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Apologies again for posting strange articles lanterns. I missed out on last week’s review, and now the finale is coming to you later than expected. We’ll fix that in this article, and also give you my thoughts on the season now that the show has ended. Did he live up to his promise to be True Detective meets DC, or was the show wrong? Let’s find out.
A quick recap of the previous episode first, that said. I thought that having a different version of Hal accompany John throughout the episode was a good way to keep Kyle Chandler in the show, despite the limited “battery” time the cycle had left. The episode was also the most “cosmic” of the show so far, with a wormhole to a distant planet ravaged by fear. This is also where Sinestro has been hiding, after he got out of prison. I feel like we could have used more Sinestro overall, and more cosmic tours to help make lanterns feel more special. John also got over the whole fear very quickly, despite the fact that it was clearly affecting his mind while they were on the boat going towards the lighthouse.
To the final round. Now, did I call Noah to be a Hunter, or did I not call that? Perhaps it was very easy to telegraph; genetics isn’t a great idea, but it was nice to see it unlocked. What was even better was how Noah was challenging his own nature. He is aware of the corruption of his alien heritage and fears that he will do something bad as a result. Knowing that John mercy killed his grandmother ten years ago, he asked John the same thing; right after his last football game. Noah even confesses to Hal’s murder to try to tempt John, but our Lantern defense knows better: it was Kerry Kane who killed Hal. Not in cold blood, but in a desperate move upon learning that Hal knew his son was the only alien threat that had come to town in years. To protect her son, she killed Hal, and this is something that John took for himself after learning that Noah was a Manhunter and one that could be better than his programs. The best scene in the episode, perhaps in the show, was when John and Noah shared a car ride to the football game, where the theme of nature versus nurture, mercy and consequences was very important. Fortunately for him, John has a moral compass and refuses to put a teenager to death, especially when there is a chance for a better tomorrow. So it was a welcome change not to turn this into a CGI battle like so many other superhero stories.
In the end, John takes up the mantle of Green Lantern and forces Guy Gardner to give up Earth in exchange for the stars. John works as a kind of independent contractor, not bound by the whim of the Guardians and their false history, but only as someone who is there to protect the Earth. Do you think we will see Pierre appear on the big screen or in a second season? (lanterns has not yet been renewed for a second season). DCU without Hal Jordan also feels, strange, if I’m honest. So let’s see how this future turns out.
So did the show work as a whole? Yes, but he also felt that he was still missing something. Aaron Pierre crushed it as John, which is interesting because he was so stock throughout. It went well with Chandler’s rough-around-the-edges Hal Jordan, but I feel like the show could have done more in terms of actual detective work. It felt like half the time they got into a situation by fluke or with ease. I never felt like there was a big challenge or obstacle for them to face, apart from each other. John gets a little more thanks to the extensive background with his family, but that’s to serve his character arc, not the full mystery. It so clearly wants to be True Detective, but it also feels like a sanitized version of that iconic show instead of trying to do something more modern and original. Taking that concept and setting it in a more sci-fi setting could have made this more special, but the small town setting, the hunt, felt familiar to a fault. It didn’t help that the show felt very predictable at times as well. I announced that I named him Noah, and Zoe was almost a huge surprise. So while Lanterns excelled in the drama and character department, the overall mystery felt lacking. Would I watch another season, though? Perhaps, if only because Pierre did a great job in the main role. So overall, lanterns it was a strong character story about a man raised in extreme circumstances and haunted by his family, but also such a mysterious story. It’s a good show overall, just not a great show. And considering the bar that HBO set, I think the show could have been better.
