DC veteran Grant Morrison reviewed Lanterns, and they had more than a few criticisms of its "morally and legally incoherent" finale.
The comic book writer – who worked on projects like The Green Lantern, Doom Patrol, and many more – made their feelings about the new DCU TV show clear in a new post for their Xanaduum Substack. Overall, they said, Lanterns "worked," but their thoughts on the package as a whole are a bit complicated.
Morrison admitted they "fell asleep" while watching Lanterns episodes 6 and 7. That's "not because they were boring," though; it's just that watching TV "feels like a much-appreciated moment of relaxation and drift." For them, the Green Lantern HBO series actually managed to mostly pull off its True Detective-inspired story, and that's thanks to two things: Aaron Pierre's John Stewart and Kyle Chandler's Hal Jordan.
"Lanterns worked as a show and it’s mostly down to the two leads, particularly Kyle Chandler as Hal Jordan," Morrison explained. "They have a great supporting cast which helps, but it’s the two principals and their chemistry and charisma that sells the whole thing – so maybe those True Detective comparisons had some basis after all!"
Warning! Spoilers for the Lanterns Season 1 finale follow.
It's a mostly glowing start to their review that quickly took a turn for the worse. The DC legend then said they "didn't really like the ending," even if it was all "neatly put together." Their primary issue lies with Kelly Macdonald's Sheriff Kerry, who split the fanbase when she was revealed to be Hal Jordan's killer in the show's final moments.
The actual moment itself is quite tense, showing the character firing a single shot at the Green Lantern hero after he discovered her son, Noah, was a Manhunter in disguise. He's only able to give out half of a game plan and a quick "I love you" before his time in the DCU was cut short, and it's led many to raise complaints about how it all played out. For Morrison, it was hard to accept that "everyone seemed fine with that psychotic break."
"There should probably have been some response to that, because otherwise it makes it really hard for the audience to work out what makes the Green Lantern Corps an intergalactic law enforcement agency at all," they said. "The Guardians are now fine with their operatives being murdered while other officers simply ignore the fact and let the perps walk free?"
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