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Summary Hub Halloran starts out on an earthbound revenge story, but quickly realizes he might be in a supernatural one. Our Take A solid setup episode that leans hard on Kevin Bacon’s charm to carry the familiar premise of a…
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Summary Hub Halloran starts out on an earthbound revenge story, but quickly realizes he might be in a supernatural one. Our Take A solid setup episode that leans hard on Kevin Bacon’s charm to carry the familiar premise of a…
Our Take Without a summary or much advance word on this one, it lands as a quiet closer, heavy on aftermath rather than payoff. The leads carry it fine, and there’s a decent scene near the end that earns its…
Our Take A slower, talkier hour that leans hard on the buddy-cop chemistry between the two leads, which mostly carries it. The investigation inches forward and a couple of scenes run longer than they need to, but the backroads atmosphere…
Our Take Middle of the road. Watchable, but you’ll forget the details by next episode.
Our Take Midseason here and the show finally stops teasing and starts paying off the central mystery, which is a relief. The buddy-cop friction between the two leads carries the hour, though the small-town side characters still feel thin. A…
Our Take This one slows things down, and mostly that’s a good call. The banter between Hal and John carries the hour, and there’s a nice streak of dry humor cutting through the case-of-the-week gloom, though the actual investigation inches…
Summary When his dad misunderstands a contact attempt from the Guardians, John is put forth as the next best option to fulfill the Green Lantern destiny. Then, after a lifetime of preparation, John finally gets his chance to interview for…
Summary While John’s middling errand ultimately proves eventful, Hal makes waves in Rushville, which only inspires him to dig deeper. Our Take This episode leans hard into the slow-burn cop show energy, and mostly it pays off. The Rushville material…
Summary After a fatal shooting, Green Lantern Hal Jordan and new recruit John Stewart set out to prove it was an extraterrestrial event. Our Take This pilot takes a grounded, almost cop-show approach to the Green Lantern mythos, and the…
Summary Season finale. A leader wakes to a new world. Our Take This one trades the season’s usual momentum for a slow, mournful sit with Steve Zahn, and mostly it pays off. His performance carries an hour that’s light on…