Oct 08 2026
It’s safe to say that Lanterns has been a pretty controversial adaptation of the Green Lantern franchise. The series has received consistent critical and commercial acclaim from both newcomers and fans of the comics, but there’s also a vocal minority of fans who aren’t pleased with some of the creative decisions. From turning Hal Jordan …
Oct 03 2026
We’ve reached the penultimate episode of Lanterns! It’s 2026, Hal Jordan has been murdered, and John Stewart needs to figure out who in Rushville pulled the trigger. For the second-to-last episode, it somehow feels like both a lot and not a lot happened, making me think Lanterns is saving its craziest revelations for its season …
Sep 28 2026
Last episode of Lanterns was its most explosive episode yet, literally. Full of space lasers, machine gun fire, character deaths, and green light constructs, Episode 5, “Lights Out,” offered a satisfying conclusion to the series’ 2016 storyline with just three episodes left to go. Episode 6, “Bad Optics,” is more of a downer and a …
Sep 19 2026
Last episode, Hal and John’s relationship hit its breaking point, with several secrets between them finally coming out. With the Manhunter’s identity revealed to be Zoe, Hal caused a car crash with John still inside so he could capture her by himself, bring her back to the Guardians of the Universe to stand trial, and …
Sep 13 2026
The previous episode of Lanterns threw us for a loop, revealing John Stewart’s shocking childhood and his motivation for wanting to replace Hal as Green Lantern. It was a great episode on its own, but it was also a flashback episode that mainly existed to show John’s new origin story rather than push the main …
Sep 06 2026
One classic trope in superhero comics is the tragic backstory. You know the ones. A little rich boy watches his parents get shot in a dark alleyway. A baby escapes an exploding planet in a rocket ship. It seems like almost every superhero has some tragedy in their past that inspires them to become a …
Aug 30 2026
“Pilot” offered a promising and compelling start to Lanterns and the DCU’s grounded mystery-procedural take on the Green Lantern franchise. It introduced two complex leads in Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler) and John Stewart (Aaron Pierre), along with an intriguing mystery mixed into a character-driven narrative spanning several decades. Now that the setup is out of …
Aug 23 2026
Over 15 years ago, Ryan Reynolds’ Green Lantern movie was released to critical and commercial failure, tanking its chances of becoming the first installment in a DC Comics shared cinematic universe that could compete with the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Even Reynolds, the movie’s lead star, was disappointed in it and made a point of joking …
