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re: The DC Studios series Lanterns premieres today, August 16, 2026, at 9:00 p.e. ET.

Posted on 8/24/26 at 2:58 pm to
Posted by Madking
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Posted on 8/24/26 at 2:58 pm to
Broke lore multiple times
Posted by Madking
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Posted on 8/24/26 at 3:13 pm to
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I didn't see any of that as rising to the level of some sort of woke agenda.


Lol
Posted by imjustafatkid
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Posted on 8/24/26 at 3:16 pm to
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The political shite is dumb, and as hamfisted as Watchmen

Lindlehof is bad at social commentary, it always comes across as nuanced as a Reddit r/politics circle jerk

But I just eyeroll through that.

At least there is more to this show than braindead redditor philosophizing



True. I just can't imagine being dumb enough to imply the political agenda in this show is "real or imagined." There's no "or." It's very clearly real.

Like you, I've just been eye-rolling past it so far. Bigger problem to me is the complete lack of anything happening in episode 2.
Posted by imjustafatkid
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Posted on 8/24/26 at 3:19 pm to
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I mean you say nothing happened in the episode but yet you think it would have been just better to wait and do nothing? He was figuring stuff out while having no (?) power. The show is also clearly a detective show as well. I like Kyle Chandler a lot so I'm just enjoying his character.


We learned nothing from any part of this segment. Hal did stuff, it just didn't move the plot along.
Posted by iwyLSUiwy
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Posted on 8/24/26 at 3:24 pm to
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We learned nothing from any part of this segment. Hal did stuff, it just didn't move the plot along.


Learning that the high school and in turn the Yellowstone crew had the technology to identify aliens is 100% moving the plot along. You not liking the scene or the episode is fine, but it's silly to think it didn't move the plot along. Prior to that, we knew four aliens were shot on the football field but didn't know how someone in Nebraska could even know they were aliens, after that scene, we knew why. Pretty simple.
Posted by Byron Bojangles III
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Posted on 8/24/26 at 3:25 pm to
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We learned nothing from any part of this segment. Hal did stuff, it just didn't move the plot along.
We literally learned that they were not metal detectors but Alien detectors and we learned that it was Macon who installed them and also he's being backed by someone else who is really powerful.

We learned that the manhunters killed a whole world of aliens and they're on earth looking for vengeance who will probably end up being the red lanterns.

We learned that Jon can keep things manifiested long after he creates them and doesn't need a ring to keep them manifested.

I have a feeling you just didn't pay attention at all during the show.
Posted by imjustafatkid
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Posted on 8/24/26 at 3:27 pm to
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Learning that the high school and in turn the Yellowstone crew had the technology to identify aliens is 100% moving the plot along. You not liking the scene or the episode is fine, but it's silly to think it didn't move the plot along.


We already knew they could identify aliens because they knew which people in the crowd were aliens and killed only those people. We did not learn this from this episode.

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Prior to that, we knew four aliens were shot on the football field but didn't know how someone in Nebraska could even know they were aliens, after that scene, we knew why. Pretty simple.


That does nothing to move the plot along in any way. Last week we knew they could identify aliens, and this week we still know that. We also know that they don't have "metal detectors" set up throughout the entire town so we know this isn't their only detection method.
Posted by Saint Alfonzo
Member since Jan 2019
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Posted on 8/24/26 at 3:39 pm to
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True. I just can't imagine being dumb enough to imply the political agenda in this show is "real or imagined." There's no "or." It's very clearly real.

What is the political agenda of this show? Be specific.
Posted by Madking
Member since Apr 2016
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Posted on 8/24/26 at 3:40 pm to
Best meta line was Hal saying something like “I get the feeling I’m not wanted here” I laughed thinking, boy the show runners really don’t but you’re the bait they had to have.
Posted by iwyLSUiwy
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Member since Apr 2008
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Posted on 8/24/26 at 3:45 pm to
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We already knew they could identify aliens because they knew which people in the crowd were aliens and killed only those people. We did not learn this from this episode.


Again, we learned how they identified them. Hence that entire scene you have complaints about.

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We also know that they don't have "metal detectors" set up throughout the entire town so we know this isn't their only detection method.


So another thing we learned this episode
Posted by RLDSC FAN
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Member since Nov 2008
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Posted on 8/24/26 at 3:47 pm to
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Broke lore multiple times


That's no proof that they don't know the difference between Martian Manhunter and Manhunters. Give us more specifics
Posted by Madking
Member since Apr 2016
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Posted on 8/24/26 at 3:49 pm to
Breaking lore multiple times in the first 2 episodes is definitely a reason to believe they’ll do more of it.
This post was edited on 8/24/26 at 3:50 pm
Posted by MF Doom
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Posted on 8/24/26 at 3:49 pm to
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Martian Manhunters and Manhunters are not the same thing but this show is dumb enough to not know that.


Yeah bro thats the twist. Keep up
Posted by Madking
Member since Apr 2016
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Posted on 8/24/26 at 3:52 pm to
Do you think John falling into the river next episode is where he’ll get his superpowers? Another lore breaking event the shills will cream themselves over.


Btw how will they turn Kerry into Barbara Gordon? That’ll be some fun retardation as well.
This post was edited on 8/24/26 at 3:54 pm
Posted by MF Doom
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Posted on 8/24/26 at 3:54 pm to
Can you take a break from being insufferable?
Posted by Madking
Member since Apr 2016
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Posted on 8/24/26 at 3:56 pm to
Can you?
Posted by MF Doom
I'm only Joshin'
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Posted on 8/24/26 at 3:56 pm to
Guess that's a no
Posted by RLDSC FAN
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Member since Nov 2008
61084 posts
Posted on 8/24/26 at 3:59 pm to
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Do you think John falling into the river next episode is where he’ll get his superpowers? Another lore breaking event the shills will cream themselves over.



Now you're just making shite up so tell us the whole story since you seem to know so much?
Posted by Madking
Member since Apr 2016
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Posted on 8/24/26 at 4:01 pm to
I asked a question, why do you constantly misrepresent what people say? Are you aware you do it?
Posted by imjustafatkid
Alabama
Member since Dec 2011
68042 posts
Posted on 8/24/26 at 4:01 pm to
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We literally learned that they were not metal detectors but Alien detectors and we learned that it was Macon who installed them and also he's being backed by someone else who is really powerful.


If you think about it for longer than three seconds, you'll realize none of this is new information.

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We learned that the manhunters killed a whole world of aliens and they're on earth looking for vengeance who will probably end up being the red lanterns.


Okay, I guess this was new information.

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We learned that Jon can keep things manifiested long after he creates them and doesn't need a ring to keep them manifested.


Now you're just grasping at straws.
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