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Hopepunk is a sub-genre of fiction that says that in the face of a post 9/11 world of grey morals, consequentialist utilitarianism and compromised social actors, we say 'No, we won't sacrifice our morals...AND we can win!'

This episode of My Adventure with Superman utterly epitomises Hopepunk to its core. Seeing our goodest boy once again find strength in the purest of places. There's also a really sweet payoff to Lois' personal arc that fans will find quite satisfying.

All this only works in tandem to the previous episodes that grimly juxtaposes Braniac's immense cruelty. In a vacuum, I can probably foresee some viewing this as a tad sentimental. But I don't care, deep down...we all kinda needed this.

Oh and it certainly helps that we're finally getting to see what a full Kryptonian invasion in real time which is really awesome! The vision of a possessed Superman leading the forces of Brainiac is pretty cool, albeit brief.

In short, I liked it.

This episode is very sweet, exciting, and well done, but there is some very cringe writing in the scenes between Lois and Clark for about one minute. Other than that, it's a masterpiece. It's hilarious at some parts, and deeply touching at others, particularly with regards to Kara's arc. Also, I'm seriously impressed with how much they've managed to do with Jimmy. He is a great example of a comic relief character done right, and he has contributed so much to the story and characters over time, whereas he started out feeling pretty irrelevant. I want to see Lois apologize to Clark, but for now I feel like they're in a pretty good place and I'm excited for the next episode.