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[QUOTE=Black Manta;4654615]I wasn't wowed by the first episode. I think they could have done a better job connecting to the previous material. I'm not really sure if this is a continuation of the comic series or the movie. Doesn't make sense to me how Rorschach could become a symbol of white supremacy.[/QUOTE]
I think it makes sense:
[url]https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-insidious-libertarian-to-alt-right-pipeline[/url]
Someone like Stefan Molyneux says he is a libertarian and promotes race ''science''. A lot of libertarians have become alt-right, so I can totally see Rorschach being co-opted by white supremacists. Rorschach could be horrified by such a development, but I think this turn is totally believable.
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[QUOTE=Surf;4643442][font=georgia]Yea. Even one of the popular YT guys who pump out constant review videos for DC/Marvel cape shows/movies didn't mention the Tulsa massacre as even being race related- which was the whole point, he just said 'a massacre'. Kind of disappointing in that this dude has source material background for everytime a CW or one of the new Titan's show character passes gas but for this show- that ties to an ACTUAL event he pulled way back in the most vaguest of terms. For reasons.[/font]
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A couple YT reviews have been weirdly obtuse about the show tackling race. White fragility is active even in people outside the US.
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[url]https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-features/watchmen-damon-lindelof-interview-896780/[/url]
An interview with Damon Lindelof about the show. My favorite bit:
[quote]So there’s no way to end up with a better movie than the one Zack Snyder made, in my opinion.[/quote]
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Overall, as according to my review, I liked last night's episode of Watchmen over the premiere...if only because of Adrian Veidt's play about Doctor Manhattan. Oh my gosh, that was hysterical. Dark, but hysterical all the same.
[url=https://bamsmackpow.com/2019/10/28/watchmen-season-1-episode-2-review/]Watchmen season 1, episode 2 review: Martial Feats of Comanche Horsemanship[/url]
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Hopefully they reveal who the boy is in the next episode.
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[QUOTE=Username taken;4643213] What I find stunningly surprising is that so many Americans don't even know about the Tulsa massacre. [/QUOTE]
I *lived* in Tulsa, for a time, and I never heard of it.
You can be darn skippy it didn't come up in school.
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That Dr Manhattan play. Shocking.
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[QUOTE=CliffHanger2;4656128]Hopefully they reveal who the boy is in the next episode.[/QUOTE]
You mean Topher? I thought he was the son of her partner, killed on White Night.
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[QUOTE=Tracer Bullet;4656525]So who took Will?[/QUOTE]
Since he is Hooded Justice. I figure the Government or Nite Owl. He said he has friends in high places.
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I just watched the 2nd episode...who are we supposed to be rooting for??? So far i am on team squid.
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[QUOTE=Kirby101;4656537]Since he is Hooded Justice. I figure the Government or Nite Owl. He said he has friends in high places.[/QUOTE]
Did I miss something? Hooded Justice was a white guy who was a member of the KKK. He was implied to be gay and assassinated by Comedian.
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[QUOTE=Immortal Weapon;4656571]Did I miss something? Hooded Justice was a white guy who was a member of the KKK. He was implied to be gay and assassinated by Comedian.[/QUOTE]
They seem to be pointing to it being Will.
[url]https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a29592559/who-is-hooded-justice-watchmen-identity-will-reeves-theory-explained/[/url]
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[QUOTE=Immortal Weapon;4656571]Did I miss something?[B][COLOR="#0000FF"] Hooded Justice was a white guy who was a member of the KKK. He was implied to be gay and assassinated by Comedian.[/COLOR][/B][/QUOTE]
That possibility is something that only a certain subset of comic book readers will be aware of, no?
If you've only read the "Classic Coke" series(and are aiming the show at folks who [B][I]might[/I][/B] have done the same), is there any reason that you couldn't just ignore the corner of things that you mentioned?
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[QUOTE=Kirby101;4656531]You mean Topher? I thought he was the son of her partner, killed on White Night.[/QUOTE]
Nah not Topher the boy who escaped Black Wall Street. I know now he turned out to be Knight's grandfather But I was thinking he turned out to be a superhero. Maybe we'll find out which one exactly next episode.