Thank you Tyler Hoechlin Superman

This is gonna seem random but tbh, I've been thinking about this for awhile. With the new superman coming out and "Hope is the new Punk Rock!!!" As the thing now, I'm really happy people are finally starting to see Superman the right way. The way he was intended, and the way he truly is. Just as a Good Man who's only goal is to help the most people he can and happens to have the power of a God to make that possible. And I've been thinking about why it's becoming popular and I've realized the point of origin for this is, somehow, Superman and Lois.

After stuff like Snyder Cut, Injustice 1 and 2, The Boys and Invincible got big (not to say any of that is objectively good or bad as a whole, I actually love both the last two) I think people fell a little too in love with Superman being evil or Darker atleast. And there was a pretty long stint of that constantly. But then oddly, I started seeing clips of a new Superman in my feed. It was the guy from Supergirl. Admittedly I hated the suit in Supergirl and didn't think he really looked the part, but when I saw him in these scenes I was getting shown on YT I was starting to get curious. So I watched more. Then got impressed and watched the show. I was invested almost the whole time, and did definitely cry at the end.

And then, I noticed that My Adventures with Superman was getting big.

And I realized that together, those two were showing the Beginning and the End of Superman's story. And when that realization hit (and realizing which of the two came first) I noticed that Dean Cain Superman clips were starting to come back. And then reaction channels starting watching Reeves again. And slowly, the idea of "Kind, Good Superman" was getting huge. And I think that led up to what made Gunn's Superman finally work.

But the origin Point was Superman and Lois. It came first of all these things. And I think Tyler Hoechlin played probably the perfect way he could've. An aged, more calm and stoic Superman but one who could still smile and was still always friendly. A father struggling to be a good dad but doing everything he could to be the best father possible. A Husband put in the most difficult situation he could be and having to be strong anyway. And yet through all of it, Hoechlin portrayed it perfectly. Because much like he always should, That Superman definitely had his off moments but he never left the side of loving humanity and being a good man first and foremost. The only decisions he hesitated about were ones that would affect his loved ones, anything else he knew exactly what call to make to help everyone. That's Superman to me. Someone who never compromises with evil and always manages to do the right thing.

So genuinely, Thank You Superman and Lois. I think without that show and without Hoechlin especially, I don't think the Symbol of Hope could've made as big a comeback as he is right now.