HBO's Lanterns Brings Two Different Versions Of John Stewart Together
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The HBO series “Lanterns” retconned a hero’s backstory and presented a controversial origin story that linked John Stewart’s lineage and raised questions about race and the ring’s selection. Episode 3 was critiqued as a “weirdly bad” origin, while the episode 4 teaser showed Sinestro urging Hal Jordan to kill John Stewart, setting up a new conflict.
As of the latest coverage, the storyline had not reached a definitive conclusion.
Epilogue added 31d ago, after coverage quieted.
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HBO Officially Retcons One DC Superhero’s Backstory for the Better Polygon.com · 55d ago broke it first
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