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selfishmisery said:
I'm very curious how they will or if they will fill in the blanks for the Court of Owls inconsistencies(?) as the season goes.

I feel like maybe the characters are still learning as much as we the audience are, and more backstory will be given to us that lines up more with what Gotham established.
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I'm sure it's because they aren't looking at the series as a continuation of Gotham and they're not looking to make sure they match up with it. Sure it's using certain elements like the skyline (wouldn't be surprised if it had more to do with laziness) but at the same time it's acting like its own thing. It's much easier for me if they're different worlds. Especially when we don't have confirmation it's meant to be the exact same world.
 
Rman said:
I'm sure it's because they aren't looking at the series as a continuation of Gotham and they're not looking to make sure they match up with it. Sure it's using certain elements like the skyline (wouldn't be surprised if it had more to do with laziness) but at the same time it's acting like its own thing. It's much easier for me if they're different worlds. Especially when we don't have confirmation it's meant to be the exact same world.
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I politely disagree with your sentiment.

I'm going to wait this one out.
 
Just read the Earth-Prime #2 comic and was curious how the September and October placements from the Bizarro World newspapers confirm the S2 placements of Superman & Lois. I'm getting ready to rewatch S2 to catch up on S3 and I'm wondering where the specific June and October dates came for the end of S1 and the beginning of S2. I still personally feel like the season starting in either August or September makes the most sense with the kids starting school and Sarah returning from what appears to be summer camp (meaning S1 would end in May or June).

Edit: I'm now 2 episodes into S2 and noticed some things. Tal-Rho asks Clark "what has he been up to this summer". The Smallville High Academic Calendar runs from September to August, confirming their school year most likely starts in September.
 
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Rman said:
Just read the Earth-Prime #2 comic and was curious how the September and October placements from the Bizarro World newspapers confirm the S2 placements of Superman & Lois. I'm getting ready to rewatch S2 to catch up on S3 and I'm wondering where the specific June and October dates came for the end of S1 and the beginning of S2. I still personally feel like the season starting in either August or September makes the most sense with the kids starting school and Sarah returning from what appears to be summer camp (meaning S1 would end in May or June).

Edit: I'm now 2 episodes into S2 and noticed some things. Tal-Rho asks Clark "what has he been up to this summer". The Smallville High Academic Calendar runs from September to August, confirming their school year most likely starts in September.
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Thanks. I'll adjust.
 
There's a date of "03/06" on the signature granting a recent(?) release of a prisoner in the new episode airing right now.

Or was it an older file? March 6 seems kind a little ways ahead but I guess I were to bump up the final few episodes of Season 2 a month, it would give time for (spoiler) to recover. (I don't wanna spoil because you're still catching up @Rman )
 
selfishmisery said:
There's a date of "03/06" on the signature granting a recent(?) release of a prisoner in the new episode airing right now.

Or was it an older file? March 6 seems kind a little ways ahead but I guess I were to bump up the final few episodes of Season 2 a month, it would give time for (spoiler) to recover. (I don't wanna spoil because you're still catching up @Rman )
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I'm up to episode 7 of Season 2 right now and I'll let you know where I end up. So far, I've just matched days of the weeks you have and moved them back a month. A few changes I've made is putting 2x01 on Friday rather than Tuesday since they mention in 2x02 it's been a few days since the earthquakes started and that also has to be a school day for Natalie (the boys would most likely start on the following Monday offscreen). I also moved 2x05 to Sunday rather than Saturday to account for there being school the following day in 2x06. There isn't anything in the actual episode that says it has to be the day after 2x04. There may be a reference I missed to Sarah's party falling on Saturday, but like I said they confirm 2x06 is the day after and a school day.

Right now I'm looking at:
2x01- September 10th 2021.
2x02- September 15th 2021.
2x03- September 16th 2021.
2x04- September 16th-17th 2021.
2x05- September 19th 2021.
2x06- September 19th-21st 2021.
2x07- September 21st 2021.
 
Rman said:
I'm up to episode 7 of Season 2 right now and I'll let you know where I end up. So far, I've just matched days of the weeks you have and moved them back a month. A few changes I've made is putting 2x01 on Friday rather than Tuesday since they mention in 2x02 it's been a few days since the earthquakes started and that also has to be a school day for Natalie (the boys would most likely start on the following Monday offscreen). I also moved 2x05 to Sunday rather than Saturday to account for there being school the following day in 2x06. There isn't anything in the actual episode that says it has to be the day after 2x04. There may be a reference I missed to Sarah's party falling on Saturday, but like I said they confirm 2x06 is the day after and a school day.

Right now I'm looking at:
2x01- September 10th 2021.
2x02- September 15th 2021.
2x03- September 16th 2021.
2x04- September 16th-17th 2021.
2x05- September 19th 2021.
2x06- September 19th-21st 2021.
2x07- September 21st 2021.
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I also just now noticed what appears to be an April 2022 calendar on John Henry Iron's wall in tonight's episode...
 
I pushed everything after 2x04 up a week. 2x05 doesn't give any specifics on how much time has passed since 2x04 and in 2x07, Jordan mentions he was on XK for a couple of weeks (he took it for the first time in 2x04). I really didn't see anywhere else to squeeze this time jump.

So, now:
2x05- September 26th
2x06- September 26th-28th
2x07- September 28th

Edit: When Lana looks at the paper in 2x07, it shows the mayor's discussion is being held "Tuesday Evening". This fits with the 28th.
 
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@selfishmisery. How would you feel about 2x09 as being November 2nd, due to it being the Mayoral Election Day in Smallville? Kansas City had a mayoral election on this date so it would fit. The only issue is it needs to be 30 days since 2x08. That episode ended on a school day and 30 days from the 2nd would be October 3rd (Sunday). I think a workaround is the end of 2x08 and the beginning of 2x09 being in the early hours of October 2nd (Saturday). The actual episode just mentions it's a month later and the 30 days come from the title, so I think it's close enough.

So:
2x08- October 1st-2nd (it isn't said exactly how much time has passed since 2x07 and I think a few days are possible. Also, Sarah mentions it's been a week since her party, Sunday-Friday is close enough).
2x09- October 2nd, October, November 2nd.

Edit: This actually works out perfectly. In 2x11, Lois tells Clark he was gone for 33 days. If you include October 2nd as Day 1 then Day 33 would be November 3rd. I have 2x11 as being November 2nd-3rd, a perfect fit.
 
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Rman said:
@selfishmisery. How would you feel about 2x09 as being November 2nd, due to it being the Mayoral Election Day in Smallville? Kansas City had a mayoral election on this date so it would fit. The only issue is it needs to be 30 days since 2x08. That episode ended on a school day and 30 days from the 2nd would be October 3rd (Sunday). I think a workaround is the end of 2x08 and the beginning of 2x09 being in the early hours of October 2nd (Saturday). The actual episode just mentions it's a month later and the 30 days come from the title, so I think it's close enough.

So:
2x08- October 1st-2nd (it isn't said exactly how much time has passed since 2x07 and I think a few days are possible. Also, Sarah mentions it's been a week since her party, Sunday-Friday is close enough).
2x09- October 2nd, October, November 2nd.

Edit: This actually works out perfectly. In 2x11, Lois tells Clark he was gone for 33 days. If you include October 2nd as Day 1 then Day 33 would be November 3rd. I have 2x11 as being November 2nd-3rd, a perfect fit.
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works for me
 
Henry Miller's appearance in Season 3 episode 1 has to be after "April 12" because his birthday ("04/12/68") and age ("54") are seen on an arrest file in s3 ep 3.
 
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selfishmisery said:
I also just now noticed what appears to be an April 2022 calendar on John Henry Iron's wall in tonight's episode...
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I was counting by the calendar's number of days during the first week, and there was 3 (the 1st is on Thursday)....not 2, which is what made me think April 2022 because the 1st is on a Friday that year.

So this is some old calendar, and I guess I could throw out Henry Miller's appearance in Season 3 being in "April" or after "April 12" and just take his arrest record as rounding his age for the current year. :(
 
Well, the Open Mic Night in 2x12 tells us it's Wednesday. So, I'm just going to move things back a day and have the end of 2x08 and the beginning of 2x09 be late Friday night. I guess Smallville had their mayoral election on a Monday for some reason.

2x08- October 1st
2x09- October 1st, October, November 1st
2x10- November 1st
2x11- November 1st-2nd
2x12- November 2nd-4th
 
Ugh, it's aggravating how little thought goes into the Superman & Lois timeline. There's been a few mentions of the events of 1x15 being last year and 2x15 Clark mentions that Tal-Rho wanted to destroy the world "this time last year". The most time that can pass between 1x15 and 2x15 is 5 months. Season 2 begins with a 3-month jump to September and continues into October where there's then another 1-month jump into November. I think it's the same scenario as Season 1 where they think more time has passed than logically possible.

Anyway,
2x13- November 4th (The Open Mic Night (November 3rd) is said to be the night before).
2x14- November 5th (Clark tells Lara Lor-Van he lost his powers the night before).
2x15- November 5th (Picks up where 2x14 ended), November 8th (Miracle Monday scene, Lana mentions dealing with Armageddon during her first week as mayor. Further confirmation 2x09-2x15 are in the same week), November (scenes after Miracle Monday).

selfishmisery said:
Henry Miller's appearance in Season 3 episode 1 has to be after "April 12" because his birthday ("04/12/68") and age ("54") are seen on an arrest file in s3 ep 3.
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Yeah, 3x01 feels like it's meant to be around Summer given the weather, the kids not being in school, and it makes sense the school would do repairs when the kids are off. However, I don't see any way to jump the series to Spring/Summer. If Lois hadn't mentioned 27 days since "the world almost ended", it would have been a lot easier. I think the birthday is a happy accident of him being 54 matching when those episodes were filmed. Season 2 has to begin in the Fall and there's no way to stretch it to Spring/Summer. It just feels like there isn't any consistency.

Edit: Of course in 3x02, we cut away before Lois writes the date lol. Jordan mentions Liza texted him on his birthday "last week". Football Game on the TV fits with it being Fall/Winter. In 3x03 Lois mentions it's been "a few weeks" since she first saw the doctor and the kids in Metropolis happened "the other day". Given the December placement is putting it close to Christmas and there are no decorations or mention of the holidays, I'd like to find a workaround with Lois's mention of it being 27 days. That's the only thing really stopping a larger time jump.
 
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Rman said:
Ugh, it's aggravating how little thought goes into the Superman & Lois timeline. There's been a few mentions of the events of 1x15 being last year and 2x15 Clark mentions that Tal-Rho wanted to destroy the world "this time last year". The most time that can pass between 1x15 and 2x15 is 5 months. Season 2 begins with a 3-month jump to September and continues into October where there's then another 1-month jump into November. I think it's the same scenario as Season 1 where they think more time has passed than logically possible.

Anyway,
2x13- November 4th (The Open Mic Night (November 3rd) is said to be the night before).
2x14- November 5th (Clark tells Lara Lor-Van he lost his powers the night before).
2x15- November 5th (Picks up where 2x14 ended), November 8th (Miracle Monday scene, Lana mentions dealing with Armageddon during her first week as mayor. Further confirmation 2x09-2x15 are in the same week), November (scenes after Miracle Monday).


Yeah, 3x01 feels like it's meant to be around Summer given the weather, the kids not being in school, and it makes sense the school would do repairs when the kids are off. However, I don't see any way to jump the series to Spring/Summer. If Lois hadn't mentioned 27 days since "the world almost ended", it would have been a lot easier. I think the birthday is a happy accident of him being 54 matching when those episodes were filmed. Season 2 has to begin in the Fall and there's no way to stretch it to Spring/Summer. It just feels like there isn't any consistency.

Edit: Of course in 3x02, we cut away before Lois writes the date lol. Jordan mentions Liza texted him on his birthday "last week". Football Game on the TV fits with it being Fall/Winter. In 3x03 Lois mentions it's been "a few weeks" since she first saw the doctor and the kids in Metropolis happened "the other day". Given the December placement is putting it close to Christmas and there are no decorations or mention of the holidays, I'd like to find a workaround with Lois's mention of it being 27 days. That's the only thing really stopping a larger time jump.
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Are you still basing the foundation of Season 2's placements on the Bizarro newspaper date?
 
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