Lanterns Showrunner Explains Why Episode 2’s Big Green Lantern Ring Moment Had to Be Earned

Lanterns Episode 2 delivers one of the HBO series’ biggest moments yet, as Hal Jordan finally makes full use of his Green Lantern abilities and heads into space. After spending much of its opening episodes focused on a grounded mystery in Rushville, Nebraska, the DC series ends its latest chapter by embracing the larger cosmic mythology behind the Green Lantern Corps. The episode sees Hal, played by Kyle Chandler, learn more about the alien threat John Stewart has encountered. He…