Lanterns Episode 7 Review: A Hologram Hal Restores the Show's Core Dynamic
IGN's review of Lanterns Season 1 Episode 7 examines how the series uses a hologram version of Hal Jordan to bring back the Hal/John rapport after Hal's death. The episode includes a childhood flashback that introduces Martin Jordan and explores Hal's family history of depression. It also features a scene between Sheriff Kerry and the hologram that the reviewer praises as Kelly Macdonald's strongest work in the series so far.
The reviewed episode moves between Hal's boyhood and 2026. Its opening introduces Martin Jordan on screen, showing how he passed courage to his son while also hinting at inherited depression. The Halogram, buried and inactive for a decade, returns with a younger, gentler Hal, allowing the John/Hal rapport to resume despite Hal's death.
Sheriff Kerry's reunion with the hologram gives Kelly Macdonald her strongest material yet, per the reviewer. The episode also continues Rushville subplots, including John and Maggie's blackmail dispute over $315,000 and a Richard Mille watch, plus Noah's Hat Day mystery and suspected Manhunter link. It closes as John enters an alien world via Hal's portal to Antaan.
The episode's focus on inherited depression, grief, and a digital reunion could resonate with viewers who have lost someone, potentially encouraging conversations about mental health and mourning. Fans of Green Lantern and serialized streaming dramas may see the Halogram device as a way to sustain familiar character chemistry after a major death. Kelly Macdonald's praised performance may raise her profile, while the Antaan cliffhanger could drive continued engagement with the series and its platform.