The WORST episodes of Superman & Lois

Every episode of Superman & Lois ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Superman & Lois!

After years of facing megalomaniacal supervillains, monsters wreaking havoc on Metropolis, and alien invaders intent on wiping out the human race, The Man of Steel aka Clark Kent and Lois Lane come face to face with one of their greatest challenges ever: dealing with all the stress, pressures and complexities that come with being working parents in today's society.

Last Updated: 11/16/2024Network: The CWStatus: Continuing
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Head On
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7.32
611 votes

#1 - Head On

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/11/2023

Clark and General Lane are both having a hard time giving Lois room to make her own decisions. Meanwhile, Lana and Sarah have a run-in with an old friend at the diner. Lastly, Natalie has a surprise visitor.

Directors: David Ramsey
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Closer
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7.41
706 votes

#2 - Closer

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/14/2023

Lois’ undercover assignment reveals a deadly foe that promises to change the Kent family forever. Meanwhile, the Kent boys find themselves being pulled in opposite directions.

Directors: Tom Cavanagh
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Of Sound Mind
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7.41
612 votes

#3 - Of Sound Mind

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/25/2023

Clark finds himself in uncharted territory, and Lois bonds with a new friend. Meanwhile, Superman pays Bruno Mannheim a surprise visit.

Directors: Diana Valentine
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A Perfectly Good Wedding
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7.42
330 votes

#4 - A Perfectly Good Wedding

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/21/2024

The Kents struggle to adjust to their new normal. Lois helps throw Kyle and Chrissy an impromptu wedding that doesn't quite go as planned.

Directors: Gregory Smith
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The Ties That Bind
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7.44
938 votes

#5 - The Ties That Bind

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/18/2022

Clark opens up to Lois about his ongoing struggle with visions and admits that there is only one person who might be able to help. Meanwhile, Lana receives some unexpected news and tensions begin to rise between Lois and Chrissy. Lastly, Sarah breaks plans with Jordan to spend time with Natalie.

Directors: David Ramsey
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The Inverse Method
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7.44
895 votes

#6 - The Inverse Method

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/1/2022

Lois and Chrissy are on a mission to find Lois’ sister Lucy and Jonathan and Jordan become more and more unsettled as Clark’s painful visions continue. Meanwhile, Lana, Kyle and Sarah share a family breakfast and discuss Sarah’s upcoming quinceanera. Lastly, Natalie and her father share a bonding moment.

Directors: Melissa Hickey
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The Dress
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7.44
587 votes

#7 - The Dress

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/23/2023

Superman and John Henry clash over how to handle Bruno Mannheim, while Lois worries over upcoming treatments and confides in Lana about her early courtship with Clark.

Directors: Stephen Maier
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Forever And Always
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7.44
610 votes

#8 - Forever And Always

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/2/2023

Lois and Clark dig deeper on Bruno Mannheim, starting with his connections to Hob’s Bay Medical Center, while Jonathan and Jordan panic at home over Lois’ dire diagnosis.

Directors: Alvaro Ron
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Break the Cycle
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7.46
313 votes

#9 - Break the Cycle

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/28/2024

Lois makes increasingly bold moves as she tries to stop Luthor. Jonathan struggles to balance his personal life and responsibilities, while Clark learns an unsettling truth.

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In Cold Blood
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7.48
637 votes

#10 - In Cold Blood

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/28/2023

Lois and Chrissy pursue a new lead in the Mannheim investigation against Clark's wishes. Meanwhile, Jonathan, Jordan, and Nat face an unexpected obstacle.

Directors: Gregory Smith
Writer: Jai Jamison
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Girl… You’ll Be A Woman, Soon
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7.51
877 votes

#11 - Girl… You’ll Be A Woman, Soon

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/22/2022

Lana, Kyle and Sarah prepare for Sarah's quinceañera, but things don't end up going as smoothly as they had hoped. Clark finds himself struggling with feelings of guilt about what happened to John Irons and Lois worries that she might have been wrong about Ally. Meanwhile, Jonathan learns that Ret. General Samuel Lane is planning to train Jordan. Lastly, Chrissy goes searching for the truth about Lois.

Directors: Diana Valentine
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Uncontrollable Force
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7.51
684 votes

#12 - Uncontrollable Force

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/21/2023

Clark and Chrissy both notice a small crack in Lois' game face. Sarah and Jordan have an awkward encounter, and Lana receives a panicked phone call.

Writer: Katie Aldrin
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Collision Course
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7.52
590 votes

#13 - Collision Course

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 5/30/2023

Lois attempts to interview Peia in the hopes of unearthing the truth about an old case, while Clark struggles to spend quality time with the boys.

Directors: Elaine Mongeon
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A World Without (2)
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7.53
375 votes

#14 - A World Without (2)

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/7/2024

Lana and Sarah join the fight against Luthor, who starts making moves in Smallville. Jordan and Jonathan butt heads over an important decision.

Directors: Sudz Sutherland
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What Lies Beneath
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7.53
991 votes

#15 - What Lies Beneath

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/11/2022

Lois and Clark struggle as a couple; Chrissy adjusts to running The Smallville Gazette with Lois; Jonathan faces new challenges on the football team; secrets threaten to destroy Jordan and Sarah's growing relationship.

Directors: Gregory Smith
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Complications
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7.53
598 votes

#16 - Complications

Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 6/6/2023

Clark helps Lois prepare for a procedure but must leave the boys with her to help John Henry and General Lane track down the Mannheims. Meanwhile, John Henry and Nat butt heads over her desire to help Matteo and Bruno’s plans go awry as Peia condition worsens.

Directors: Jai Jamison
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Guess Who's Coming To Dinner
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7.53
599 votes

#17 - Guess Who's Coming To Dinner

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/9/2023

After learning about Bruno and Peia, Clark works to reignite Lois’ interest in taking Bruno down; elsewhere, Natalie meets Matteo’s parents, with disastrous consequences.

Directors: Gregory Smith
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Into Oblivion
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7.53
836 votes

#18 - Into Oblivion

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/22/2022

Lois, Clark, and Natalie notice a difference in John Henry's behavior and fear something might be very wrong. Meanwhile, Kyle encounters an awkward moment with Lana while stopping by the house to pick Sarah up for school. Lastly, Jonathan and Jordan brace themselves when they realize a talking to from their parents is headed their way.

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Too Close To Home
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7.54
628 votes

#19 - Too Close To Home

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/4/2023

Lois interrupts an intense conversation between Clark and John Henry. Meanwhile, Jonathan has a heated discussion with Candice’s dad.

Directors: Stewart Hendler
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When the Lights Come On
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7.56
281 votes

#20 - When the Lights Come On

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/4/2024

Luthor plans to move LuthorCorp to Smallville, but finds opposition in Lana. Sarah faces a difficult decision, and Clark confronts Luthor face-to-face.

Directors: Ian Samoil
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Tried and True
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7.56
840 votes

#21 - Tried and True

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/1/2022

Lois tells Clark that she and Chrissy plan to do a deeper dive into the Inverse Society and Lana and Sarah try to comfort each other after the fallout at Sarah's quinceañera. Meanwhile, Jordan notices something suspicious in Jonathan's book bag. Lastly, Lt. Mitch Anderson finds himself under fire for the deterioration of the department of defense's relationship with Superman.

Directors: Amy Jo Johnson
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Injustice
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7.57
610 votes

#22 - Injustice

Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 6/20/2023

Finally, after seventeen years behind bars, Lex Luthor is set to be released from prison. Lois and Clark clash with Jordan over his carelessness around using his powers in public, while Jonathan struggles with Kyle’s change in behavior at the firehouse.

Directors: Sudz Sutherland
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Lies That Bind
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7.58
775 votes

#23 - Lies That Bind

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 5/31/2022

With Clark levitating in front of Lana. Meanwhile, Jordan and Jonathan question whether Lois and Clark are telling them the complete story. Lastly, Natalie tries her best to get Sarah to acknowledge Jordan.

Directors: David Mahmoudieh
Writer: Rina Mimoun
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The End & The Beginning (1)
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7.58
402 votes

#24 - The End & The Beginning (1)

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/7/2024

Superman becomes locked in a brutal battle with Luthor's monster. Lois and the boys race against time to save General Lane.

Directors: Gregory Smith
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The Best of Smallville
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7.58
1315 votes

#25 - The Best of Smallville

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/23/2021

As Smallville celebrates its first Harvest Festival since Martha’s passing, Clark is reminded what his mother meant to him and learns a lesson that will help him move past her death. Meanwhile, Lois makes a breakthrough in the investigation of Morgan Edge. Lastly, Kyle tries to reconnect with Lana, but it seems like he might be falling back into his old ways.

Directors: Rachel Talalay
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