Spoilers follow for Lanterns Episodes 1-7.
Lanterns, am I right? While the HBO series set in James Gunn’s DC Universe was divisive among some fans at the outset – what with the whole killing off Hal Jordan in the first episode situation – it has become increasingly buzzy with each passing week, with showrunner Chris Mundy and his fellow creators Damon Lindelof and Tom King building mystery upon mystery over the course of the first season.
And now, as we head into the season finale this weekend, there are a ton of questions that need to be answered. We’re breaking down the biggest ones we have right here, but please comment below and let us know what other questions you might have regarding Lanterns Season 1… and the possible answers and theories you have as well!
Assuming, of course, Hal (Kyle Chandler) even is dead (see below for more on that), there are obviously several possibilities as to who could’ve put a bullet in the ex-Green Lantern’s head in the 2026 time period. The chief suspects seem to be:
Taking these one at a time, it seems pretty unlikely that John (Aaron Pierre) would’ve killed Hal. For starters, he’s one of our two lead characters, and while both of these Lanterns can be sort of assholes – especially to each other – they’re still ultimately meant to be figures who we sympathize with and want to cheer on. But even beyond that, it doesn’t make much story sense for John to have done this; he essentially already “beat” Hal during the events of Episode 5, leaving him a broken man without the ring and only the consequences of his own actions left to face up to. By the time we catch up with John, now an architect and businessman, in 2026, he clearly still harbors a lot of feelings about his past as a Lantern, but needing to kill Hal is not one of them.
Kerry (Kelly Macdonald) on the other hand, well… as much as we love her, the good sheriff has been known to keep secrets from our heroes in the past. And while I buy that she and the post-prison, repentant Hal had a thing going, as well as that she is truly gutted by his death, that doesn’t mean that their relationship would’ve kept her from doing the deed if it was necessary for a greater cause. Let’s not forget, Kerry was saved by Zoe Macon the Manhunter (Poorna Jagannathan) back when she first arrived in Rushville while on the run from Gotham City. And it was during that encounter that she essentially swore her allegiance to Zoe. So if there is still some contingency plan in place for Zoe, even though John killed the Manhunter in 2016, there’s every reason to believe that Kerry would still be instrumental in keeping that plan on track…
Which brings us to Kerry’s son, Noah (Shea Pritchard). There sure seems to be something fishy with this kid – the dude went and copped out on the college hat ceremony after the whole town showed up for it with bated breath! He also, you know, had a grandmother (step-grandmother, but still) who was a Manhunter. We’ll talk more about him below, but he’s high on the list of suspects.
Look, Kerry told John how, after he got out of prison, Hal was on a relentless mission in Rushville to make up for the disastrous events that landed him behind bars in the first place, knocking on doors and offering his help and such. Is it out of the realm of possibility to think that in order to keep the town safe this time – or maybe even to make up for what happened to the town 10 years ago in 2016 – that he would take his own life if need be?
سەرچاوەی فەرمی بە زمانی ئینگلیزی: https://www.ign.com/articles/lanterns-who-killed-hal-jordan-and-more-of-our-biggest-questions-heading-into-the-finale
