all good points. another thing I'm glossing over is.. this isn't John Stewart. this is John Stewart Jr. new universe, new character - I'm glad he's getting his own story, guess I'll just have to wait and see how it all plays out.
a part of me wonders if this guardian is a misdirect. their behavior is so strange, but as we saw with Superman, Gunn is very interested in changing up some back stories.
a larger part of me hopes the man leaving the interview room when JS arrives was a Kyle Rayner cameo.
does anyone else feel like this John Stewart origin story actually diminishes the character a little bit? bear with me here, I promise this won't be a nonsense, "this show is too woke!" rant.
I liked the setup. I like the idea that Hal isn't necessarily exceptional, he's lonely, and he's more comfortable/privileged because.. well, yeah, he is. even if they gave him the saddest possible backstory, he'd still have a leg up growing up in America not constantly looking over his shoulder. he has the privilege of not being afraid.
but now, instead of John being an ideal candidate because of who he is as a person, he's an ideal candidate largely due to how he was raised? I liked when it felt like John was a paragon of willpower in his own right. he earned his place in the lantern core without setup or help.
again, I understand the message the episode was trying to convey, that even overly qualified black people oftentimes still need to make themselves known lest they be overlooked, and since we're only a few episodes in, there's still a chance this will all be made right or clarified in some way that makes me go, "ah, yeah, I'm dumb," but until then, I'm a little sour. I liked and appreciated the messaging, I just don't know if I agree with how it played out.
I think about that in contrast to someone like Nightwing - arguably raised from a similar age to be the ideal replacement for the bat, but he's a better hero not because of his training, but in spite of it. Bruce may be a superior tactician and detective (although the ladder is debatable depending on who's at the helm), but Nightwing is a better hero because of who he is as a person. he looked into the same darkness as Bruce, but still wakes up every day and chooses hope and human connection (even if Superman has definitely had a hand in that).
anyway, long rant.
tl;dr: I think the origin diminished John's story because it ties his qualifications as Green Lantern more to his upbringing than his character.
I enjoy the show and will keep watching, and I'd love to hear counter arguments! this is just my opinion, and I can definitely be wrong.
yep. this was me. that's why I, like many others in the comments section, picked up a kobo.
fits in my pocket, holds a charge for quite a while, and I have hundreds of books on it. plus I can rent books from the library on it and I've got the color version so I can even read comics on it.
I love a library and the feel of a real book on my hands, but I will never go back.
this exactly. I got a lifetime pass in the before times (pre-pandemic) back when they were $100 bucks ish, but I know it's only a matter of time before they come for us grandfathered-in fools.
stick with the series. it's great. I think I was on book 4 or 5, right around where the novels start to surpass the tv series, when a buddy said, "oh, you're just about to the part where they start getting good!"
there are a lot of us still on Plex that hadn't reached the threshold of issues vs effort that would motivate us to migrate to something like jellyfin.
all good points. another thing I'm glossing over is.. this isn't John Stewart. this is John Stewart Jr. new universe, new character - I'm glad he's getting his own story, guess I'll just have to wait and see how it all plays out.
a part of me wonders if this guardian is a misdirect. their behavior is so strange, but as we saw with Superman, Gunn is very interested in changing up some back stories.
a larger part of me hopes the man leaving the interview room when JS arrives was a Kyle Rayner cameo.
only one way to find out!
does anyone else feel like this John Stewart origin story actually diminishes the character a little bit? bear with me here, I promise this won't be a nonsense, "this show is too woke!" rant.
I liked the setup. I like the idea that Hal isn't necessarily exceptional, he's lonely, and he's more comfortable/privileged because.. well, yeah, he is. even if they gave him the saddest possible backstory, he'd still have a leg up growing up in America not constantly looking over his shoulder. he has the privilege of not being afraid.
but now, instead of John being an ideal candidate because of who he is as a person, he's an ideal candidate largely due to how he was raised? I liked when it felt like John was a paragon of willpower in his own right. he earned his place in the lantern core without setup or help.
again, I understand the message the episode was trying to convey, that even overly qualified black people oftentimes still need to make themselves known lest they be overlooked, and since we're only a few episodes in, there's still a chance this will all be made right or clarified in some way that makes me go, "ah, yeah, I'm dumb," but until then, I'm a little sour. I liked and appreciated the messaging, I just don't know if I agree with how it played out.
I think about that in contrast to someone like Nightwing - arguably raised from a similar age to be the ideal replacement for the bat, but he's a better hero not because of his training, but in spite of it. Bruce may be a superior tactician and detective (although the ladder is debatable depending on who's at the helm), but Nightwing is a better hero because of who he is as a person. he looked into the same darkness as Bruce, but still wakes up every day and chooses hope and human connection (even if Superman has definitely had a hand in that).
anyway, long rant.
tl;dr: I think the origin diminished John's story because it ties his qualifications as Green Lantern more to his upbringing than his character.
I enjoy the show and will keep watching, and I'd love to hear counter arguments! this is just my opinion, and I can definitely be wrong.
can confirm o7
yep. this was me. that's why I, like many others in the comments section, picked up a kobo.
fits in my pocket, holds a charge for quite a while, and I have hundreds of books on it. plus I can rent books from the library on it and I've got the color version so I can even read comics on it.
I love a library and the feel of a real book on my hands, but I will never go back.
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okay, but... what's the Dow at?
what did I like about Andor?
inside you there are three wolves
this exactly. I got a lifetime pass in the before times (pre-pandemic) back when they were $100 bucks ish, but I know it's only a matter of time before they come for us grandfathered-in fools.
oh, very much so! they just get even better after Cibola Burn
just finished the first two books in James S. A. Corey's The Captive's War series and I'm champing at the bit for the next one.
now I'm finally reading The Three Body Problem and so far so good!
stick with the series. it's great. I think I was on book 4 or 5, right around where the novels start to surpass the tv series, when a buddy said, "oh, you're just about to the part where they start getting good!"
and boy was he right.
there are a lot of us still on Plex that hadn't reached the threshold of issues vs effort that would motivate us to migrate to something like jellyfin.
looks like we've arrived.
you're telling me a fish integrated this rice?
I can't explain but these birds have Toronto accents
they should have used a focus group