SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for the “Lanterns” finale, now streaming on HBO Max.
\n\nHave no fear, the “Lanterns” finale is here.
\n\nThe season finale — or possibly the series finale, since HBO hasn’t renewed the show yet — wrapped up the mystery posed by the show’s premiere of who killed Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler). The episode, titled “Dirt and Stars,” also revealed the identity of the second Manhunter, and set up how John Stewart (Aaron Pierre) becomes Earth’s sole Green Lantern in DC Studios’ forthcoming “Superman” sequel, “Man of Tomorrow.”
\n\nThe episode starts back in 2016 Rushville in the aftermath of the town’s destruction from the first Manhunter attack. Sheriff Kerry (Kelly Macdonald) finds Hal in the wreckage, and then it’s revealed that she picks him up from prison in 2026 after he’s released, waiting with beer and flowers. With their feelings for each other blossoming, the two go out for dinner, which is full of Rushville patrons with lingering hatred for Hal. Kerry defends him in front of everyone, the two later sleep together and Kerry invites Hal to her son Noah’s (Shea Pritchard) football game. However, Hal’s house is firebombed in the middle of the night…
Original source: https://variety.com/v/tv/