Broken hearts and shattered lives like wreckage on the ground The memories of those poor souls who were lost but never found They shook their fists and cursed the sky demanding explanation No answers came, no soothing words just silence and frustration But in Jarden Town the sun shone bright – a miracle The light […] More
Spoiler Warning! If you haven’t read Doomsday Clock in its entirety or watched all of the Watchmen TV Show and you wish to do either, don’t let this article deprive you of a spoiler-free experience, as it contains major ones for both. If you’re still here, then you’ve done your research, so let’s continue. You […] More
By Patricia Willenborg Once upon a time in popular comic books, trauma was a pulse beneath the skin of the narrative, often embedded in origin stories. It was the steely motivation for Batman’s crusade, and the mournful reaction to Uncle Ben’s murder. But by and large, it was not a lived and limiting experience for […] More
Welcome back, dear reader, to your one-stop-shop for all the latest and greatest theories and analysis following the airing of HBO’s Watchmen S1E9 “See How They Fly.” As a reminder, this article will be chock-full of spoilers. I’ve scrubbed internet forums, YouTube videos, podcasts, preview clips, and various interviews, so you don’t have to. Be […] More
Welcome back, dear reader, to your one-stop-shop for all the latest and greatest theories and analysis following the airing of HBO’s Watchmen S1E8 “A God Walks into Abar.” As a reminder, this article will be chock-full of spoilers. I’ve scrubbed internet forums, YouTube videos, podcasts, preview clips, and various interviews, so you don’t have to. […] More
Well, the ending to last week’s episode really hit like a hammer to the temple, if you know what I mean. Confirming a semi-popular fan theory, Cal is in fact Dr. Manhattan. Or rather, it appears that Cal is an unassuming vessel for Dr. Manhattan. Right away, I did a double-take at the title card, […] More
There’s something very fitting about this decade being bookended by shows Damon Lindelof was at the helm of. In January of 2010, television fans were abuzz about long-time ABC hit Lost coming to an end. As 2019 comes to a close, Watchmen, Lindelof’s third hit series to air in the past 10 years, is the […] More
By Patricia Willenborg I suppose my writing this was inevitable. When I first picked up the Watchmen graphic novel shortly before the film was released, people had been urging me to read it for over a decade. “ “You have to read it,” they said, independent of one another, always with the stress in the […] More
Welcome back, dear reader, to your one-stop-shop for all the latest and greatest theories and analysis following the airing of HBO’s Watchmen S1E6 “Little Fear of Lightning.” As a reminder, this article will be chock-full of spoilers. I’ve scrubbed internet forums, YouTube videos, podcasts, preview clips, and various interviews, so you don’t have to. Be […] More
Welcome back, dear reader, to your one-stop-shop for all the latest and greatest theories and analysis following the airing of HBO’s Watchmen S1E6 “This Extraordinary Being.” As a reminder, this article will be chock-full of spoilers. I’ve scrubbed internet forums, YouTube videos, podcasts, preview clips, and various interviews, so you don’t have to. Be forewarned; […] More
The latest episode of Watchmen, “This Extraordinary Being,” finally pulls back the curtain on Will Reeves. At the conclusion to the previous episode, Angela downed Will’s entire bottle of Nostalgia–an outlawed drug tailored to an individual that helps them recall their memories. Most of this episode’s events are inside Angela’s mind as she experiences Will’s […] More
Welcome back, dear reader, to your one-stop-shop for all the latest and greatest theories and analysis following the airing of HBO’s Watchmen S1E5 “Little Fear of Lightning.” As a reminder, this article will be chock-full of spoilers. I’ve scrubbed internet forums, YouTube videos, podcasts, preview clips, and various interviews, so you don’t have to. Be […] More
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