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Lanterns pays off its mission with heroic grace

That's a wrap for LANTERNS! Thanks for joining us every week on @surf.social for TV Club -- for more LANTERNS goodness, read @dennisperkins5.bsky.social's recap on @avclub.com. Until next time! www.avclub.com/lanterns-rec... #lanterns

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The Man Of Tomorrow gains a powerful ally thanks to John Stewart's decidedly human journey at the end of Lanterns.

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Now, will someone kindly tell me what the hell that Hector Hammond nonsense was all about? #lanterns

Okay, as far as new oaths go, I've heard far worse. #lanterns

I wonder if John's mom gets weird looks at the butcher's shop when she's buying Earl's dinner. #lanterns

I think the song is trying to tell us something. #lanterns

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John would totally charge his ring with a frown on his face instead of shouting out that oath. #lanterns

The Oath is awesome, John, what are you talking about "not me." Look out, Mr. Cool Guy coming through #lanterns

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I KNEW THAT RING WASN'T OUT OF JUICE #lanterns

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Have you seen OMEN III: THE FINAL CONFLICT, John? That's what Noah's gonna be. #lanterns

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I wish we'd gotten one scene -- one line of dialogue -- with Hal and Guy. Just one. #lanterns

The Guardians sending a Corps to take down John -- that sounds like it's be an interesting plot for a second season! #lanterns

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I figure Guy is finally getting an idea of how Batman feels. #lanterns

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If he gives in to his worst instincts, well... see, there's this yellow planet... #lanterns

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Kerry escaped a Gotham monster? Which one? Joker? Clayface? Calendar Man? #lanterns

Why would anyone ever believe there were only two Manhunters after all this subterfuge? #lanterns

See, Kerry? You're not a crazy mom. John knows from crazy moms. #lanterns

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Did the battery's charge finally die? I can't believe it. I won't! #lanterns

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I can't wait for John Stewart to float through MAN OF TOMORROW with a haunted look on his face after living through this finale. #lanterns

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Very unsatisfying reveal, but then, I don't think the killer's reveal was supposed to be satisfying. #lanterns

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A question for the philosophers: Do killer androids feel real emotions? #lanterns

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Why is this Noah thing reminding me of MYSTIC RIVER? Is my brain just broken, or what? #lanterns

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I don't think a Manhunter gets to take the moral high ground when it comes to murder. #lanterns

This Noah twist is so, so goofy. Not good goofy. Just goofy. #lanterns

See, John? Hal is a good guy after all. #lanterns

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Not "like some" castaway. Just "a castaway." #lanterns

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I feel like, as a rule, you shouldn't trust someone named "Sinestro." #lanterns

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It's really funny to picture little Noah Macon breaking Sinestro out of space-jail. #lanterns

The problem, to me, is that all these revelations are taking place during a period in the show that we're only just now learning about. #lanterns

John clearly hasn't read the Geoff Johns run. #lanterns

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Sinestro's mustache is a bit more pushbroom-y than I usually like for Sinestro, but it looks good on Ulrich Thomsen. #lanterns

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It's always the one you least suspect. (Or the one I least suspect.) #lanterns

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There's something very heartbreaking about the way Hal is holding Earl right now. #lanterns

I feel like the song is trying to tell us something. #lanterns

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I'd have loved it if these Kerry/Hal beats occurred earlier in the season, but I'm glad they're here just the same. #lanterns

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My girlfriend: "How did Hal take his pants off?" #lanterns

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Hal bumps with his boots on. Of course. #lanterns

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Trying to figure out whether Kerry's putting on a Gotham accent. #lanterns

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If I were in a restaurant where Kyle Chandler was eating, I'd probably stare, too. #lanterns

I think it's very funny that Hal's been wearing basically the same clothes for over a decade. #lanterns

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Did Schlitz put up cash for this show before it went away forever? Anyway, I miss Schlitz. #lanterns