Lanterns Season 1 Episode 1 - Are You Afraid
About this episode
Chanel, Brandon, and Sharmane recap the pilot episode of HBO's Lanterns, discussing its themes, characters, and shocking moments.
HBO's Lanterns just killed off its biggest star in the pilot — Chanel, Brandon & Sharmane recap DC's answer to True Detective. 🟢Welcome back to We Was Watching, the podcast where Chanel, Brandon & Sharmane break down the shows everyone's talking about. This week we're recapping Lanterns Season 1 Episode 1 — the HBO Max premiere from Damon Lindelof (Watchmen) that reinvents Green Lantern as a gritty western-noir mystery.We get into ALL of it: young John Stewart's unsettling childhood, aged hotshot Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler) reluctantly training his successor John (Aaron Pierre), the "Halogram" consciousness-backup twist, and the coded message that drags them to Rushville, Nebraska — where a mass shooting turns out to be something far stranger. We break down Sheriff Kerry Kane (Kelly Macdonald), the Macon family and their alien-hunting militia, the Obama-quiz interrogation of Waylon Sanders, Abin Sur and the ring's origin, and that jaw-dropping final scene set in 2026. So… who killed Hal Jordan? Full spoiler-filled review, breakdown, and ending explained.Hit play and watch along with us. ▶️👍 Enjoyed this recap? LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and tap the bell 🔔 so you never…
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