I didn't realize how old this thread was until now. I had to change the thread title to read 2018 instead of 2015, which is when this series was suppose to come out. Anyway....
I just watched the first two episodes and I'm already hooked....because this show has a lot of potential. The
Pilot and followup episode was a bit long in tooth with exposition. I get why they had to get all the information out now, but in doing so, the pacing was a bit sluggish because there was a lot of taking head shots. But I rather they get all that out now so they can really start to focus on the fun stuff. As for the story itself, I don't know if this is new canon for
Superman or if it's being created specifically for the series, but I think it's a pretty good and unexpected twist in basically using the
Romeo & Juliet plot with Time Travel thrown in to make this series what it is.
We all know about the Zod and El Family, just check out
Superman: The Movie when
General Zod is banished to the
Phantom Zone by
Jor-El for a quick Cliffnotes recap between the two to understand where they stand against each other. So, having
Seg-El secretly romancing
Lyta Zod is now and forever going to change my perception of the
Zod Vs. El relationship moving forward. If you're trying to figure out who these characters are in the scope of the timeline, simply put,
Seg is
Superman's Great Grandfather, or more to the point the Father of
Jor-El as played by
Marlon Brando in the movie.
I'm definitely on board for the rest of
Season 1 to see where this goes. FYI, the FX look amazing! This feels more like watching a Movie rather than a TV series. We only get one shot of
Brainiac and he too looks damn good FX-wise.