The first season of Lanterns ended not with a bang, but with a whisper. Characters said what needed to be said, revealed what needed to be revealed, and, ultimately, set the stage for some very intriguing new stories. Some of those choices, however, are sure to make DC Comics fans scratch their heads a bit, and so the show’s creators did their best to explain. Major spoilers follow.

The most shocking choice was to have John Stewart, played by Aaron Pierre, not just take Hal Jordan’s ring, giving him the powers of the Green Lantern, but to do it outside of the jurisdiction of the Green Lantern Corps at large. He calls himself an “independent contractor” in the episode, and cites an Oath wholly unique to himself: “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.”

The decision to separate John from the larger collective was not made lightly.

“What we see at the end is that John is not 100% a Green Lantern anymore,” series co-creator Tom King said at a press conference. “He has a lantern that has a bit of yellow in it, has a bit of fear in it. It’s an unsanctioned lantern, as Guy says. He’s not saying the same oath as every other Green Lantern because he’s not like every other Green Lantern.”

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