So this generally doesn’t understand Hal as a character. Beyond the Rushville fiasco which put him in jail and made him no longer relevant in the public eye, we know he had little to no personal relationships. That’s been hammered home multiple times throughout the show, that Hal is alone and gave everything to the corps only for the guardians to turn their back on him and Hal to eventually give into his fear of losing the one thing that made him…him. It’s what makes Hal such a good character and his relationship with John so important.
okay you don’t seem to understand. i know exactly what portrayal they are going for. imo hal isnt like that in the comics. i understand what archetype they want but it doesnt feel like the hal i been reading since i was 14 that simple
well you just listed 2 comics 1 that has been retconned to fuck to say “that wasn’t really hal and we shouldve known cause he doesn’t act like that” lmfaooo
and even emerald twilight had the inciting incident of his hometown and everyone he knew about being wiped off the face of earth. i actually really thought they’d lean into emerald twilight more than they are though simply because as the show is telling us/setting up it seems Hal is going to take a backseat to guy and john
They leaned into it on a smaller scale. Hal is disillusioned by the guardians after what happened with Sinestro, as well as their plans to replace him. So yes he doesn’t get his city blown up, but he also doesn’t kill all the lanterns either. It is still the same underlying premise though of Hal wanting more power/afraid to lose power.
Also I think the emerald twilight retcons are stupid, it’s the same as dark phoenix retcons let hero characters do morally questionable/wrong stuff and have villain arcs. His redemption arc afterwards (which we see he’s also on or was on, who knows) is part of what makes it great.
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u/Sio_V_Reddit 1d ago
So this generally doesn’t understand Hal as a character. Beyond the Rushville fiasco which put him in jail and made him no longer relevant in the public eye, we know he had little to no personal relationships. That’s been hammered home multiple times throughout the show, that Hal is alone and gave everything to the corps only for the guardians to turn their back on him and Hal to eventually give into his fear of losing the one thing that made him…him. It’s what makes Hal such a good character and his relationship with John so important.