isnt who he is. Batman is
It’s not who I am but what I do that defines me- Batman to Rachel Dawes as she was instantly aware of who The Batman really is with that one line.
Clark is the real face Superman is the mask
Bruce and Clark are as different as night and day.
it's a hell of a lot harder to like Dean Cain in 2020 than it was when I was a teenager.
i loved Lois Lane's hair so much i copied it when i was in highschool
It really contrasts with Smallville when he says Clark Kent is the mask
watching meme is what I can do. Weirdo is who I am
Best line ever
As a longtime Superman fan I originally thought this mindset was novel compared to what I saw in the Chris Reeve films, but nowadays I feel that approach is also short-sighted. True, the core of Kal-El’s character has always been the adopted farm boy, but that that’s not all there is to Clark. He is a culmination of all his experiences, and to me I feel that part of Clark’s arc should be finding a balance in all aspects of himself. He isn’t just Clark Kent, but Superman also isn’t just what he does.
And unfortunately the idea of “Superman is what I do, Clark is who I am” has spread to other Superman adaptations which feel very limiting.
And Lois’s flaw is that when it comes to Superman she is enamored with the *idea* of him, not the truth. When she calls Clark “Smallville” in some of those other adaptations there seems to be a touch of belittling in her tone, like Clark being an adopted midwestern kid is somewhat off-putting to her. Little things like that are what ultimately made me become a SuperWonder shipper instead of a Clois fan.