Green Lantern Tells Villain To Go Home & Be Good - Green Lantern 138

[@karensoto235]

"Once upon a time there was light in my life, now there's only love in the dark. Nothing I can say, a total eclipse o' the heart."

[@wellthatwaswierd4570]

There's a chapter in a Wonder Woman story arc that had the title : Total Eclipso: The Heart (I also just posted a comment about it, only with more info)

[@Cdr2002]

Hal never really recovered from Green Arrow breaking up with him

[@DinoRubble]

“Hal, your friend has internal bleeding. This isn’t about you.” I don’t know why but this observation killed me! LOL! 😂

[@gracetrainor4712]

How could Hal not have been listening to Bruce; did he not hear the heartbreaking music that was going on in the background that totally set the mood? No, instead he left poor Bruce to monologue on without anyone listening to him. How could Hal Jordan do this!

[@Cdr2002]

Wow I can’t believe he would ignore Bruce’s feelings for him that he’s been trying so hard to figure out how to put into words. This soap opera really is holding us at the edge of our seats

[@lunamalfoy7]

"Oh great. Eclipso took a first year Psych class." Those are the real villains of the world.

[@Harleyxjokerforever]

" Moon of Murder" sounds like a heavy metal band. 😅

[@AesculapiusPiranha]

"Go home and be a family man." - Green Lantern, probably.

[@Xehanort10]

Hal "Guile" Jordan.

[@cristinaacosta8938]

Is it bad that I totally love Hal? I mean, I understand the salt and all, but there's just something about him that I love. Even when he's being his clutsy self (especially). I think I really love that one time that Jason was redhead (I have a thing) and he just went and poisoned the entire Blackgate criminals that were jailed. And he's just reading damn it! Yeah, dunno if that is a bad reason to love it but I can't, for the life of me, think of anything else at the top of my head.

[@808v1]

'You're Green Lantern!" "No I'm not, bye!" LOL.

[@nekospaw]

This was done really well in in Justice League Unlimited : Flash and Substance, where he just talks down the trickster in a bar, its something that really sets the flash apart from other heroes, how he actually cares and wants to help people. Also, fuck yeah, Mark Hamil reprising his role from the 90's live action series.

[@GBglide]

"Batman doesn't need Arkham, just tell them to go home." Home arrest has better security than Arkham. :P

[@haljordan777]

"You don't want to be a supervillain. Go home and rethink your life. - Obi-Wan Jordan

[@RickReasonnz]

"I've take you down, Two-face! Now... go home and don't look at coins or something" - Batman, probably.

[@rastrisfrustreslosgomez544]

ahahahaha Hal is such a relatable character. He's such an unhinged calamity

[@TheJohno95]

Poor Hal Jordan is a mess. When you really sit down and read a bunch of his stories, you can see how manic depressive he is. One minute he's talking smack and yelling about how brave he is. The next he's falling apart and on the verge of being suicidal. If anyone should have been at the ranch in Heroes in Crisis, it probably should have been Hal. That dude needs to see a psychiatrist. Who isn't a super-villain. Eclipso is probably more well-adjusted than Hal. And they say Guy Gardener is nuts. At least Guy embraces his quirks. Hal has to start over and reinvent himself about every four or five years. Only to end up in a bigger mess.

[@MatthewPrower]

what’d you expect? he doesn’t even know what will is

[@michaellangwaller]

Hal was always a mess. I wouldn't be surprised that this story was retconned to being possessed by Parallax, though this was in the 80's so everyone at DC probably forgot the story. GL have so much power, only limited by the storage (which seems to change when needed) and imagination, and Hal still seems to underwhelm.

[@yenu4683]

Love this video. Glad to see you back. I didn't know Hal was such a dork. I'd like to hear your take on that time Hal turned evil? That would be great.

[@zardox78]

Holy shit! I recognize Eclipso from that one episode of Justice League where the body-jumping evil force took over that general. And somebody jokingly told him that if he wanted the Justice League to show up he should put on a ridiculous costume and start tearing shit up. So many Easter eggs they'd drop into that show. I suppose with all the decades of forgotten characters to draw from, it's easy enough to just reach into the grab-bag, pull one out and blow the dust off for a 5-minute segment like that. Still, the effort is appreciated.

[@lunamalfoy7]

I think we all get a little worried when Hal tries to be smart. He needs to stay a dumb disaster boi.

[@Cdr2002]

Disaster bi*

[@Darkgreenfangirl]

The more you talk of human disater Hal the more I love him. Amazing video as always.

[@richardleatherman5075]

Didn't Barry also slip and knock himself out one time? I think it was due to a mirror on the floor and caused him to miss a date with Iris. Slipping and knocking oneself out, the #1 nemesis of superheroes.

[@rastrisfrustreslosgomez544]

That's how we lost Nightwing *sniff*

[@PhilDonaldson]

Loved me some Green Lantern as a kid. Was so happy to see GL Corps represented in the animated TimmVerse. If only for a few seconds in "The Once And Future Thing," it was cool to see Hal.

[@brianthomas2434]

Bruce Gordon was also the name of an actor in the early 60s TV series, The Untouchables. He played Frank Nitti. Ask your parents. Or maybe your grandparents.

[@shiningstar6659]

Big Green Lantern fan too. Always thought the Lantern core comics were some of the best.

[@wellthatwaswierd4570]

There's a chapter in the Wonder Woman story arc Amazons Attack (in which the Amazons invade and take over America (long story short: Hippolyta is under the influence of "Circe" (really, the villainess Eclipso, in disguise)), called : " Total Eclipso: The Heart " Yes, seriously.

[@ProjektTaku]

the chad flash : villains enjoy him, hang out with him and even work with him. Also they don't kill. the virgin green lantern: villains hate him, He doesn't listen to them and they always try to kill him. Also there all pychopaths.

[@mndrew1]

The best part of the GL/GA era is the heroic saga of Ity.

[@williambethea8703]

Awesome review Sasha. You make the issue so interesting. Please do a review of evil Hal.

[@angryspork610]

This video was popping up on the KZbin main page before I finally watched it. Each time, I kept immediately thinking Hal had a really weird Afro.

[@AnonUnlimited]

I think 'total eclipso departs~' works for the song? Maybe???

[@6ve0tx2hbmogcz3]

2:24 What about Total eclipso the heart 😂

[@jameshaley8162]

Thanks, Sasha!! I had to give up comics in favor of eating regularly. As a part time Nerd, Geek, Etc..I think You're doing the lord's work..

[@Calzaki]

"Tom falls into the catagory for emotional pathos..." Oh god, I have a rift track for this I swear. Please lets make jokes about Tom being put in a refrigerator because an Eskimo Pie would melt otherwise

[@RogueTwo]

They seem to be kind of writing Hal here as kind of a Peter Parker type of character. Nothing ever seems to go his way, his loved ones are constantly being put in danger because his actions. And as a result, he's constantly wallowing in self pity to the point of.ignoring other people's problems and making himself seem like kind of a jerk. I'm reminded of an issue of Spider-Man from the late 60's or early 70's where Peter grumbles to himself about having to walk thru a protest going on in the ESU campus, saying that the students are probably only doing this because they're bored and have nothing better to do, and he, with his relationship issues, has real problems. He even yells at one of the protesters for bothering him, trying to tell him what's going on.

[@AnonEyeMouse]

I'll be honest, this video has been popping up in my sidebar for a few days and I thought that was Hal Jordan with a killer Afro.

[@Hogtownboy1]

You are one of my favorite on YT. i grew up in 1960 . GL was rhe bomb and Eclipso of course rhymes with calypso . So i picture him with steel drums and yelling da oh before making an attack

[@robinsadie3270]

It sounds like green lantern went to Capt America school of good behavior. To bad the bad guys went everywhere else lol

[@bryanalexander7571]

I've recently been watching, and yeah enjoying, the new Super Hero Girls cartoons where Hal is an egomaniacal Invincibro. It's almost painfully easy to plug that interpretation of the character into this story.

[@pucshero3304]

It's a total eclipse o' the heart! (I couldn't remember if the apostrophe went before or after the o when abbreviating like you see in poetry and song, I opted for after.)

[@TheIantoJones]

Thank you for this great video!

[@darnis6497]

Could you make a playlist of all your GL videos? I always want to rewatch them

[@Xehanort10]

"Tells villain to go home and be good." Sounds like the CW Flash these days then. He thinks saying "Don't do this" will cause criminals to instantly reform.

[@bobsanders9809]

Okay but only because you asked PLEASE Review Batman #66. If you don't instantly recognize the story I won't tell you as it will be the salt for your review! But I lost it when you were describing Hal's only half listening skills!! Thanks!!

[@Xehanort10]

7:55 "Gasp." He's making her swim in a pool. The.....monster?

[@JackWard66]

Oh man, I have that Eclipso comic as well. I came up with the Green Lantern Axiom at one point, which basically details that the ability to sustain disbelief becomes more difficult the more fantastical elements you create. So, superheroes? One level. Aliens? Second level. Magical ring? Third level. The more you go, the harder it is to relate and understand.

[@benengle9621]

Sasha, this videos helps explain to me why Hal is such a lousy Green Lantern.

[@specops56]

Hall Jordan is the one, true greatest Green Lantern of them all! I've been reading comics since I bought Amazing Fantasy 15 off the corner drugstore spinner rack so I know.

[@stonekidman2306]

was hoping you'd at some point cover the eclipso event from the late 80s; or also the bloodlines one w/ the obviously ripped off xenomorph character design since it came back about a year ago

[@mrbruce307]

Thanks for this video.

[@snail6936]

I think you should should talk on Eclipso and his retcon and all the weird stuff that happened. It was pretty awesome.

[@Demona9999Marluxia]

eh its fine to read things that arent recent Sasha, im here reading the mid 2000s superman and batman series and other mid to late 2000s comics instead of like catching up to recent comics myself XD also walking disaster Hal is the only true Hal, this is just the truth, thats the only characterization that works for himXD

[@Bfdidc]

I just kept noticing how the ring lights kept looking like two solar eclipses in your glasses.

[@cwebb6341]

Yeah. Distracting! Though I was seeing them as googly-eyes. Hahaha!

[@TA3DArtist]

total Eclipso the heart is a song that writes itself.

[@bruced6543]

I hate when people attack my shoe rack...HOW DARE YOU!!!

[@thetux459]

There is an issue titled "Total Eclipso the Heart" in Blue Beetle

[@nctpti2073]

Eclipso went on to become a much more significant villain, whose main power was actually possession. As for Total Eclipse of the Heart. challenge accepted, although I see someone else got one line before I even saw this :D (Turn around, bright eyes) Every now and then Hal falls apart (Turn around, bright eyes) Every now and then Hal falls apart And Bruce needs him now tonight And Bruce needs him more than ever And if he only gets the right light He'll be ruling all, forever And he'll only be making it right 'Though he'll often be wrong Together they can take it to the end of the line Hal's help is like a shadow on him all of the time (All of the time) He does not know what to do, he doesn't know the way He's powered by eclipses and Hal keeps throwing shade He really needs Hal tonight Forever's gonna start tonight Forever's gonna start tonight Once upon a time, he thought he had control Now he's only falling apart There's nothing he can do A total Eclipse 'o the heart Once upon a time there was light in his life But whenever shade puts him in the dark Nothing he can say A total Eclipse 'o the heart

[@bebecranney8740]

When darkness falls Sasha blesses us with disaster Hal! A comic I love for the wrong reasons is the silver age Lois Lane comics even though they're the worst.

[@rebeccakickass1776]

I know this is four years later, but I just watched an episode of 'Murdoch Mysteries' were they called one of the police man (who was off duty at the time) a "dobie pie faced man" and he's a white man so maybe they did use pie face in more then just a slur... I don't know, wasn't alive back in the 60s either, but I was shocked to hear it used in a current TV show (even though it is a 1900s period based show)

[@michaelbrent1536]

Captain Planet,Savage Dragon,Gen 13,Jeff Smith Bones And Invincible need Comic review!

[@stuntranger74]

Sasha, coolest mom of the 21st century and...are you listening to me?

[@roseclearwater9904]

Eclipso: "I've come to a conclusion ppl r both good... and bad" 12 yr olds starting there formal operational stage: "yeah no sht Sherlock"

[@gracetrainor4712]

Could you do a video about the neck snap club and how many people are in it?

[@biffstrong1079]

Maybe some Calypso music? Pie face?

[@macsnafu]

No Eclipso calypso? Ah, darn! They were really trying to do something good with Green Lantern during this period, but they never quite hit the mark. But Eclipso was an interesting, if confusing, villain. I liked his brief appearance in Adventure Comics #457-458, although the Superboy lead stories didn't do much for me. As for Adam Strange, it was good to see him again, as he didn't have a regular feature during this time, but like Eclipso, only appeared sporadically in different places.

[@TrufanNW]

Kinda sounds like that Green Lantern movie was pretty accurate portrayal of Hal's character. A complete mess.

[@jnathanroberts]

Just stumbled upon this channel after searching for this issue. I own the original part for page 10 featured at 7:32 where Eclipso cares but Hal doesn’t. I’m laughing my butt off at this recap of the issue- you’ve nailed it. Here’s the original art: imgur.com/download/vB8qjnM/Green+Lantern+v2+%23138+pg+10

[@quinmarkus-pawliuk389]

Have you read the knight fall/quest/end series is it good or is it only famous for bane breaking Batman

[@simonrhoden8245]

Wow Bonnie tyier reference in the gl stories I started with your freaking me out how much your in my head you mind witch😂

[@greggorylikeitornotsteward7333]

Sasha always on top of thing's love it. Good to see beauty and brains

[@NUCLEARDASH]

Eclipso version in the animated universe made such a good job adapting him, jesus christ

[@zacjumpman209]

At the very least, being known as a disaster human is much better than only being known for that one time you went crazy and tried to kill all the things.

[@pentalarclikesit822]

Sending criminals to Arkham pretty much is just sending them home . . .

[@XxNuuruhuinexX]

Could you do a video on Ultimate Jessica Drew? I could be wrong, but she always seemed like Marvel's first and often forgot trans character to me. I'd love to hear your thoughts on her.

[@tolfan4438]

Sophie clips wants to go out in the sunlight he has to take a big umbrella

[@allencthulhu]

And what happens if Eclipso runs into Batman? Batman IS the dark side of Bruce Wayne.

[@deanbromerg8000]

Total eclipsoooo of the heart!

[@jackvenus4024]

01:20 Don't forget he proposed to one of his best friend's girlfriend while the former was in a coma and his girlfriend killed his other best friend's fiance and I'm not sure if any of them ever dealt with that.

[@anitanielsen1061]

Oh THAT pie-face!

[@eurydice_ig]

Honestly I can’t blame Hal for not listening to Eclipso, he yaps a lot

[@markloveless1001]

Please woman. Hal can mess up a steel ball. Back in the wood days, every branch was a potential game changer, and didn't miss many of them. It's not "if" Hal is going to harelip the whole deal, but "how".

[@DominiqueMarsell]

IDK, I kinda feel Eclipso's explaination into his name. It was tight....

[@MsTokyoBlue]

As appropriate as the Dark Side Of The Moon reference is I was wondering if Eclipso was really Tim Minchin all along

[@dadoctah]

I was always a little disappointed that they never told the whole backstory of Sinestro. I mean, sure, he was already evil by the time we were introduced to him, but at some point he must have seemed to the all-knowing Guardians on Oa to be hero material, or they wouldn't have given him his ring in the first place.

[@Batkoku]

John Denver song Calypso works

[@hayden1280]

🎶TOTAL ECLIPSO DA HEART🎶

[@SeanSinclair821]

Total Eclipso the Heart!

[@cookieDaXapper]

i,...i, HAVE that issue, and was collecting during that run of GL,......yeah, you're right,......the 80's were ....not very deep story-wise, really more artwork driven, to get that next teenager dollar, you know, the business side of comicbooks, easily gotten money. yup, the next issue is anti-climatic, typical for its era at D.C. only slightly later, as the 80's drew to a close would more compelling writing start at D.C. it is difficult to compare todays comics stories to that era, Hal Jordan is,.....boring, but then again most superheros are rather one-dimensional, there is always some villain to fight, their entire existence revolves around conflict resolution to the point of irrelevance, you know what i mean, lack of consequences if they lose to the villain, or impending doom. oops, see this is what happens when i respond when tired, rambling-ness-able-ism?? sorry dear sister. Thank you for dipping into my fondest memories once again, MAD LOVE woman!!!!!! hey, congrats on a successful move, GOD bless. PEACE.

[@allencthulhu]

Have you done the history of the Ambush Bug?

[@JS-hw8ve]

Yeah... DC was calling GL's sidekick a racial slur. It went on for a long time before they admitted it and stopped doing it. Then they had to rebrand him so they used his full name to impress it in the readers' minds.

[@stembuk]

What, you couldn't come up with an Eclipso Calypso? ...am (slightly) sorry.

[@TDMicrodork]

8:14 I find it weird that you say a youtuber problem reading stuff out of order only getting 1,3, and 5 of a series is how I experienced comics. Is Michielle carter (i.e., booster gold sister) alive I don't know I skipped 7 issues and she is never brought up.

[@blackphoenix77]

A comic I like for all the wrong reasons is the NFL Superpro Special Edition: it's so bad it's good.

[@jamoecw]

asking his fiance to co-sign is bad? if he has bad credit and needs to recover she could help him. normally the guy co-signs, or outright pays, for important things for their significant woman. if she is the bread winner then that would be her role in the relationship. in the end if she dumped him over it then he dodged a bullet.

[@Mephiestopholes]

What about the time Wally West Flash was shot in the chest by Vandal Savage, in front of his friends and family? I'd be interested in your take on that weird scenario.

[@TheRastawookie]

total aclyps-o the heart

[@dumbnumbz73]

That’s quite the afro

[@AlienIOIandroktone]

Wish they never regressed Green Lantern back from Kyle Raynar to Hal, it would be like if halfway through the 70s GL run they brought Alan Scott back permanently as a replacement

[@benengle9621]

Glad to see someone else say Kyle's the best

[@timsmalley7432]

80s Batman villian Magpie

[@jamesplagman8277]

I had enternal bleeding but a bar of soap 🧼 saved me.

[@philipjay2099]

I dunno what to do but try to end the light, battle green lantern the emerald knight

[@zxshadowxz]

Why would Hal Jordan do this-