“That moment was a Hail Mary,” Alex Garfin tells EW.
Warning: This article contains spoilers about Tuesday’s episode ofSuperman & Lois.
The reason why Jordan couldn’t stick around to see the fallout from his decision?
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: This week’s episode was a big one for Jordan!
Honestly, I found out reading the script.
Oh wow, that’s awesome.
Yeah, it was the culmination of a year-and-a-half of training.
And he’s like, “Come to me, son.
I will teach you.”
It’s a little bit of an Easter egg.
And I said, “Put me in.
I can do this.”
It was just a moment of a lot of pride and a lot of hard work paying off.
It was, in the words of someone wise, good soup.
[Laughs] Good soup, indeed.
Yeah, there were certainly a lot of parallels this season between my personal life and Jordan’s life.
Although I had to heighten it, obviously, for television.
It’s been some good soup.
It certainly was a catalyst for him to all of a sudden be taking on this responsibility.
I don’t think Jordan is someone who likes very much responsibility, because he doubts himself.
It’s been a lot of fun playing that.
How is that close call going to be affecting him moving forward?
Oh man, I think he will take a lot away from it.
He took on more than he could chew.
I think it was a mix of both.
But we did see that he tried to give her a letter and tried tell her.
So to that end, I just think it wasn’t going to stop him.
That moment was a Hail Mary.
Step up, and just do it.
He finally just said, “Screw it.
I’ve got to be an adult and take the situation and the responsibility into my own hands.”
And now he saved both of Sarah’s parents, so I mean, they better love him.
It was all very strange and I really was cracking up pretty hard.
That was a really important moment.
What can you tease about how Sarah is going to be taking this revelation moving forward?
Is this a good thing or a bad thing for Jordan’s relationship with her?
I think that her cynicism towards the situation would allow her to more easily accept it than Lana.
I’m lying for a reason."
All of a sudden, at least, that was true.
And it is a really good reason.
So I think there may be some forgiveness, but we’ll have to see what happens.
But also you have to remember, he has these superpowers.
He could have laser-ed her head off at any point.
Can you even imagine?
[Laughs] I would be so freaked out by that situation.
What can you reveal about what’s coming in the finale next week?
In the season finale, we will see some big picture stuff.
There’s big twists, and hopefully people enjoy it.
It was a privilege to get to see it.
I think the responsibility will start to weigh on him.
And we’re coming back for another season, season 3.
It’s going to be amazing, I can already tell.
That’s the word of the day!
Superman & Loisairs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on the CW.
This interview has been edited and condensed for length and clarity.
