Recorded January 27th. “I don’t know how to lose.” Sports and football in these films and how it informs Clark’s character. Issues with Lex’s endgame and how it reflects his psychology. Learning how to lose.

Answers, insights, and commentary on:

I. Sports

Sports as a part of culture

Is Clark a sports fan? The cliché versus the evidence

versus the evidence Qualifications of a sports writer

Priorities over fandom, diversions, and leisure

How does Clark view sports given his abilities?

Is Zack Snyder a sports fan?

What was the Metropolis State vs. Gotham City fight about?

The Quarterback Kneel controversy

What does that controversy illustrate?

II. Lex’s Endgame

Was Lex just a fanatic in the end?

Lex’s doomsday perspective and plan

Why the Doomsday plan has holes

Lex putting his life at risk to Superman, military response, and Doomsday

Why Lex uses his blood to create Doomsday

Why Lex doesn’t try to get away with his endgame

The Origin of Lex Luthor

Lex has hope in his last scene

III. Losing

Illustrating a few principles For anyone trying, failure is inevitable not identity Embrace iteration instead of a God Complex Review your endgame and have others check it Persistence and resilience

Expect setbacks, embrace the journey with patience, anticipate tomorrow hopefully

UCLA Coach John Wooden

Examples of Superman lacking omniscience:

Lois can’t get information to him in time

Lois can’t find him after the bombing

Lois can’t summon him at will in Nairomi

Lois can hide the bullet from him

Lois doesn’t whisper under her breath behind the barricade

Lois doesn’t call out for him on the helipad

Lois is surprised that he catches her

Lois explicitly says he couldn’t see the bomb

Lois uncovers the plot he didn’t know

Martha doesn’t cry for him while kidnapped

Martha doesn’t scream for him in the warehouse

Lex knows he can kidnap Lois & Martha

Lex knows he can keep them from Superman’s senses

Batman relies on the element of surprise in his attacks

Clark learns of the hearings from Lois

Clark learns of Kahina and Keefe from the news

Clark learns of the factory fire from the news

Clark learns of the Batman’s brutality from the news

Clark learns what the talking heads are saying from the news

Superman demands to know “Where is she?”

To learn more:

Sports Fan Polling | Gallup

How Obsessive are Sports Fans | CBS

An Egghead’s Guide to the Super Bowl | Freakonomics

Nerds & Jocks Think They’re The Underdog | CollegeHumor

Sportsmanship: What’s Expected In Football | NPR

Cam is Superman, Snyder Interview | AOL

Ruby-Spears Superman | CBS

The Power and the Glory | NFL Films

Wicked problem | Wikipedia

John Wooden | Wikipedia

Such A Loser | Garfunkel & Oates

Web: ManOfSteelAnswers.com

Twitter: @mosanswers

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Another three-parter released as one episode. Enjoy Super Bowl Sunday.

