Lanterns Now Has The DC Universe's Worst Audience Score On Rotten Tomatoes
HBO's Lanterns has achieved critical acclaim and stellar viewership numbers. However, it also boasts the lowest DCU audience score over on Rotten Tomatoes.
The latest superhero series, Lanterns, has garnered strong opinions from fans, with a disappointing 69% audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes. This marks the lowest audience score among all DC Universe projects, trailing behind Peacemaker Season 2 (79%) and Supergirl (72%). Reviewers have criticized Lanterns for failing as a superhero series, a Green Lantern series, and a detective series.
Fans have expressed frustration about the show's lack of cosmic spectacle and its portrayal of Hal Jordan, played brilliantly by Kyle Chandler. Despite Chandler's impressive performance, some fans feel the Hal Jordan character presented in the series deviates from the jubilant, do-gooding depiction seen in the Silver Age. Additionally, the show's ending sees Jordan's murder, casting a gloomy shadow over the grounded mystery storyline.
Lanterns has been compared to HBO's Watchmen rather than Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, as it focuses on a rural Midwestern mystery with a more intimate character-driven arc.
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