'Lanterns' Season 1 Finale: Halograms and Secrets Revealed

Victor welcomes Alan as guest co-host on Needs Some Introduction to discuss the Season 1 finale of HBO Max’s Lanterns, while noting Darren is on vacation and previewing upcoming coverage of Last Seen, War, and eventually Dark Matter and Netflix’s East of Eden adaptation. They agree Lanterns has been uneven, citing a clunky John Stewart backstory episode and a placeholder-feeling later episode, and discuss reports that HBO reordered episodes. On the finale, Alan finds it exposition-heavy with little Green Lantern action and questions the killer reveal and emotional beats, while Victor likes many individual scenes, especially Kyle Chandler’s work, but also sees structural flaws. They recap major plot points: Noah revealed as a Manhunter, Sinestro’s underuse and claim he can bring Hal back, Carrie’s pregnancy and involvement in Hal’s death, John letting Carrie and Noah go while warning of catastrophic risk, the Guy Gardner handoff, and a largely pointless blackmail subplot.

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00:00 Welcome and Co-Host Alan

01:39 Podcast Updates and Upcoming Shows

03:18 Dark Matter Detour

05:52 Netflix East of Eden Talk

09:49 Back to Lanterns Season Overview

13:01 Episode Order Shuffle Mystery

18:19 Finale First Impressions

22:56 Finale Breakdown Begins

27:39 Noah Revealed as Manhunter