PennyIsMine

This is a decent show. Nothing groundbreaking, but the characters and performances are good enough to keep me going from episode to episode. With one glaring exception: Àlex Monner's portrayal of Carlos takes the limp-wristed stereotype and attacks it as if it's beef jerky and he's a starving dog. I'm a member of the LGBT crowd and in my entire life I've neither known personally nor seen a gay man act like Carlos. Never. It's ridiculous, and enough for me to drop my 8 to a 7. If he isn't toned down in the second season, I won't be able to watch. Who signed off on his character? Netflix should be embarrassed. Someone here referred to Carlos as a spasmodic Quasimodo, I believe, and that's spot-on.

The CW and DC seem allergic to creating cutting edge drama. They've found a formula that works for them, and they're sticking to it. In the last episode I watched, I compared the dialogue to that of Suits, and it was essentially the same. I enjoyed Suits, but it was a guilty pleasure. This just isn't guilty of anything but saccharine plotting and glacial pacing. Although the glaciers might not be an apt metaphor for very long.

Lois's dad is the Department of Defense. Perhaps I'm wrong, but I thought the DOD was more than a one man show. The children are boring. Superman has kids, and that's what his genes produce? I understand that they're watered down by Lois's genes, but still. And Lois. Great Caesar's ghost! I kept waiting for someone to step on her. Or for the world's most famous reporter to do something worthy of her station.

I know it's the CW. I know they can't make anything edgy. But there are ways to make something smart. I enjoyed Arrow and The Flash for a while, but they eventually began the slow decline into ... cue the music ... a nice CBN family show.

...but ended badly. I'd rate the first few episodes a '9' for production values and staying away from some easy (and overdone) tropes. But the last few sunk it to a 6.