Great episode!

Bits that remained with me:

• The interview was well done. Stoic enough to feel like a thousand year entity was chatting with someone who exhibits the "perfect soldier". We see John's mask but we juust about see glimpses of what John actually wants or where his principles are. Definitely feels like that chaotic "anti authoritarian" training Hal is performing will have benefits.
• I am appreciative of the racial focus taken (reading some reddit comments.. damn.. people be hating). You can't have an agent without an arena and that arena back in the day mattered. Also.. the guardians don't care about petty worldly squabbles but they sure can use any justified anger for their purposes.
• In the end, with the racial dynamics, superheroics, warring factions.. it boils to power and trust. John wields power being precise while Hal is chaotic and it was fun to see how John used what little power he wielded (guns, art, character). He didn't feel resentful and and angry. He was trained to trust while it seems Hal runs on suspicion. Which can juuust as easily turn into fear :)

One nice thing is that they've kept the suspense and each party has reasonable justifications for their actions. The newest one is how the guardians don't like the ring choosing their own candidates. They don't trust Hal due to his uncontrollable character and less so now that he may be tainted by Sinestro or AbinSur. Sinestro may have just cause in hating the guardians and their "rules"..

Let's see!