Quotes

Pilot [1.1]

John Stewart: Tell me how you got it. The ring. Hal Jordan: You know how I got it. John: Yeah. But, I mean, what I know can't be true, right. Hal: ...Well, I got it the old-fashioned way. I sure as hell didn't interview for it. John: Oh, well shit. Maybe you should have. I mean, power like that, shouldn't you have to work for it? Excel, prove yourself instead of just getting randomly selected? Hal: Why do you give a shit how I got my ring? John: Because that's why I think we're in goddamn Nebraska.

Pilot [1.1]

Sheriff Kerry: "Alien", my ass. John Stewart: Y'know, we're all aliens. Just depends which planet you're standing on.

Pilot [1.1]

Hal Jordan: Where did Harry Potter go to school? Waylon Sanders: 'Scuse me? Hal Jordan: Harry Potter, boy wizard. What was the name of the school? It was a book. Waylon Sanders: ...Well, I don't read a lot. Hal Jordan: Well, you go to the movies, don't you? They only made, like, 22 of 'em. Waylon Sanders: Well, I watch a lot of football. Hal Jordan: Well, that's the rub, isn't it? Waylon Sanders: What? Hal Jordan: Pretending to be someone that you're not. You learn all the specifics, but you don't learn what everyone else knows.

Trust Fall [1.2]

Hal Jordan: Sinestro. Sinestro: Hal. Hal Jordan: Tell me what you know about Manhunters. Sinestro: No "Hello?" No "How have I been?" Hal Jordan: Hello, Sinestro. How have you been? Now what the fuck do you know about Manhunters? Sinestro: If one still existed, they'd be the second-greatest threat you're currently facing. So why don't you tell me about John Stewart?

The Weenie [1.4]

Sinestro: ...You don't really believe he's your backup, do you, Hal? Hal: No. Sinestro: Then say what he actually is. Hal: My replacement...

The Weenie [1.4]

Hal: They wanna replace me with Johnny Try-Hard? That's fine with me. Guy's too perfect anyway. Besides that, he's fucking boring. Sinestro: Stewart -- do you respect him? Hal: I don't wanna murder him. Doesn't mean I like him. Sinestro: I didn't say "like", I said "respect". Deliver the Manhunter to the Guardians and disgrace Stewart in the process. Tell me, does he speak to the Guardians directly? Hal: He says he doesn't. Sinestro: And you believed him? Hal: He found out about the Manhunter; he could've kept it to himself. All he does is follow orders. Sinestro: Well then, he can be controlled. Make him believe that you're embracing his worthiness as your replacement. Is he fearless? Hal: He may be. Sinestro: Then he will be arrogant. Overly confident. Thus blindly oblivious to your true intent. Hal: Is that how you fooled me? Sinestro: I was never anything but myself. My ambition was always a threat. You simply chose not to see it.

The Weenie [1.4]

John: I was gonna give it back. Hal: What? John: At Macon's ranch, I was wearing the ring. All I needed to do was say the oath, but I didn't. And when I asked for it again, I just wanted to show you what I was capable of. Hal: I believe you. It's all good. John: Really? Hal: Honestly, I'd have done the same thing. And what you said wasn't all untrue; I didn't do much to earn this thing. And there is a very good chance that you might end up being better. I can be a bit of an asshole at times.

The Weenie [1.4]

Hal: I really did forgive you. Thought you'd be honest. John: About what? Hal: When Zoe blew up, I didn't get why you weren't upset. I thought you were made of stone. I wondered why you weren't sad; I knew you liked her. Now, with Hector, when you freaked out about your parents and it kinda all hit me. You ain't made of stone, Junior. You aren't upset because you know Zoey isn't dead. And I don't know how she managed to get out of that car alive unless she's a Manhunter. The thing that I can't figure out is how long you've known. John: I didn't know. I just had a feeling. Hal: Fuck, feeling? That's your gut, Junior! John: Yeah. Hal: Well, bravo! Congratulations, truly! The student surpasses the teacher! John: Nah, I wasn't trying to keep anything from you. I didn't know for certain, so I didn't wanna say anything. Hal: Oh, well, you haven't told the Guardians? John: I haven't told the Guardians anything we've been doing because you asked me not to! Hal: Oh, except that I'm old and tire

Lights Out [1.5]

Hal Jordan: So now you're just some proxy puppet with a badge, is that it? Kerry Kane: I keep this town safe. Hal: Oh, safe from her? Kerry: You really don't get it. Hal: Well, I get that you're afraid... Kerry: You think this is just fear?! Hal: What else would it be? Kerry: I fucking owe her! You can never understand what she gave me. Hal: What did she give you? Kerry: A miracle. Hal: You wanna be more specific? Kerry: Please, just let it go. We had peace before you showed up. We can have it again if you leave. Hal: Listen to yourself! She's not even a she! It's not even human! You're protecting a war criminal. Why don't you think about your son? Kerry: I am thinking about my son! Hal: Let me get you and Noah out of here, somewhere safe. Kerry: Are you fucking listening?! This is my home. I'm not leaving. The best thing you can do for all of us is just go. Hal: I'm not going anywhere until she's stopped. Kerry: If you stay here, if you try to bring her in, she'll be ruthless. She'll

Lights Out [1.5]

Bernadette Stewart: Your father and I have been waiting by our phones for almost 24 hours. We deserve an update. John Stewart: You want an update? Since last we spoke, I was ambushed by Hal Jordan, who totaled my rental and almost burned me alive in it. I'm pretty sure he didn't want that to happen, but I'm not entirely sure, which is the point. By rights, I should be dead, but thanks to alien technology, I'm good as new, even though I feel like I tumbled butt-naked down a hill of broken glass. As you can imagine, Mama, I'm mad as all hell. And I plan on doing something about it. But first, I'm gonna take that ring clean off that motherfucker's finger!

Lights Out [1.5]

John: You know, I spent a lot of my life imagining what it would feel like to wear this. Pride, gratitude, power? But then when I put it on... I just felt empty. Lianna: John? John: Hal betrayed everything to keep this ring. His code, the oath, even himself, and it broke him. Probably doesn't even remember why he wanted the damn thing. And neither do I.

Bad Optics [1.6]

Hal Jordan: I took the fall. And I spent the time. And we're square. John Stewart: You didn't "take the fall", you fell. And people got killed. And we're a long fuckin' way from being square. Hal: Hmm. You see that gym teacher on TV? Flew those pandas from China to California in that bubble. I guess no one told him the construct doesn’t have to be so green, huh? Ripped off that bat guy over in Gotham, too. Put a beacon right in the middle of the fucking town here so people can summon him. You know what he said? It was a make-good for what we did. John: What you did. Hal: There's more than one killer at this table. You realize that, don't you? Holy shit. Is that the reason that you don't talk to your mother? Because she's okay with the kill? Hell, junior... it was turning down the ring that she doesn't understand. But I know exactly why you did it: because you were scared. You were afraid. Absolutely fuckin' terrifi-- John: You don't know shit.

Bad Optics [1.6]

Guy Gardner: Wanna hear something fucking nuts? John: Yeah. Guy: First time I met Hal Jordan, he was in jail too. Not this one, it was, uh, federal. Real nice. It had pickleball. Anyway, went down there to, uh, pay my respects. You know, we had never met. He got jailed shortly after the... colossal fucking shitshow the two of you put on. By the way, really damaged the brand. But I asked him, because it was a classy thing to do, if he had any wisdom to impart. And do you know what he said to me? John: No. What did he say? Guy: "Go climb a rope". John: Because you're a gym teacher. Guy: No! Because he was a shitfuck, and I was an athletic director!

Bad Optics [1.6]

Guy, everything you have is because I didn't take it.

Bad Optics [1.6]

[reading Hal's eulogy] Ladies and gentlemen, distinguished guests, dignitaries both foreign and alien, both terrestrial and extraterrestrial, Mr. / Mrs. President and First Lady / Gentleman, to the scores gathered in my honor... I am humbled by the countless lives saved, the battles fought, and the victories achieved in the name of justice, freedom and peace. To the evildoers who would view my absence as a window of opportunity: You're shit outta luck. My ring has no doubt selected a brave sonuvabitch ready to continue my fight. And to that man or woman, but probably a man -- not that there would never be a female Lantern but I'm just playing the odds here -- you have my admiration, for there is no greater honor or privilege. The weight of the ring is a heavy burden. One that demands exceptional courage, sacrifice and willpower. And sometimes, even those won't get the job done. For even in the blackest of nights, I urge you to carry on. The world's counting on you. I'm counting on you.

Bad Optics [1.6]

Goddammit!

[1.7] The Jordan Boys' Legacy

John: I think you're being paranoid. Halogram: Well, I think being murdered allows for a little paranoia.

[1.7] The Jordan Boys' Legacy

John: You got me kicked out of the Marines. You drove a car off of a cliff with me inside. You lied to me. You crashed my car into a pole with me inside. You disrespected me and you disrespected the institution. Halogram: How could I drive you off a cliff and then crash you into a pole? John: Separate incidents, motherfucker!

[1.7] The Jordan Boys' Legacy

Halogram: My father killed himself. He was a test pilot, so nobody had any reason to believe it was anything other than "accident". A couple months before, he... he told me there was a safe underneath his workbench. Anything happened to him, he wanted me to be the first one to open it. And something happened, all right. I did. I opened it. Cash, coins, old photographs. And a note. My old man, he was convinced we'd be better off without him. Said he had that pain his whole life. Said it was getting worse. He couldn't hide it. Couldn't bear to let us see it. Couldn't bear to let us see him. He told me all this because my grandfather left it in a note to him. Had the same pain. Passed down generation to generation, father to son. They called it the Jordan Boys' Legacy. Man, I'm not fearless 'cause I'm brave. I'm fearless 'cause I'm broken. You told me about that key with the little bird on it. It opened the safe I left behind. I wondered if there was anything in there that would lead me t

[1.8] Dirt and Stars

The Lantern Corps thinks that fear makes you weak. They couldn't be more wrong. Fear can be the most powerful force in the universe. Maybe you don't have to have died in vain. I know a way.

[1.8] Dirt and Stars

You know… for a long time… I couldn’t tell where I started and where my programming ended. The whole “what is me” thing, you know, how much of it is just training and repetition and am I just doing it to please my parents? But then, you know, I decided that actually that’s all just a big fucking cop-out. Because if I can ask myself the question, then I can answer it for myself.

[1.8] Dirt and Stars

Noah: You know, there's part of me that wants to live a normal life. John: Mm. Noah: I can go to Nebraska. I'll play football. I like it. I'm good at it. You know, meet someone, get married, start a family. Just live. John: And what's the other part of you say? Noah: I get these ideas. It’s like they’re in me. Like I don’t even think ’em. They just exist. John: What kind of ideas? Noah: About power. John: What about it? Noah: How I could go to Annapolis, could end up in the Pentagon, use football to get famous, go into politics. It’d be so easy. I’d have access to all the levers of power, people, the weapons. And if anyone tried to stop me, I’d have a ring and a lantern that are even capable of killing a Guardian. If you could see the inside of my head, you'd never stop screaming. I need to ask you a favor. John: Okay... Noah: I want you to kill me. John: I don't understand. Noah: Yes, you do. You're not trying to talk me out of it. John: I-- I'm just listening. Noah: You killed my gra

[1.8] Dirt and Stars

Guy: Why'd you call me, Stewart? John: To get a message to the Guardians. Guy: Well, I'm not your errand boy. John: Nah, but you theirs. Guy: ...Am not! John: Guy, you are. That's why they chose you. And there's nothing wrong with that. You should be proud; you're the Green Lanterns of Sector 2814, chosen and ringed. But Imma take Earth. Guy: The fuck does that mean? John: Think of me as an independent contractor. No Guardians. No Corps. You take the stars, have fun. I'll take the dirt. I'm completely confident we won't get in each other's way.

[1.8] Dirt and Stars

John: Hal, what would you do? Halogram: Oh, now you want my wisdom? John: Are you really gonna do that right now? Halogram: Very interesting development, isn't it? John: I think it's the least your could do, given that you ghosted me before. No? Halogram: My gut tells me you're gonna be better at this job than I ever was. You're ready. Ring's running out of charge. Hey, you know that thing looks good on you. John: Yeah? Halogram: Most guys, they can't handle jewelry. You're lucky; you got slim fingers like a girl. John: Man, shut the fuck up. Halogram: Hmm. Charge the ring. John: Yeah, don't tell me what to do. Halogram: Don't be afraid to be afraid. Now what's the matter? John: It's the oath. Halogram: The oath? John: Yeah, it's not quite me. Halogram: What do you mean, it's "not quite you"? John: It's not-- It's not quite me. Halogram: Well, you're in uncharted waters! Fuckin' A. Right your own fuckin' oath. John: Yeah, you're right. Halogram: Hey. Hey wait a second. Uh... Look, I, u

[1.8] Dirt and Stars

In brightest day, in darkest night... I'll embrace my fear, I'll do what's right. I choose this ring. I choose this fight. In service to this Lantern's light.