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Episodes(9)
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It's Summer and We're Running Out of Ice (E01)
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Martial Feats of Comanche Horsemanship (E02)
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She Was Killed by Space Junk (E03)
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If You Don't Like My Story, Write Your Own (E04)
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Little Fear of Lightning (E05)
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This Extraordinary Being (E06)
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An Almost Religious Awe (E07)
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A God Walks into a Bar (E08)
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See How They Fly (E09)
Plots(1)
Set in an alternate history where masked vigilantes are treated as outlaws, Watchmen, from executive producer Damon Lindelof (Emmy® winner for "Lost"; HBO's "The Leftovers") embraces the nostalgia of the original groundbreaking graphic novel of the same name, while attempting to break new ground of its own. Regina King leads the cast as Angela Abar, who wears two masks; one as a lead detective in The Tulsa Police Force and another as wife and mother of three. The cast also includes Jeremy Irons as the aging and imperious Lord of a British Manor; Don Johnson as Judd Crawford, Tulsa Chief of Police; Jean Smart as FBI Agent Laurie Blake; and Tim Blake Nelson as Detective Looking Glass. (HBO Europe)
(more)Reviews of this series by the user novoten (1)
Watchmen (2019)
One of the most attractive comic book universes is inhabited by only occasionally interesting new characters three decades after its most fundamental story. It is narrated at a more deliberate pace, and the central themes, previously so irresistibly spread across society, merge into the much-criticized but paradoxically genre-transparent racism. I tried for so long to tune into atmosphere of the new guardians, almost until the end. Every time, I was disappointed by an unnecessary, incomprehensible insert that just raised my eyebrow instead of making me interested in what the point would be. I was also bothered by the black and white flashbacks, which could have offered countless editing or directing ideas, but essentially does not answer anything I would like to know and just boldly undermines ancient theories that have always been just theories and never truths. But even despite the audacity, it never quite reaches the level of the original or its polished film adaptation. Or rather, it comes close, in just one episode, specifically the conversation at the bar. It is during that conversation that I first and last felt that chilling sensation in my spine and the anticipation of the possible and impossible, even though I often had to put on a bitter face at the direction in which this old familiar beloved and hated character is heading. On the other hand, Jean Smart is breathtaking and brings layers to you-know-who that I didn't know were hiding in her. But what can you do, after the uninspiring and tediously long finale, it's clear that the main thing I'm left with from this event is disappointment. When a continuation is strongest is in the moments when it recalls or brings back the original characters, while the new ones most of the time distract me from what really interests me, then something is wrong. ()