HBO's series "Lanterns" shows John Stewart creating a living construct without wearing his power ring, contrary to the established Green Lantern rule that the ring must be worn to use its power. In episode 2, Stewart, who has trained for two months with Hal Jordan, conjures a bird that remains active after he loses consciousness and survives an encounter with alien captors. The series notes that Stewart's constructs differ from typical Lantern constructs, which are usually hollow, because they are built from the inside out, a method linked to his architectural training. Jordan asks Stewart to bring the bird back alive, and Stewart replies that it is "just a bird" before crushing it into green dust. The episode also references comic storylines where Stewart creates sentient constructs, though those feats required higher power levels or cosmic enhancements. The series ends with speculation about how Stewart's abilities may develop once he puts on the ring.