The Gen V characters vs Sam
Look, Sam is one of my favorites, but he isn't that powerful, no matter how many people think he is. With his fights against the other Gen V characters (Marie, Andre, Jordan, Emma, and even Cate), none of them were even trying that hard to beat him. They were just trying to help him.
With Marie, she did throw her lasso ONE time, but we know how that's not the only thing she can do.
Andre, if it wasn't for the brain shit he has, he would've made it hard for Sam to fight back effectively. He knocked Sam down three times with large metals and a taser.
Male Jordan ate Sam's punch and then shoves him with the female form and blasted him out the window.
Giant Emma, even if Sam had a crush on her or not, he was able to be pinned down by her for a bit.
And Cate could end this shit before he even knew she was there.
The episode 6 scene, there wasn't really fight, that's just them trying stop from hurting Cate, and again, Marie and Andre aren't in strength. Shoveling Jordan, ok.
With his fight with Kimiko, it was mid. We've seen Termite throw her around at his small size and Stormfront manhandling her. So Sam isn't that special. Kimiko wasn't even locked. Also Sam was under the feel nothing push, of course her hit won't effect him.
Sam is stronger than alot of supes, but he isn't all that if they had to downplay the other supes in Gen V. Honestly I doubt Sam is gonna be progressing in his powers as much as our girls Marie, Emma, and even Cate, he just isn't it.