# Lanterns (the green kind)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lanterns-the-green-kind/1032374>\
**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:** 2\
**Page:** 22

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**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2026, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lanterns-the-green-kind/1032374/421 "2026-10-21T18:22:28Z")

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> [@AlsoNamedBort](#):
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> Maybe they left a supply cache, or they air dropped the supplies separately, or maybe a million other ways he got food.

Based on the actions of the characters, there was no 9 months supply cache, no air dropped supplies, and no contact from John Stewart to get supplies. There also seemed to be John spending literally every moment looking through the scope.

While I appreciate the intent to make him seem badass, it boggles the mind that he could spend 9 months radio silent in the middle of nowhere after a highly dangerous insertion, and still be upset that his handlers didn’t trust that he was still on mission.

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**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:** [October 22, 2026, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lanterns-the-green-kind/1032374/422 "2026-10-22T22:27:06Z")

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> [@steronz](#):
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> Meh, better writing would have had me invested in his badassness

This I agree with.

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