that's an insult to the audience. Mon El is explicitly shown to be cowardly and only into saving his own skin. Thanks but no thanks. If he's supposed to be "everyman" they need to start writing him better.

The lack of "soaring" was mostly due to Mon El. When your entire episode hinges on one character (predictably) being completely unable to follow basic directions, you've got a problem. Wood's chemistry with Benoist is fun only when they're treating each other like annoying siblings. As soon as the writers try to force…