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No Flying Clark Frustrating?
posted by MickyMacSTAFFMOD on May 21, 2017 at 2:50 PM
To others it was the most frustrating aspect of the whole series. It was like a four and a half season rule that went on for the entire series. It didn't help that the flying was taken up by other characters like Kara Zor EL.
Could've had it been like Jessica Jones can't fly very well.
Reply by tmdb43737777
on June 21, 2017 at 9:06 PM
It never bothered me. The show had some interesting ideas and seeing Clark discover his abilities gradually made it more compellingly instead of starting out invincible.
Reply by MickyMac
on December 19, 2017 at 10:30 PM
Midvale episode of Supergirl Kara was able to fly in her teens, Clark could've easily flow in his teens but was held back to keep costs down.
Reply by shallowhal
on December 19, 2017 at 11:00 PM
This bothered me a bit in Game of Thrones and Bran
Reply by tmdb43737777
on December 20, 2017 at 12:30 PM
I still wanted some progression on that as it seemed to take away from the experience of seeing Superman fly before he became the hero of legend
Reply by MickyMac
on December 20, 2017 at 1:52 PM
Clark was like the same character for ten seasons. Seems they didn't want him to fly until he puts on the suit like in The Movie and MOS.
Reply by MickyMac
on May 15, 2018 at 2:26 PM
It kind of was too implausible to not being able to fly while his other powers were manifesting before he puts on the suit.
Reply by MickyMac
on July 31, 2020 at 6:22 PM
Think as you would progress through three, four or five seasons you would have to change the status quo of things like no flying otherwise the audience will think "been there done that".