Now that The Flash has gone on hiatus till the spring, the up-for-sale CW has brought back its other big DC gun with the season premiere of Superman & Lois. When it debuted last year, this show breathed new life into the network’s waning superhero slate with a take on the Man of Steel that felt at once classic and fresh, anchored by lead Tyler Hoechlin, who makes for a stellar Superman. Last night’s episode, “What Lies Beneath,” is a standard-issue season premiere; not the most exciting entry, with a lot of time spent catching up with the characters and setting up the interpersonal dynamics and plot elements, but with some tantalizing seeds planted for the rest of this run.
Lois has been irritable and withdrawn since Natalie’s arrival. Clark faces a hostile new military liaison....