Superman & Lois has put Lois Lane (Elizabeth Tulloch) through the wringer. In just 4 seasons, that iteration of the plucky journalist has experienced more tragedy than most iterations of the character. Sure, being married to Superman is hard, but the series keeps piling on tragedy after tragedy on this Lois. From cancer to family drama to the loss of multiple loved ones in rapid succession, this poor woman is the show's punching back. Now that Superman & Lois is reaching its end, I sincerely hope that Lois is given a satisfying conclusion.

With only 7 episodes left in the final season of the CW series, I am worried that she will have to go through worse before things start looking up. This season has been explosive so far, with some truly wild moments including the death of Superman himself. That's right; DC killed the title character of the show. Lois is left to pick up the pieces, and I am left thinking the writers have to be pulling my leg. Regardless, this is just the tip of the iceberg in of what Lois has been through in Superman & Lois.

Superman & Lois Has Consistently Given Lois Lane The Saddest Storylines Season By Season

Lois Lane Can't Catch A Break

One such example of how Superman & Lois gives the latter character the most depressing stories is the treatment of Lucy Lane, her sister. Jenna Dewan reprises the role of Lucy, after having played her on Supergirl, though this iteration of the character is very different. Prior to the start of the series, Lois and Lucy had a falling out over the former exposing cult leader Ally Allston. Lucy believed in Ally so much that she took drastic actions such as swallowing a bottle of pills and cutting Lois out entirely. She re-enters Lois' life in season 2.

Ally's cult focused on merging the real world with the Inverse World, the original home of Bizarro. Lucy believed that merging with her inverse self would make her "whole."

Unfortunately, she was still part of Ally's cult and only wanted to discredit Lois. Throughout the season, Lucy betrays Lois over and over again. She only saw reason after Ally attacked her father, Sam Lane, in order to compel Superman to appear. Lois tried in vain to reach out to Lucy before things went this far, but the younger Lane was too enthralled with Ally's false promises to care.

Just one season later, Lois thinks she is pregnant with her third child, only to instead be diagnosed with stage three inflammatory breast cancer. While the comic "Superman & Batman: Generations" did a similar storyline, Superman & Lois really delves into how she is affected by the disease. For example, she experiences denial and keeps trying to chase a lead instead of going to her chemotherapy treatments.

Lois receives a lot of focus in season 3, and her illness poses a unique challenge to her family as Clark cannot just beat up cancer. Though the series was accused of "fridging" her because of the focus on Clark's reaction, her character is given room to experience her emotions independently of her husband. Ultimately, Lois finishes her treatment, undergoes breast surgery, and survives.

Superman & Lois Season 4 Amp Ups Lois Lane's Tragedies Astronomically

Lois Loses Two Of The Most Important People In Her Life

You'd think that after her illness and recovery, Lois earned a respite, but the writers of Superman & Lois would beg to differ. Season 4 keeps heaping more tragedy onto Lois and her sons, and I can't help but feel sorry for her. The previous season ended on a cliffhanger as Superman and Doomsday are locked in battle. Unfortunately, the latter emerges victorious, and he rips Clark's heart out of his body. Doomsday delivers the heart to Lex Luthor.

Initially, Lex seems to be preserving Superman's heart in order to experiment with his Kryptonian DNA. However, after Lois and Clark's son Jordan attempts to retrieve the heart, Lex brutally stomps on it. The loss of her husband is devastating enough, but Superman & Lois doubles down in the most tragic fashion.

After he is shot for standing up to Lex, Sam decides to inject himself with Clark's blood, which had been saved for a potential donor heart. He is then also killed by Doomsday. His sacrifice is noble, no doubt about it, but now even if Clark returns, Lois has lost her father. Moreover, she has to live with the knowledge that Sam died to save her husband. It's truly heart-wrenching, and for that reason, Lois might actually be Lex's biggest victim.

Lois Lane Needs A Happy Ending To Her Superman & Lois Storyline

DC, Let Lois Be Happy

Superman & Lois has a few episodes to tie up loose ends and most likely bring back the Man of Steel. I genuinely hope that's what happens, not even because I care about Clark. I do, but I also just want Lois Lane to be happy for the first time in literal years. Based on what little we know about how Superman & Lois will end, the series will undoubtedly have a climactic - and hopefully cathartic - resolution.

Tulloch herself discussed the last stretch of episodes, explaining that the finale is "a very emotional episode." She then added that "there will be closure, and everyone's going to be crying in the final episode of the series."

DC, I beg of you: please let that closure include Lois Lane's happiness. Superman & Lois airs on Mondays at 8 PM EST on the CW, and its finale will air on December 2.

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