Made a post about it in the weekly, since it's a season finale of a substantially well followed show, I thought it should have its own thread. From the TV Tuesday post I really liked that it...
Made a post about it in the weekly, since it's a season finale of a substantially well followed show, I thought it should have its own thread.
From the TV Tuesday post
I really liked that it didn't pander to Reddit and introduce Parallax or the Yellow Lanterns in the eleventh hour, and just asked a whole lot of questions about morality, duty and the nature of fear, and it's final battle was a conversation in a car. There's some logistical stuff about who knew what that confused me but I liked it a whole lot more than I didn't.
I watched it because of Damon Lindelof's involvement, but I think Tom King, one of the co-creators, summed up why I ended up loving the show: Finale spoilers I think the show's themes were really...
I watched it because of Damon Lindelof's involvement, but I think Tom King, one of the co-creators, summed up why I ended up loving the show:
Finale spoilers
Lanterns are cops. John is a superhero.
I think the show's themes were really interesting, but that line from King really solidified why I went from not giving a fuck about the concept of a Green Lantern to really looking forward to seeing more of John Stewart.
Whether Skydance will let that happen under the new regime is another matter.
I liked it, but when they said 'DC meets True Detective, they should have specified that they meant Night Country and not the good stuff. The season was pretty good overall. I wish the pace and...
I liked it, but when they said 'DC meets True Detective, they should have specified that they meant Night Country and not the good stuff.
The season was pretty good overall. I wish the pace and story had been shuffled around a bit. The pacing was odd.
Oooo I'm gonna try to watch the finale tomorrow night, will try to return with thoughts after!
Made a post about it in the weekly, since it's a season finale of a substantially well followed show, I thought it should have its own thread.
From the TV Tuesday post
I really liked that it didn't pander to Reddit and introduce Parallax or the Yellow Lanterns in the eleventh hour, and just asked a whole lot of questions about morality, duty and the nature of fear, and it's final battle was a conversation in a car. There's some logistical stuff about who knew what that confused me but I liked it a whole lot more than I didn't.
I watched it because of Damon Lindelof's involvement, but I think Tom King, one of the co-creators, summed up why I ended up loving the show:
Finale spoilers
I think the show's themes were really interesting, but that line from King really solidified why I went from not giving a fuck about the concept of a Green Lantern to really looking forward to seeing more of John Stewart.
Whether Skydance will let that happen under the new regime is another matter.
I liked it, but when they said 'DC meets True Detective, they should have specified that they meant Night Country and not the good stuff.
The season was pretty good overall. I wish the pace and story had been shuffled around a bit. The pacing was odd.
It was front-loaded. The first half was well paced and the second half was so slow.