Why Superman & Lois Fans Have Some Concerns About Jonathan

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https://www.looper.com/958955/why-su...bout-jonathan/

Jonathan has a poor relationship with his father

On the subreddit r/SupermanAndLois, "Superman & Lois" viewer u/Zookwok111 posted an image of the Bizarro World Lois (Bitsie Tulloch) berating Bizarro Superman about his treatment of Jonathan, with the caption "Seems like Clark is doomed to make the same mistakes in both worlds."

In the show's second season, the episode "Bizarros in a Bizarro World" showed the story of the Kent family in the Bizarro World, highlighting the fact that Bizarro Superman treated Jonathan poorly, ultimately driving him into Bizarro Ally Allston's cult. Clark learned of this Bizarro backstory when he chased his world's Ally Allston through the portal, encountering the Bizarro World Lois.

Several posters agreed with the sentiment that the way this Earth's Clark and Bizarro Clark treated their respective Jonathans uncomfortably mirrored each other. u/Fit-Television-2294 noted that, despite seeing what happened to the Bizarro Kent family, Clark didn't change how he treated Jonathan. u/bigred9310 found himself in agreement, adding that not only is Clark's behavior toward Jonathan unjustified but that Lois is complicit in it as well, being aware of Clark's general ignorance of Jonathan.

Redditor u/Tireswingchapt1476 pointed out, in two separate comments, that Jonathan and Jordan's bond remained strong even as their parents ignored Jonathan, noting that Jordan jeopardizes his relationship with Sarah to save Jonathan when the latter is in trouble, and also expresses excitement at his mistaken thought that Jonathan may also be developing superpowers. In another comment, they also highlighted the Season 1 moment where Jonathan stops Jordan from using his punch to potentially fatally injure a human by putting his hand in between, noting that Jonathan saved Jordan from the ensuing guilt at the expense of his own physical injury.