jared.moe1205’s reviews

This is what I call **prime HBO television**! Not because of the satellite battle that leveled Rushville, the assault on Macon Ranch, or the ring's functions becoming more prominent, but because this episode showed us the ring's true power. Destiny. Are you destined to have this great power & responsibility? After last week’s episode left Hal delivering John to death’s door, this episode showed us that 1. Under Hal’s bravado & nihilism, there's a man who NEEDS this ring, or else he’ll have nothing & 2. He’s succumbing to the influence of Sinestro’s teachings of weeding out the threat of replacement. And when John eventually walks away from a life that was “given” to him because he hasn't found any joy or reason to take the mantle of Green Lantern, his destiny is changed & even though he will eventually take the mantle, he will have a lot of self-discovery to do. Overall, I really enjoyed this episode because now we’re getting into the meat & bones of the show & even though this show is described as a sci-fi version of “True Detective”, I also feel a little bit of a Taylor Sheridan influence. Sadly, there are only three episodes left, but that's where the real mystery begins.

I’m not sure how I feel about this episode… Yes, this episode gave us an intriguing opening scene with Hal & Sinestro (who is much more intellectual than I remember from other portrayals) & a father-son relationship that I’m sure will be explored more toward the end of the season, but it didn't do it for me. We found out that Zoe is a Manhunter, John & Hal aren't as contentious with each other as they were in the pilot, the ring itself is being featured more heavily, and the series is starting to set up the omega level threat for the overall DC Universe, but hopefully next week will be better.

I really enjoyed this episode, but I feel like I needed to pick up a GL comic book to understand more of the lore behind “Manhunters”.