#this is not of the same smart caliber that gl fans here post so i won’t tag it

[strawberrytalia]

i’m always so fascinated by the dual natures of every lantern corps. i know a lot of GL fans rightfully don’t like the entity concept (and i hate parts of it myself for sure), but the exploration of emotions in their most primal states is something i just find so interesting. like despite writers depicting them as good or bad, i like that they’re technically all neutral because there is no moral application to emotions, the main reason it is in the comics is because it’s the most emotionally charged people to ever exist all fighting. like rage and love go so hand in hand, and one can argue that rage is born from love. a love for justice, a love for oneself, a love for people suffering (Atrocitus). you feel anger because it’s a secondhand emotion, it comes from pain of not being seen or understood or being failed or losing what’s dear to you. when their hearts are replaced by their rings which need constant anger to function, and that’s just the epitome of how sometimes anger is ALL you have, the only thing you allow yourself to feel if you want to survive. likewise, hope is so interesting to me. the way that blue lanterns will literally die if they lose hope, like it’s just a double edged sword that beautifully represents what hope actually is in real life. and the indigo tribe is one of the most obvious applications of neutrality given that they indoctrinate “bad people” like a cult and i really love that too. compassion means nothing if it’s forced or fake, it’s not kindness it’s being nice. and lastly the sinestro corps… arguably the only corps that’s shown fully antagonistic given that instilling fear is a self-serving action. and given what we know about bleez’s backstory, they commit a lot of crimes in the name of fear. but fear conversely is a survival tactic, it is the caution that keeps you alive, it’s not a bad thing to feel, and i think jessica’s arc really illustrates that. fear is something to move on from, but like all the others, it has its own merit.