LANTERNS has reached its Season 1 finale with Episode 8, “Dirt and Stars,” and if you were expecting this show to suddenly turn into a gigantic CGI space battle… I have to wonder what series you’ve been watching for the last eight episodes.
The finale ends exactly the way this season needed to end: quietly, methodically, dramatically, and completely in character with everything Lanterns has been building from the beginning.
In this review, I talk about why I loved the restrained approach to the finale, why the character drama worked for me, why I’m glad everything WASN’T wrapped up with a neat little bow, and the very interesting place John Stewart finds himself in as the Green Lantern of this new DCU.
Seriously… Green Lantern as an independent contractor who basically tells the Guardians, “I’ll do the job, but I’m not working for you”?
That is VERY John Stewart.
We’re also talking Hal Jordan, Sinestro, the Guardians, the unresolved questions left hanging over this universe, and why I think Lanterns understood something a lot of superhero shows forget:
A season finale doesn’t have to blow up a planet to be satisfying.
⚠️ SPOILERS for Lanterns Episode 8, “Dirt and Stars,” obviously.
What did YOU think of the finale? Did the quieter ending work for you, or were you hoping for something much bigger? Let me know in the comments! 👇
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