No, if Lanterns is to be saved it’s by John Stewart coming into his own. I want to see him reject the superhero-as-supervillain origin story assigned to him first by his parents, then by Lianna, then by Hal. If he’s going to be a Green Lantern, let it be on his own terms. Even if they replace him in the end — and if you’ve seen Superman, you have some hints as to whether they do or don’t — isn’t that better than just being a good little soldier all your life? As John tells Lianna, both he and Hal chased that ring so long, him to take it and Hal to keep it, that they lost sight of why they wanted it in the first place. John is the one who gets his sight back.
I reviewed a complex episode of Lanterns with wild highs and lows for Decider.
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