Who killed Hal Jordan, answered: ScreenCrush breaks down the Lanterns finale
The episode 8 breakdown ran far ahead of the channel's three other finale videos from the same day, and its comments keep coming back to Hal's hunch about the sheriff.
ScreenCrushStory of Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 755,784 views a day, 12 times a normal first day on this channel (64,871).
LANTERNS Episode 8 BREAKDOWN and ENDING EXPLAINED
ScreenCrush spent the run of Lanterns asking who killed Hal Jordan, and the season finale finally gave an answer. The channel's breakdown of it, "LANTERNS Episode 8 BREAKDOWN and ENDING EXPLAINED," went up on October 5 and passed 800,000 views in about 26 hours. A new video here usually ends its first day nearer 65,000.
According to its description, the video walks through how the finale solves the murder and hands the ring to a new Green Lantern, John Stewart. It also picks out the Easter eggs and ties the episode to Man of Tomorrow, James Gunn's follow-up to his 2025 Superman film, and to the original DC comics. Lee Mazzio wrote it, with five people credited on the edit.
ScreenCrush covered the finale from several sides that day. There was a second ending explainer aimed at Season 2 and the wider DCU, a reaction and review hosted by Ryan Arey, and a short asking whether the finale stuck the landing. The breakdown drew far more views than any of them, and its comment section filled about nine times faster than a usual first day.
The talk there is about the details. Many viewers note that Hal's suspicion of the sheriff turned out to be right. One points out that Hal once told John he would get the ring only over his dead body, and that is how John got it. The farewell exchange between the two men is the moment quoted most often. Others read Sinestro's line about bringing Hal back as setup for a return. And a smaller, happier thread follows Earl, the dog, who ends the season living with the Stewart family.
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What viewers say
Hal’s gut is still undefeated!
He was on to the sherif and was right!!@comedianMikeyWilliamsSee it on YouTubeIt just occurred to me that Hal told John that John would only get the ring over his dead body, and John took the ring off his dead body. Hal’s gut is always right.
@SonicCloudLinkSee it on YouTubeI was glad to see Earl become part of the Stewart family at the end.
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Hal Jordan made his first comic book appearance in which issue?
Hal Jordan debuted as the Silver Age Green Lantern in DC's Showcase #22 in 1959.
