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by Chanel and Brandon
Whether you’re searching for a Lanterns recap podcast, Lanterns review, Lanterns episode breakdown, Green Lantern podcast, Hal Jordan vs. John Stewart analysis, DC Studios coverage, HBO Max Lanterns discussion, or simply the best DCU recap podcast, this is your destination for smart, funny, and unfiltered coverage of HBO’s biggest new superhero series. Hosted by Brandon (movie critic, Why So Serious Podcast) and Chanel (TV & sketch comedy writer), We Was Lanterns brings the same energy that powered We Was Dragons (House of the Dragon), We Was Watching, and our Severance, White Lotus, Ironheart, and Foundation recaps.
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- 5 days ago1h 37m
Lanterns Season 1 Episode 5 - Bye Bye Zoe
Lanterns just blew up the Hal and John partnership — Chanel, Brandon & Sharmane recap "Lights Out," the 2016 story's explosive climax. 🟢Welcome back to We Was Watching, the podcast where Chanel, Brandon & Sharmane break down the shows everyone's talking about. This week we're recapping Lanterns Season 1 Episode 5 — the HBO Max episode that finally cuts loose with the action and tears Hal and John apart.We get into ALL of it: the biggest set pieces and ring constructs the show has delivered yet, the battle tearing Rushville apart, and Hal (Kyle Chandler) crossing a devastating line — betraying John (Aaron Pierre), leaving him for dead, and orchestrating a massacre to keep his ring. We break down Zoe's (Poorna Jagannathan) true role as Rushville's protector and her cryptic words to her grandson Noah, the reveal that the Guardians created the Manhunters, Antaan's shocking exit, and the Halogram scenes that hint at just how far Hal has fallen. Most importantly: John's disillusionment with the Green Lantern Corps — and why he still isn't a Lantern in 2026. Full spoiler-filled review, breakdown, and ending explained.Hit play and watch along with us. ▶️👍 Enjoyed this recap? LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and tap the bell 🔔 so you never miss an episode.💬 Drop your Lanterns theories in the comments — we read them all.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━🧡 SUPPORT THE SHOWPatreon: / wewaswatching 📲 FOLLOW THE SHOW📸 Instagram: / wewaswatching 🧵 Threads: https://www.threads.net/@wewaswatching✉️ Email the show: wewaswatchingpodcast@gmail.com🎙️ YOUR HOSTSBrandon🐦 Twitter/X: https://x.com/thatcoolblknerdChanel🐦 Twitter/X: https://x.com/chanelcreating🧵 Threads: https://www.threads.net/@chanelcreatingSharmane📸 Instagram: / yorimichitravel 📸 Instagram: / sharmanefury ▶️ YouTube: / @sharmanefury ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━🔎 KEYWORDSLanterns, Lanterns HBO, Lanterns episode 5, Lanterns season 1 episode 5, Lanterns recap, Lanterns review, Lanterns S1E5, Lanterns Lights Out, Lanterns breakdown, Lanterns ending explained, Hal betrays John, why John isn't a Lantern, the Guardians created
- 1 weeks ago1h 58m
Lanterns Season 1 Episode 4 - Set it Off
Lanterns finally revealed the Manhunter — Chanel, Brandon & Sharmane recap a twist-packed Episode 4. 🟢Welcome back to We Was Watching, the podcast where Chanel, Brandon & Sharmane break down the shows everyone's talking about. This week we're recapping Lanterns Season 1 Episode 4 — the HBO Max episode that cracks the Manhunter case wide open and puts Hal and John's trust to the test.We get into ALL of it: Hal (Kyle Chandler) and John (Aaron Pierre) drilling into Will Macon's guarded warehouse, Macon's bizarre naked stand-off and the "darkness" weapons, Sheriff Kane's rescue, and Zoe's motel confession before she's blasted from the sky. We break down the satellite trail to slaughterhouse mogul Hector Hammond — who's not who he claims to be — the recording that exposes Hal's secret prison visit to Sinestro, the telltale sign of a Manhunter (their hearts crystallize after death), and the moment John could have taken the ring… but didn't. Plus that huge reveal: Zoe is the Manhunter, she's alive, and Hal ends the episode bailing out of a moving car. Full spoiler-filled review, breakdown, and ending explained.Hit play and watch along with us. ▶️👍 Enjoyed this recap? LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and tap the bell 🔔 so you never miss an episode.💬 Drop your Lanterns theories in the comments — we read them all.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━🧡 SUPPORT THE SHOWPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/WeWasWatching📲 FOLLOW THE SHOW📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wewaswatching🧵 Threads: https://www.threads.net/@wewaswatching✉️ Email the show: wewaswatchingpodcast@gmail.com🎙️ YOUR HOSTSBrandon🐦 Twitter/X: https://x.com/thatcoolblknerdChanel🐦 Twitter/X: https://x.com/chanelcreating🧵 Threads: https://www.threads.net/@chanelcreatingSharmane📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yorimichitr...📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sharmanefury▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@sharmanefury━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━🔎 KEYWORDSLanterns, Lanterns HBO, Lanterns episode 4, Lanterns season 1 episode 4, Lanterns recap, Lanterns review, Lanterns S1E4, Lanterns breakdown, Lanterns ending exp
- 2 weeks ago2h 5m
Silo Season 3 Finale Recap - The Best Show on TV
The Silo Season 3 finale revealed the voice, exposed Silo 1, and set up the final war. Chanel, Brandon & Sharmane break it all down. 🌍Welcome back to We Was Watching, the podcast where Chanel, Brandon & Sharmane break down the shows everyone's talking about. This week we're recapping the Silo Season 3 finale (Episode 10) — the Apple TV+ episode that finally shows the truth behind Silo 1 and points the whole series toward its endgame.We get into ALL of it: the horrifying opening that reveals how Silo 17 was really wiped out — a coordinated drone massacre run by Silo 1 — and the gut-punch that its commanders are Victor and "Troy," the mind-wiped, renamed Daniel Keene (Ashley Zukerman). We break down the Founders, the Directive, and Senator Thurman's control, Camille's (Alexandria Riley) brilliant oxygen-canister gambit that lets Knox and Shirley seal the Safeguard, the revelation that the "voice" is human — and is Victor — plus Victor's confrontation with the truth and his suicide. Then there's Juliette's (Rebecca Ferguson) bold new endgame: stop defending and take the fight straight to Silo 1. And that final reveal tying Troy to Helen Drew. What does it all mean for Season 4? Full spoiler-filled review, breakdown, and ending explained.Hit play and watch along with us. ▶️👍 Enjoyed this recap? LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and tap the bell 🔔 so you never miss an episode.💬 Drop your Silo theories and Season 4 predictions in the comments — we read them all.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━🧡 SUPPORT THE SHOWPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/WeWasWatching📲 FOLLOW THE SHOW📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wewaswatching🧵 Threads: https://www.threads.net/@wewaswatching✉️ Email the show: wewaswatchingpodcast@gmail.com🎙️ YOUR HOSTSBrandon🐦 Twitter/X: https://x.com/thatcoolblknerdChanel🐦 Twitter/X: https://x.com/chanelcreating🧵 Threads: https://www.threads.net/@chanelcreatingSharmane📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yorimichitravel📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sharmanefury▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@sharmanefury━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━🔎 KEYWORDSSilo, Silo season 3, Silo season 3 finale, Silo season 3 episode 10, Silo finale explained, Silo recap, Silo review, Silo ending explained, Silo S3E10, Daniel is Troy, Daniel Keene Troy, the voice is Victor, is the voice human, Silo 17 massacre, Silo 1, the Directive, Camille Sims, Juliette Nichols, Rebecca Ferguson, Ashley Zukerman, Victor Silo, Helen Drew, Senator Thurman, Silo season 4, Silo final season, Apple TV Silo, Silo Apple TV+, sci-fi TV recap, TV recap podcast, We Was Watching, We Was Watching podcast#Silo #WeWasWatching #AppleTVPlus
- 2 weeks ago2h 13m
Lanterns Season 1 Episode 3 - OutKast
Lanterns just told John Stewart's origin story — and it might be the show's best episode yet. Chanel, Brandon & Sharmane break down Episode 3. 🟢Welcome back to We Was Watching, the podcast where Chanel, Brandon & Sharmane break down the shows everyone's talking about. This week we're recapping Lanterns Season 1 Episode 3 — the HBO Max flashback episode that reveals how John Stewart (Aaron Pierre) became a Green Lantern.We get into ALL of it: the nonlinear jump back to the '80s and '90s, young John's intense upbringing by his parents John Sr. (J. Alphonse Nicholson) and Bernadette (Nicole Ari Parker) — role models and tyrants in equal measure — and how the show throws out the usual superhero-origin playbook. We dig into Bernadette's powerful take on the show's racial themes, the darkness of John's super-soldier childhood, his doomed military career, and his recruitment into the Green Lantern Corps. Plus the introduction of Laura Linney as a Guardian of Oa in human form, and what the Guardians really want with John. Full spoiler-filled review and breakdown.Hit play and watch along with us. ▶️👍 Enjoyed this recap? LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and tap the bell 🔔 so you never miss an episode.💬 Drop your Lanterns theories in the comments — we read them all.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━🧡 SUPPORT THE SHOWPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/WeWasWatching📲 FOLLOW THE SHOW📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wewaswatching🧵 Threads: https://www.threads.net/@wewaswatching✉️ Email the show: wewaswatchingpodcast@gmail.com🎙️ YOUR HOSTSBrandon🐦 Twitter/X: https://x.com/thatcoolblknerdChanel🐦 Twitter/X: https://x.com/chanelcreating🧵 Threads: https://www.threads.net/@chanelcreatingSharmane📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yorimichitr...📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sharmanefury▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@sharmanefury━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━🔎 KEYWORDSLanterns, Lanterns HBO, Lanterns episode 3, Lanterns season 1 episode 3, Lanterns recap, Lanterns review, Lanterns S1E3, Lanterns breakdown, Lanterns explained, John Stewart origin, John Stewart Green Lantern, John Stewart paren
- 4 weeks ago1h 26m
Lanterns Season 1 Episode 2 - Mogo is Antisocial
Lanterns just introduced a legendary DC villain — Chanel, Brandon & Sharmane recap "Trust Fall" and that jaw-dropping Sinestro reveal. 🟢Welcome back to We Was Watching, the podcast where Chanel, Brandon & Sharmane break down the shows everyone's talking about. This week we're recapping Lanterns Season 1 Episode 2, "Trust Fall" — the HBO Max episode that widens the DCU and drops a huge reveal.We get into ALL of it: Hal (Kyle Chandler) and John's (Aaron Pierre) rocky flight training and John's first construct, the trip to Coast City to retrieve the Lantern battery (and feed Hal's plant, Earl), and John's capture by aliens hunting a shapeshifting Manhunter hiding in Rushville — one they can't detect because of William Macon's tech. We break down the growing "trust no one" theme, Hal's suspicions about the town, and that final scene: Hal suiting up, flying to a Guardian prison in space, and coming face to face with Sinestro. What does Sinestro know about the Manhunters — and why does he warn Hal that John Stewart may be his greatest threat? So… did John kill Hal Jordan? Full spoiler-filled review, breakdown, and ending explained.Hit play and watch along with us. ▶️👍 Enjoyed this recap? LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and tap the bell 🔔 so you never miss an episode.💬 Drop your Lanterns theories in the comments — we read them all.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━🧡 SUPPORT THE SHOWPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/WeWasWatching📲 FOLLOW THE SHOW📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wewaswatching🧵 Threads: https://www.threads.net/@wewaswatching✉️ Email the show: wewaswatchingpodcast@gmail.com🎙️ YOUR HOSTSBrandon🐦 Twitter/X: https://x.com/thatcoolblknerdChanel🐦 Twitter/X: https://x.com/chanelcreating🧵 Threads: https://www.threads.net/@chanelcreatingSharmane📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yorimichitravel📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sharmanefury▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@sharmanefury━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━🔎 KEYWORDSLanterns, Lanterns HBO, Lanterns episode 2, Lanterns season 1 episode 2, Lanterns recap, Lanterns review, Lanterns S1E2, Lanterns Trust Fall, Lanterns breakdown, Lanterns ending explained, Sinestro, Sinestro Lanterns, Ulrich Thomsen, Manhunters, Manhunters explained, did John kill Hal Jordan, Hal Jordan, John Stewart, Green Lantern, Green Lantern HBO, Kyle Chandler, Aaron Pierre, Coast City, the Guardians, DC, DCU, HBO Max, superhero TV recap, TV recap podcast, We Was Watching, We Was Watching podcast#Lanterns #WeWasWatching #GreenLantern
- Aug 18, 20261h 52m
Lanterns Season 1 Episode 1 - Are You Afraid
HBO's Lanterns just killed off its biggest star in the pilot — Chanel, Brandon & Sharmane recap DC's answer to True Detective. 🟢Welcome back to We Was Watching, the podcast where Chanel, Brandon & Sharmane break down the shows everyone's talking about. This week we're recapping Lanterns Season 1 Episode 1 — the HBO Max premiere from Damon Lindelof (Watchmen) that reinvents Green Lantern as a gritty western-noir mystery.We get into ALL of it: young John Stewart's unsettling childhood, aged hotshot Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler) reluctantly training his successor John (Aaron Pierre), the "Halogram" consciousness-backup twist, and the coded message that drags them to Rushville, Nebraska — where a mass shooting turns out to be something far stranger. We break down Sheriff Kerry Kane (Kelly Macdonald), the Macon family and their alien-hunting militia, the Obama-quiz interrogation of Waylon Sanders, Abin Sur and the ring's origin, and that jaw-dropping final scene set in 2026. So… who killed Hal Jordan? Full spoiler-filled review, breakdown, and ending explained.Hit play and watch along with us. ▶️👍 Enjoyed this recap? LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and tap the bell 🔔 so you never miss an episode.💬 Drop your Lanterns theories in the comments — we read them all.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━🧡 SUPPORT THE SHOWPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/WeWasWatching📲 FOLLOW THE SHOW📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wewaswatching🧵 Threads: https://www.threads.net/@wewaswatching✉️ Email the show: wewaswatchingpodcast@gmail.com🎙️ YOUR HOSTSBrandon🐦 Twitter/X: https://x.com/thatcoolblknerdChanel🐦 Twitter/X: https://x.com/chanelcreating🧵 Threads: https://www.threads.net/@chanelcreatingSharmane📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yorimichitr...📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sharmanefury▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@sharmanefury━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━🔎 KEYWORDSLanterns, Lanterns HBO, Lanterns episode 1, Lanterns season 1 episode 1, Lanterns recap, Lanterns review, Lanterns S1E1, Lanterns breakdown, Lanterns ending explained, Lanterns premiere, who killed Hal Jordan, Hal Jordan death, John Ste
- Aug 11, 20262h 31m
House of the Dragon Season 3 Episode 9 - A Proper F*cking from the North
The House of the Dragon Season 3 finale broke Rhaenyra for good — Chanel , Brandon and Sharmane recap the heel turn, Helaena's tragic end, and where Season 4 goes from here. 🐉Welcome back to We Was Watching, the podcast where we break down the shows everyone's talking about. This week we're recapping the House of the Dragon Season 3 finale (Episode 8) — the HBO Max episode where "the Realm's Delight" finally becomes something much darker.We get into ALL of it: Aegon's resurrection on Sunfyre pushing Rhaenyra (Emma D'Arcy) over the edge, her order to wipe out the Hightowers at Tumbleton, her cruel treatment of Baela, Mysaria, and Helaena, the shocking execution of the High Septon, and her unhinged "Rhaenyra the Chosen" / Prince That Was Promised speech to a stunned King's Landing. Plus the disaster at Tumbleton — Ormund dead, but Ulf's betrayal and the loss of the Northmen turning it into a catastrophe — Helaena's heartbreaking death and the prophetic tapestry she leaves behind, and all the threats closing in that Rhaenyra doesn't even know about. We break down the Maegor the Cruel parallels from George R.R. Martin's Fire & Blood, what it all means for the dragon math, and the setup for the fourth and final season. Full spoiler-filled review, breakdown, and ending explained.Team Green or Team Black — hit play and watch along with us. ▶️👍 Enjoyed this recap? LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and tap the bell 🔔 so you never miss an episode.💬 Drop your House of the Dragon hot takes and Season 4 predictions in the comments — we read them all.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━🧡 SUPPORT THE SHOWPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/WeWasWatching📲 FOLLOW THE SHOW📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wewaswatching🧵 Threads: https://www.threads.net/@wewaswatching✉️ Email the show: wewaswatchingpodcast@gmail.com🎙️ YOUR HOSTSBrandon🐦 Twitter/X: https://x.com/thatcoolblknerdChanel🐦 Twitter/X: https://x.com/chanelcreating🧵 Threads: https://www.threads.net/@chanelcreatingSharmane📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yorimichitravel📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sharmanefury▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@sharmanefury━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━🔎 KEYWORDSHouse of the Dragon, House of the Dragon season 3, House of the Dragon season 3 finale, House of the Dragon season 3 episode 8, HOTD finale, HOTD recap, HOTD review, House of the Dragon finale explained, House of the Dragon ending explained, Helaena death, does Helaena die, Rhaenyra the Chosen, Prince That Was Promised, Battle of Tumbleton, Ormund death, Ulf betrayal, Sunfyre, Maegor the Cruel, House of the Dragon season 4, Dance of the Dragons, Fire and Blood, Emma D'Arcy, Game of Thrones, HBO Max, Targaryen, Greens vs Blacks, TV recap podcast, We Was Watching, We Was Watching podcast#HouseOfTheDragon #WeWasWatching #GameOfThrones
- Aug 3, 20261h 23m
House of the Dragon Season 3 Episode 7 - Whose Your Friend Aemond
House of the Dragon brought Sunfyre back — Chanel & Brandon recap an episode packed with betrayal, poison, and a four-dragon brawl. 🐉Welcome back to We Was Watching, the podcast where Chanel & Brandon break down the shows everyone's talking about. This week we're recapping House of the Dragon Season 3 Episode 7 — the HBO Max episode where alliances shatter and the fire finally comes roaring back.We get into ALL of it: Aemond's disturbing hallucination and his plan to build "a new line of kings" with Alys at Harrenhal, Alicent (Olivia Cooke) turning assassin and poisoning her own son, and the tense four-dragon confrontation as Daemon, Rhaenyra, and Addam catch up to Rhaena and Sheepstealer — where the truth about Jace's death finally comes out. Plus Ormund holding Corlys hostage and sending Alyn a grim "gift," Helaena finally riding Dreamfyre, Mysaria's growing power play beside Rhaenyra, and Ulf the White betraying the Blacks for Driftmark. And THAT ending: Aegon's golden return with Sunfyre. We break it all down against George R.R. Martin's Fire & Blood. Full spoiler-filled review and breakdown.Team Green or Team Black — hit play and watch along with us. ▶️👍 Enjoyed this recap? LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and tap the bell 🔔 so you never miss an episode.💬 Drop your House of the Dragon hot takes in the comments — we read them all.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━🧡 SUPPORT THE SHOWPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/WeWasWatching📲 FOLLOW THE SHOW📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wewaswatching🧵 Threads: https://www.threads.net/@wewaswatching✉️ Email the show: wewaswatchingpodcast@gmail.com🎙️ YOUR HOSTSBrandon🐦 Twitter/X: https://x.com/thatcoolblknerdChanel🐦 Twitter/X: https://x.com/chanelcreating🧵 Threads: https://www.threads.net/@chanelcreating━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━🔎 KEYWORDSHouse of the Dragon, House of the Dragon season 3, House of the Dragon season 3 episode 7, HOTD recap, HOTD review, House of the Dragon episode 7, House of the Dragon breakdown, House of the Dragon explained, Sunfyre returns, Aegon Sunfyre, Alicent poisons Aemond, four dragon fight, Sheepstealer, Ulf the White betrayal, Helaena Dreamfyre, Corlys hostage, Aemond Alys, Rhaena Targaryen, Rhaenyra Targaryen, Daemon Targaryen, Mysaria, Dance of the Dragons, Fire and Blood, Emma D'Arcy, Ewan Mitchell, Game of Thrones, HBO Max, Targaryen, Greens vs Blacks, TV recap podcast, We Was Watching, We Was Watching podcast#HouseOfTheDragon #WeWasWatching #GameOfThrones
About We Was Lanterns: An HBO Lanterns Podcast
Whether you’re searching for a Lanterns recap podcast, Lanterns review, Lanterns episode breakdown, Green Lantern podcast, Hal Jordan vs. John Stewart analysis, DC Studios coverage, HBO Max Lanterns discussion, or simply the best DCU recap podcast, this is your destination for smart, funny, and unfiltered coverage of HBO’s biggest new superhero series. Hosted by Brandon (movie critic, Why So Serious Podcast) and Chanel (TV & sketch comedy writer), We Was Lanterns brings the same energy that powered We Was Dragons (House of the Dragon), We Was Watching, and our Severance, White Lotus, Ironheart, and Foundation recaps.
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