Tyler Hoechlin Talks "Superman & Lois" Surprise Villain Reveal

WARNING: This article contains spoilers from "The Thing in the Mines" episode of "Superman & Lois".

Over the past two weeks, The CW has teased the arrival of a mysterious creature trapped within the mines of Smallville who has been responsible for several earthquakes throughout the town as well as causing Superman to suffer from painful visions of destruction.

In the climax of lastest episode, the creature was finally revealed in the form of green-suited monster who bursts free from mines and proceeded to attack soldiers before setting it's sights on the Man of Steel where the two traded blows in an epic showdown.

During the course of their battle, the monster's suit is damaged to reveal that it is not Doomsday - as pretty much every viewer had expected - but instead Superman's deformed doppelgänger Bizarro who is also portrayed by actor Tyler Hoechlin.

Following the shocking reveal, Hoechlin spoke with Entertainment Weekly about playing the role of the iconic villain and what lies ahead. Here's an excerpt:

What was your reaction to finding out about this new role you'd be playing?

Well, my original reaction was an expression that I cannot probably repeat in this interview as somebody who's playing Superman at the moment. That is not a very Superman thing say [laughs], but I thought it was very, very cool. Then, the schedule came out, I was like, "Oh, that's the part [the increased workload] I didn't think about when he said that." But it's always fun. I always like a challenge. I like being busy, so it's definitely been that.

After playing Superman, how did you go about developing your take on Bizarro?

I think it's a gift for anybody that's on a show when you're given something that allows you to completely go away from what you're doing consistently. I've been on shows in the past and I've been very lucky that they've given me new things to play with every season, and I've been on shows before where you feel like you're doing the same thing for years. It's always a gift to have the opportunity to really step out of your comfort zone of the character that you're getting used to and trying something new. I thought that was really fun, and I definitely am playing a lot of different things than Clark or Superman is dealing with. All of this thing has been a challenge, but it's been exciting and fun to just explore.

Obviously Clark and Bizarro are linked somehow. After this encounter in the episode, what are the main questions Clark has?

I guess the first one would be, "How do I stop this?" is obviously something. I think one of the scariest things is what happens if Superman loses control. So if this other being is causing him to lose control, then who knows how far that goes. That, I think, would be the immediate question, is how do we stop it? Beyond that, obviously doppelgängers and things are things that in our world he's not unfamiliar with, but this is, I think, the first time that it's causing this kind of a reaction out of him, and I think he needs to find a way to get back in control.

Read the full interview at EW.com. "Superman & Lois" airs Tuesday nights on The CW at 8:00PM (ET/PT).





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