That was quite possibly the best pilot in the history of the CW Arrowverse. The cinematography was gorgeous. It was shot more like a movie; very like Man of Steel, as I said in the OP. Unlike Man of Steel it was written by people that understood how to write a good Superman story. You need confront the Man of Steel with challenges he cannot just punch into submission - a father having a heart attack, a mother having a stroke, a teenager having an anxiety attack. I hope the show maintains this quality going forward.
Best Easter egg was recreating Superman’s uniform from the 1940’s Fleischer cartoons:
His mother made it!