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Warning: This review contains full spoilers for Lanterns Season 1, Episode 7!
The worst part about Lanterns finally diving into the 2026 storyline first teased back in the pilot is that it forces us into a post-Hal Jordan reality. So much of the appeal of the series rests on the sour dynamic between Kyle Chandler's Hal and Aaron Pierre's John Stewart, and there's just something missing without the former in play. Thankfully, there's a workaround in the form of the Halogram backup. Episode 7 exploits that loophole for all its worth, resulting in a new installment that digs far deeper into Hal's troubled psyche and dark family legacy.
Fittingly, this week kicks off with a flashback to Hal's childhood, where we finally meet Martin Jordan (Jake B. Miller) in the flesh. That opening sequence offers some valuable insight into Hal's character. We can see how Martin casually fostered the same sort of fearlessness in his son that the Stewarts mercilessly drilled into John. And we also get a taste of the deep-seated, suicidal depression that is clearly a generational legacy in Hal's family. Miller really shines in his brief time in the spotlight, expertly conveying Martin's bravado and pain in equal measure. And I have to assume the Sinestro-esque mustache is intentional, a subtle reminder of how much the orphaned Hal would come to look to his GL mentor as a father figure.
From there, things shift back to 2026, as the Halogram reacts to being dug up and reactivated after another 10-year hiatus. Again, the series makes the most of its ability to work around Hal's murder. We get that all-important Hal/John banter back, but with the twist that comes from having a slightly younger and less mean-spirited version of Hal in the mix. It's endlessly entertaining to watch the two interact and for the Halogram to convey some of the things his flesh-and-blood self could never admit.
We're also treated to a terrific scene involving Sheriff Kerry (Kelly Macdonald) reuniting with "Hal," one that features arguably Macdonald's strongest performance in the series to date. I'm not prepared to discount the theory that she was Hal's killer just yet (particularly if it somehow involved her protecting her son), but her grief is clearly genuine regardless.
"The Jordan Boys Legacy" does share one flaw with Episode 6. The drama involving the other Rushville locals just isn't that compelling. Granted, this episode doesn't suffer nearly as much in that regard because it's so much more focused on Hal and John's investigation, but there are still a few scenes focused on these less compelling subplots. I really can't bring myself to care about the blackmail conflict between John and Maggie (Hannah Christine Shetler). So he's out $315,000 and a fancy Richard Mille watch. Why does any of that matter in the grander scheme of John's Green Lantern origin story?
It's also tough to know what to make of the Noah (Shea Pritchard) of it all. On the surface, his little Hat Day runaround isn't that compelling, either. But there's obviously something deeper at work with the character. I fully suspect we'll learn in the finale that he's some sort of human/Manhunter hybrid and is at the heart of Hal's murder (assuming Hal is even dead, which we really can't). I'm just glad the series is running out of room to prolong that particular mystery.
Finally, Episode 7 ends with John stepping foot onto an alien world for the first time. We quickly discover that Hal bequeathed a portal to Antaan's (Paul Ben-Victor) home planet, offering a glimpse of the devastation Manhunters can wreak. It's a nice change of pace seeing a setting other than Earth, even if the flat, featureless desert doesn't make for the most memorable view. It's more Stephanie Economou's eerie, discordant score that makes this setting feel hostile and otherwordly.
After a tense fear gas sequence and some more heart-to-heart moments between Hal and John, we're treated to a proper payoff to the entire sequence with the long-overdue return of Ulrich Thomsen's Sinestro. Naturally, him being marooned on a dead world instead of locked away on Oa raises more questions than it answers, but it's enough simply to see the character again. I just hope Episode 8 has enough room to address these many lingering questions and still wrap up John's season-long arc in a satisfying way. There's still a lot of ground left to cover.
