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Lanterns episode 5 recap and ending explained: Who killed [SPOILER]?

Who killed Hal Jordan? Is [SPOILER] really the Manhunter? Lanterns episode 5 looks to answer all of those questions. Join us as we recap the events of "Lights Out" LIVE as they happen.
ByMichael Patterson
Aaron Pierre and Kyle Chandler in DC Studios' LANTERNS
Aaron Pierre and Kyle Chandler in DC Studios' LANTERNS | Photograph by John Johnson/HBO Max

DC Studios' Lanterns wasted little time in gripping audiences around the world. The HBO original series, which also streams on HBO Max globally, has quickly etched itself among the greatest programs centered on a DC Comics character ever and it's in no small part down to its exceptional pacing, gritty core narrative, and the performances of Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre.

You won't find a better example of how well these two work than the previous episode of the season, which saw Hal Jordan and John Stewart attempt to figure out who the Manhunter truly is. And even though the show has been trying to tell us that two Green Lanterns are not better than one (because of the conflict that it secretly means), it turns out that they actually are as the pair figured out the Manhunter's identity pretty promptly - albeit separately.

Unfortunately, this undid the rapport that they had finally begun to build with one another. And, in the process, resulted in Hal crashing his car to slow John down - all so he could reach the Manhunter before him (who we now believe to be Zoe Macon). With the questions surrounding Hal Jordan's death in the future (and who killed him), we have to wonder if this week's fifth episode of the DC Universe series will play into that. Let's find out, as we recap the events of "Lights Out" LIVE as they happen.

*** This is a LIVE recap, which will be updated as the events of Lanterns episode 5 progresses throughout its initial airing on HBO and HBO Max. Refresh for updates. ***

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