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Grant Morrison Says Lanterns Finale Was Morally and Legally Incoherent
DC writer Grant Morrison has criticized the ending of Lanterns, a DC television series featuring Green Lanterns Hal Jordan and John Stewart.
Morrison said the show mostly worked, praising actors Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre and their chemistry.
But they objected to the finale, in which Sheriff Kerry shoots Hal after learning that her son Noah is a Manhunter in disguise.
Morrison said the show did not show a clear response to Hal’s killing or explain why Kerry was allowed to go free.
They also questioned John Stewart’s decision to let the Manhunter escape, despite the threat it could pose.
Morrison argued these choices clashed with the premise of the Green Lantern Corps as an intergalactic law enforcement agency.
A second season is rumored to be in early development at HBO, but Morrison said they were not counting on it.
Grant Morrison criticized the Lanterns Season 1 finale as “morally and legally incoherent.”
Morrison said the ending failed to address Sheriff Kerry’s killing of Hal Jordan and John Stewart’s decision to let a Manhunter go free.
They said the show mostly worked because of its leads, Aaron Pierre and Kyle Chandler, and their chemistry.
Morrison disagreed with writer Tom King’s view that Kerry living with her actions was punishment enough.
- Who
- Grant Morrison, a comic book writer and DC veteran, criticized the finale.
- What
- Morrison said the Lanterns Season 1 finale was morally and legally incoherent.
- When
- Morrison’s review was published on October 10, 2026.
- Where
- The review appeared on Morrison’s Xanaduum Substack.
- Why
- Morrison said the finale did not address the consequences of Kerry killing Hal Jordan or John Stewart letting a Manhunter go free.
Grant Morrison
Tom King
Kerry’s actions
Grant Morrison
Morrison said Kerry’s killing of Hal Jordan needed a response.
Tom King
King said Kerry having to live with her actions was punishment enough.
it was a morally and legally incoherent conclusion that backed out of its own implications and the basic premise of the franchise.
Lanterns worked as a show and it’s mostly down to the two leads, particularly Kyle Chandler as Hal Jordan
everyone seemed fine with that psychotic break
Kerry shot Hal Jordan after he discovered her son Noah was a Manhunter in disguise.
John Stewart let the Manhunter go free, despite knowing it could one day destroy the world.
IGN published Morrison’s criticism of the finale.
- Reviewer
- Grant Morrison
- Show
- Lanterns
- Season
- Season 1
- Lead actors praised
- Aaron Pierre and Kyle Chandler
- Finale event
- Sheriff Kerry killed Hal Jordan
- Review outlet
- Xanaduum Substack
Sources
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