[7.7/10] Here’s the funny thing about this episode -- I’m familiar with most of the other major Green Lanterns *except* for Kyle Rayner. I know Hal Jordan as the sort of default Lantern in movies and other adaptations (who gets a shout out here when the fight spills onto an air force base). I know (and, if I’m honest, prefer) Jon Stewart, since he’s the Lantern I got to know best in the *Justice League* cartoon. And I even know Guy Gardener from his hot-headed appearances on *Batman: The Brave and the Bold*. But I really enjoyed Rayner’s introduction here. There’s a nice logic to someone who’s an artist being the right choice to become a Green Lantern, with the sort of imagination and creativity that’s required to realize the power ring’s full potential. The show nicely sets up both how he’s sort of down on his luck, making him being chosen to protect the Earth (and beyond) unlikely even to him, and how he has a knack and a talent for helping people, even before he gets his super powers. The episode does a good job of basically dividing the episode into two sections: 1. Kyle learning how to use his ring and 2. Superman learning about the Green Lantern Corps., before bringing the two together in the final act. The former works nicely, as Kyle is a little bewildered by the ring at first, and there’s some good opportunities to show him not quite understanding the power in his possession just yet, but still using it instinctively to aid his fellow man. The latter works well too. As with the Apokalips Invasion episodes, whisking Superman away somewhere to hear exposition and backstory is a little convenient, but is also a solid device to explain what’s happening and put the conflict into context. It works as a way to establish Abin-Sur and Sinestro, and to underline the themes of what the Lanterns represent and why Kyle fits that well. The eventual fight between Sinestro and Kyle is a good one. The show itself makes good on the possibilities the magic rings confer, while not forgetting that Sinestro is an experienced former lantern with a very specific mission, while Kyle is just getting the hang of this but naturally good at it thanks to his artistic talents. The clash of green and yellow is a good one. In the end, Kyle accepts his responsibility,and it works as a boost to the idea that importance can come from anywhere, even down on their luck young men in newspaper art departments. I have a feeling we won’t see much more of Mr. Rayner again, but even if this is his only outing, it’s a good one.