Lanterns review: Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre shine bright in DCs sci-fi mystery
HBO's "Lanterns" introduces Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler) and John Stewart (Aaron Pierre) to the DCU, and the result is a blast.
TV is no stranger to odd-couple investigators, from Scully and Mulder in The X-Files to Cohle and Hart in True Detective. Now HBO's Lanterns brings its own twist to this formula, asking what if these investigators were space cops? The space cops in question are Green Lantern Hal Jordan, portrayed by Kyle Chandler, and his trainee John Stewart, played by Aaron Pierre.
Like the rest of the intergalactic Green Lantern Corps, they can manifest glowing green constructs using their Power Ring. However, Lanterns takes a more minimalist approach, adapting the sci-fi elements into an earthbound mystery with a captivating duo at its core. Lanterns is a thoughtful mystery by way of DC, charting the growing pains of the mentor-mentee relationship between Hal and John.
Hal, a former Marine, constantly belittles John, calling him "junior" and failing to keep him informed about crucial Lantern information. John, a Black man, grapples with the pressure of maintaining a tougher standard to succeed as a Lantern, despite his father's reminder that he must work twice as hard.
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