The usually shy Superman And Lois’ Jordan Kent probably just lost his chance with someone important to him just because of his greatest weakness.
SPOILER ALERT: The following contains major spoilers for Superman & Lois Season 1, Episode 9, “Loyal Subjekts”.
The American Superhero drama series, Superman & Lois, developed for The CW by Todd Helbing and Greg Berlanti, based on the DC Comics characters Superman and Lois Lane, premiered on February 23, 2021, and was renewed for a second season in March. The series is set in the Arrowverse, sharing continuity with the other television series of the franchise.
In Superman & Lois, Clark Kent / Superman and Lois Lane return to Smallville with their sons Jonathan and Jordan, where they are reacquainted with Lana Lang, her husband Kyle Cushing, and their daughter Sarah. Jordan Kent (Alex Garfin) has had a tough time adjusting to the move from Metropolis to Smallville. It gets worse for him when the one person he connects with, Sarah (Inde Navarette), initially chooses not to pursue a romance. However, just when it seems like Jordan is about to change her mind, he loses his shot due to his greatest weakness.
Jordan saved Sarah, who suffers from stage fright, at an audition for a musical, backing her up on the piano when Lana’s husband, Kyle, flaked. Deepening their bond, she is now happily relying on Clark’s son. Jordan has a sense home and support from Sarah, while Jordan’s been helping her deal with depression by been her rock. They’ve been spending a lot of time together, rehearsing so much that the families think something is bound to happen. Clearly Sarah has a crush on him, and if getting over that hurdle of reluctance.
Sarah Cushing and Jordan Kent grow closer as they practice for the talent show. Just as they are about to kiss, Jordan sneezes. Jordan covers his mouth when he sneezes, and his hand gets covered in ice. He sneezes again and realizing his powers are going haywire, he immediately hurries home. Sarah’s stunned as he leaves the stage with a weak apology and gets concerned when even after waiting for hours he doesn’t show up.
Jorden gets sick and can barely breathe. Clark, Lois and Sam Lane conclude that Project 7734 is still affecting Superman and is now affecting Jordan second-hand. Clark takes Jordan to the Fortress of Solitude to save his life from the synthetic Kryptonite poisoning. Since Jordan couldn’t make it to Sarah’s show, she gets disappointed but soon her dad, Kyle, takes over and plays the guitar, to Sarah’s delight. Sarah’s disappointed Jordan bailed on her and can tell he’s withholding the truth. He has done it more than once, and she totally hates lies.
Being disappointed Sarah doesn’t take Jordan’s call after he gets the virus literally burned out of his system by Jor-El (Agnus Macfadyen), as he thinks their trust has been breached. As Jordan is the only one, she confesses to after her suicide attempt and family problems, and she wants him to require honesty. Also, Tag blamed Jordan for the mine explosion which can make Sarah thinking he is really covering up harmful secrets tying him to this once more. It definitely creates a delusion in their relationship and Jordan doesn’t know how to fix this.
