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Re: HBO's Watchmen
Posted: December 2nd, 2019, 1:38 pm
by FuturePast
That twist came out of nowhere
The most interesting thing about it is
Also the Veidt story
Re: HBO's Watchmen
Posted: December 2nd, 2019, 3:19 pm
by prince0gotham
Now Where Was I ? wrote: ↑December 2nd, 2019, 1:38 pm
That twist came out of nowhere
The most interesting thing about it is
Also the Veidt story
Yeah that second thing has been starting to test me
Re: HBO's Watchmen
Posted: December 2nd, 2019, 10:07 pm
by atilasantos
Law wrote: ↑December 2nd, 2019, 1:30 pm
This show just keeps getting better and better.. was not expecting that
Re: HBO's Watchmen
Posted: December 4th, 2019, 6:27 am
by Collector03601
EPs1234 were good, but EPs567 were waaaaay better! Each one of those hits harder each time. Two more to go!
Re: HBO's Watchmen
Posted: December 4th, 2019, 10:48 am
by Nomis
So yeah, I've caught up with this show.
This is top tier television. So far it's up there with
Succession season 2. I always love it when an original continuation of a previous story works so well as it does here. The first two episodes really had to get me into it but after that they slowly but surely reveal more about its history. Not just what happened in the 80s, but the story set in the 40s is just spectacular. I love it when they use creative ways to go from one shot to the next and particularly in that episode it all came together so wonderfully. The cast is great, I love King's work and the fact that mature people lead this show. Smart is terrific, I love how they continued Laurie's story. The way they tell the story, going for episodes more fixated on one character is a great move, just like with Game of Thrones, you can really flesh out characters while continuing the overall story in an engaging, emotionally invested way. Nelson delivers great work too.
I just love this stuff so much. It all feels so carefully planned, almost with surgical precision, as much as filmmaking allows that but holy shit; it's just fantastic. I love how they create such a logic alternative 2019, it feels so real. Again, episode 6 is incredible, I love Hooded Justice' story. Another great way to enrich the original story as he was the only one we never found out who he was.
Re: HBO's Watchmen
Posted: December 4th, 2019, 1:10 pm
by Vader182
Yes ^
also for those saying the big twist came out of nowhere, please remember:
-Vader
Re: HBO's Watchmen
Posted: December 4th, 2019, 6:23 pm
by prince0gotham
speaking of hiding in plain sight, E6 and 7 are connected in very deliberate ways in the sense that
Re: HBO's Watchmen
Posted: December 4th, 2019, 6:30 pm
by Ruth
Vader182 wrote: ↑December 4th, 2019, 1:10 pm
Yes ^
also for those saying the big twist came out of nowhere, please remember:
-Vader
tbh don’t remember who it was, but characters did argue whether this was bullshit or not a few times. so i think stuff like this, also the talk with the kids, is kind of a reach to think of as these big hints
but
Re: HBO's Watchmen
Posted: December 5th, 2019, 12:26 am
by Vader182
Ruth wrote: ↑December 4th, 2019, 6:30 pm
Vader182 wrote: ↑December 4th, 2019, 1:10 pm
Yes ^
also for those saying the big twist came out of nowhere, please remember:
-Vader
tbh don’t remember who it was, but characters did argue whether this was bullshit or not a few times. so i think stuff like this, also the talk with the kids, is kind of a reach to think of as these big hints
but
The show introduces the idea that sets this up in episode 2 of the season. I'm not saying they were or weren't "big" or "little" hints or clues or whatever, I certainly just that the show clearly laid the track for this throughout the entire season.
Some other fun examples:
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-Vader
Re: HBO's Watchmen
Posted: December 5th, 2019, 10:20 am
by Nomis