I knew season one was the bait and that slowly the show would revert from mostly a SciFi and action show into just a typical CW drama, but I had no idea they would change the show so much at once. Season 3 goes from being semi normal to by episode 2 doing a complete 180 where Superman is no longer even remotely the lead character but instead sits on the sidelines as Clark while Lois, the kids and multiple other characters dominate the show. I timed one episode and Superman appeared for Just about 60 seconds during the whole episode.
The other very odd twist to the show is the new added Hollywood twist of adding Medical issues into the show. I found it really horrifying how they lead the audience from a Happy place into a Dark place within two episodes. It will depress many people and will most likely kill the viewership numbers.
Hollywood never learns that people hate the switch and bait routine. If I want to watch a show that deals with real life human drama and suffering I will go watch one. If I want to escape reality for an hour then I watch something like Superman. What I don't want is Superman with deeply hidden reality bombs in it that are designed to depress people further.