And his sisters end up with Angela when at least one blood relative apparently had an interest in custody? And where did Cal disappear to during the White Night attack?) Much is shown but left mostly unexplained which results in additional confusion (examples: Topher- How did he. The heavy use of flashbacks can also be confusing for viewers. Were reparations specific to Tulsa? Nationwide?) (Was there a cash amount? It appears some people don't pay taxes or have reduced taxes. These things are far from "Easter Eggs" and are left unexplained.Īlso left unexplained are exactly what reparations were given out. There is very little explaining of the world Watchmen is based in which would make it extremely difficult for non-comic readers to understand many of the ideas/plotlines in the show (particularly the Adrian Veidt - who may not be Veidt - but probably is Veidt section, and all the Dr. Its a bit of a stretch but his whole black and white morality with no shades of gray, as represented by his mask, could also be used as an argument/symbol against race-mixing, but as I said, that idea is a bit of a stretch even for me, as the show does not seem to directly support that interpretation. If you read his words and how he frequently complains about "women's breasts draped across every billboard," as well as "liberals," "whores," "homosexuals" and "intellectuals."It is very easy to see how what is effectively a manifesto by this guy could be read as a pro-conservative manifesto, or used to "redpill" people about race, particularly given that it was published with commentary by a right-wing talking head from the paper. The supplemental stuff on the website, particularly the bit on the journal puts it into context. I think there is definitely a connection, and it is not too far off, especially considering that his journal was published by the watchmen version of Breitbart/Infowars/(insert far-right rag here). I knew the general plot, and that people had Opinions about movie vs book, but had not read it all before. I'm reading the comic for the first time now, after having seen only the movie before and watching the show. The use of Rorschach as a symbol of white supremacist rebels is interesting. It’s also pretty bold to make a TELEVISION sequel to a COMIC because they’re two completely different mediums and that’s asking a lot from people. For those who just think Watchmen was a movie, they’re going to be confused about things as well because the movie changed the ending from the comic. For those who aren’t even aware of what Watchmen is, they’re going to think this is a stand alone show and not understand a lot of what’s happening because the background of this world is pretty important. It’s just called “Watchmen” like the comic and movie instead of being given a sequel esque title so if you’re not researching online you don’t know if it’s an adaption of the comic, a sequel to the comic, a sequel to the movie, or a retelling of the story-doesn’t help that Lindelof called it a “remix” when so far it just seems like a sequel to the comic. My one criticism is that the marketing was extremely confusing and to understand what this show even is you HAVE to dig around online for information which the casual viewer isn’t going to do. If You Don't Like My Story, Write Your Own
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