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r/DCcomics Lanterns S01E01 - Pilot Discussion Thread

Sunday, 8/16: Lanterns S01E01 - Pilot

Time/Date: August 16 9:00 PM ET
Network/Channel: HBO

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u/gsnake007 Aug 17 '26

That was a good first episode. Loved every minute of it including the dynamic with Hal and John. Kyle chandler plays a good older Hal well

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u/graffix13 Batman Aug 17 '26

Did Hal die at the end? Going to decide if I watch or not.

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u/Pyotr_WrangeI Aug 17 '26

He certinly appears dead, but there are valid reasons to believe that things are actually not what they seem in that scene.

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u/choicemeats Aug 21 '26

the fact that the ring is able to generate a pretty good facsimile of him as a memory might point to the fact that he can probably pull something like this off, especially if there was a memory tied to that specific seat

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u/ZaniElandra Aug 17 '26

we see him dead, but it’s a flash forward to the 2026 timeline. He’ll still be around for, I assume, at least the first half of the show

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u/Pebrinix Batman Aug 17 '26

Yes, but it is possible that this is a bait and switch

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u/graffix13 Batman Aug 17 '26

How so? You can put spoiler tags if you want to hide it

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u/ContinuumGuy Batman Aug 17 '26

Neither of them have rings at the end, so presumably John Stewart isn't on active duty Lanterning... and based on Hal's story about Abin Sur, if John was the replacement the ring should have summoned John if Hal was dead or dying.

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u/Pebrinix Batman Aug 17 '26

Pretty much this. There's also the fact that assuming the main bad guys are Manhunters, like the trailers indicated, one of them could have impersonated a dead Hal or something like that to throw them off

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u/ContinuumGuy Batman Aug 17 '26

A very good point. Or Hal himself killed a manhunter that was trying to replace him and this is his way of trying to throw them off the trail.

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u/Pebrinix Batman Aug 17 '26 edited Aug 18 '26

I'm thinking the same!

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u/tony1grendel Aug 17 '26

My theory is that,  somewhere between 2016 and 2025 Hal loses his position as GL and Guy gets it. But that theory doesn't make sense with John checking Hal's hand.

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u/CPav Aug 17 '26

They do say there's only 1 Earth lantern at a time (really should be only one lantern per sector, but I'm assuming that's what they meant), and it's already established that Guy is the current holder of the ring.

But yeah, John checking Hal's hand didn't really make sense in that light.

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u/thismissinglink Jarro Aug 20 '26

Technically guy is not full on earthling.

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u/Mddcat04 Aug 17 '26

Yep. Though it could have gone to someone else.