Last Sunday was the season finale of the nine episode Watchmen TV series, on HBO, and I’ve been having all kinds of thoughts. From the first episode, to the finale, my thoughts have just been all over the place. This show took me on a journey, but it was satisfying, and I’m not as angry with Lindhelof as I was when the series began. This makes up for some of his past transgressions, like Prometheus, and the ending of Lost. I was exasperated by some of it, some of it galvanized me, and some of it made me feel really, deeply, some type of way. The plot is a little too intricate to get into here, but I have provided plenty of links, for those who are curious.
First off, the series is a direct sequel to the comic book, and not the much maligned movie from a few years ago. This story (most of it) takes place thirty years after the events in the book, with flashbacks to some periods in between. I talked about the setting in a mini review.
https://tvgeekingout.wordpress.com/2019/10/28/october-viewing-list-ii/
Review
https://tv.avclub.com/life-on-earth-gets-a-lot-weirder-but-watchmen-continue-1840145375
And People’s Thinky Thoughts:
https://www.vulture.com/article/watchmen-hbo-easter-eggs-references-episode-guide.html
https://www.thedailybeast.com/hbos-watchmen-pisses-off-comics-fanboys-its-woke-propaganda
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