John Stewart.
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- čas přidán 8. 07. 2024
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0:00 - our dear mr stewart
0:57 - ideal self
2:29 - a soldier's self-esteem
3:27 - the little boy inside John
5:33 - John is bald
8:18 - credits and message
|| mystery song of the day ||
She said, "How could you joke at a time like this?"
I know why, because this is what you wanted all along now, isn't it?
I think that all you ever really ever wanted was a reason to complain
That never stopped you before, don't let it get in your way
Those are her words, not mine
As far as I'm concerned, we could've had a good time, so
If you walk out that door in disgust
I guess there's nothing more to discuss
Birds don't sing, they just fall from the sky
Girls don't call, and they never tell you why
That's just how they say goodbye
Goodbye
Don't listen to my music, don't lie in my bed
Don't listen to the references
To things you might have actually said
'Cause those are my words, not yours
As far as I'm concerned, it could've been a lot worse
I wasn't trying to avoid the confrontation
She isn't crying, she's just making conversation
Birds don't sing, they just fall from the sky
Girls don't call, and they never tell you why
That's just how they say goodbye
Goodbye - Krátké a kreslené filmy
"Go away Hal Jordan, John Stewart is MY Green Lantern!" stole the words right out of my mouth
ong
Same man!
Naw y'all just don't know hal john wishes he can be like hal there's a reason why he never in a comic
put hal on a freezer
@Toren hol up man, did you just say John's never been in a comic? You know he came out in the comics in like the 70s right? He's had tons of comics about him
The fact that John chose to stay with Vixen after meeting his future kid with Hawkgirl was and still is a very rare thing to show when it comes to a character meeting their kid from the future. And consequently it's one of my favorite things about him: he was in a happy relationship with Vixen and saw no reason to ruin that chasing "destiny" which really showed his maturity.
Also a bonus: it made his getting back together with Shayera more genuine too. Would be pretty weird if your ex just came up to you and said they broke up with their current partner to be with you again, not simply because of anything they still love or value about you, but because they went to the future and saw you had babies together. Plus, it put the power in Vixen's hands to end the relationship herself, allowing her to show off her own ability to be mature instead of a standard red herring love interest to be thrown aside and never referenced again.
Good thing he doesn’t know about how Superman absolutely vaporizes his son
He's one of the most underrated heroes of all-time. I hope Gunn does him well!. It's long overdue for his story to be told.
I hope to god he's done well. He's my favorite.
You and me both.
Gunn probably has some good ideas but it's the directors they bring in we gotta worry about.
Why not hero who isn't an adulterer, and homewrecker.
@@macturner2196 Lol he wasn't/isn't
He's also a badass. Love how in the Vandal Savage arc his ring loses power, stranding him in WWII, and he still goes and defeats the villain as a regular man
Yes thank you. I love a power loss story that shows a hero with absolutely no doubt in their abilities even when they aren't as powerful as they usually are.
I mean considering that batman was able to drop kick darkseid, I think its way more powerful to be a regular human in this series lmao.
As a MARINE.
He is no regular man.
It always felt so alienating to become attached to John Stewart from this show, only to learn he always exists in the shadow of Hal Jordan elsewhere, even being replaced by him in Crisis on Two Earths, despite it being pitched as a prequel to the show. I guess that just makes his relationship with Hawkgirl all the more fitting, since she's also second fiddle elsewhere.
I don't get it because every version of Hal I've ever seen has come across to me as extremely bland. Not all Johns are that great either, but I generally like them more than I do the Hals.
John was never in the shadow of Hal, in my opinion. They were partners, like the Murtaugh and Riggs.
I think one of the things I really like about John is the fact he does not care about whether he's top dog (at least in this portrayal). He cares about protecting people and getting the job done, not the limelight.
Well, in the comics John manages to be even most boring than Hal
@@TheLithp John is literally the most stoic and 'boring' Lantern.
Have you read Hal's books?
Justice League is practically the reason 2000s kids thought of John over Hal when they heard the name Green Lantern.
Yes. I live in Greenland, so I barely knew about DC and Marvel. But this show aired here too, thanks to airing in Denmark. I was 13.
Every week, I'd be stoked to watch it. I used a ton of VHS tapes to record them hehe.
It's only years and years later that I found out that John wasn't the main GL. I was kinda bummed out, cuz I loved the guy.
John Stewart and Hawk Girl being together was for sure the first ship I ever supported as a kid. I love these versions of the characters.
I noticed how ever since John Stewart was introduced in the DCAU as the Green Lantern, there’s always a brotherly dynamic between a Green Lantern and a Flash whether it’s Hal Jordan and Barry Allen or John Stewart and Wally West.
There was always a close dynamic between them. Barry Allen was best friends with Hal Jordan and by extension Hal became a "cool uncle" to Wally. Jay Garrick was also best friends with Alan Scott. Wally.and Kyle disliked each other initially because Wally hated the fact that Kyle had replaced Hal but they soon went on to become very good friends and Barry was both a good friend and love interest to Jessica Cruz.There have been numerous series focusing on said friendships such as The Brave and The Bold and Faster Friends.
John Stewart and Wally's friendship in the dcau was simply a new form of that iconic friendship rather then the beginning of it.
John Stewart: A man who doesn't have a destiny of his own. As a soldier his path is laid out before him. As a Green Lantern his path is laid out before him. His past life was set in stone. His future seemingly set in stone as well. Seemingly he's comfortable with living his life on a set of rails, steady as she goes; but it got derailed when he got betrayed. John forsakes those rail but then learns that those rails were going to a place where he wanted to be the whole time. It's an interesting idea: Does one choose to reject destiny and fate when it's the outcome you want, just to make a statement about being in control?
That last sentence of yours gave me chills. It’s very thought provoking.
John Stewart is my favorite Green Lantern because of his introduction. He was just built different and had his own issues.
Facts. Also the voice actor really brought the character to life.
The ideal self he feels for himself seems to be based on a moral code where self denial is possibly the ultimate virtue. Indulging himself is basically always a departure from that code for him, and thus when he's with Vixen, a relationship that makes him happy, he loses the buzzcut and grows the pimp goatee. Shayera is the woman he's allowed to be self indulgent for, that's how in love with her he is, but even after Once and Future Thing, he can't bring himself to be selfish if there's anyone on the other side of it that could get hurt.
One thing that goes a long way toward explaining John's moral code is his experiences as a Marine and his training as an architect.
John's life has trained him to focus his creativity in finding the simplest effective solution to any broadly defined problem in the shortest amount of time.
And given how power rings work, John's preference for simple solutions can be represented in terms of simple constructs that are stronger than simple constructs usually tend to be.
@@Grizabeebles But that is the thing too... John is said to have some of the most internally complex construct in the story of the Corp.
He has extremely high levels of control which makes his constructs seem simple at face value but have extremely high level of complexity in their working.
Which reinforces the point of the video... he has great creativity but has been trained to channel it trough reasoning even when he does have high empathy and emotion.
@@Alacaelum -- Exactly. When John throws a construct of a brick at someone, said construct has all the same material properties of a brick up to and including the ability to break into smaller pieces that each behave appropriately.
If memory serves, John has used the fact his bullets ricochet and fragment to great effect several times.
@@Grizabeebles completely separate but if John Hal and Kyle were to create a construct using their best aspects of each other Hal with his will Kyle with his creativity to make a massive robot and John with his detail it would be the most dangerous construct in the universe
@@levievil9220 -- I'm not sure what official DC lore has to say, but my understanding of lantern rings is that "shared" constructs are kinda like ten different animators working on the same cartoon. The need to collaborate limits scope, creativity and detail but can put out a much higher capacity than each artist working alone.
My favourite Green Lantern
He was one of my favourites and his relationship with Hawkgirl was so great
He’s both one of my fav characters in the show but also my favourite Lantern in the comics
@@owlbert2020 Agreed, this show had me very biased toward John being my favorite Lantern once I started reading the comics.
I felt it was so forced lololol
We need this in the new JL movie. Idc what anybody says. If they say this is woke they are dumb as hell.
@@malcolmroache3854 woke means nothing, don't listen to them
DCAU John Stewart was the first close contact me and many kids my age had with Green Latern. An amazing black superhero on the greatest cartoon of its age, a character with so much depth and relatability, so much more than the recurring one-note black secondaries we saw so often on tv.
He was the favourite for me and many of my friends for a reason.
Its always nice to see your appreciation for almost every character.
Has he done ones for Wonder Woman or Jon Jonzz yet though?
I always loved "To Another Shore" its much like how Batman and GL are protective of Hawkgirl when Carter Hall is basically stalking her, Diana sees Jon becoming distant and set on living alone and consumed in his work, she's the only one that reaches out for him to start living with purpose again, I don't know if it can be seen as just being friendly or maybe she sees him as like familial.
But god I loved it when they reunited amidst Darkseid invading. It sometimes feels like heroes nowadays are afraid of that kind of genuine emotion, everyone's gotta be quirky and quippy 24/7.
@@kennethsatria6607 he did one on new 52 wonder woman and one on batman x wonder woman
@@3rdstrikestan930 Okay still hoping for a solo analysis too for JL though
Hal Jordan was really done justice in Green Lantern the Animated Series and a big reason why he’s my favorite GL. Could make a great video
100%
Definitely! I wish they had continued the show, even if it was in a comic book adaptation.
@@DavidMartinez-ce3lp there was a comic. But it took place during season 1. We got some resolution in the episode “Barehanded” of Justice League Action and “Encounter Upon the Razor’s Edge” of Young Justice
@@dynaguy3 Yeah, but they really should've just made a comic series to close things out. Instead of doing it here and there.
@@DavidMartinez-ce3lp they had a Green Lanyern TAS comic. It got canceled before the show ended tho
With respect, Stewart was in the Marines. His tattoo at 4:36 says USMC- United States Marine Corps. I believe it's mentioned a few times in the series as well. I really like your videos and look forward to seeing more. I'm a big fan of the DCAU and Timmverse.
Yeah, a Marine wouldn't take kindly to being called Army (even if only jokingly).
Thank you! Lol
It is the tiniest nitpick to a great video but it bugged me every time he said it 😂
I absolutely dare you to call a Marine vet Army...
"The Army is a Calling
The Marines are a Cult" 😉
@@danielseelye6005the cult part isn't very inaccurate
Justice League will really never be paralleled for us who got lucky enough to grow up with it
What do mean by that?
@@srstriker6420 their will never be another justice league or superhero show like it
There are so, so many examples of rebellious superheroes breaking the rules for their own motives or ideals. Green Lantern’s willingness to submit to a court and face death for a mistake he made has always really set him apart for me.
don't get me wrong, i like hall and Kyle has my favorite stories. But John? he's so unique and adds so much to the league personalities and stories
definitely the goat when it comes to the league
Hawkgirl did him dirty, but he's still the best Green Lantern hands down!
The episode where they go back in time and his ring runs out of juice so he joins the marines as a regular guy is one of my favorite episodes
@@Ballbuster42069 that's the WWII one right?
That's Kyle not john
@@toren2099 in the show it’s an episode where vandal savage is in control of nzi party and John joins the marines to help them turn the tide
@@habibkhaadi8710 I'm not talking about that
I grew up on the justice league cartoons as a kid so when green lantern got a movie and it wasn't John I was so confused. John Stewart will always be my go to green lantern!
I like how in the Justice League Kids episode, he's openly nerdy and is always trying to make his green ring manifestations more anime. When we see him using his ring as an adult, there's no imagination to them. If he needs a shield, he just forms a sphere around him and his friends. He needs a projectile, he just shoots a concussive blob of light. If he needs to detain an enemy, he'll probably manifest some combination of the previous two. His manifestations are no form, all function. Much like you'd expect from a soldier that has to think of and produce the most streamlined, simple version of what he needs, right on the spot.
Whoa. Excellent analysis. Ppl argue this makes him boring and their least favourite green lantern bc of this, but it actually lines with his character. That’s great character writing.
@@Edible_Kittens Thanks. Yeah, I noticed that the Green Lantern Corps as a whole all seem to use their rings in the same way. It could be that keeping their manifestations uniform was just an easier way to animate them fighting in groups, but I like to think that this was simply the way they all were trained to fight with their rings. John probably started out with zazzy manifestations like Hal Jordan, but after getting smacked around in basic training, John fell in line and adhered to the phrase 'Keep it simple, Stupid.'
And I agree, the simplicity doesn't make him boring. It's why he's such an excellent member of any team he's on - he always knows how to use the right tools for any situation.
The last thing you want is a Marine low on grunt candy and crayons feeling the need to do Grunts and Crafts. That's how we got the Bat Bomb and the M-50 Ontos. 😁
@@danielseelye6005 You hit the nail on the head, lol. Also, their rings have a finite charge, so I'm willing to bet that more basic manifestations also burn less energy than, say, forming a helicopter gatling gun. Artists probably have more fun showing Hal Jordan in action, but realistically, I bet he runs out of charge in the field way more often than John does.
it's efficiency
JL is where John became an icon as green lantern. Absolutely amazingly written character.
One of my favorite memories is watching the episode of justice league where john was on trial on my brother's tiny tv with my dad. I remember staring wide eyed with a grin on my face as John charged his ring with the central power battery, defianly reciting the green lanturn oath. A few days after that, by dad got one of his buddies to carve me my own green lanturn ring out of wood, painted green with a little bit of green foil in the center of the lanturn insignia to kind of suggest that the ring was about to make a construct. Im so thankful that the dcau gave me that great memory, and im greatful that this video helped me remember it
John Stewart was the Green Lantern I knew as a child. I didn't even know Hal Jordan existed until I was in my teens, and Hal never really wowed me. I don't hate him, but in my eyes he was always just "The other Green Lantern". John Stewart is THE Green Lantern.
I always appreciated his unwavering principles as a kid, and later on when I became a US Marine myself I felt an even stronger connection to the characters. I really wish he got more love outside of this setting because he is probably the closest to being like Batman in spirit while retaining his humanity and sense of self outside of the job.
BTAS, STAS, Justice League & JLU tas really were the best adaptations
Green lantern Tas was pretty peak as well
don't forget about Batman Beyond, Static Shock, the Zeta Project
I think you've articulated why John Stewart is my favorite of Earth's Green Lanterns. The others are brash, overconfident, unserious, and egotistical. John's willpower is something totally different, rooted entirely in a sense of duty and concern for his fellow man. And those are qualities I consider to be part of the ideal.
John's favorite movie is Old Yeller. A story about doing what is necessary no matter how hard it is. That sums him up really well
John Stewart is also my Green Lantern. Loved it that they added him in Injustice 2.
Best green lantern in my opinion. John was kind but serious and loyal. He took responsibility and rarely tried to defend himself as he knew about consequences of actions despite intention. I love him so much!
I never realised just how developed and nuanced he was. I knew all these already but never acknowledged it all.
That cartoon truly defined how i view each of those super heroes and any others feel like variants of these.
I relate to John so much, for most of my life I put my own honor and integrity over my own needs. Now I feel like I don't deserve anything, it makes me depressed. John Stewart was always my favorite Green Lantern because I felt like I could relate to him better. Thank you for this video.
Everything about the 90s/early 2000s DC animation was so freaking awesome.
As someone who grew up with JL John Stewart was always MY green lantern
Damn and I was just thinking about when you were going to do a John Stewart video.
I really liked his arc in the DCAU and he became one of my favorite heroes.
John Stewart for President! He'll help revive American morality!
Just shows how good a show this is/was
Somehow i wasn't subscribed but i clicked that button so hard when he said "go away Hal Jordan. John Stewart is MY GREEN LANTERN" absolutely loved this video
Do you read any GL comics
@@MonkeyDBatman nope! I'd love to get my hands on some one day though. I'm aware of how John is in the comics, but since i grew up with JL and John, he's always my favorite. I enjoy Hal too. Love him and Barry
Can’t wait to hear that “something” song intro 😂
There's no such thing as a "definitive" future, especially in DC, there's just a general direction based on what's happened already. Hawkgirl finding out about Warhawk very likely if not definitely changed the DCAU Timeline same as it changed a second time with the Batman Beyond Time Travel Episode.
The first Green Lantern I've ever known and my favorite. I didn't even know there were others before him.
DC needs to stop pretending like John Stewart isn't the best Green Lantern.
I love Hal, Kyle, and Jessica, but John truly is the 🐐 of the Green Lanterns. Black, a Marine, a man of principle, and voiced by Phil LaMarr🤷🏿♂️
So being black makes him good lmao
@@toren2099 I mean growing up with a superhero who looks like you is cool right? No shade to the others again but it definitely doesn’t hurt John
The DCAU Hal Jordan cameo was perfect.
Hal Jordan will always be my favorite GL, but John Stewart is a very close second. Phil Lamar did an exceptional job voicing him. One point of contention though. John was a Marine, not Army.
Funnily enough John Stewart was the first Green Lantern I got to know through this cartoon actually.
He's currently the strongest green lantern, Emerald Knight (God like power) baby. Beware his power.
Growing up with these shows, I only realized later how under-utilized both John and Hawkgirl are when they're some of my, and many others faves.
Rewatching all the justice league episodes made me realize how awesome GL and hawkgirl two of the best written characters on the show
I'm happy that both John Stewart and Hal Jordan are popular among fans for different reasons.
John Stewart is OUR Green Lantern.
Christ bless you, that last sentence hits so hard
I'm still positively surprised how both JLA and JLA:U have replaced Johns general history and character from his comics - considering he was characterised in the comics as someone destined for greatness whose own anger brought his downfall. If you didn't know, around the time the animated series aired John had actually caused the destruction of an entire planet (which infamously got blown up by an entirely yellow coloured bomb) and he also was wheelchair bound, meaning he essentially was fully retired as a hero. he only acted as sort of a big brother to Kyle Rayner as the sort of mentor who teaches his students exactly what not to do to be successful.
and yes, I get it, John was the right choice as the Gl for the series, but dang it I'm still salty about Kyle getting the very short end of the stick in the DCAU
Kyle really hasn't been featured in a lot of media, which is a shame because you could really do some fun stuff with him being an artist.
The destruction of xanshi actually took place early 90s I belive. A good decade before this show. The arc that this show adapts is based on a JLA arc from the late 70s that featured Hal Jordan.
Easiest way to deeply offend a Marine is to call him a soldier. John Stewart is the GOAT.
I can't wait to see your analysis of Martian Manhunter and Wonder Woman.
I always can't get into their comics because I love these versions so much and hold them as the ideal standard. Plus they rightfully show him having super strength, modern animated adaptations keep showing him as just the psychic shapeshifter and he gets jobbed way too often in and out of comics.
I wish people would respect MM again not just power wise but also his importance, hoping the movies can show him as like the heart of the team again and their last bastion.
And on WW her depiction in JL feels the most humanized compared to comics where things are often rocky and at its best she seems bland. I loved the episode where she struggles with her growing temper and cynicism against unending human crime and conflict.
And then also working through her grudge towards Hawkgirl.
Oh and on the former there's that underlying arc in JLU where she and MM help each other out of their struggles and outsider feeling, a transparantly inhuman alien and a demigod from a closed off island.
I just realized he was the one to confront and council her on her anger issues before she did the same when Jon was set on living out his life in isolation.
And Jon has also been good at helping his other friends out of some tough situations like when Superman's greatest fear was his powers out of control in the dream episode, he's a lot like the dad or the team sometimes, and it also tracks cause he was a father once.
Genuinely one of my fave video essays from you!!
I love how in this show they actually care about like damage and stuff and Batman video if you haven't done one sorry if I forgot
Thank you I needed this
Every video you do is *immaculate* dude, keep it up! We love every video and my little boy also loves your in depth videos since he's never thought if things that way! He's only 8 thank you dude!
I love John but DC has had a massive problem since the GL movie of making fun of Hal to bring up John. I miss when they were both great
Hal is both too easy to write for and also too difficult. When he's around, he just sees a task and does it. He's fully admitted that he isn't that deep a thinker, but that's part of what makes him so powerful a green lantern. Outright the strongest GL of the GL corps in terms of success rate. But at the same time, he's gotten the repuation for being mule-headed and never learning from his mistakes. That's why they make John the leader of the Green Lanterns in Rebirth when the Corps decide they need someone with good strength of character.
Even during the Earth 1 and Earth 2 crossover comics, before Powergirl and others jumped to Earth 1, the Guardians praise Alan Scott for being a much more level headed Green Lantern despite not being an official member of the corps. Which is a little unfair because if anyone knows the statesman Alan Scott, he and Jay Garrick have as much willpower towards justice as ANY Superman does. In Justice League Online, Alan Scott outright destroys the Sinestro Corps yellow energy in Sintestro. And he fights villains that are on Dr. Fate's level.
If you want a good portrayal of Hal besides the CG series, which sometimes focused on Razor more, then there IS Emerald Knights.
DC editors want Hal to be the main GL but they also don't know what to do with him. In the New 52 movies, they made him a joke during the movie 'War'. In the following movies, they had Nathan Fillian ad-lib a lot of his personality. They kill him as quickly as possible in Apocolypse, and in Young Justice, they have Hal and John on completely equal standing among the JL, instead of John being Hal's backup.
DC editors: Bring back Hal!
DC writers: Okay, what do we do with him?
DC editiors: (shrug)
I found your channel like a week ago and it has me watching justice league and superman animated series episodes every night!
I'm lesbian af but John and Shayera are one of the few straight ships I'm ride or die for.
These videos are making me a little excited for JLU hitting Canadian Netflix soon, guess I'm going to be binging that when I can.
Jon Stewart will always be my favorite Lantern.
Hearing John Stewart recite the Green Lantern Oath at the end of “In Blackest Night: Part 2” is one of my all time favorite scenes of any TV Show ever. I love his capacity/willingness to be confident in his own Willpower to confront anything
my favourite character, what a TV series, truly so enjoyable and well made. equally can be said about this video you made, cheers.
I can’t stop watching this channel
I love your videos so much. They're so well edited and extremely stylized yet at the same time also holistic. You're easily one of my favorite creators on this platform.
Thank you for putting words to everything I loved about this series
Birds don't sing, but John Stewart is a helluva dancer
The interesting thing about John’s final decision in the series is that it can be read as quite selfish. He knows he still loves Shayera, but he tells her not only that he won’t be with her but he’s staying together with Vixen to assert his own control over destiny. The thing is that in doing so for that reason he’s actually hurting all three of them. He’s hurting Vixen by leading her on while he’s in love with Shayera, and he’s hurting Shayera and himself by refusing to face his true feelings. He’s essentially saying that he would rather reign in Hell than serve in Heaven. Frankly I’d love to see Vixen figuratively (and possibly literally) slap some sense into him and dump him. Then she at least could be free to find someone who loves her for her, and not because he’s afraid to lose control of his life.
How are your videos sooooo amazing. I love them all , great work
There's a reason why he's presented as glowing his Power Ring amidst a darkening twilight in the opening sequence pre-Unlimited.
Man, your video essays involving the self-concept theory are so like fascinating. And I resonated with this video a lot too! Thank you so so much! These are just so unbelievably imsightful!
I really appreciate this video because I've always liked John Stewart's character in JL/U, but I've always had trouble putting it into words.
Keep doing these. This was great 👍🏽
Thank you so much for all that you do. Finding your channel has been the best thing I've done for my mental health since stopping watching the news. Thanks for the dc love. You have left the world better than you found it.
I love this channel,its always relaxing watching his videos.I hope your channel blows up soon
This vid essay was really well done
John is the best of us..
"John Stewart? The guy with the talk show?"
Honestly, John Stewart is THE Green Lantern for me too, ngl. I grew up seeing him in the JL & later in JLU. Always thought he was more badass than Hal lol
Love the videos and this one is amazingly done, just never tell an actual Marine that they are in the Army (John was a Marine, not in the Army)
You've been on fire for MONTHS I love all of your DC content all of it movies character pieces the totality is amazing.
I love this channel.
John Stewart was my first contact with Green Lanterns. When I saw a Hal Jordan toy I was like "lol mom look a fake!!"
You legit do some of the best thinkpieces I've ever read or watched. You freaking rock
Another great vid. I gotta rewatch jla & unlimited again
John is a great character. I'm glad that they chose him for the series (though of course, I LOVED the use of Hal Jordan in the broken timelines episode).
Such a well made video this was great
Great video 🔥 Love John Stewart. Would like to see more of him.
IT'S TRUE, JOHN STEWART IS MY GREEN LANTERN!!
My favorite Green Lantern and Marine superhero in fiction. And he's one hell of a combat engineer and architect.
Idk how many people still read comics here, but but for all John Stewart fans- I think there is a miniseries about John Stewart coming out in September called Green Lantern: War Journal.
John Stewart will always be my favorite Green Lantern, specifically because of this show.
Thankyou
The video is great man
Awesome essay and the Hal Jordan line is gold-and accurate