# 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:** 6
**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 3, 2026, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lanterns-the-green-kind/1032374/101 "2026-09-03T14:56:21Z")
Somewhere in the Mid-west. Somewhere semi-rural, where you can shoot guns in your backyard without the neighbors being concerned, but still have them close by. I’m guessing somewhere like Smallville, IN. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2026, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lanterns-the-green-kind/1032374/102 "2026-09-03T15:44:01Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > Hal doesn’t have a ring either and John seems a little surprised by that. He shouldn’t be, he knows Guy Gardner has it at this point. I believe he was surprised there wasn’t a green mark he had noticed on Hal’s ring finger last time he took it off. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2026, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lanterns-the-green-kind/1032374/103 "2026-09-03T16:31:03Z")
> [@DigitalC](#): > > He shouldn’t be, he knows Guy Gardner has it at this point. Do we know that for certain? I just happened to be scrolling through Threads and someone asked if Guy had Hal’s ring. James Gunn replied with “all will be answered.” ---
**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 3, 2026, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lanterns-the-green-kind/1032374/104 "2026-09-03T16:37:36Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > Do we know that for certain? I mentioned him earlier in the thread, in the context that _Superman_ and _Peacemaker_ Season 2 are both canon in the version of the DCU _Lanterns_ is in. So yes, he needs to be involved somehow. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2026, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lanterns-the-green-kind/1032374/105 "2026-09-03T16:38:18Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > I mentioned him earlier in the thread, in the context that _Superman_ and _Peacemaker_ Season 2 are both canon in the version of the DCU _Lanterns_ is in. So yes, he needs to be involved somehow. I mean, do we know that Guy has Hal’s ring versus having a different one? ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2026, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lanterns-the-green-kind/1032374/106 "2026-09-03T16:39:30Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > I mean, do we know that Guy has Hal’s ring versus having a different one? I think its inferred. They weren’t going to give John a new ring, they only wanted to replace Hal. ---
**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 3, 2026, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lanterns-the-green-kind/1032374/107 "2026-09-03T16:44:25Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > > [@DigitalC](#): > > > > He shouldn’t be, he knows Guy Gardner has it at this point. > > Do we know that for certain? We do not. All we know at this point is that Guy has **a** ring. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2026, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lanterns-the-green-kind/1032374/108 "2026-09-03T16:45:26Z")
> [@DigitalC](#): > > I think its inferred. I think so too. At the end of the first episode, I assumed Guy had the ring since we know he’s running around with one. I wonder if there’s going to be a theme of John getting passed over despite being the official backup for Hal for a decade. It would fit in with the narrative of the past couple of episodes. ---
**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 3, 2026, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lanterns-the-green-kind/1032374/109 "2026-09-03T17:49:50Z")
I don’t think it is implied. John looked genuinely surprised when he checked Hal’s finger. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2026, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lanterns-the-green-kind/1032374/110 "2026-09-03T17:53:16Z")
There can be more than one ring. ---
**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 3, 2026, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lanterns-the-green-kind/1032374/111 "2026-09-03T17:56:51Z")
Exactly. My theory is that the Guardians give Guy his ring after Superman first appeared. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2026, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lanterns-the-green-kind/1032374/112 "2026-09-03T18:31:07Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > My theory is that the Guardians give Guy his ring after Superman first appeared. That’s a good theory. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2026, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lanterns-the-green-kind/1032374/113 "2026-09-04T04:24:07Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > There can be more than one ring. In the comic books, there have certainly been multiple Green Lanterns of Earth, operating simultaneously, each with their own rings, at certain times. Back when I was regularly reading in the mid-late '80s, Jordan, Stewart, and Gardner all were active Green Lanterns. ---
**Author:** ![planetcory](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/planetcory/32/1032_2.png) [@planetcory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/planetcory)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2026, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lanterns-the-green-kind/1032374/114 "2026-09-04T05:22:10Z")
John is from Midway City. Canonically somewhere Michigan-ish. ---
**Author:** ![Smid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/838e76/32.png) [@Smid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smid)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2026, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lanterns-the-green-kind/1032374/115 "2026-09-04T09:26:45Z")
Ah, so Detroit, typically the worst city in the US even compared to 80s New York or LA. “Send him to Detroit!” ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2026, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lanterns-the-green-kind/1032374/116 "2026-09-06T21:37:46Z")
Just finished the third episode. After everything that came before in the episode, the phrase “You’re like the Midwest Huxtables” was some seriously dark comedy. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2026, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lanterns-the-green-kind/1032374/117 "2026-09-06T22:01:23Z")
Specially given the timing, in 2016 it was already past the Cosby scandal. ---
**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 6, 2026, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lanterns-the-green-kind/1032374/118 "2026-09-06T22:08:13Z")
Remember that this is an alternative universe; who knows if the Bill Cosby scandal even occurred there. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2026, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lanterns-the-green-kind/1032374/119 "2026-09-06T22:15:26Z")
Nonetheless, it was an example of the racism via epic ignorance that John’s mother had been talking about earlier. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2026, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lanterns-the-green-kind/1032374/120 "2026-09-06T22:16:41Z")
I thought it was fully intended as a backwards compliment, Hal was obviously extremely upset at even having to be there. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lanterns-the-green-kind/1032374.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lanterns-the-green-kind/1032374.md?page=7)