And as the show airs its season finale Tuesday night, the series has given its superhero star a massive challenge - revealing the program's beating heart while turning him into an average guy with a battleship-size nemesis. ![]() I bring this up because Superman & Lois has offered one of the most compelling solutions to The Superman Paradox this year. Casts: Liam McIntyre, Manu Bennett, Dustin Clare, Daniel Feuerriegel, Cynthia Addai-Robinson. But watching a regular guy tackle a superhuman problem - that's where really great stories are found. Spartacus is an American television series inspired by the historical figure of Spartacus, a Thracian gladiator who from 73 to 71 BCE led a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic departing from Capua. It's embodied in a passage I read many years ago from science fiction writer David Gerrold ( Star Trek's "The Trouble with Tribbles" episode), who once wrote - and I'm paraphrasing here: Watching a superhuman tackle problems isn't interesting, because, well, Superman always wins. ![]() When considering why I've fallen in love with The CW's series Superman & Lois, my thoughts turn to something I've started calling The Superman Paradox. ![]() The season finale of The CW's Superman & Lois airs on Tuesday. ![]() Tyler Hoechlin as Superman and Elizabeth Tulloch as Lois Lane.
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