"Me, I'd be pissed off. Disappearing for two weeks, no explanation, show up hungover, and late. Come on, you gotta be a little angry."
"No, sir."
"Mildly perturbed?"
"No, sir."
"How come it is every time you say 'sir', it sounds more and more like 'Fuck you'?"
"I have no idea. Sir."
-- Hal Jordan and John Stewart, Lanterns: "Pilot"
Hello again, everyone! DJ Nik and I are back with a new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast! This time, we're joined by special guest Jesse Jackson to discuss "Pilot", the first episode of the HBO Max series Lanterns, introducing Kyle Chandler as Green Lantern/Hal Jordan, Aaron Pierre as John Stewart, Kelly Macdonald as Sheriff Kerry Kane, and Garret Dillahunt as William Macon!
In this episode, DJ Nik, Jesse and I talk about things like Nik and I comparing our driving skills, Jesse being a backseat driver and being ready to throw down, Lanterns being very similar to the HBO series True Detective, DC Comics writer Tom King writing for the series, director James Hawes directing episodes of Doctor Who, Aaron Pierre as Dev-Em on Krypton, our love of Kelly Macdonald, some comics background on Hal Jordan and John Stewart, DC Studios going with John Stewart as Green Lantern going forward, John Stewart Sr. playing William Tell with John Jr., why John's dad didn't want John watching 60 Minutes, John meeting the "Halogram" from 2006, Hal slow rolling John's training, Hal's stupid plan involving playing "Brand New Key" by Melanie over and over on the jukebox, John's awkward sex scene with Zoe Macon, John being very observant about details, Hal not impressing the judge at his arraignment hearing, that awkward moment when John realizes he had sex with William Macon's wife, William Macon's mysterious benefactor probably being Lex Luthor, the interrogation scene with Hal and secret alien Waylon Sanders, wondering what happened to Hal's Power Battery to recharge his ring, whether Hal is really dead in 2026, our favorite quotes of the episode, new Fandom Zone Fan Mail from Jesse Jackson, Dave Proctor and Aaron Case, my popping the David Lynch cherry on Nik's Gold Standard: The Oscars Podcast, some news about my upcoming story for DC's upcoming Christmas anthology DC's Naughty List, and more!
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