Fear Itself

"Fear Itself" is the eighth episode of Green Lantern: The Animated Series. It aired on April 21st, 2012.

Overview
With supplies running low, Hal and Kilowog search an uncharted Class G Planet for food and find themselves each stranded on different sides of the two warring species that live here. Meanwhile, Razer must recharge his power ring.

Synopsis
Aya informs Kilowog, Hal Jordan, and Razer that the Interceptor is out of rationed food. In order to replenish their supplies, the Interceptor lands at a nearby habitable planet and the two Green Lanterns are given a Edible Biomass Detector to find compatible biological lifeforms. Razer does not need to accompany them because his species has a long-term storage organ in their bodies for food. Kilowog instead finds a village of natives. The tribespeople appear to be using a yellow crystal as an iron substitute, making weapons and armor from it. Meanwhile, Hal encounters a different alien altogether near a large strip mine. The floating jellyfish-like aliens called Nidara are mining yellow crystal and taking it away from the planet. Kilowog's natives and Hal's Nidara come into conflict because the tribespeople believe the Nidara are taking away a vital resource to their primative tribe. Unbeknownst to them, the yellow crystal present is the same yellow crystal found in the Spider Guild prison, sapping the Green Lantern's Power Rings when in close proximity, as well as causing fear when in close contact with humanoids. The Nidara are immune to the crystal, and striving to remove it from the tribepeople's planet to remove its' influence from them. In a large battle the affected Kilowog and the tribepeople attack the Nidara, until Hal can convince Kilowog about the yellow crystal. The Nidara taking the tribepeople's sacred statues from their village, which had been made from yellow crystal. The episode ends with Aya giving Razer a new oath to comfort him, which he appreciates. After she leaves, he silently reveals it doesn't work, so Razer secretly recharges his ring using the original oath with great sadness.

Credits

 * Written by:
 * Mark Hoffmeier
 * Directed by:
 * Rick Morales
 * Starring:
 * Josh Keaton - Hal Jordan
 * Kevin Michael Richardson - Kilowog
 * Jason Spisak - Razer
 * Grey DeLisle -
 * Aya
 * Thila (first appearance)
 * Corey Burton -
 * Leph (first appearance)
 * Yarley (first appearance)
 * Vanessa Marshall - Galia (first appearance)
 * Produced by:
 * James Krieg - producer
 * Sam Register - executive producer
 * Bruce Timm - executive producer
 * Giancarlo Volpe - producer
 * Susan Ward - line producer
 * Music by:
 * Frederik Wiedmann
 * Film editing by:
 * Joe Gall
 * Casting by:
 * Lisa Schaffer
 * Production management:
 * James Davidson - production supervisor
 * Josh Ling - assistant production manager
 * Sandi Smith - assistant production manager
 * Art department:
 * Tom De Rosier - storyboard artist
 * Val Kung - concept designer
 * Peter Markowski - concept artist
 * Jeff Palm - concept designer
 * Derrick Wyatt - additional design and color
 * Special effects by:
 * Chieh-Yuan Chuang - special effects lead
 * Visual effects by:
 * Roger Borelli - lead modeler
 * Casting department:
 * Liz Carroll - casting administrator
 * Animation department:
 * Thomas Perkins - character designer
 * Clarence Robello - animation lead
 * Editorial department:
 * Steven White - on-line editor
 * Music department:
 * Chris Tedesco - music contractor
 * Hyesu Yang - orchestrator
 * Other crew:
 * John Michael Beach - business and legal affairs
 * Lori Blackstone - business and legal affairs
 * James Krieg - story editor

Quotes

 * Kilowog: You do that, Jordan?
 * Hal: Okay, what was that?
 * Galia: (to Kilowog) Have some soup, my home remedy.
 * Galia: (to Kilowog) Please Kilowog, we need your help.
 * Aya: Razer, I did not intend...
 * Razer: GET OUT!
 * Galia: (to Kilowog) No, you are an excellent teacher.
 * (Kilowog wakes up) Galia: Kilowog, are you okay? You are dreaming.
 * Kilowog: My powers have returned.
 * Hal: Because you are away from those yellow crystals.
 * Hal: (to Kilowog) Kilowog, it's me. Hal.
 * Galia: (surprised) They don't want to hurt us?
 *  A native: (to his fellow soldiers) She's protecting him. Destroy them all!
 * Razer: The power of the crimson red / Can lead your soul away from dread / And heal the deepest wounds of hate / Let no one else decide your fate.

Series continuity

 * Hal mentions the yellow crystals and the Spider Guild prison, which appeared in "Razer's Edge".

Trivia

 * Although it was never named, this planet may very well be Qward. A later episode, "Scarred", revealed it was the only planet with a heavy presence of yellow aurrem. Perhaps, enough still to make a power battery?
 * Aya made an alternate Red Lantern Corps Oath for Razer.