re: DCU Lanterns Episode 2 Beats Premiere Numbers, Passes House of the Dragon on HBO Charts

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We're discussing characters that have been around since the start of the 60s and the start of the 70s. While Hal has been the standard for 65+ years, he's also been the greatest villain. It comes and goes in ebbs and flows. John got a huge boost when Cartoon Network made him the de facto Green Lantern. Poor Kyle Rayner was the standard bearer for a generation, and now he's way below Hal, John, and Guy. Hell, Abin Sur gets more mentions than Kyle, and he dies at the start of pretty much every appearance.

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Many, many years ago, I walked into my local comic book store to pick up my weekly folder of comics.

The cashier and a customer were arguing over who the best Green Lantern is.

Fat nerd customer turns to me and asks "Who do YOU think is the best Green Lantern?"

I wasn't a DC Comics guy, and I knew very little about the lore of Green Lantern, so I really had no opinion on the matter. But I could tell my answer was eagerly anticipated by the nerd and the cashier.

I said the only Green Lantern that came to mind "Uh Kyle Rayner I guess."

The look on the nerd's face, I think he wanted to punch me.

He walked in the back to use the bathroom or something, and the cashier smiled at me an said "That was awesome. Thanks."

To this day I have no idea why my answer was so insulting/awesome.

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Not sure who did that but you realize that is encouraging normal M/TV board conversation right? A financial update on a summer blockbuster.

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I don't know (or care) if you're stupid or you think I am, but we all know why it's getting bumped. Go gaslight someone else.

And for the record, I don't care. If two people make opposite predictions and one of them is correct, that person gets to point to the scoreboard. I just don't understand pretending they don't want that sort of discussion when they plainly do.

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Rayner is most famous for having his girlfriend killed then shoved into a refrigerator for him to find later.

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The reaction to this destroyed comics as an industry

frick
Gail
Simone

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And for the record, I don't care.

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Ahh you you posted non stop and bring it up in threads not related to the Odyssey because you don't care. Sure :You legit obsessed over a movie you didn't see. So maybe try and convince someone else you don't care. Like in the thread when you constantly tried to remind people you have the most unbiased opinion on it... because you didn't see it Retarded arse.

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If two people make opposite predictions and one of them is correct, that person gets to point to the scoreboard. I just don't understand pretending they don't want that sort of discussion when they plainly do.

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i hadn't posted in that thread in a month but no surprise the last couple comments are from the usual suspect bitching. And the person that posted box office numbers is the resident box office numbers poster for the board that does that for every movie. So no surprise that guy posted tweets about The Odyssey setting record. That's movie news.

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Ahh you you posted non stop and bring it up in threads not related to the Odyssey because you don't care.

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No, mensa. I mean I don't care if Team A's predictions were true so they want to rub Team B's nose in it. The particular movie is irrelevant. Treat it like team sports if you want, just don't pretend that's not what you want.

You can always try your goal again tomorrow.



I liked the second episode better than the first. The splitting up, the lack of powers, actual entertaining exposition, weird hospital vibes, the final conversation in the parking lot. Thought all of that was great.

No argument there. CBN is garbage.

All streaming numbers are basically 'trust me bro.'

You consider me a shill.

I don't like Gunn movies, in general. The first guardians and superman are pretty good. The best movie he's ever directed is Slither, a pretty good comic horror film. These are his only directed films i can stand. I don't think that Zack Snyder has ever made a movie that can sniff the farts of the pretty good movie Slither. I think the word shill is stupid, but people reclaiming Snyder's soulless, gray trash as anything other than trash sure makes me question those people's motives. There is maybe one Snyder film I would willingly sit through again.

I imagine that does not help my perceived shill case. Bringing up Gunn here is not going to help change the minds of the people who assume you hate Lanterns just because you hate Gunn.

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I liked the second episode better than the first. The splitting up, the lack of powers, actual entertaining exposition, weird hospital vibes, the final conversation in the parking lot. Thought all of that was great.

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I watched them both again & I'm with you. I think everyone was so pumped about this show & ep1 delivered. Ep2 was more informative, introduced new characters, had a great ending & like you said entertaining exposition. I think if ep 2 would've been the first it would've been just as well received & ep3 will make 2 seem even better.