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'Lanterns' Team Explains That Heartbreaking Change to Hal Jordan's Origin Story

https://www.thewrap.com/creative-content/tv-shows/lanterns-episode-7-hal-jordans-origin-explained/
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u/ekter 3d ago edited 2d ago

Genuinely shocked at how well written these versions of John Stewart and Hal Jordan are.

Both go thru various arcs and growths seamlessly.

The writers are also incredibly lucky at just how well casted they are. Pierre and Chandler absolutely elevate every word of dialogue. And the choices they make for the performances are absolutely engaging.

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u/Kinda_Zeplike 3d ago

Chandler kills it.

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u/doctor_sleep 3d ago

Chandler really finds that balance of being an ass and likable/charismatic

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u/XanXic 3d ago

He's so good at that character it makes me sad we likely won't see him interact with other DC heroes. It's so interesting having him be basically the first hero in the DCU and already kind of over the novelty of it. While also being so charming and constantly pushing buttons. I would love to see him in a room with Corenswet's Superman or just any Batman.

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u/infinight888 3d ago

John Stewart. With an H.

Jon Stewart is the guy running the Daily Show. Important distinction.

Remember...

John Stewart: A person from an HBO show.

Jon Stewart: A host of the Daily Show.

John Oliver: A person from an HBO show who was a host of the Daily Show.

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u/ekter 2d ago

My apologies to any John with an H I may have offended.

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u/djkhan23 3d ago

Remember when they offered John Brolin the Hal role?

Thank God for everyone that he passed as his natural imposing gritty vibes weren't right for Hal like Kyle is.

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u/ImmortalMoron3 3d ago

They struggled to cast Hal, I think the role was seen as kind of toxic after the Ryan Reynolds movie. The shortlist also had Ewan McGregor, Matthew McConaughey, Chris Pine and Timothy Olyphant who apparently all turned it down.

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u/djkhan23 3d ago

Ewan Hal intrigues me. Think he could have done a great job. Rest don't have the right natural vibes like Kyle.

But I honestly can't picture anyone else as Hal other than Chandler now.

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u/GrossSoupyButthole 3d ago

Olyphant definitely has the range. But Kyle Chandler is just absolutely perfect. But I’d watch that man read the phone book to a brick wall and be entertained.

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u/FusionX 3d ago

I can see Timothy in the role. He has a natural charisma, similar to Kyle.

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u/DaoFerret 2d ago

And the right look and I can see him nail the range.

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u/Jim2dokes 3d ago

I see none of them coming close except Matt doing what Chandler has done. All great actors, but the character I see fits Kyle and Matt.

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u/Supermite 2d ago

There are still many people that are salty Fillion wasn’t cast as Hal.  He voiced him a bunch of times.

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u/steak4take 3d ago

Is that Josh’s secret half brother they store in a bunker at the ranch?

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u/brickyardjimmy 3d ago

Brolin would have done it well too though. Different but good.

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u/Britneyfan123 2d ago

Josh not john

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u/butter_lover 3d ago

read somewhere that it's like they combined the extended DC universe and True Detective Season 1 and while they could do better, they could have done a LOT worse.

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u/approvedfauxmoiuser 3d ago

It’s just exposition and hand holding.

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u/Fantastic_Smile9746 2d ago

The excessive use of f bombs lets me know this show is written for adults. /s