Yes. That was a joke. Clearly not a very good one.
Well, in my defense - I am a bit thick at times.
So far, the ring doesn’t have a weakness to cheese… I hope they skip that detail.
Maybe I am reading this wrong however, in the comics wasn’t Guy Gardner the first choice and Hal was just closer?
According to the DC Wiki, not exactly; they were both worthy, but yes, Jordan was closer to Abin Sur’s crash site.
Okay. I am wondering if maybe they exchanged John Sr. for Guy Gardner in that part of the story.
The ring first asks John Sr. if he is afraid and his response is 'WTF?". The ring then moves on to the second choice and Hal answers “no”.
Granted that is massively speculative, which is half the fun of a show like this.
Also, the “they were both worthy, Hal was just closer” was undoubtedly a retcon; Hal first appeared in the comics in 1959 (with the original Abin Sur story, which is also the first appearance of a “modern” Green Lantern); Guy first appeared in 1968.
Was it? To me, a retcon is when they add something that contradicts previously established lore; that sounds more like they just added extra details.
I think of it as a retcon; AFAIK, there was no mention of a second candidate in the original story. YMMV.
What? Not even yellow American or cheddar? Imagine melting a huge block of cheddar and completely encasing him. He’s cooked.
Watched episode 2 last night. A question for those who may have read the comics: Is John’s ability to maintain the bird unusual/impossible for the average green lantern? Is the fact that it is a live creature also weird?
I seem to remember comic Hal creating a functional duplicate of himself, with a working ring no less. Remember nothing about the context, mind you, so take it for what it’s worth.
Never read the comics but that was explicitly stated in the show, it IS a massively impressive feat. Even Hal looked a bit shocked at first.
The Wikipedia article on the character John Stewart says
> Unlike other Green Lanterns, Stewart does not wear a physical ring, with his body acting as a ring and his heart a battery. This unique connection also grants him keen senses, allowing him to perceive things beyond the capabilities of ordinary Green Lanterns.
I haven’t read the comic books either so I don’t know which one says that.
might want to spoiler that. They have barely started scratching the surface of his abilities.
Done, I think.
They’re only half-second flashes with no context, but a couple of the shots from the Episode 3 trailer seem to line up with this theory. Especially John Sr. angrily shooting a TV with young Hal on it.
Out of nowhere a big green bubble forms around you and pulls you away into the sky. A voice asks you if you are afraid. What kind of normal person wouldn’t be? Is someone without rational fear a good person to give enormous power?
There might be a problem with this. The Wikipedia page has two footnotes. The first, a history of John Stewart, doesn’t mention this anywhere in the article. The second, a collection of academic essays, shows only snippets on Google Books but search provides no hits for either John Stewart or Green Lantern.
Maybe some animated series started this, but a quick search didn’t turn up any other confirmation.
It’s obviously not a great test, but fear is the path to the yellow side. I guess the complete inability to feel fear comes in handy when that is your only means of corruption.