It Was Just So Grounded

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In a recent appearance at Fan Expo Philadelphia, Superman & Lois actress Bitsie Tulloch discussed why she feels the show stands out in a sea of other Superman adaptations. Along with Tulloch, the series starred Tyler Hoechlin as a slightly older Superman, while their sons, Jonathan and Jordan, were played by Michael Bishop and Alex Garfin, respectively. As a result, Superman & Lois focused more on how Lois and Clark would adapt to the challenges of parenthood, cancer, and other more realistic life problems.

During a panel moderated by Screen Rant’s Joe Deckelmeier called “Being Super With The Cast Of Superman & Lois,” Tulloch explained:

“Even in the pilot episode, it just was so grounded, and, you know, we had the benefit and the luck and grace of being parents to teenagers. Especially season one, they were kind of focusing more on Jordan’s social anxiety disorder, and then, you know, when Lois had that miscarriage episode, it just made me think, ‘Okay, these are these iconic superhero characters, but it’s very relatable.’

And also, they weren’t afraid of going to heavy places, like with Lois’s cancer arc in season three, and that’s where I started realizing, this is different and this is going to be different, and this is going to have an imprint going forward.

Because if you just go back, I mean, if you never see Superman & Lois, then that’s different, but if you’ve seen it, and then you go back to like a very comic-y version, I feel like maybe you’re gonna feel like there’s something missing, which is the relatability of these two characters, like, they could be my neighbors.”