Lanterns Season 1 Episode 3 - OutKast
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The episode breaks down John Stewart's origin story in Lanterns Season 1 Episode 3, exploring themes of race and character development.
Lanterns just told John Stewart's origin story — and it might be the show's best episode yet. Chanel, Brandon & Sharmane break down Episode 3. 🟢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 3 — the HBO Max flashback episode that reveals how John Stewart (Aaron Pierre) became a Green Lantern.We get into ALL of it: the nonlinear jump back to the '80s and '90s, young John's intense upbringing by his parents John Sr. (J. Alphonse Nicholson) and Bernadette (Nicole Ari Parker) — role models and tyrants in equal measure — and how the show throws out the usual superhero-origin playbook. We dig into Bernadette's powerful take on the show's racial themes, the darkness of John's super-soldier childhood, his doomed military career, and his recruitment into the Green Lantern Corps. Plus the introduction of Laura Linney as a Guardian of Oa in human form, and what the Guardians really want with John. Full spoiler-filled review and breakdown.Hit play and watch along with us. ▶️👍 Enjoyed this recap? LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and tap the bell 🔔 so you never miss an…
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