Welcome to EWs weekly recap of HBOsWatchmen.
Well, tonights explanation-packed episode changed all that.
This installment easily rivals episode 3 as one of the best episodes of the season so far.
Tim Blake Nelson in ‘Watchmen’.Mark Hill/HBO
Theyre obsessed with justice because of some injustice they suffered, usually when they were kids.
Ergo the mask to hide the pain.
I couldnt stop thinking about that quote as I watched the excellent opening sequence of tonights episode.
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A girl lured him into a funhouse, undressed him, and stole all his clothes.
He refuses to be tricked and humiliated by anyone else like that again.
In other words, Wade is a prime example of what Laurie said about vigilantes in last weeks episode.
), highlighting the ways in which Wade is still haunted by 11/2.
It reminded me of howThe Leftoversused different versions of Take On Me in one of its final episodes.
(With the release ofLast Christmasand this episode, its been a big month for Michaels music.)
Christian, what stood out to you about Wades story in this episode?
Did you too feel bad that he was played by another woman (Deadwoods Paula Malcolmson)?
Christian:This was my favorite cold open of the season so far.
I loved a lot of the world-building details we got from Wades perspective.
But I think my interpretation of Wades story differs from yours.
But maybe thats my journalistic bias showing; I always believe people are better off for knowing the truth.
But this episode reveals the show is well aware of that truth and is in fact leaning into it.
Chance, how does it feel to have your suspicions confirmed?
Chancellor:You know how much I love being right!
The fact that this supposed order or situation in Tulsa is inherently corrupt is very fascinating.
It kind of reminded me of what I learned about international order in college.
Historically, order on an international scale is often created and maintained through violence like war.
That process appears to have been replicated in Tulsa.
Perhaps the answer can be found in the Nostalgia pills a.k.a.
memories in drug form she swallowed at the end of hour right as Laurie went to arrest her.
Before we wrap up, wemusttalk about the Adrian Veidt asides.
Perhaps this is indeed one of the worlds that Manhattan created and then left behind.
(Part of me thinks Veidt is trapped inside of a snow globe, too.)
We now realize that Veidt has not just been killing his underlings willy-nilly on failed escape attempts.
Hes done this before.
In case you need any further parallels, Veidts exclamation of I did it!
after making it to the lunar surface is nearly identical to his I did it!
moment in the comics after TV news reports confirm that the squid hoax successfully staved off nuclear war.
In this episode, of course, its Wade who gets a revelation from TV screens.
Personally I dont know why the smartest man in the world would make such a videotaped confession.
And here weWatchmenreaders always figured it would be Rorschachs journal that spilled the beans about the squid scam.
No need when Veidt was hoisted by his own petard like this!
Chance, youre very much correct about the show exploring the violence that accompanies law and order.
Feeling that he has no choice, Wade does so.
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