Given that there's not a whole lot of original live-action Superman programming on right now, this isn't that bad. I don't understand the objection to having someone survive a suicide attempt. It means that the girl has serious issues, and maybe hanging with Jon and Jordan (and later, with Clark and Lois) will help her deal. I saw Jordan and Sarah bonding over the fact that they both have serious problems, not over her failed attempt to die. But that's just me, I guess.
I had a mother-in-law (she's now deceased) who was not in favor of me marrying her daughter. She tried for years to get my wife to "come to her senses" and go back "home" to her mom with the kids. So I think that General Sam Lane is the biggest villain I've seen on this show so far. He makes Captain Luthor (who at least has some justification for his actions) look like a grade-school crossing guard (a "lollipop man" to our friends across the pond).
I even like Lana, with all her insecurities and the strained relationship with her husband. I hope that their apparent reconciliation lasts and isn't just an artifact of a mild hangover. It appears that Morgan Edge has taken the traditional Lex Luthor role and run away with it.
And I'm with Ray - where are all these limited "supers" coming from, and who's building/creating/commanding them? The reason I quit watching Smallville was due to the "monster of the week" syndrome, the massive amounts of Kryptonite that fell in Smallville, and that anyone who learned what Clark could do (besides Chloe and Pete) died quickly and tragically. I also hope they don't go that route.
But I plan to watch it until they run me off. So far, overall, I like it. Mystery, uncertainty, hints of unknown powers and powered people, some serious intrigue with Edge, the boys dealing with being the Sons of Superman! It's a good mix, one which promises to be interesting as time goes by. We can only hope it stays interesting.
