watches from the van, face a few blocky shapes of worry.

And somewhere, a 2010-era laptop fan whirs loudly as the credits roll over a grainy freeze frame of the Kent family standing together. Would you like a full scene-by-scene recap in standard HD style as well?

She replies, voice cutting through the tinny audio: "Then don't you dare give up."

Final shot—Superman rises again, fists clenched, as the sky tears apart in low-res static. Screen cuts to black.

The screen flickers, edges soft and blocky, as the episode opens over Smallville. Dust clouds roll across the screen in pixelated waves.

bursts in, wearing her mayoral jacket (just about distinguishable). "The DOD is evacuating. But we both know—Superman won't leave."