Krypton Krypton - General Discussion Thread

[ComicBookNerd]

I wonder why they’re hiding The Voice of Rao’s face if he wasn’t Brainiac to begin with. BTW, Nyssa Vex is so fine.

 

[Willi Berg]

I have mixed feelings about this show. My main issue with the series is that I feel it would been better had they centered it around Jor-El and lead the show all the way up to the destruction of Krypton. There very little of it that reminds me of Krypton or gives me any connection to Superman or comics. Again feel the show would have carried more weight if it was with Jor-El and not his father.

That being said I did warm up to the show. I love the story lines and the characters. I love the different spin on Krypton then what we have always known. I'll keep watching for the time being. I can get pass the fact that it wasn't centered around Jor-El.

I recently read an interview with showrunner Cam Welsh where he discussed this:

Is that why you chose to focus on Superman’s grandfather rather than his father when developing the series?

As we’ve talked about, in removing it back a generation, it’s just a less familiar character. Also, we’re very conscious of not wanting the audience to feel like we’re just treading water here and waiting for the planet to explode. Most people who know Krypton and know the character Jor-El sort of associate it with that. We don’t want people thinking that there’s this sense of inevitability about the way this is all going to end. We don’t know what happened to Superman’s grandfather. That’s just not something people know a lot about. There’s a freedom in that, and it helps, again, to create a little more distance to what has traditionally been the end of the Krypton story. But it’s no longer that way with this series…

He talks more about it in the link as well as why they decided to go with time-travel and why they chose Adam Strange, instead of someone like Booster Gold (basically saying that Adam is a gateway character to the cosmic part of the DC Universe.)

https://www.dccomics.com/blog/2018/04/10/krypton-supermans-high-stakes-history

 

[Flash525]

I see where you’re coming from in regards to how it should’ve been about Jor El, but you have to remember that unlike DCTV on The CW, this show is part of the DCEU, so they would have to get Russell Crowe to play Jor El in order to maintain continuity.

Wait! What? Since when was this show part of the larger DCEU?

 

[FunkMiller]

Wait! What? Since when was this show part of the larger DCEU?

It’s not part of the DCEU. They very deliberately changed the S logo to a more classic design to move it away from Man Of Steel. There’s very little left from that original trailer. The overt connection has been dropped.

Also, would the really have used the Superman theme in a show that was in any way connected to the DCEU? It would have been Zimmer’s theme.

Also in the Snyder film ‘The Black Zero’ is a space ship. In this series ‘Black Zero’ in an organisation more akin to the post-crisis comic book.

While the show takes a few aesthetics from MoS, it’s obviously not part of the DCEU.

And why would it be? At some point they’ll probably want Kal in the show, and why bother trying to get Cavill’s version? Too expensive, too difficult, and not very popular.

Cameron Welsh has said it’s not part of the DCEU as well, so why anyone thinks it is, is beyond me.

It might have started out that way, but then BvS and JL s*** the bed completely, so they’ve understandably done away with the connection... because who wants to be associated with at s***show?

 

[Flash525]

And why would it be? At some point they’ll probably want Kal in the show, and why bother trying to get Cavill’s version? Too expensive, too difficult, and not very popular.

Yes, Yes, and No. I happen to think Cavill suited Superman, but each to their own.

 

[FunkMiller]

Yes, Yes, and No. I happen to think Cavill suited Superman, but each to their own.

Nothing wrong with Cavill. It’s the cluster**** around him that’s the problem.

 

[Pennywise]

I liked last night’s episode. Not as much as last week, but it was pretty good!

Favourite scenes were the moments with Rao and THAT ENDING!

 

[chamber-music]

Seg-El is nice to look at but dull as dishwater. So far the characters here (and yes this includes Lyta) are very basic to me. Brainiac's the only thing holding my interest thus far. And I have a feeling that airing after the awesomeness of The Expanse will make this show seem even more basic in comparison.

I agree. All the characters are just dull and generic. Adam Strange and Colin Salmon's character are the only ones with some charisma or personality.

Seg is a bull headed *****e who keeps screwing up which makes it hard for me to care about his character. Other than the fact he is Superman's grandfather and the key to defeating Brainiac the show has given very little reason to care about the guy.

 

[Lencho01]

Latest episode was pretty meh for me except for the very ending, which I expected to happen at some point.

Something is just missing from this show.

 

[Willi Berg]

For some reason I was expecting more Brainiac for this episode.

I am giving the show a chance because I remember how shows early on can be very basic until they grow and change e.g. Smallville. At the beginning it was just that meteor that created a new monster every week.

Something I noticed is that the Seg character doesn't feel very grounded. I started wishing we would see more basic stuff from him like where and how he is living day to day. It just kind of jumps to him running around. All the different plot strands don't give a chance to stay with one character for very long, including Seg. He barely got over the death of his parents. I don't know, there needs to be more emotional grounding there with him.

 

[Lencho01]

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[Sorath]

I recently read an interview with showrunner Cam Welsh where he discussed this:



He talks more about it in the link as well as why they decided to go with time-travel and why they chose Adam Strange, instead of someone like Booster Gold (basically saying that Adam is a gateway character to the cosmic part of the DC Universe.)

https://www.dccomics.com/blog/2018/04/10/krypton-supermans-high-stakes-history

I get it I just don't agree with him at all. I have a laundry list of reasons why and could explain but would rather not bore any one with it. I'll just say that I would have rather seen the show based around Jor-El, Zod, Lara, I think it would been way more interesting and the show would carried far more weight.

That being said it's not a terrible show and I do enjoy the story lines. So Ill keep watching for now.

 

[Sithborg]

Welp, I guess I was completely wrong about who Colin Salmon was.

Aaannd I am going to go with that being a bad, bad, baaaaad plan to stop Brainiac.

 

[flickchick85]

Well that was a twist. But now I fear they're gonna do like an inverse of Gotham and just start bringing all of Superman's already established big baddies from the future.

 

[Sithborg]

I mean, [blackout]Doomsday[/blackout] was already mentioned before hand, in preproduction. But does this mean Colin Salmon is [blackout]THE Zod[/blackout]? Because of how that necklace is passed on, they seem to whittle down to one child eventually.

Brainiac looks really good, though. Even without all the CG tentacles. Kind of makes me interested to see how they realize [blackout]Doomsday[/blackout].

 

[flickchick85]

I mean, [blackout]Doomsday[/blackout] was already mentioned before hand, in preproduction. But does this mean Colin Salmon is [blackout]THE Zod[/blackout]? Because of how that necklace is passed on, they seem to whittle down to one child eventually.

Considering Lyta is the same age as Kal's grandfather, and [blackout]General Zod was meant to be roughly the same age as Seg's son Jor-El, and this is her son[/blackout]...I think yeah, we're meant to believe that this is [blackout]General Zod.[/blackout]

 

[X Knight]

I knew the bald-headed black guy was going to be connected to [BLACKOUT]House Zod[/BLACKOUT] in some way. The preview last week kind of gave that away, too with the "It's You" line.

I fully expected him to be Lyta's [BLACKOUT]father[/BLACKOUT].

However, I was not expecting him to be Lyta's [BLACKOUT]son[/BLACKOUT].

So, that was a surprising twist.

plus, he seems to be modeled/inspired after [BLACKOUT]Injustice Zod[/BLACKOUT], with the bald head and beard.

Spoiler

 

[X Knight]

I mean, [blackout]Doomsday[/blackout] was already mentioned before hand, in preproduction. But does this mean Colin Salmon is [blackout]THE Zod[/blackout]? Because of how that necklace is passed on, they seem to whittle down to one child eventually.

Brainiac looks really good, though. Even without all the CG tentacles. Kind of makes me interested to see how they realize [blackout]Doomsday[/blackout].

He will be revealed as a Kryptonian paramedic named Davis from House Bloome.

 

[Pennywise]

So, looks like Brainiac isn't the second time traveller, it's [BLACKOUT] Zod!!![/BLACKOUT]

 

[ComicBookNerd]

Nyssa is quickly becoming my favorite character, not only is she stunning, but she plays Seg-El, Jayna-Zod, & Daron-Vex like a fiddle. So far, she’s had the single greatest impact on the series next to The Voice of Rao.

 

[ComicBookNerd]

So, looks like Brainiac isn't the second time traveller, it's [BLACKOUT] Zod!!![/BLACKOUT]

That was a crazy twist, should’ve seen it coming, but I was too focused on Brainiac. Well played by the writers.

 

[ComicBookNerd]

Wow, looks like Krypton is really going to bring it. Wonder if they could squeeze Lex Luthor into the mix.

 

[Lead Cenobite]

I wouldn't put it past them, but so far, the villains that have appeared/will appear are easier to justify in this setting.

 

[eon001]

Awesome show so far. I'm digging the time travel element. The flashback was some nice character building.

 

[VTGuy]

I fully expected him to be Lyta's [BLACKOUT]father[/BLACKOUT].

However, I was not expecting him to be Lyta's [BLACKOUT]son[/BLACKOUT].

So, that was a surprising twist.

I thought he was going to be Lyta's Uncle. The brother that her mother took the oxygen mask from and left to die in the flashback earlier in the episode.