User blog comment:Rassilon of Old/Displeased with "Disordered"/@comment-216.189.189.206-20111112145128

The subplot with the sphere it makes sense because the show is trying to setup the story around season two the INVASION, with darkside invadeing the earth. That is why they had superboy's adventure with sphere and the forever people, to give a little hint, back story, and reason as to why (apparently) why apokloips is attacking earth in the next season.