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A |     以下包含 HBO 剧集《灯侠》(Lanterns) 第 2 集的严重剧透。    NEW YORK -- Americans showed their steadfast resilience and kept spending online, at restaurants and other outlets in September even as they grappled with higher prices, rising interest rates and a host of other headwinds piling up.Retail sales rose 0.7% in September, more than twice what economists had expected, and close to a revised 0.8% bump in August, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday. Retail sales in August were inflated after gasoline prices spiked, however. That was not the case in September when gas prices rose more slowly.A closely watched category of retail sales that excludes auto dealers, gas stations and building materials and feeds into the gross domestic product jumped 0.6% last month compared to the prior month.Tuesday's sales figures aren't adjusted for inflation, but the cost of goods barely rose last month, so the increased spending isn't a reflection of higher prices. Prices for durable goods, such as those sold by appliance and electronics stores, actually fell last month.The government’s monthly retail sales report offers only a partial look at consumer spending; it doesn’t include many services, including health care, travel and hotel lodging. But it does cover spending at restaurants, which had a solid 0.9% increase. Spending online rose 1.1% last month, according to the report. Sales at general merchandise stores rose 0.4%. Sales at home furnishings and furniture stores were flat, while electronics stores and outlets that sell building materials saw declines reflecting a difficult housing market. The retail sales report, which reflects the sixth consecutive monthly gain, reinforces the fact that American consumers, as a whole, are showing no signs of pulling back on their spending, which powers most of the economy. That spending comes despite attempts by the Federal Reserve to cool spending and hiring. That's good news heading into the critical holiday shopping season. But the robust sales report also means that the Fed officials could leave the door open for additional rate hikes. That means that shoppers could face higher interest rates for awhile.“If the cost-of-living crisis has hit consumer confidence, you wouldn’t know it judging by a second month of strong retail sales with the consumer buying everything that wasn’t nailed down,” said Christopher S. Rupkey, chief economist at FWDBONDS LLC, a financial markets research company. “Fed officials have another rate hike this year up on their forecast board, and they will need to use it, if the economic data continues to surprise economists on the upside.” Still, questions remain whether shoppers will finally buckle under more bad news piling up from federal budget wrangling, the resumption of student loan repayments, and new global tensions tied to the Oct. 7 surprise attack by Hamas in Israel. The moratorium on student loan payments lifted Oct. 1. Analysts say that shoppers could also become rattled if the Israel-Hamas war is not contained.Moreover, the relentless spending by shoppers also comes at a cost to their household finances.“We have repeatedly under-estimated the U.S. consumer, “ said Tim Quinlan, a senior economist at Wells Fargo Economics. ”But in pulling off this spending spree, consumers have dented their household finances, a theme that is evident not only in the diminished savings, but also the trend rise in credit card delinquencies.”Healthy consumer spending is expected to lift the economy's growth rate to about 3.5% or possibly even higher in the July-September quarter. September's strong sales also suggests the economy may not slow as much in the final three months of the year as previously expected, analysts said. The retail sales report came as businesses across the U.S. economy ramped up hiring in September, defying surging interest rates, and the ongoing threat of a government shutdown. The strength of hiring has surprised economists inside and outside of the Fed. Consumer prices rose 0.4% from August to September, below the previous month’s 0.6% pace. The report from the Labor Department also showed that year-over-year inflation was flat last month from a 3.7% rise in August.Meanwhile, retailers are pulling out discounts and other incentives to get shoppers to open their wallets for the holiday season as they worry about shoppers' finances. Best Buy, the nation's largest consumer electronics retailer, unveiled a new experience that gives shoppers a chance to access some of the biggest deals and cool gadgets of the holiday season. The items, which kicked off late last month, are only available in limited quantities and exclusively through the Best Buy app. ——————AP Economics Writer Christopher Rugaber contributed to this report from Washington.——————Follow Anne D’Innocenzio: http://twitter.com/ADInnocenzio。继上周詹姆斯·冈恩与彼得·萨夫兰领导的 DC 宇宙最新剧集《灯侠》(Lanterns) 首播集之后——由于该剧果断决定在开篇即让传奇绿灯侠哈尔·乔丹（凯尔·钱德勒 饰）领便当（尽管是在其 2026 年的时间线中），这引发了粉丝的热议与关注——本周的剧集节奏稍缓，重点转向了剧集的核心悬疑（设定在 2016 年的时间线）。

B | 虽然《灯侠》(Lanterns) 的大部分内容仍植根于地球，描述哈尔在警长凯恩（凯莉·麦克唐纳 饰）管辖的内布拉斯加州拉什维尔镇调查，而约翰·斯图尔特（阿伦·皮埃尔 饰）则被派去取回他导师的灯炉，但剧集在结尾终于让我们领略到了其宇宙化的一面。

C | 在约翰向哈尔汇报了由安坦（保罗·本-维克托 饰）领导的伪装成人类的外星人情况后，哈尔决定在剧中首次穿上制服（不包括上周看到的简短电视采访闪回）并飞向太空。

D | 这名绿灯侠不仅进入了太空，还飞向了欧阿星 (Oa)——这里是统治整个绿灯军团的宇宙守护者的家园。

E | 哈尔去欧阿星做什么？是为了探望他曾经的导师，也是他的宿敌——塞尼斯托（乌里奇·汤姆森 饰），他在几年前变节后目前正处于监禁中。

F | 乍一看，这部剧可能会被误认为只是另一部设定在美国小镇的侦探剧。

G | 但当第 2 集结尾那样的场景出现时，毫无疑问，这就是关于太空警察绿灯侠的故事，一个可以随时飞往另一个星球的男人。

H | “就像凯尔在首播集的酒吧里说的那样，‘何时以及何处使用戒指才是关键’，”剧集主管克里斯·蒙迪在被问及剧中绿灯戒指的使用时告诉我。对于他和他的团队来说，何时使用以及何时不使用戒指的决定绝非轻率之举。“这是哈尔的性格使然，也是我们对自己的一种提醒，”他继续说道。“我们希望每一次大规模使用戒指都能显得实至名归。

I | 我们从微小的、带有玩票性质的地方开始，比如那张 20 美元的钞票之类的，这样每次我们使用它时，观众都会信任我们，会觉得‘噢，他们并没有一直到处乱用特效’。是这些角色在决定何时使用，正因为如此，塑造这些角色的编剧也知道何时该使用，何时不该使用。”蒙迪强调，如果涉及戒指的某些情节感觉脱离了角色或故事，编剧们认为选择正确的角色/故事时刻比单纯为了视觉奇观而展示戒指更为重要。“随着剧情的发展，我们意识到这部剧对戒指能力的承载力比我们最初预想的要大，这很棒，”他说。“能大量使用它且感觉自然，这种感觉很好。

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