by Book Girl
I thought Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman was a really great show. We got to see how a rivalry turned into a real romance. It's hard to image with Lois Lane being such a cynic while Clark Kent had such a sunny personality. But it happened.
I found Lois to be smart, self-assured and maybe a bit too proud of all her career achievements. She was the quintessential 90s woman and prior to meeting Clark Kent, she was only concerned with her professional life.
But just as Lois was basking in the glory as top reporter at the Daily Planet, in walks Clark Kent her soon to be rival. Right from the start you could see that Clark was a nice guy who had instantly fallen for Lois. But she didn't really see Clark as a rival at first, she mostly regarded him with animosity because unfortunately for Clark, she only saw him as a pest and a small time reporter who didn't measure up to her reporter skills. But her point of view would change as soon as they were partnered, Lois was quickly finding out Clark was a very good reporter, which kicked off the rivalry.
Throughout the first season, you saw an intense rivalry but it was also pretty funny especially once Superman appeared on the scene which caused Lois to do some crazy things trying to get a story on the Man of Steel. For instance in the episode "Neverending Battle", Clark had no choice but to pull a prank on Lois, due to the underhanded tricks she was using to be the first to get her story. This showed Lois that Clark could easily match her competitive streak and the results were really funny. Lois & Clark: TNAOS is probably the only live-action adaption of Superman that prominently showed the rivalry in such detail, the second would be Superman: The Animated Series.
I think it was their opposite personalities that also contributed to the rivalry, because initially Lois was tough and not so willing to open up to people and not to mention cynical. While Clark was nice and willing to give people a chance and he had a positive outlook on life. But I think they both truly enjoyed the rivalry because it brought out the best in both of them professionally. As the first season progressed Lois and Clark's rivalry was starting to turn into a bit of friendship and by the end of the season you saw hints of mutual romantic feelings between them although Clark also had to deal with Lois falling for his super persona as well.
By season two, their friendship had started to turn into a real romantic chemistry. Their romance was just as intense as their rivalry. Despite a few distractions, their romance grew until the viewers were finally rewarded with the wedding of Lois Lane and Clark Kent. There was a bit of a delay for the wedding because DC Comics wanted to sync up the wedding in the comic book with the one in the show.
I think the marriage made them an even better team. They were truly the dynamic duo. I thought this show was great, it had great characters, humor, drama, romance, action and adventure and fun stories. I just loved this approach to the Superman mythology, because the show focused mainly on the lives of Lois and Clark with Superman helping out along the way.
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