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Re: Lanterns [Crime, DC Studios]
Yeah, a bit disappointing so far...
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All of you that don't have the patience to watch a show shouldn't even be commenting on fora like this. If I listened to any of your reviews after the first or second episode I would be missing out on the absolute intriguing show that this has become. Y'all should at least let the show finish before spreading all your useless complaints all over the internet.
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Namelessly_1 wrote:All of you that don't have the patience to watch a show shouldn't even be commenting on fora like this. If I listened to any of your reviews after the first or second episode I would be missing out on the absolute intriguing show that this has become. Y'all should at least let the show finish before spreading all your useless complaints all over the internet.
First of all, welcome to the forum  Second, waiting till the show is finished to discuss it? Why?
What good reason would we have to wait that long to discuss things that we liked or disliked, to argue and discuss about certain things we noticed and maybe offer insights to things others don't know about (like in this case comparison to the comics).
This gives us the opportunity to exchange ideas how the story might progress and maybe even blow our minds together at the end with a twist we didn't expect. It is great that you like this show..but then again, in your case I would want to talk about the show right away and don't wait until it's done?
For many of the people who both watch the show and post in this forum, the show is unfortunately not as intriguing as it is for you. And that is what we are discussing here. How about instead of telling us we shouldn't be doing what you see wrong to do, give us another perspective?
What do you find so intriguing about the show?
What parts of the story are fascinating to you?
What is your opinion on the Green Lantern Corp as depicted in this show?
What characters do you like and why? Feel free to wait until the last four episodes have aired and tell us then - maybe all of us will find your perspective intriguing as well
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paisley1 wrote:104 - The Weenie ...Why perpetuate racial tension where there isn't any?...
It feels like an analogy for the recently discovered Southern Poverty Law Center secretly funding their enemies (KKK, American Nazi Party, etc). Personally, I think Morgan Freeman said it best in his 60 Min interview.
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omg... can they just not give this woke, race bs a break! just for one episode!
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nightcrow wrote:omg... can they just not give this woke, race bs a break! just for one episode!
Out of pure interest here. What scene or whatever did you find woke? I am lost with that. Maybe once you tell me I shall have an aha moment. ▼Spoiler After all that crap he doesnt take the ring? WTF?
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Gotta admit, I never for a second expected Hal & Antaan in the diner to have a discussion about . They got me, lol
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nightcrow wrote:omg... can they just not give this woke, race bs a break! just for one episode!
Quite obviously, they cannot..
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proteinnerd wrote:nightcrow wrote:omg... can they just not give this woke, race bs a break! just for one episode!
Quite obviously, they cannot..
It’s a shame because it’s so unnecessary and feels so forced.
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inkblot wrote:▼Spoiler After all that crap he doesnt take the ring? WTF?
Let's say you accept a new job, not because you applied to it but because your parents signed you up as a newborn and raised you to think you want it. You start out and realize they haven't even told the guy who already has the job that he is fired. They tell you it's your job to tell him. He already knows though, and you watch him completely debase himself trying to cling to it. Also, you meet another former employee and see that the current guy isn't even an exception. Those employers really do have a terrible track record. Yet another employee killed one of them at some point. They even managed to sort of fuck over your own father once, only took about 20 seconds. Do you still want to take that job? He just wanted to prove he could, but not to actually get involved in that mess. Seems sane to me. nightcrow wrote:omg... can they just not give this woke, race bs a break! just for one episode!
No, really, what are you even referring to? The "don't change my skin color" thing? Surely you do realize that was just there as a pretext to let him mention that his parents gave him special treatment? If you truly do think that systemic racism isn't really a thing in the US anymore, I would be interested in hearing your theory on why, in a country where less than 15% of the population are any sort of "black", more than 30% of the prison population are.
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1x05 storywise this episode was awesome - it's just a shame that the first 4 episodes don't really fit into it.
With what we now know everything that happened in that town so far feels stupid - could've done a much better job with building this up. It did have some very bad scenes though...
▼Spoiler The alien suicide bombers....how would they have blown up the entire town with those small explosions? That's a bundle of dynamite at best.
Also don't they have any alien weapons? Is human weapons and suicide bombs all they brought to take down a manhunter? Same with the farmers...for advanced technology do they only have darkness (which apparently is specifically for green lanterns)? No other high tech stuff?
What about the satellite lasers? Surely that could've taken out those cars instead of using them on the townspeople...it worked with Zoe's car...
And btw...when Jordan took out the first satellite, didn't he check if there were more? How did they hide them? Is the ring always low on charge in the comics as well? Kinda lame plot-device... They made it sound like a Manhunter is more like a Succubus? I expected more, especially physical prowess - she got handcuffed to a car and had to cut off her hand...not capable of breaking the cuffs? Apart from the technology, what made the Manhunter so dangerous? Taken out by a single bullet...meh. As for the Lanterns....I've given up hope seeing them in a heroic light in this show...
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WilliamDrakeMcGregor wrote:1x05 It did have some very bad scenes though...
IMO this is what happens when you don't like or even care about the source material. This is just repurposing an IP to promote "the message".
63 Reply by Phanlix 2026-09-19 02:10:23 (edited by Phanlix 2026-09-19 02:11:16)
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some_one wrote:inkblot wrote:▼Spoiler After all that crap he doesnt take the ring? WTF?
Let's say you accept a new job, not because you applied to it but because your parents signed you up as a newborn and raised you to think you want it. You start out and realize they haven't even told the guy who already has the job that he is fired. They tell you it's your job to tell him. He already knows though, and you watch him completely debase himself trying to cling to it. Also, you meet another former employee and see that the current guy isn't even an exception. Those employers really do have a terrible track record. Yet another employee killed one of them at some point. They even managed to sort of fuck over your own father once, only took about 20 seconds. Do you still want to take that job? He just wanted to prove he could, but not to actually get involved in that mess. Seems sane to me.
nightcrow wrote:omg... can they just not give this woke, race bs a break! just for one episode!
No, really, what are you even referring to? The "don't change my skin color" thing? Surely you do realize that was just there as a pretext to let him mention that his parents gave him special treatment? If you truly do think that systemic racism isn't really a thing in the US anymore, I would be interested in hearing your theory on why, in a country where less than 15% of the population are any sort of "black", more than 30% of the prison population are.
It's what they on the right call 'reverse racism'. Apparently it is 'racist' to accurately portray what black people go through or have gone through, or at least that's what white supremacists say. That in so doing is somehow in itself racist against white people... somehow. They're using coded terminology but this is what actual racism sounds like.
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Phanlix wrote:some_one wrote:inkblot wrote:▼Spoiler After all that crap he doesnt take the ring? WTF?
Let's say you accept a new job, not because you applied to it but because your parents signed you up as a newborn and raised you to think you want it. You start out and realize they haven't even told the guy who already has the job that he is fired. They tell you it's your job to tell him. He already knows though, and you watch him completely debase himself trying to cling to it. Also, you meet another former employee and see that the current guy isn't even an exception. Those employers really do have a terrible track record. Yet another employee killed one of them at some point. They even managed to sort of fuck over your own father once, only took about 20 seconds. Do you still want to take that job? He just wanted to prove he could, but not to actually get involved in that mess. Seems sane to me.
nightcrow wrote:omg... can they just not give this woke, race bs a break! just for one episode!
No, really, what are you even referring to? The "don't change my skin color" thing? Surely you do realize that was just there as a pretext to let him mention that his parents gave him special treatment? If you truly do think that systemic racism isn't really a thing in the US anymore, I would be interested in hearing your theory on why, in a country where less than 15% of the population are any sort of "black", more than 30% of the prison population are.
It's what they on the right call 'reverse racism'. Apparently it is 'racist' to accurately portray what black people go through or have gone through, or at least that's what white supremacists say. That in so doing is somehow in itself racist against white people... somehow. They're using coded terminology but this is what actual racism sounds like.
That is why I have a hard time seeing woke. I don't think like a racist. And there fore don't see it. But now that it has been pointed out to me, I am doomed to see it all the time now. Thank you so much for that gift. /sarcasm off Thank you for following up. I am sure there are other forms of woke as well.
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Wow, all kinds of rumors abound this past week.
Is Hal really ▼Spoiler alive & it was a clone that was actually killed (based on a non-English closed caption clue) ?
Is the real villain ?
Was the 'miracle' that Zoe Macon performed for Sheriff Kerry Kane actually ▼Spoiler her son, young Noah Macon because she was infertile ?
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inkblot wrote:Phanlix wrote:some_one wrote:inkblot wrote:▼Spoiler After all that crap he doesnt take the ring? WTF?
Let's say you accept a new job, not because you applied to it but because your parents signed you up as a newborn and raised you to think you want it. You start out and realize they haven't even told the guy who already has the job that he is fired. They tell you it's your job to tell him. He already knows though, and you watch him completely debase himself trying to cling to it. Also, you meet another former employee and see that the current guy isn't even an exception. Those employers really do have a terrible track record. Yet another employee killed one of them at some point. They even managed to sort of fuck over your own father once, only took about 20 seconds. Do you still want to take that job? He just wanted to prove he could, but not to actually get involved in that mess. Seems sane to me.
nightcrow wrote:omg... can they just not give this woke, race bs a break! just for one episode!
No, really, what are you even referring to? The "don't change my skin color" thing? Surely you do realize that was just there as a pretext to let him mention that his parents gave him special treatment? If you truly do think that systemic racism isn't really a thing in the US anymore, I would be interested in hearing your theory on why, in a country where less than 15% of the population are any sort of "black", more than 30% of the prison population are.
It's what they on the right call 'reverse racism'. Apparently it is 'racist' to accurately portray what black people go through or have gone through, or at least that's what white supremacists say. That in so doing is somehow in itself racist against white people... somehow. They're using coded terminology but this is what actual racism sounds like.
That is why I have a hard time seeing woke. I don't think like a racist. And there fore don't see it. But now that it has been pointed out to me, I am doomed to see it all the time now. Thank you so much for that gift. /sarcasm off Thank you for following up. I am sure there are other forms of woke as well.
Woke has multiple meanings. Woke (awoken being the full word) originally meant in street slang, to be aware of social issues prevailing in black communities. Essentially if you were aware that black businesses were burned down and black wall street, which was a section of successful NYC businesses that were burned down during KKK riots in the city, as well as prominent black businessmen and doctors being lynched throughout the decades have lead to an ongoing generational disparity of wealth. Woke is also used by the right-wingers as a negative pejorative term for anything they view to be critical of right wing ideology, but is most often used as a coded word for racist intentions, such as anything that they view that is 'reverse racist', or has anything to do with pro-lgbt or anything else they don't like. Honestly with them the word has the near infinite flexibility of a slur at this point in their eyes.
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Phanlix wrote:inkblot wrote:Phanlix wrote:some_one wrote:Let's say you accept a new job, not because you applied to it but because your parents signed you up as a newborn and raised you to think you want it. You start out and realize they haven't even told the guy who already has the job that he is fired. They tell you it's your job to tell him. He already knows though, and you watch him completely debase himself trying to cling to it. Also, you meet another former employee and see that the current guy isn't even an exception. Those employers really do have a terrible track record. Yet another employee killed one of them at some point. They even managed to sort of fuck over your own father once, only took about 20 seconds. Do you still want to take that job? He just wanted to prove he could, but not to actually get involved in that mess. Seems sane to me.
No, really, what are you even referring to? The "don't change my skin color" thing? Surely you do realize that was just there as a pretext to let him mention that his parents gave him special treatment? If you truly do think that systemic racism isn't really a thing in the US anymore, I would be interested in hearing your theory on why, in a country where less than 15% of the population are any sort of "black", more than 30% of the prison population are.
It's what they on the right call 'reverse racism'. Apparently it is 'racist' to accurately portray what black people go through or have gone through, or at least that's what white supremacists say. That in so doing is somehow in itself racist against white people... somehow. They're using coded terminology but this is what actual racism sounds like.
That is why I have a hard time seeing woke. I don't think like a racist. And there fore don't see it. But now that it has been pointed out to me, I am doomed to see it all the time now. Thank you so much for that gift. /sarcasm off Thank you for following up. I am sure there are other forms of woke as well.
Woke has multiple meanings. Woke (awoken being the full word) originally meant in street slang, to be aware of social issues prevailing in black communities. Essentially if you were aware that black businesses were burned down and black wall street, which was a section of successful NYC businesses that were burned down during KKK riots in the city, as well as prominent black businessmen and doctors being lynched throughout the decades have lead to an ongoing generational disparity of wealth. Woke is also used by the right-wingers as a negative pejorative term for anything they view to be critical of right wing ideology, but is most often used as a coded word for racist intentions, such as anything that they view that is 'reverse racist', or has anything to do with pro-lgbt or anything else they don't like. Honestly with them the word has the near infinite flexibility of a slur at this point in their eyes.
Sounds like a bunch of people with too much time on their hands bitching about nothing. Think I will ignore them from now on. End of problem.
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Guys, if you wanna continue your seemingly endless discussion about wokeness, please move it to the appropriate subforum: The "woke" discussion thread Thank you
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Why? Show authors added all that to the show, it's part of it  P.S. In 2026 is just one meaning for woke and all sides, left and right and all other flavors long ago agree on the definition.
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g371 wrote:Why? Show authors added all that to the show, it's part of it P.S. In 2026 is just one meaning for woke and all sides, left and right and all other flavors long ago agree on the definition.
That. That is exactly "Why?" - you say there is only one definition for woke and everyone else is going to chime again...then the entire discussion starts anew... like it has in every show thread this issue has been brought up. Damn it...I am doing it as well...forget what I wrote. I won't try to interfere in your ouroboros-ed like discussion anymore. P.S. All good
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It appears that fans are not the only ones sick of Hollyweird bastardizing their fav IP's. New article over at The Hollywood Reporter: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv … 236548941/ Fantasy Authors Are Not Playing: Creators Increasingly Call Out “Unfaithful” Adaptations From 'House of the Dragon' to 'God of War' to 'The Witcher,' shows are getting smacked by creators for seeming to stray from source material. And there are reasons it's happening now.
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WilliamDrakeMcGregor wrote:g371 wrote:Why? Show authors added all that to the show, it's part of it P.S. In 2026 is just one meaning for woke and all sides, left and right and all other flavors long ago agree on the definition.
That. That is exactly "Why?" - you say there is only one definition for woke and everyone else is going to chime again...then the entire discussion starts anew... like it has in every show thread this issue has been brought up. Damn it...I am doing it as well...forget what I wrote. I won't try to interfere in your ouroboros-ed like discussion anymore. P.S. All good
Sure, entirely possible that there will be discussions about woke, if a show basically is based on it Same as anything else what people like or don't like in shows. And woke stuff is so polarizing that is has taken down governments, led to dissolvement of institutions, Musk purchasing Twittter and turning it into even worse hell hole etc. etc. All as expected.
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Helloooo! Well, odd one this, started off, didnt really like it, I don't like gunn (except for gog 1&2 and i bet he was on a tight leash even then) but regardless of his input (or not) this has grown on me! Can't wait for the last 2 EP's!
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That last episode was interesting. ▼Spoiler Why in heck did they show us Hals death so early? That messed me up. Now it makes sense. Would love to know who killed him.
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I couldn't help but notice that Sheriff Kane's 'son' is named Noah and John is developing a safe room called the Ark. Also, I just checked & there's no public word of a "green light" for season 2 yet.
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