HBO might as well change the name of Lanterns to Lantern, because by the end of its very first episode, only one of its Green Lanterns is still alive.
‘Lanterns’ review: Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre shine bright in DC’s sci-fi mystery
The series kicks off in 2016, with Earth’s Green Lantern Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler) and his trainee John Stewart (Aaron Pierre) investigating a shooting in Rushville, Nebraska. In the episode’s final moments Lanterns flashes ahead to 2026. In the present-day timeline, John returns to Rushville, alone, and reunites with Sheriff Kerry Kane (Kelly Macdonald). She brings him to the football field where the Rushville shooting took place and shows him that Hal is sitting in the stands… with a gunshot wound to the head.
That’s right: Lanterns kills Hal Jordan, iconic Green Lantern, right out the gate. Here’s what that means for the rest of the show, and how we could see him again.
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