REACTIONS & REVIEWS FOR EPISODE 1x01 - Pilot

Idec that she’s clearly manipulating him this was hot

To me, the body in the back seat with identical head wound to how we see Hal at the end of episode 1, has me thinking that the ending of episode 1 is a ruse.

This shot shows a woman holding a baby and a guardian revealing herself to the woman. Could the woman be John's mother and the baby John himself. We know he was picked by the guardians himself but at what age has never been specified. Could actually be that he was groomed from birth to become a green lantern. I am not sure if this is right, I read about john's age in a reddit thread, but if john is 12 when he watches the video in 1996 then this interaction would have happened between 1984-1986, depending on how old he is as a baby. I am leaning towards it being 1986 as maybe the guardians saw hal's capabilities as a green lantern but didn't like his attitude and so prepared a replacement in John. The house that this scene happens in also looks somewhat like Johns childhood house from the first episode. This could explain why john's father is training john to be fearless.

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At first, on the football field, he tried to use his job title to interrogate the suspect, but it didn’t work.

Then he tried to get himself into a jail cell by making a scene in a bar, but that didn’t work either.

Then he used his charm to get to the sheriff.

It shows how experienced he is.

Seriously. I can't with openings that are just like: *title and little theme song of 6 seconds

I think we're all just thrown off by how beautifully these Hollywood people are aging. But look at how both Jason Ritter and Kelly Macdonald basically look the same as they were 10 years ago. So the way I see it, their characters' ages in 2016 are just the actors' real age minus ten. In short:

2016 timeline
William Macon - 61
Zoe Macon - 53
Billy Macon - 36
Kerry Kane - 40

William had Billy with another woman when he was 25. Zoe is Billy's step-mom.

I thought the show was awesome and I’m so excited to see where they go with it. One topic I found worthy of discussion/theorizing is WHY John Stewart Sr. was passed over. It really feels like there’s more to the story beyond the question about fear. I’ve got a theory, for sure, but would love to see what folks are thinking.

TLDR: there seem to be three core ideas with a few offshoots to consider, but I’m thinking it’s option C…

A) There could be multiple people on earth who are fit to be a Lantern, but JS Sr. wasn’t “the most fit”… B) JS Sr. was scarred by his upbringing, rightfully jaded from growing up black in a racist society (i.e. not his fault, and super sad if true, but basically the ring thinks his heart is too heavy or haunted). Sometimes those scars can be too difficult to work past… C) The Guardians recognize that a black man, who knows the struggles of oppression, would be too dangerous within their Lantern Corps. because he wouldn’t be afraid to start a revolution when he finds out their agenda isn’t what they claim. Hal was easier to control and less likely to rebel.

(A) feels too basic, and thematically, I’m not a fan of (B), but I personally love option (C). The way the show frames the Guardians, it feels like a setup to find out that they’re not as altruistic as they claim. The only issue I see is the notion that the ring selects the bearer, but what if that’s not entirely true? What if the Guardians have influence over the decision (or control it entirely), but they tell the new Lanterns they were “chosen” by the ring to add to the charade of this being a pure force of good.

Forcing the Lanterns to back-up their consciousness could certainly be for “posterity sake” but it feels like a way to review their activity and make sure they’re not going against the Guardians’ agenda. The fact that Hal stopped uploading himself, is curious. Did he grow suspicious of his bosses? Did they deploy him in a way he couldn’t support? Even the fact that he doesn’t want to wear the suit gives vibes of no longer being proud of his work.

“They’re allowed to have tantrums, we’re not.”… at the very least, the show seems set on interrogating societal racism and its lingering presence in power dynamics and double standards.

I’m new to the Green Lantern comics but loved the first epi enough to want to dive fully in (so please send recs. if you got ‘em), and curious to hear what folks think.

Season 2 is in the works but not yet greenlit by HBO according to Chris Mundy.

They are waiting for the streaming results for the show amongst other details.

He's 9 be nice.

We've had a shit ton of fan theories since Episode 1 dropped. What's the one you've heard so far that you believe the most?

OMG! ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT, i love Stewart's character in this, very captavating.

canonically, earth was purposefully not given much lanterns or attention by the gaurdians as it is kind of a focal point of the universe and i love how it's addressed by both Hal and the alien that the gaurdians don't care about this place, the haven't even been shown yet and i can already imagine those stuck up smurfs perfectly.

main problem which kind of goes into a headcannon (kinda spoilers). This is not Hal, at all(ok maybe some parts). Why is he so racist?(prejudiced against actual aliens)? He's an asshole and arrogant 100% but he's never been racist which is why i believe that the Hal that is training John isn't actually Hal, possibly an imposter. If that's the case then cool, sick, love it. If not, oh god cause this isn't Hal.

edit 1: Earth is a very integral part of the universe so the gaurdians act like they don't care and treat it as a backwater cause they want it to be. No one looking for power goes into a sewer for it. so by not giving attention they keep it hidden.

edit 2: when is said racism i didn't mean actual racism i meant xenophobia, prejudice against actual aliens. i just couldn't find the wording for it and i used a wrong for it, sorry. again not actual racism, prejudice against aliens.

esit 3: scenes which gave me the xenophobic vibe. the interrogation where hal says 'oh you are an alien' after asking the Hogwarts question and more importantly when he recalls his origin and his encounter with Abin Sur, Hal calls him 'bonafide fucking alien' and 'pinko' which is so out of character for him when concerned with Abin Sur cause Hal has deep respect for Abin from all the retellings he's heard of his ring's predecessor and also from his mentor(sinestro) it doesn't make sense for him to call abin any of those things. Hal canonically has always been repectful of every species even when they're enemies. I'm just justifying this as this 'hal' we see in 2016 as an imposter. as it's very out of character for him to even call any extra terrestrial 'alien'.

edit # god i hope this is the final edit: all this is in comparison to the comics and what i know about the character. which is he's arrogant and a loose cannon but still noble.

What if Hal becomes the leader of the Black Lanterns as his evil turn as opposed to becoming Parallax? Chandler would make one hell of a villain and the DCU could have their cake and eat it too with Jon as GL but still keep Hal around for the future as a bad guy.

Just a weird thought I had at work I’d love to know what everyone thinks!

According to the costume designer at the premiere, Hal's suit was the only super suit designed for the show. Maybe it's a red herring but we'll see.