Superman & Lois (TV Series)

Last Sons of Krypton (2021)

Wolé Parks: John Henry Irons

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• John Henry Irons : So, terrible odds.

  Superman : Sure. But better together.

• Superman : Zeta-Rho was just toying with me. Jordan's still in there, but I don't know how much time we have before he's gone.

  General Sam Lane : Scheer, Knopes, Foss.

  Superman : Edge eradicated some of your soldiers?

  General Sam Lane : Six of my best.

  Lois Lane : Were they from Smallville?

  General Sam Lane : None of 'em.

  Lois Lane : Well, why would he do that? Their powers won't last.

  John Henry Irons : He must just need them temporarily.

  Superman : How'd he do it?

  General Sam Lane : Created some kind of energy field.

  John Henry Irons : Like in Centennial Park. When I used one of my solar flares on him, it made a dent.

  Superman : Then we need as much as we can get.

  Lois Lane : Call Lyla. Get another missile from A.R.G.U.S.

  General Sam Lane : The one they sent was the only one they had.

  Jonathan Kent : Okay, well, there's gotta be something else we can do, right? Right?

  John Henry Irons : I have some solar weapons left. I-It might do the trick.

  Lois Lane : [to Jon]  Plus, there's the ones you took.

  Jonathan Kent : Okay.

  John Henry Irons : Look, son, how about you and me see if we can throw something together?

• Lois Lane : What about Edge's fortress in the Badlands?

  Superman : I looked there. Mine, too.

  Lois Lane : Well, his office, his lab?

  Superman : I've searched them all.

  Lois Lane : You can't hear him anywhere?

  Superman : I'm listening for both of 'em.

  Lois Lane : Well... I don't understand. Where could he be hiding?

  Superman : I don't know.

  John Henry Irons : My A.I. hasn't picked up anything yet.

  Superman : I'm gonna go back out.

  John Henry Irons : I'll come with you.

  Superman : No, please just stay here in case something happens.

  Lois Lane : Clark.

  Superman : Lois.

  Lois Lane : You have to...

  Superman : I will find him. I will not stop looking until I do.

• A.I. Device : I've been unable to locate Jordan Kent or Morgan Edge. Shall I continue searching?

  [getting no response] 

  A.I. Device : John, shall I keep searching?

  John Henry Irons : Yes. And don't stop.

• John Henry Irons : Just heard about your dad.

  Lois Lane : Yeah. Caught us all by surprise. What about you? Have you given any thought to what's next?

  John Henry Irons : A little. Uh, been thinking I should, uh, reach out to my sister. Maybe actually make contact this time.

  Lois Lane : You know, we got a lot of work to do on the farm.

  John Henry Irons : [laughing]  Of course.

  Lois Lane : You and Clark could get it up and running while also doing, you know, the other thing.

  John Henry Irons : Nah, I don't know. I don't think that's a good idea.

  Lois Lane : Clark and I talked about it. He really trusts you.

  John Henry Irons : It's not about him. Every time I look at you, I see my wife, the only woman I've ever loved. You know, she's with someone else and they're happy.

  Lois Lane : John.

  John Henry Irons : No, no, I... I know you're not her, but it doesn't change how it feels.

  Lois Lane : I just want you to be happy.

  John Henry Irons : I know. Which is why I can't stay.

  Lois Lane : [giving him a hug]  Thank you for everything.

  John Henry Irons : Mm-hmm. Just take good care of your boys; all three of 'em.

  Lois Lane : Well, since this is now a goodbye party, I think tequila is in order.

• John Henry Irons : [bringing Jordan to Lois]  Hurry. He won't be out for long.

  Lois Lane : How's it going out there?

  John Henry Irons : A work in progress.

• John Henry Irons : Now, I got a call from the DOD earlier. Gave me the hard sell, hoping I'd come on board. Any reason I didn't hear from you first?

  General Sam Lane : Yeah, there is.

  John Henry Irons : Mm?

  General Sam Lane : I'm stepping down from active duty. Put in my request yesterday.

  John Henry Irons : This have to do with your injury?

  General Sam Lane : Nah, more my priorities. I've been taking care of the world for a long time. Thought maybe it was time to start taking care of my family.

  John Henry Irons : You're gonna be hard to replace.

  General Sam Lane : They'll find somebody.

  John Henry Irons : [snickering]  I'm sure.

• A.I. Device : Detecting Kryptonian air mobiles.

  John Henry Irons : Where?

  Superman : [hearing them land]  The mines.

• A.I. Device : Is everything okay, John? Your mood appears rather pensive.

  John Henry Irons : I'm not pensive.

  A.I. Device : Your vitals seem to suggest otherwise.

  Lois Lane : [entering with Clark]  You got everything packed up?

  John Henry Irons : Um, yeah. Well, unless you wanted an overly intrusive AI device.

  Lois Lane : I think we're good.

• John Henry Irons : So, the good news: red solar tech plus the hammer's kinetic force should pierce the Eradicator's energy field and dissipate his power reserves.

  Lois Lane : Meaning?

  John Henry Irons : This...

  [powering up the red solar beam] 

  John Henry Irons : ...can stop him.

  Superman : Provided you throw it from a far enough distance.

  John Henry Irons : That's the bad news. The hammer needs to gain maximum force, which means a long throw. And Edge needs to be locked down dead center of the bullseye.

  Lois Lane : I'm guessing you only get one shot at this.

  Superman : I'll handle Edge.

  Jonathan Kent : Right, 'cause that's totally doable. I mean, he only has, like, six other badass Kryptonian dudes with him. Look, those are terrible odds. This is really the plan?

  Lois Lane : It's the only plan we've got.

  Jonathan Kent : Okay. I mean, what about us?

  Superman : You'll be guarding your mother while she finds her way into one of Jordan's memories.

  Jonathan Kent : [Lois opens a gun case]  What the hell's that thing?

  Superman : It's a restored weapon of Thaddeus Killgrave's.

  Jonathan Kent : Who?

  Lois Lane : [giving him the weapon]  All you need to know is you don't use this unless you *have* to.

• A.I. Device : An anomalous vessel has just linked to your war suit CPU, and is approaching at a dangerously high velocity.

  [as he whooshes away, Lois and Irons follow Clark outside and watch it crash-land] 

  John Henry Irons : [seeing the occupant get out]  It can't be.

  [overjoyed, he runs and hugs his daughter Natalie] 

  John Henry Irons : Oh, god.

  Natalie Irons : [spotting Lois with Clark and the boys]  Mom?