I also noticed a bit of religious symbolism, but I'm not going to try to drag Chloe and Tess and everyone else into this. Davis and Clark, however, are two pretty big ones. The Jor-El/Clark dynamic plays into the whole Father/Son thing, and obviously Davis is trying the whole "Catholic guilt" thing, as davidbrenton mentioned. The cross, too, is significant, as has been mentioned before.
I also find it interesting that the Antichrist is supposed to be a peacemaker who falls to the side of evil. Davis is a paramedic who helps people in pain, and it seems that as of "Infamous," he's decided to stop trying to run from his destiny. (He may still try to put it off, but rather than really trying to suppress the beast with pills, he now murders people to help himself.)
Another thing is that the Antichrist is supposed to be very Christ-like in a deceptive kind of way, and Davis describes himself as being a Kryptonian. However, while he is from Krypton, he's not the same as Kal-El. He's a destroyer, while Kal-El is a hero.
In the preview for next week's episode, it looks like Davis ended up being right there with Kal-El; this further marks them as foils, in a way, I think.
When I first heard Doomsday was going to be a kind paramedic struggling with a darkness within, I was skeptical; that was completely non-Doomsday-like. However, this season really made me like that aspect, and I think Davis' path is a really interesting one, especially in religious context.
I've always liked seeing Superman as a mythic figure (ironic, seeing as how my first real Superman experience was watching a show that tries to humanize him), so I'm all for comparing him to Christ. With Doomsday taking this route on SV, though, the Antichrist thing makes it all the more interesting to watch, I think.
I also find it interesting that the Antichrist is supposed to be a peacemaker who falls to the side of evil. Davis is a paramedic who helps people in pain, and it seems that as of "Infamous," he's decided to stop trying to run from his destiny. (He may still try to put it off, but rather than really trying to suppress the beast with pills, he now murders people to help himself.)
Another thing is that the Antichrist is supposed to be very Christ-like in a deceptive kind of way, and Davis describes himself as being a Kryptonian. However, while he is from Krypton, he's not the same as Kal-El. He's a destroyer, while Kal-El is a hero.
In the preview for next week's episode, it looks like Davis ended up being right there with Kal-El; this further marks them as foils, in a way, I think.
When I first heard Doomsday was going to be a kind paramedic struggling with a darkness within, I was skeptical; that was completely non-Doomsday-like. However, this season really made me like that aspect, and I think Davis' path is a really interesting one, especially in religious context.
I've always liked seeing Superman as a mythic figure (ironic, seeing as how my first real Superman experience was watching a show that tries to humanize him), so I'm all for comparing him to Christ. With Doomsday taking this route on SV, though, the Antichrist thing makes it all the more interesting to watch, I think.
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