Superman & Lois (TV Series)

Holding the Wrench (2021)

Wolé Parks: John Henry Irons

Quotes 

• Superman : Have a seat, John. That is your real name, isn't it? John Henry Irons; Ranger, two tours in Afghanistan. Got into the private sector and made a name for yourself as a mechanical engineer. The problem is John Irons died six years under mysterious circumstances. At least that's what happened to the John Irons of this Earth. How did you get here?

  John Henry Irons : All you need to know is I'm the one who's gonna end you.

  Superman : Because you think I'll turn on humanity.

  John Henry Irons : Because you're a traitor, Kal-El. A soulless monster who feels nothing for the billions of people who believe in you.

  Superman : You have no idea how much I care about these people.

  John Henry Irons : I do know. What happened on my world is already happening on this one. The Kryptonians are here, and you joining them is the last domino to fall before it all goes down. I'm not saying another word until you bring me Lois Lane.

• John Henry Irons : Looks like you pretty much recovered.

  Superman : More or less.

  John Henry Irons : And I'm free to just drive out of here?

  Superman : It's simple. If there really is a war coming, we're gonna need all the help we can get. This is a show of trust.

  John Henry Irons : I let you live. Doesn't mean I'm ready to fight by your side.

  Superman : I understand. If you change your mind, you know how to find me.

• Lois Lane : I hope you find some solace.

  John Henry Irons : There's a lot I want to say, but you're not the woman I want to say it to. You just look like her, so I will leave you with... "Godspeed."

• General Sam Lane : Think you can sit here and waste my time like this is some joke?

  John Henry Irons : I didn't say anything funny.

  General Sam Lane : On the other side of that mirror, there's a guy ready to come in here with sodium pentothal, benzilate, a few other drugs I can't pronounce, some experimental. But they'll get you to tell me what I want to know.

  John Henry Irons : Well, that is funny. You see, where I'm from, you talk tough, but you would never drug or torture prisoners.

  General Sam Lane : You've been sitting here telling me about myself because I was your father-in-law in some other world. If I meant something to you, tell me something I want to know.

  John Henry Irons : You want to know how you died? Like a hero trying to save the world... until *he* murdered you. You can't trust him, Sam.

  General Sam Lane : You're wrong.

  John Henry Irons : What if there were more Kryptonians, a dozen or so, and he decided he was loyal to them?

  General Sam Lane : He won't turn.

  John Henry Irons : They are his people. He would choose his own kind over mankind. And then what chance would you have?

  General Sam Lane : [leaving and joining Superman, Rosetti, and Trask]  Let him stew, then stick him back in his cell.

  [to Clark] 

  General Sam Lane : You and I should talk.

• Lois Lane : You wanted to see me? Here I am.

  John Henry Irons : You should go, Lois.

  Lois Lane : I'm not going anywhere.

  John Henry Irons : Suit yourself.

  Lois Lane : [he moves to stab Superman]  John, I know about Natalie! I know what happened on your world, to you, and to your family.

  John Henry Irons : Then you know why I have to do this.

  Lois Lane : Please. Please, I see the anger in your eyes. It's covering something I can relate to: the torture that comes from wondering if you failed, if there was something you could've done to save them, but there wasn't. If there had been, you would've found it. They're gone, and it's not your fault, but it's not his fault, either.

  John Henry Irons : You don't know what's coming.

  Lois Lane : John, our worlds are different. Our Superman is good. He would never turn on us, ever.

  John Henry Irons : How can you know that?

  Lois Lane : I know. And if you kill him, an innocent man, a hero, what does that make you?

• A.I. Device : Welcome back, Captain Luthor.

  John Henry Irons : Erase the profile for Captain Luthor. Start a new one for me: John Henry Irons.

  A.I. Device : Certainly. Shall I set a course for a new destination?

  John Henry Irons : How about you shut down? Think I'll just drive for a while.

  A.I. Device : As you wish... John.

• Superman : Why do you want to see Lois Lane? Answer the question.

  John Henry Irons : Not until I talk to her.

  Superman : She doesn't want to talk to you.

  John Henry Irons : Let her tell me that.

  Superman : You lied to her.

  John Henry Irons : It was for her own good.

  Superman : She doesn't trust you.

  John Henry Irons : You're the one she shouldn't trust! You're the one who killed them.

  Superman : What are you talking about?

  John Henry Irons : She was everything to me. She was the love of my life, my wife, the mother of my daughter... until you murdered her. And I won't let you do it again.

• John Henry Irons : [holding a spear with a kryptonite blade]  On my world, we had our own 7734. Out of all the weapons I used to kill Kryptonians, this one this was my favorite.

  Superman : I'm not your enemy.

  John Henry Irons : I figure, why take the chance?

• John Henry Irons : I know this facility. If you wanted the fastest exit, we should've made that left.

  Lt. Rosetti : We're making a pit stop. At an armed dealer.

  John Henry Irons : [Rosetti starts convulsing]  I get it. You're afraid. If you make a break, Superman might have to track you wherever you're taking me. Or is it because you can't face him?

  Lt. Rosetti : [stopping and opening a door]  I can beat Superman. I have all the power he has, and the extra advantage I need... is right here.

  John Henry Irons : [hitting an emergency alarm on the wall panel]  I get to watch you kill each other.