Green Lantern (HBO Max) - Page 5

*Andrew NDB* · 07-13-2026, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by ToTheNines

Which would be kind of annoying without Rayner around, but what else is new?

Who says he isn't around?

*ToTheNines* · 07-13-2026, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

Who says he isn't around?

That would certainly be a pleasant surprise, but I would not bet money on it.

*Autbot_Benz* · 07-24-2026, 03:56 PM

Much better trailer

*Andrew NDB* · 07-24-2026, 04:44 PM

Much better trailer. And that's a nice Sinestro.

Manhunters, huh? So those leaks are all true. I don't know about shapeshifting Manhunters, though. They're not even really supposed to be sentient. They just say over and over again "No man escapes the Manhunters!" Because they're dumb robots. Like Sentinels.

And that energy shield is so stupid. Again, the ring is supposed to deflect thst stuff automatically.

*ToTheNines* · 08-17-2026, 05:01 AM

They called it

Spoiler:

*Andrew NDB* · 08-18-2026, 11:53 AM

Watched it. I'm still pretty irritated they're not getting the VERY basics of what a Green Lantern is (the ring makes the suit as soon as you put it on which does NOT get dirty or soiled, the ring automatically protects whoever is wearing it with a skin-hugging forcefield, Hal has a secret identity and wears a MASK!) but it's not terrible.

I'm also not convinced this really is showing us dead Hal Jordan at the end of this first episode. Especially since in the same episode they are already introducing time traveling shenanigans and shapeshifting aliens that can look like human. For all we know someone killed an alien or shapeshifting Manhunter that took Hal's form.

*Andrew NDB* · 08-25-2026, 01:32 PM

lol... OK, episode 2. You can see where this is going now. It's basically Smallville. We have lots of Manhunters running around that don't look like Manhunters and apparently now even the Red Lantern Corps and Atrocitus... but they're all human looking despite none of these characters ever having shapeshifting abilities in anything else. Oh, and Hal takes a trip to Oa and he is the only one there except for Sinestro.

The show is CHEAP. And it's continuing Damon Lindelof's white guilt thing with lots of references to white supremacy and white privilege for no reason at all.

*ToTheNines* · 08-25-2026, 02:13 PM

Sad to see. I say this all the time, but Green Lantern could be Star Wars with the right people making it.

Oh well.

*Andrew NDB* · 08-28-2026, 01:28 PM

lol... and now a Guardian of the Universe is showing up next episode, and it also looks like a normal-height human woman in regular clothes! This absolutely is fu**ing Smallville all over again.

Neither Red Lanterns (demon aliens from a demon planet in deep space), Manhunters (dumb robots that are just like Marvel's Sentinels but in space), or certainly even the Guardians have the ability to change their appearance but on this show they're all just regular guys and girls who shop at the GAP.

*IMJ* · 08-28-2026, 01:56 PM

McFarlane just dropped a pretty cool wave of GL pre-orders to coincide with this show......

*ToTheNines* · 08-31-2026, 03:43 PM

Congratulations on the writing gig sdp

*Andrew NDB* · 08-31-2026, 04:46 PM

Yeah, I'm seeing horrible things about episode 3. A tripling down on "white privalege" stuff and just a really bizarre reimagining of John Stewart's origin to make it about African Americans' fears about living in America.

The show really is like the worst Green Lantern adaption imaginable. Super woke, racial politics heavy, no costumes, all of the aliens (and robots) are just regularly dressed humans, barely any ring usage, the way the ring works is incorrect, etc..

*Autbot_Benz* · 09-02-2026, 09:40 AM

https://comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/lan...racist-a229664

Black official dc podcast hoster says Hal is a racist. Stop hiring these people

*ZariusTwo* · 09-22-2026, 09:58 AM

Gunn addresses Lanterns criticism

https://bleedingcool.com/tv/lanterns...an-complaints/

*ToTheNines* · 09-22-2026, 10:16 AM

I’m not watching this show and don’t intend to. Haven’t been commenting because I think it’s lame to hate on something without actually taking it in, but the culture war crap around it is amusing.

I will say, every time I see a clip… the dialogue appears to be written by a middle schooler. I don’t know why anyone is glazing this show. Maybe I’m missing something.

*IMJ* · 09-22-2026, 10:55 AM

I'll probably get around to it at some point when I can power watch the entire thing.

*CyberCubed* · 09-22-2026, 12:09 PM

Once the season is over I'll watch it for free at 1.5x speed on the illegal streaming websites.

*Autbot_Benz* · 09-22-2026, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by CyberCubed

Once the season is over I'll watch it for free at 1.5x speed on the illegal streaming websites.

You don’t need to announce your gonna pirate everything once it ends you cheap bastard

*CyberCubed* · 09-22-2026, 07:04 PM

The greatest joy of modern streaming is watching everything for free. I can't imagine going back to the early 2000's where you either had to pay to watch something on cable channels, buy a DVD, or watch at a certain time. God bless the modern internet!

Just think of all the money I've been saving!

*Andrew NDB* · 09-22-2026, 10:56 PM

There really isn't any part of this show that isn't infuriating.

07-24-2026, 03:56 PM	#83
Autbot_Benz Hellblazer Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Ventura California Posts: 9,188	Much better trailer __________________ I respect what FW cartoon did for the turtles franchise but it is the most overrated and hard to watch of the 3 turtles cartoons.

07-24-2026, 04:44 PM	#84
Andrew NDB Weed Whacker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 34,537	Much better trailer. And that's a nice Sinestro. Manhunters, huh? So those leaks are all true. I don't know about shapeshifting Manhunters, though. They're not even really supposed to be sentient. They just say over and over again "No man escapes the Manhunters!" Because they're dumb robots. Like Sentinels. And that energy shield is so stupid. Again, the ring is supposed to deflect thst stuff automatically. __________________ [ ODYSSEY \| ORIGIN \| THE IMAGE/VOL. 3 CONCLUSION \| THE SHELLSHOCKED PODCAST \| ON FACEBOOK ]

08-17-2026, 05:01 AM	#85
ToTheNines Col. Stinkmeaner Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 19,336	They called it Spoiler: All the Hal scenes a flashbacks from 10 years prior. He is dead in present day and John isn’t even GL yet

08-28-2026, 01:28 PM	#89
Andrew NDB Weed Whacker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 34,537	lol... and now a Guardian of the Universe is showing up next episode, and it also looks like a normal-height human woman in regular clothes! This absolutely is fu*ing Smallville all over again. Neither Red Lanterns (demon aliens from a demon planet in deep space), Manhunters (dumb robots that are just like Marvel's Sentinels but in space), or certainly even the Guardians have the ability to change their appearance but on this show they're all just regular guys and girls who shop at the GAP. Last edited by Andrew NDB; 08-28-2026 at 01:34 PM.*

08-28-2026, 01:56 PM	#90
IMJ Emperor Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Midwest, U.S.A. Posts: 8,881	McFarlane just dropped a pretty cool wave of GL pre-orders to coincide with this show...... __________________ Wave 1 Collectibles Online Market Watch Blog Collection Photography

08-18-2026, 11:53 AM	#86
Andrew NDB Weed Whacker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 34,537	Watched it. I'm still pretty irritated they're not getting the VERY basics of what a Green Lantern is (the ring makes the suit as soon as you put it on which does NOT get dirty or soiled, the ring automatically protects whoever is wearing it with a skin-hugging forcefield, Hal has a secret identity and wears a MASK!) but it's not terrible. I'm also not convinced this really is showing us dead Hal Jordan at the end of this first episode. Especially since in the same episode they are already introducing time traveling shenanigans and shapeshifting aliens that can look like human. For all we know someone killed an alien or shapeshifting Manhunter that took Hal's form.

08-25-2026, 01:32 PM	#87
Andrew NDB Weed Whacker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 34,537	lol... OK, episode 2. You can see where this is going now. It's basically Smallville. We have lots of Manhunters running around that don't look like Manhunters and apparently now even the Red Lantern Corps and Atrocitus... but they're all human looking despite none of these characters ever having shapeshifting abilities in anything else. Oh, and Hal takes a trip to Oa and he is the only one there except for Sinestro. The show is CHEAP. And it's continuing Damon Lindelof's white guilt thing with lots of references to white supremacy and white privilege for no reason at all.

08-25-2026, 02:13 PM	#88
ToTheNines Col. Stinkmeaner Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 19,336	Sad to see. I say this all the time, but Green Lantern could be Star Wars with the right people making it. Oh well.

08-31-2026, 03:43 PM	#91
ToTheNines Col. Stinkmeaner Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 19,336	Congratulations on the writing gig sdp

08-31-2026, 04:46 PM	#92
Andrew NDB Weed Whacker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 34,537	Yeah, I'm seeing horrible things about episode 3. A tripling down on "white privalege" stuff and just a really bizarre reimagining of John Stewart's origin to make it about African Americans' fears about living in America. The show really is like the worst Green Lantern adaption imaginable. Super woke, racial politics heavy, no costumes, all of the aliens (and robots) are just regularly dressed humans, barely any ring usage, the way the ring works is incorrect, etc..

09-02-2026, 09:40 AM	#93
Autbot_Benz Hellblazer Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Ventura California Posts: 9,188	https://comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/lan...racist-a229664 Black official dc podcast hoster says Hal is a racist. Stop hiring these people __________________ I respect what FW cartoon did for the turtles franchise but it is the most overrated and hard to watch of the 3 turtles cartoons.

09-22-2026, 09:58 AM	#94
ZariusTwo Overlord Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Britain, DINO THUNDER...POWER UP! Posts: 22,479	Gunn addresses Lanterns criticism https://bleedingcool.com/tv/lanterns...an-complaints/ __________________ Spider-Man: The Rescue Spider-Man: The Galloping Cat Spider-Man: Scarlet Mirror Doctor Who: Child of the Daleks

09-22-2026, 10:16 AM	#95
ToTheNines Col. Stinkmeaner Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 19,336	I’m not watching this show and don’t intend to. Haven’t been commenting because I think it’s lame to hate on something without actually taking it in, but the culture war crap around it is amusing. I will say, every time I see a clip… the dialogue appears to be written by a middle schooler. I don’t know why anyone is glazing this show. Maybe I’m missing something.

09-22-2026, 10:55 AM	#96
IMJ Emperor Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Midwest, U.S.A. Posts: 8,881	I'll probably get around to it at some point when I can power watch the entire thing. __________________ Wave 1 Collectibles Online Market Watch Blog Collection Photography

09-22-2026, 12:09 PM	#97
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,866	Once the season is over I'll watch it for free at 1.5x speed on the illegal streaming websites.

09-22-2026, 07:04 PM	#99
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,866	The greatest joy of modern streaming is watching everything for free. I can't imagine going back to the early 2000's where you either had to pay to watch something on cable channels, buy a DVD, or watch at a certain time. God bless the modern internet! Just think of all the money I've been saving!

09-22-2026, 10:56 PM	#100
Andrew NDB Weed Whacker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 34,537	There really isn't any part of this show that isn't infuriating.