5 Times Arrowverse Threw Shade At Superman

Clark Kent is famous for having bags of humility, but there is a line between being humble and completely insecure. The writers constantly make Superman declare his awe for much stronger Supergirl is. Now there is being supportive...there is being secure enough to acknowledge another's strengths...but this isn't that.

This happens with such repetitiveness that it goes beyond those other admirable traits into seeming odd and insecure. This is the heavy-handed puppet strings of the writers trying to tell you that Supergirl is way better, so just stop asking for Superman.

In the Elseworlds crossover, The Flash thanked Clark for his help defeating Amazo, and Clark looks down and says he didn't really do anything. When Clark Kent first appeared back in season two, he had modesty, but also a refreshing playful sense of confidence regarding his sway over Cat Grant. Now he has turned into the Charlie Brown of the crossover.