Superman & Lois: Arrowverse Connection Defined In Finale — Interview

Tuesday’s second season finale of Superman & Lois lastly gave viewers a solution they’ve been ready for — even when it wasn’t the reply they had been anticipating.

We’re speaking about how precisely this present is related to the bigger Arrowverse, one thing that was addressed (albeit briefly) this week by Common Lane. Gentle finale spoilers forward!

“I’ve been working for the DOD for a very long time,” Sam advised his grandsons. “I’ve seen issues you wouldn’t imagine — glimpses of different worlds, and the leagues of superheroes they’ve on them. And though we solely have your father on this planet, thank God that we do, as a result of he’s the best of any Earth.”

Talking with TVLine, showrunner Todd Helbing acknowledges, “From Day 1, there have been questions of how we had been related to the Arrowverse. In the event you return to the primary script that bought despatched to Warner Brothers and DC, it had a variety of references to different heroes like The Flash. There have been moments after we had been taking pictures, and I believe I’ve mentioned this earlier than, however there was a photograph of Kara on Lois’ desk on the Day by day Planet. All of that stuff bought slowly pulled out, and the extra we did that, the extra it grew to become a can of worms to even point out it.”

So, why didn’t we get this massive speech sooner?

“DC and I had a dialog throughout Season 1, and the choice [to keep Superman & Lois separate] was made then, however I couldn’t make it public till the top of this season,” Helbing explains. “So after I bought all these questions [in previous interviews], I knew what we had been doing, however I may by no means discuss it. It bought a little bit irritating on my finish, however I completely perceive DC’s place. So this put that to relaxation. I’ve mentioned from the start that we wish to put our personal stamp on the Superman property. This wasn’t meant to alienate us from the Arrowverse, however as a result of a variety of the opposite reveals are sadly now not going to be on the air, it felt like the best factor to do.”

Whereas this Superman is conscious of the multiverse, as established in Episode 7 of Season 1, “we’ve got to consider this as a separate Superman, a doppelganger of the one who was within the Arrowverse,” Helbing says. “I perceive why everybody has been wanting the references, however it will have felt fallacious.”

(In different phrases, don’t maintain your breath for any massive crossovers within the close to future. Or ever.)

As for the John Diggle we noticed on the finish of the Season 2 finale, he’s additionally — you guessed it — not the identical Diggle that spent eight seasons kicking butt on Arrow.

“That is additionally a brand new Diggle,” Helbing confirms. “David Ramsey had grown a beard and grew his hair out. He referred to as me and mentioned, ‘I’ve been rising my hair, I look completely different. Would you like me to shave and get a haircut?’ So to not add extra confusion to it, however he’s a special Diggle.” (Click on right here for extra intel on the finale.)

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