Despite the cut of the budget, it's arguably (easily?) the best season of the show in a long time, if not the whole series.
If only they treated the Superman mythos this way, earlier (we could have had a much better Brainiac).
Slight side note, still not the biggest fan of the big bad for season 9. Just give me a frickin season-long arc of Darkseid invading Earth, complete with minions paving the way. Hell, make it Boos Darkseid, I dont' care. Just make it happen!