'Lanterns' is Everything Superhero TV Should Be (feat. Rishi Gupta, Jason Ling)

Jason and Rishi re-join Azrael for a deep-dive discussion on the newest entry in James Gunn's DC Universe: HBO's 'Lanterns'. They discuss the show's many successes, chief among them how it's able to find a perfect balance between grounded character drama and comic-book mystery, before ending with their thoughts on the wider state of the DCU and superhero films as a whole in 2026.

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Chapters

00:00 Stories From Summer

12:32 ‘Lanterns’: Spoiler-Free Season Review

25:54 ‘Lanterns’ Deep Dive

37:04 Plot Breakdown

50:08 Kyle Chandler and Hal Jordan

58:47 Aaron Pierre and John Stewart

01:07:59 Green Lantern Easter Eggs

01:17:33 DCU and the Lanterns’ Future

01:28:28 The ‘Supergirl’ Tangent

01:37:41 The ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Tangent

01:42:50 Movie Recommendations

01:51:14 Closing Thoughts

01:53:53 Bloopers