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

Recklessness is acting without caution

Hal does that all the time

That is a HUGE part of his character, that causes no end to the Corp's migraines

He is great at situational awareness, and figuring out shite on the fly

But he still acts recklessly ALL the time. Headfirst into the breach, and all that

You are wrong here.

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5% of the ring lasts about 5-10 seconds. Think about how stupid that is logistically.

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No. You're mistaking incessant nitpicking for criticism.

The ring was dead and he punched a car to give it a jolt.

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You are absolutely splitting hairs, and you are still acting like there is one monolithic version of Hal Jordan. Which version or era of Hal Jordan?

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The only version of Hal Jordan that acts like this one is on this TV show.

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As someone who doesn't know much comic book lore, I've enjoyed the two episodes so far.

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Same. I like the show and I like the main actor. He's pretty solid.

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You have to be precisely correct on anything you say but if you hold the show to any standard at all you’re not picking and splitting hairs.

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That's not my argument at all. He's saying Jordan never would have done that. It might be true in the sense that he hasn't ever done that exact thing in the comic, and I can't remember that specifically happening in a comic (not that I've read anywhere near all of them), but it is very in-line with how Jordan acts in various eras. Cocky, stubborn , reckless. He can call it fearless, but he knows he's just being annoying with that dispute. Fatkid seems to have a very narrow vision of who Jordan is and should be. Maybe that's informed by a very specific version of Jordan he's familiar with, but, as I keep saying, there is not one continuous version of Jordan with the exact same personality traits and behaviors. Refusing to waste time, thinking (often correctly) that he knows better, and creating headaches for other authority figures are things Jordan does.

And, MK, nitpicking is fine, but when you try present your nitpicking as the obvious examples of bad writing, you sound dumb. The show very clearly communicated that the ring was basically dead, would die very quickly again, and then it died. The 5% doesn't matter. That is not some gotcha on the quality of writing. It looks instead like you're trying desperately to find such gotchas, and settling for nonsense.

Sometimes I plug my dead old phone in, let it charge 10 minutes, and it says it's at 5%. I unplug it, it then dies after only 1 TD response. Did the phone lie to me? I guess so. Am I a naive idiot who thinks the battery life indicator is always 100% accurate? No. You don't have to be either.

Sooo...
About the show.. again.

One of the aliens makes a comment about Hal having a deathwish. He's obviously known throughout the galaxies.

I think it's also obvious that he doesn't trust the guardians. A. He knows of past bull-stuff. B. This trainee is not what he wants.

He doesn't like to wear the suit.

Something tells me all will be redeemed once the season ends.

Well, in the 2026 scene of Hal dead, he doesn't have a ring nor does Stewart.

So it has to be on Guy's hand? Yet.. after watching Superman.. the rings dont match.