I’ve been rewatching Superman & Lois, and the way they handled Jonathan Kent is honestly messed up. The fact that this kid had to grow up in the same house as a brother with powers, who’s literally being trained by Superman, while he had nothing, is wild. It’s not just unfair—it’s straight-up emotional neglect.

Jonathan should have left Smallville and gone to live with Lucy Lane, far away from the Kents. She’s Lois’s sister, she clearly cares in her own way, and even if she’s not perfect, being with her would’ve been a clean break from the constant reminder that he’s “the one without powers.”

What gets me is Clark and Lois never even suggest that Jonathan might need space. They expect him to smile through it, keep being the supportive brother, and act like it’s all fine. That’s selfish. And honestly, it borders on abusive. If a parent lets one kid constantly feel like the lesser one, especially when they’re living in the shadow of Superman, then yeah—they’re part of the problem.

Going no contact would’ve been the healthiest option. Jonathan deserved a shot at his own life, not just being the background character in Jordan’s story.

It could serve as a really cool original story too. Imagine at 13-14 Jonathan justifiably gets fed up with his family, and he goes to live with Lucy Lane. Jonathan hates his father so much he legally changes his name with Lucy’s help to Dante Cross. Maybe he’s in an accident and gets different superpowers and becomes an original antihero. His story could be extremely R-rated; maybe he kills criminals like the Punisher. In this story, Jonathan becomes a different person; he’s an arrogant, brooding bad boy, and he lives with his aunt in a crime-ridden city, so he’s basically Spider-Man but if Peter Parker was actually cool.