Apart from the comics, both Noel Neill and Teri Hatcher's versions of Lois had super-powered episodes. And in the context of S&L, I see no reason why such a subplot had to wait for a seventh or eighth season. Had the show been guaranteed additional time, Superman's death could have lasted longer than it did. With Jordan suffering a loss of confidence and Jonathan just starting to come into his powers, I could see the former conspiring with the Lara hologram to transfer his powers to Lois using Kryptonian technology. Lois would have to be both hero and mentor, a role she had previously played in a non-powered form. And she might also be seeking ways to resurrect her other half.

It's never going to stick. We're too used to Bucky being the Winter Soldier to accept a new name. Comics are littered with other attempts to rebrand characters. Lar Gand as Valor? No, he's Mon-El, not even M'Onel. Who calls Artemis Requiem? Who refers to Alan Scott as Sentinel? With all the Wonder Girls running around, Donna Troy is most often referred to by her full name, not Troia. And don't get me started on Kitty Pryde!

Logically, if Bucky had been made Captain America as he was in the comics, it should have been short-lived just as it was on the printed page once his Winter Soldier past came out. In fact, one has to wonder how Barnes was elected to congressional office with that hanging over his head. Still, given some our elected officials, maybe not.

In the comics, Bucky was not Steve's first successor. The Spirit of '76, the Patriot, the 50's Cap, John Walker, and some young guy who adopted the role for five minutes before dying all carried the shield before Bucky even returned to the printed page.