The DC series Lanterns uses its fifth episode to reveal the Manhunters’ origins, staying close to the comic books while escalating the conflict between Hal Jordan, John Stewart, and the Guardians.

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  • Trevor Kendall
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    6 days ago

    Remember when that other show swore it would explain the big bad and then fed us six episodes of fog? Nothing. A shrug and a cliffhanger. This one actually shows the Manhunters getting built. Cold, mechanical, no chosen-one glow. That’s the difference: a real assembly line versus a promise. Doesn’t make the Guardians any less insufferable.

  • Gavin Kendall
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    7 days ago

    So the Manhunters are a Guardian screw-up, they shrug and try again — who exactly signs off on my recurring nightmare?