Lanterns Saved James Gunn's DCU (HBO Series Review)

By Zach Pope

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What happens when DC takes Green Lantern, combines it with a dark detective mystery, embraces the weird sci-fi mythology of the comics, and gives Hal Jordan and John Stewart the character-driven story they deserve? Lanterns is INCREDIBLE. In my Lanterns Season 1 review, I’m diving into the new DCU series starring Kyle Chandler as Hal Jordan and Aaron Pierre as John Stewart, and why I genuinely think this is the best thing DC has done since Matt Reeves’ The Batman. I absolutely loved this series. Lanterns follows new recruit John Stewart and legendary Green Lantern Hal Jordan as the two intergalactic cops become involved in a dark Earth-based mystery surrounding a murder in the American heartland. That detective premise gives the series a grounded foundation, but the Green Lantern mythology allows the mystery to expand into something much bigger. And that balance is exactly what worked for me. This show is dark, sci-fi, twisted, mysterious, and most importantly—it isn’t afraid to

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