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

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Given we have confirmed aliens that can replicate a human down to their DNA and no ring on the body, how do we know that dead Hal is not a decoy alien and the real Hal isn’t locked up somewhere?

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Because the showrunners said it's Hal.

It's comic books though, so nothing is sacred and forever.

I liked it. Hal ain’t dead.

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wesfau

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I was joking. It's out of character for Stewart, but as we saw with Hal's reaction, it was written to be shockingly out of character.

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Makes me think they're going the Parallax/Spectre/Rebirth route.

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Would be a good "big bad" scenario for James Gunn's first "phase" of his DC universe. I'm skeptical of the idea that he'll be around that long with the box office takes they've been pulling, but that would definitely be cool.

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I'd be fine if there was never another James Gunn super hero movie ever. Just pull this out of his universe and throw it in with Matt Reeves Batman.

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Paramount will need to complete their purchase of WBD for this to have a realistic chance of happening.

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Were those ruins of the militia compound at the end in the snow?

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I believe so. It appeared to be the front gate of his property. Anyone else agree?

I didnt know anything about The Green Lantern, Gunn or Mundy.. but I enjoyed the first episode.. It was also very cool and unexpected to hear The Scud Mountain Boys "Knievel" over the closing credits..

That may not be hal. 14 alien species can copy humans.

Finally got around to watching it, it was fun but they seemed to rush the story a bit and there were some questionable casting choices.

I would have liked to see more Hal/John training (some actual training instead of Hal just being a dick), especially to have a path for explaining how the rings work to viewers who aren't familiar with the character/lore but we may get that later since indications are we will get lots of flashbacks as the story is told.

The dad/owner of the ranch looked more like the lawyer/son's older brother than his father. The actor is good for the part, but they should have probably greyed is hair and beard a bit to age him.

The ranch owner's wife - she wasn't all that. I did like the swerve of her being the wife after she rode John and the comment her husband made to let John know that he knew, but she just didn't have that smoking hotness they were trying to frame her with.

Is Jason Ritter starting to be typecast into lawyers who are the son of a possible protagonist? (see: Matlock)

I would have liked to see the green glow around Hal when he flew, but the CGI understating the glow when the ring makes projections gives them a more solid look.

I like the theory others have stated about that possibly not being Hal's body but an alien instead. The missing ring might be an indicator of that, if the show is going to follow the lore that the ring will leave a dead wielder to seek out a replacement.

I like the grittier and more grounded nature of the show and am looking forward to watching the season unfold.

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That may not be hal. 14 alien species can copy humans.

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I grew up a big GL fan in the 70s, reading GL/GA. Hal Jordan was my favorite hero, not just lantern or DC hero. Favorite hero.

But I think he's dead in this. And I think it's him in the stands. 14 alien species can copy human anatomy to appear human, that doesn't mean they can mimic a specific person. Just means they don't look like a different species.

Checking for the ring is nothing, as if he's dead the ring will go find another.

This all changes if we learn John is already the chosen replacement in the event Hal dies (hence the training), AND he doesn't have the ring. That would instantly change things to "we know he isn't dead, because the ring is missing".

Now, going back to the interrogation, what was the alien going on about, other than blowing up the town? He did know the oath, he had knowledge of the timeframe to recharge, and a serious disdain for the Corps (and for Earth, too). But obviously not Sinestro himself. I guess a flunkie?