In this solo YouTube review, the presenter recaps and evaluates Krypton season 1 episode 2, “House of El.” He begins by reminding viewers of the series’ premise and the protagonist Segal’s reluctant‑hero arc, then moves into a detailed assessment of the episode’s production values, acting, and narrative elements. He praises the high‑budget sets, CGI, and the effective use of a Val‑El hologram in the Fortress of Solitude, noting the visual similarity to the holographic Russell Crowe in Man of Steel. Acting receives mixed feedback: the reviewer highlights Ian (the former Game of Thrones actor who plays Val‑El) as a strong performer, while criticizing other cast members and describing some scenes as “Sci‑Fi Channel‑ish” and shallow. He analyzes key plot points, including Segal’s manipulation by Nissa and the chief magistrate, the Lita Zod fight, the presence of Black Zero, and Adam Strange’s introduction with the Zeta Beam. The reviewer offers speculative predictions about hidden knowledge in the Fortress, Brainiac’s looming role, and the series’ potential to become a “Game of Thrones in space.” He concludes with a call for audience feedback and a reminder to like and subscribe, expressing overall enthusiasm for the show despite noted shortcomings.
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Hey guys, welcome back to the channel, and today we're going to review Krypton. This is episode 2, season 1. So guys, really liking this production. Um, you know, we were left off last week with, you know, Sagal being, uh, you know, all of this, um, information, uh, about Brainiac, about His grandson, the end of his world was put upon him, and he was given this choice to rise up and try to fight this threat and try to keep his legacy alive, the great one that it turns out to be in his future. But of course, he's the reluctant hero, and he doesn't want to deal with all of that. At this point in time, the only thing on his mind is dealing with the death of his family. He wants revenge, and so his focus is there. And, you know, this show, the production value of it, the quality of the set is excellent. And, um, you know, with this week's episode, what I found was that it was a very, um, it was very, um, uh, as far as the, the acting, you know, as much as I like this show, I think that might be, um, the weakest part of the show, that the, the act, the actor and actresses in these roles, it's, it's, it At points in time, it did feel kind of very sci-fi-ish, Sci-Fi Channel-ish, and a little bit shallow. But I'm such a super big Superman fan, I can kind of overlook a lot of that. And again, I am quite pleased with this, uh, this, um, uh, vision of Krypton, this particular, uh, uh, set of Krypton. They, you know, they chose to to go with. Now, uh, this actor, his name is Ian, um, his last name escapes me. He played Barristan Selmy on Game of Thrones. And you know, of course, all the Game of Thrones, um, actors and actresses are generally well chosen and generally do a good job. And so I do like seeing him on set. His acting is great. And, uh, we know, uh, Val-El, who, who, who he's playing, died in the pilot, you know, very early on. But because, uh, you know, much like what we got to see in Man of Steel with Russell Crowe, he can now come back as this hologram. And what's— what I found awesome about this week's, um, episode, House of El, was that, uh, they went with the version where, you know, it just looks like it's, you know, it's this do a really good holographical image that looks indistinguishable from, um, an actual person, just like how Russell Crowe was on Man of Steel. So, um, you know, you just have to assume that the optics are so great that that's why they look indistinguishable. Of course, when he tries to touch them, there's no— you know, obviously there's no physical ability to touch as he is a hologram. Um, you know, but I enjoyed those parts. I think I enjoyed these parts of this week's episode the best, the The parts in the Fortress of Solitude talking, you know, speaking with the uploaded consciousness of Valeo. He explains, you know, what happened, you know, how he discovered the Phantom Zone, how he basically, you know, came in contact with Brainiac, you know, whereas he could see all of this going on from the Phantom Zone. He manages to get out of the Phantom Zone, right? Another thing that is quite prevalent in a lot of these Superman mythos is that in order to get to a lot of this information, only the House of El-DNA can unlock this, and it's generally through their blood, right? And that's how he's able to get all this information. Now, this is very interesting in the end scene of Krypton because there was something a little bit confusing to me at the end, but now as I put the pieces together, I think understanding, you know, what's going on. Um, and, uh, you know, maybe we can kind of say that's— I'm getting a little bit into spoiler territory, maybe predictions, right? So if you don't like those, maybe, you know, that maybe this might be the time to, uh, you know, uh, pause the video for about 20 seconds or skip ahead 20, 30 seconds. But I think, um, you know, at the end, as we got to see with Sagal, we got to see that it was all a setup with Nissa, the magistrate's daughter who he was betrothed to or supposed to marry, and the chief magistrate, uh, who kind of, um, uh, are working together. But not only are they working together against Segail, there are some type of important information that they need to get from Segail. And I'm under the assumption now is, is that might be knowledge of the— from the Fortress here of Solitude, Valil's projects, the Hidden Fortress, right? So they are aware of this, it seems, and they're trying to play Sagal to get this information. And perhaps the voice of Raoul is in on it, as I'm pretty sure he is. He knows what's going on and that they're going to try to somewhat control Sagal with this knowledge. So I did like this episode again, guys. The only problem I had with it is it did feel kind of shallow at points, just moving on with the kind of like this, um, uh, uh, we got, uh, you know, for instance, um, Adam Strange. I like the Adam Strange character, but the Adam Strange character, he does to me come off kind of as kind of like the comic relief too, in a way. And, um, he has, um, this, uh, Segel's, uh, friend at the bar who kind of is the same way. So we got, you know, a lot of scenes with them, uh, and, uh, I— it was just something about— I don't— them two together, I'd rather them play off like Segel one at a time, but those two together, uh, it just kind of felt, um, uh, you know, parts of the, the, the, the, the episode felt, uh, it kind of felt weak in certain areas of the acting, I guess I could say. And, um, the reason I keep going back to acting is because You know, anytime you're dealing with a high-value production like this, uh, you know, these sets cost a lot of money, the CGI costs a lot of money, and, uh, you're not going to be able to really spend a great deal of time showing great scenes. So you, you're going to need some good acting and good story writing and good delivery of that. And, uh, you know, in this episode we didn't have a lot of that, and to me it started to feel more like you know, your average Syfy Channel network show. You know, I'm not trying to take a swing at Syfy Channel, but you know, we know these Syfy Channel production shows that come out, you know, on the Syfy Channel that are these so-so sci-fi shows that we watch. And you know, uh, you know, we know what they are, you know. And, uh, so at points it kind of felt like that, and I was kind of surprised at that because the pilot was such a a masterpiece, such a kind of high— everything was so high value, not just the set and the CGI, but it just seemed like even the acting and the lines. And I kind of felt a lot of that, and it felt a little kind of shallow to me this week. But I did enjoy Valhalla's part. I hope we're going to see a lot with him because I always like beerus to sell me anyway. And that's a great group of, you know, actors over from the Game of Thrones, you know, area. So guys, um, You know, uh, we got the Lita Zod fight, right? We got Lita Zod, and, uh, that was interesting to see with the Lita Zod thing. It wasn't a big surprise as we knew, you know, Lita Zod was gonna win this fight. I wish they would have threw in a little curveball. Maybe she does lose, and I would have liked to see something, uh, to kind of pull, pull us out of our element a little bit, like see her mom maybe make a bad decision to save her life, something like that. I would have thought that would have been interesting to see and really kind of gave us that edge-of-the-seat vibe. But no, it was just, she was just strong enough to beat this, her commander just take over like that. And as of course we got to see, she had mixed emotions about how to deal with the insurgents and these terrorist organizations. I believe they're called Black Zero, and I believe they do exist in the comic books. But yeah, other than that, you know, definitely a show that is one I'm gonna keep watching. You know, it's this Krypton thing. Superman is just like Star Trek for me, you know. I'm gonna watch it regardless. I'm gonna watch it anyway. But, um, you know, when it can really deliver, you know, Krypton has a lot of potential and opportunity to be, you know, it could have been sort of like the Game of Thrones in space type feel to it. In certain parts and elements it is, but I would have liked to see it kind of follow that theme of episode 1, keep with that seriousness of it in a way. And, uh, you know, it's just certain, you know, things that, um, you know, they can work on. But Adam Strange, he mentioned he's been getting there with the Zeta Beam, and that's how he's able to travel across space and time. So we may get to see that Adam Strange suit, uh, and so this is going to be interesting to see. Um, Brainiac supposedly already there. This is going to be interesting to to, to see where this goes as they discover all these different groups of races and beings, as Val-El seemingly has already discovered, as he mentioned. And the Fortress is probably gonna be able to give us a lot more information through that. But anyway, guys, that's my review this week of Krypton Episode 2, House of El. Tell me if you like this show, if you're going to continue to watch it. Did it surprise you? Is it a so-so show? Is it— do you think it just sucks? Let us know, guys. You like content like this, don't forget to like, subscribe, and until next time, take care.
