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Honestly, this episode encompasses everything that makes this series great.

Superboy arrives trying to help a scientist solve world hunger, except the machine he’s using to duplicate food isn’t right. It makes odd copies that are white, oh and eventually explode.

Not quite ready to end world hunger.

The machine malfunctions and Superboy steps into the blast and thus we get Bizarro.

A very weird and odd version of Superboy who can’t speak in complete sentences and freaks everyone out.

Oh, and he’s probably going to explode.

But Bizzaro thinks his problem is that he looks too weird and is freaking people out, that he needs a human disguise. He goes into a store, gets some clothes, and everyone thinks he’s Clark Kent dressed up for Halloween.

Which upsets Lana because the real Clark couldn’t go to the Halloween party, but then he seems to appear there anyway.

Andy is a goof.

Clark tries to the right thing because he feels connected to Bizzaro.

This is Superboy at it’s finest. It’s wacky, zany, never takes itself too seriously, and is a wholesome show with a kind character at the helm.

One who dislikes the idea of hurting his imperfect duplicate but wonders if there is no other answer. He’s causing chaos and with that kind of power he could really hurt someone.

Is it worth letting him run around? Should he kill him? Even though he feels a huge connection to him. As though they were brothers.

It’s humorous as everyone believes that Bizzaro is really Clark in a costume. Andy even drives him to the party they’re supposed to be going to. Then all hell breaks loose, and Lana is pissed at Clark. Except it’s not Clark.

It’s his imperfect copy.

Whoops.

There’s that double life coming in to disrupt Clark’s life.

Those are the kind of things I love about this show and shows like Xena. The double life problems don’t always have to be some big drama moment. Sometimes, they can be as simple as your duplicate taking your place and causing problems with your best friends for a day.

Good luck with that.

Instead of Smallville where every episode Clark’s friends are demanding to know his secret, which gets old.

I love this fresh take, which is ironic because this show came first.

And despite it’s hokey comic book wacky feel, it’s got a lot of heart in each and every episode.

I also love how Gerard Christopher plays the kind, gentle, and soft-spoken Clark and Superboy. Every moment and move is deliberate in how he portrays the character. From his shrunk down posture, to his higher pitched voice as Clark. To his firm and strong tones he uses as Superboy.

He cares.

And it ripples through everything.

But life isn’t perfect.

Having powers like his doesn’t mean he can feed the hungry. Doesn’t mean he has all the answers to save everyone in the world.

He’s still one person.

Trying to do the right thing.

Even by Bizzaro.

And it pains him to choose between his life and the lives of the people on Earth. But he tries and fails, ultimately hurting himself in the process.

This is interesting to me because I’m always against a Superman who kills. It does not fit his character, nor his ideals. Even here, he questions whether this is the right thing or not.

I like it here, because we’re dealing with a young Superboy. He’s not Superman yet.

He’s still a kid in college. He has no idea what he’s doing. He’s still figuring it all out, so entertaining the idea of killing him isn’t farfetched. He’s still figuring out how far he’ll go. Whether he can live with himself.

After all, isn’t that what youth and college is for?

Exploring your limits? Testing boundaries?

“Wisdom in your youth would be a lot less fun.” Luke Bryan.

I agree. Even for Superman. Not that murder is fun, but having all the answers at such a young age leaves no room for mistakes and growth from those mistakes.

Maybe Superboy will know, death is never the answer.

Either way, I love this show very much and I love the actor playing Bizzaro who manages to use Gerard Christopher’s mannerisms and mangle them all at the same time. His broken speech and dynamic of wishing to fit in like Superboy does, brings a humanity to him I think is often lacking in Bizzaro’s portrayals.

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