# Lanterns Finale Pays Off Mission > John Stewart becomes Earth's Green Lantern through human choices, not power. - Title: Lanterns Finale Pays Off Mission · AV Club | Shortify - Summary: John Stewart becomes Earth's Green Lantern through human choices, not power. John Stewart chooses humanity over superheroics after Hal Jordan's death. - Keywords: lanterns, john stewart, hal jordan, green lantern, earth, manhunter, kerry, noah, sinestro, rushville, halogram, dc universe - Source: AV Club — https://avclub.com/lanterns-recap-season-finale-episode-8 - Read time: 1 min - Topics: lanterns, john stewart, hal jordan, green lantern, earth, manhunter, kerry, noah, sinestro, rushville, halogram, dc universe ## Lanterns mission Lanterns pays off its mission with heroic grace by focusing on human choices over superheroics. > In the end, the withholding was the message. ## John Stewart's choice John Stewart chooses humanity over power after Hal Jordan's death. > No Guardians, no Corps, you take the stars, have fun. I’ll take the dirt. ## Kerry's heartbreak Kerry processes Hal's death with fear and love, breaking her own heart. > Fear and love make people scared, and scared people can do anything. ## Hal Jordan's fear Hal Jordan's rigid confidence hid his fear of failure and being forgotten. > Hal Jordan was proud-to-boastfulness of never being afraid. ## Noah's role Noah, a Manhunter, seeks to protect his family through love and fear. > He finds it in Noah, his grandmother’s alien descendant. ## Kerry's promise Kerry promises to turn herself in for Hal's murder but John rejects it. > Not what Hal would have wanted. ## John's humanity John Stewart embraces his mother's apology with warmth and forgiveness. > I’ll embrace my fear, I’ll do what’s right. ## Halogram's advice Halogram tells John he will be better at being Green Lantern than Hal Jordan. > My gut tells me you’re gonna be better at this job than I ever was. ## John's pledge John writes a new Green Lantern pledge focused on fear and love. > Write your own fuckin’ oath. ## Lanterns' legacy Lanterns redefines superhero narratives through human choices. > I choose this ring, I choose this fight/ In service to this lantern’s light. ## Noah's choice Noah chooses to play for Nebraska over the Naval Academy. > Noah: 'It’s tough to field a good marching band in a small town.' ## John's victory John lifts himself off the ground without superpowers, proving his humanity. > No big green fists, no protective force bubbles. ## Kerry's forgiveness Kerry forgives Hal Jordan after understanding his fear. > I lost as much as any of you 10 years ago and I forgive him. ## What happens next John Stewart appears in next summer's Man Of Tomorrow with a hard-learned sense of humanity. > John Stewart will appear in next summer’s Man Of Tomorrow. ## Key takeaway John Stewart chooses humanity over superheroics after Hal Jordan's death.