# Lanterns (the green kind) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** tv-shows-scripted, hbomax-wb-dc\ **Created:** [August 17, 2026, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lanterns-the-green-kind/1032374 "2026-08-17T05:23:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 16
**Author:** ![mozchron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@mozchron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mozchron)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2026, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lanterns-the-green-kind/1032374/301 "2026-09-26T11:48:07Z")
Also, its a show about aliens and a magic ring that can perform miracles… ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2026, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lanterns-the-green-kind/1032374/302 "2026-09-28T01:54:04Z")
I’m not 100% sure Hal is dead but Kerry did shoot him, Hal is still good at his job. The show is, IMO, going to end with a yellow ring. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2026, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lanterns-the-green-kind/1032374/303 "2026-09-28T03:08:02Z")
Season 2 is in development, but not confirmed. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2026, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lanterns-the-green-kind/1032374/304 "2026-09-28T11:37:59Z")
I had convinced myself that a yellow lantern and ring was what was in that vault. Nope. Also I was sure this season would end with Jon Stewart being a Lantern not because of his parents but because he wants it but I feel they are running out of time to have that character arc this season. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2026, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lanterns-the-green-kind/1032374/305 "2026-09-28T12:43:07Z")
I thought that John Stewart would find the lantern in the vault and therefore be able to keep the Halogram alive indefinitely. Note that it’s John not Jon. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2026, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lanterns-the-green-kind/1032374/306 "2026-09-28T13:25:37Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > I thought that John Stewart would find the lantern in the vault and therefore be able to keep the Halogram alive indefinitely. I had half expected this, too. I think between the Halogram manifesting after the ring had been taken off (plus the bird outlasting the charge on the ring!), they’re going with the “John Stewart\[1\] doesn’t need a ring” theme that the comics ran with a couple of years ago. * * * 1. The Green Lantern, not Jon Stewart the comedian ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2026, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lanterns-the-green-kind/1032374/307 "2026-09-28T16:12:54Z")
Yeah I was spelling the Daily Show host and not the Green Lantern. Oops. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2026, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lanterns-the-green-kind/1032374/308 "2026-09-28T16:16:59Z")
It was only after I read recaps of the episode that I understood that the character we saw at the end was Sinestro. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2026, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lanterns-the-green-kind/1032374/309 "2026-09-28T16:19:01Z")
You read that he was red? ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2026, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lanterns-the-green-kind/1032374/310 "2026-09-28T16:19:11Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > I’m not 100% sure Hal is dead but Kerry did shoot him, Hal is still good at his job. As for this, perhaps Zoe’s magical medical machine might be able to revive Hal? ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2026, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lanterns-the-green-kind/1032374/311 "2026-09-28T16:43:42Z")
Only if he’s mostly dead. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2026, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lanterns-the-green-kind/1032374/312 "2026-09-28T16:51:34Z")
Well, John _did_ rifle through his ~~pockets~~ fingers for loose ~~change~~ rings. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2026, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lanterns-the-green-kind/1032374/313 "2026-09-28T17:55:06Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Except that today there are believed to be a couple trillion galaxies across the universe. So just how big is each sector? It’s implausible to imagine Hal Jordan covering just our one galaxy effectively, and yet he hardly seems to leave Earth. It’s also entirely plausible that only one in 1,000+ galaxies contains intelligent life. And only one in 10,000+ has life with space flight. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lanterns-the-green-kind/1032374/314 "2026-10-01T18:33:37Z")
Some random predictions for the finale: They will use Manhunter technology to clone a new body and upload the Halogram into it so the end result will be a less jaded 2006 Hal in 2026. John Stewart will end the season as a Green Lantern but not one who is a member of the Corp. He will have a ring and battery but be a Lantern on his own terms. The Planet they are on will be the source of Yellow rings. Liliana and Sinestro have been conspiring to create the Sinestro Corp. The final shot of the episode will be a bird. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lanterns-the-green-kind/1032374/315 "2026-10-01T19:38:00Z")
Here are my predictions: Noah is a manhunter The sheriff knows and is in on it She killed Hal Hal knew the entire time, that is why he told John not to tell anyone he came to see him the day he died ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lanterns-the-green-kind/1032374/316 "2026-10-01T20:12:04Z")
How about: Noah killed Hal. He did it to lure John back into Rushville. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lanterns-the-green-kind/1032374/317 "2026-10-01T21:15:59Z")
Yes I agree Noah is the Manhunter and the sheriff either killed Hal to protect him or Noah did it and she knows and feels guilty. ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2026, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lanterns-the-green-kind/1032374/318 "2026-10-02T02:17:45Z")
I feel like Hal stating that Kerry killed him means she didn’t. Noah is still a possibility. ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2026, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lanterns-the-green-kind/1032374/319 "2026-10-05T02:41:48Z")
Odd finale! The twist wasn’t that big of a twist, there was no big action piece nor a cliffhanger. That said, I thought the season was great and I’m very much looking forward to whatever comes next. I suppose with a bit of a caveat that I thought Superman was overrated albeit fine, and haven’t seen Supergirl. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2026, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lanterns-the-green-kind/1032374/320 "2026-10-05T03:28:54Z")
I thought the finale was well done. As for the DCU, next up is _Clayface_ later this month. Time will tell how it ties in with other threads. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lanterns-the-green-kind/1032374.md?page=15) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lanterns-the-green-kind/1032374.md?page=17)