“Bad Optics.” Come for the Lanterns but stay for the Jaguars recap. This episode of Lanterns was definitely better than the entirety of Week 2 of the NFL so maybe don’t stay for the Football talk.

Not answering any questions but setting the scene for where things are going with the rest of the season. We get Guy Gardner and his great bowl cut hairdo making a proper appearance. What’s the deal with the space box that can only be unlocked by Hal’s voice? What was Early doing for 10 years?

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Lanterns (2026) - Episode 6

They absolutely hit fast-forward on resolving the 2016 Rushville Nebraska stuff. The Manhunter is revealed. The Manhunter’s M.O. is revealed. The pleasures that Hal has experienced in space are revealed. The whole crystal heart thing was real.

So what have they got cooking for the last 3 episodes. We gotta get Guy Gardner right?

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Lanterns (2026) - Episode 5

You hear that Kwik Trip is removing all their hot dog rollers grills because people were gravitating towards the grab-and-go items instead of needing to use tongs and build their own snacks? That’s the best reference to a weenie that I’ve got.

Clearly the Guardian hologram isn’t a real Guardian. The real question is how deep does that lie go. Is Sinestro involved? Who is actually the Manhunter? How much do Zoe and Will Macon know about each other? Is it as straightforward as anybody thinks? Really building the intrigue but I get that this can’t live up to the magic of last episode.

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Lanterns (2026) - Episode 4

Can we all come together as one peoples and agree that this is the best episode so far? Great placement for this bit of story telling in the 8 episode season. HBO is giving us the goods right now.

But what’s the deal with Guardians giving out diamonds for people in emotional distress. They think they can just buy off humans?

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Lanterns (2026) - Episode 3

Jim didn’t want them to go deep into Green Lantern lore but that’s where we are going and so far it’s working out. We just need them to make sure they stick the landing.

Mogo, Earl, Manhunters, Sinestro. We are getting deep into the mythos that’ll need a lot of exploration.

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Lanterns (2026) - Episode 2

Everybody said it was going to be True Detective meets DC and I was skeptical but it works. It works great and we are glad to be along for the ride.

Hal Jordan very reluctantly training his replacement for reasons we don’t know why yet. Who is doing these murders? Are the Manhunters involved? Is that a real rural Nebraska accent? So many threads to untangle as we continue on this season. High hopes that it delivers.

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Lanterns (2026) - Episode 1

The visions what we had for the last two episodes did a lot more to tie up loose ends and had a lot more of Apocalypse being nasty. We don’t want to be this critical about something we generally enjoyed watching but it is such a big let down from Season 1 that it’s hard for just to be zen about everything.

ApocaGambit vs ApocaRogue? What?!?

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X-Men '97 - Season 2 - Finale

As much as we love Colossus and we love Nightcrawler this episode wasn’t giving us what we needed this close to the end of the season. We have a great time predicting what is going on with this whole Gambit & Apocalypse thing though.

Does anybody care about all the pile of mutants in the background shots?

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X-Men '97 - Season 2 - Episode 7: Strange Land, Savage Heart

When the Danger Room decides to ramp up the “danger” and downplay the “room” this is what you get.

We both agreed that the old version where Professor X imprisons a life form in the Danger Room so that he can train his students and then it’s a revenge story is a better version of this.

Also looking forward to Undead Tarot Gambit when that happ

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X-Men '97 - Season 2 - Episode 6: Danger.Exe

“They nerfed the Brood.”

Weapon X, Lies, and DVDs — But before that we talk about the Heated Rivalry/X-Men connection that nobody wants to discuss. We get into Wolverine’s strange history with the Weapon X Project. Caleb gushes over Maverick. Garrison Kane has a situation on screen that… nobody feels bad for him. We revisit the cover of Uncanny X-Men #268.

All in all it’s a nice little stand alone episode. No clue where this goes next.

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X-Men '97 - Season 2 - Episode 5

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A completionist quest podcast. What does that mean? We take the time and effort to deep-dive into a story or creator and don't call it quits until we have reached the end. Join us on our journey as we explore new and interesting threads while continuing to cherish the things we already know and love.