Not gonna lie, The Excalibur thing is clever as hell. Give the writer who came up with that a raise.
There are no press screeners past E6, so that's cast & crew leaking
It was mentioned at the end of Sepinwalls review.
That's my thought as well. What are the chances they would actually become "friends"? Think about it, Dr. M being Cal could be his cry for humanity. He is so desperate to feel what humans feel. He even mind wiped a human so he can start fresh apparently. Him coming across a being like himself might be the exact kind of thing he'd want. They could literally dominate the universe together if they felt it.I think the only person who could truly relate to a Manhattan-level being would be another one. Dr.Manhattan is a fascinating character study. I'm not even sure they'd fight one another, especially if they both already know what the outcome of such an encounter would be.
that white night scene feels so loaded now that we know what we know. Before it was just horrifying and thrilling and, while it left some questions about the second assailant, it felt like that could be chalked up to Judd being in on the attack and wanting Angela to survive so he could keep her close or something. Now it's more complicated.
It starts with them dancing and about to have sex. Cal wants his present so he is watching the clock, ticking down to midnight. Who else in this universe was it that had a fixation on watches...
It looks like Angela throws Cal down in front of the couch but the first assailant just keeps coming into the kitchen, and we don't see or hear from Cal for the rest of the sequence. (this was suspect at the time but I assumed he'd been winged by the first shots or something.) Angela attacks the first 7Ker and nobody is visible in the family room in the background. She kicks the first away and turns and gets gutshot, the second assailant walks into the room seemingly also by Cal, if he's even still on the living room floor. Holds the shotgun to Angela's head and she says "Cal." She passes out and wakes up in the hospital with Judd.
In this clip Judd talks about killing his attacker. Then says "you got your guy too. Stabbed him and he bled out in your kitchen. I reckon there's somebody up there looking out for you." He only mentions the one guy. I think this dovetails well with people saying that Manhattan-Cal woke up in that moment and did something to the second attacker, which made 7K-Cyclops realize what he was. And at that point, their plan to go from White Night false flag to Keene's masked police act to President Joe seemed small—which is why Judd befriended Angela immediately after the attack (they don't even address each other by first names initially), to keep her close.
Dr Mother Teresa to keep "subtle" evil themeWhat would/will they call the anti-Dr Manhattan?
Dr Confederate?
What would/will they call the anti-Dr Manhattan?
Dr Confederate?
Yes they did write Laurie super dumb this episode. This is a good example of writing in service of the plot and not the character. If you thought there was a possibility of a man being part of a terrorist organization, wouldn't you think his wife would be part of it too....
Dr Uranprojekt.What would/will they call the anti-Dr Manhattan?
Dr Confederate?
Material for the inevitable Season 2One thing I don't like so far is the complete lack of Daniel (Nite Owl).
I know they said he was locked up (IIRC) but it would still be nice if he were involved in this series somehow.
Since a Manhattan is also a drink I propose a twist on another drink.What would/will they call the anti-Dr Manhattan?
Dr Confederate?
Well, this is terrifying.Keane would literally scrape Africa off the face of the planet and toss it into space before he would have the time to go introspective.
EDIT : Also, I don't think they're going to succeed in making a new Dr Manhattan. Jon coming back from the dead felt like a fluke in the comics (to me at least), it's going to be some anti-climatic shit to dunk on these KKK dumbasses.
Strong Female Protagonists™
There are no press screeners past E6, so that's cast & crew leaking
Nah, it's probably the best theory right now. Her father is going to be someone we already know of.
Bear in mind she could be talking figuratively. Her 'father' being someone who gave birth to who she is, rather than genetically. In which case Dr Manhatten could easily be it.Nah, it's probably the best theory right now. Her father is going to be someone we already know of.
Dr. Oldfashioned ?Since a Manhattan is also a drink I propose a twist on another drink.
Dr. White Whine
It would fit with the whiny little "it's hard to be a white man in America" bullshit.
theres only 2 episodes left and there is no other character with lube man's physique aside from Petey. It was obvious the second the lube guy was introduced.Has the show ever actually referred to Cal as "Cal Abar"? I can't remember. Peteypedia medical documents list his name as Calvin Jelani. Obviously he could take her last name since he'd have no attachment to "Jelani", just curious if the show ever officially said it.
Also are these Petey = Lube Man posts based on sonething other than him being tall, skinny, and currently unexplained?
Isn't he publicly on record as liking as David Hayters screenplay for the movie? If he liked that, how could he not like the show?....not that he'll ever admit to have watched it.
Has the show ever actually referred to Cal as "Cal Abar"? I can't remember. Peteypedia medical documents list his name as Calvin Jelani. Obviously he could take her last name since he'd have no attachment to "Jelani", just curious if the show ever officially said it.
Isn't he publicly on record as liking as David Hayters screenplay for the movie? If he liked that, how could he not like the show?....not that he'll ever admit to have watched it.
He'll never watch it. He's been super pissed off about DC's handling of Watchmen since long before the 09 film.
And it's kind of a bummer because Lindelof worships the man and has done right by his work, but he hasn't been in the headspace to be able to look at something like this fairly for decades.
Young women? He literally admits he cheats on his wife with Laurie because his wife got old.
Yeah, Moore hates DC more than whatever feelings or curiosity he might have towards the series. Maybe if somebody close to him or whom he trust recommends the series, but I don't think he would even say he likes it publicly anyway, so as to not give DC any credit.
I would also remark that save for a smattering of non-white characters (and non-white creators) these books and these iconic characters are still very much white supremacist dreams of the master race. In fact, I think that a good argument can be made for D.W. Griffith's Birth of a Nation as the first American superhero movie, and the point of origin for all those capes and masks.
It's pretty clear that Manhattan wanted to live as a human for a period. To get him to use his powers would be to rob him of that experience, which isn't exactly fair. Not to mention nothing has really been insane up until this point, and Angela is hella capable on her own. What Manhattan level problem has she had to deal with so far?I didn't like this revelation because I don't understand why she didn't use his help for any other crisis in her life before and during the show.
It was like she's a relatively regular person (relatively speaking) who discovers her family's past...oh and BTW I have a god in my house I forgot to mention!
he's a pandora's box once she opens that up she can't keep him to herselfI didn't like this revelation because I don't understand why she didn't use his help for any other crisis in her life before and during the show.
It was like she's a relatively regular person (relatively speaking) who discovers her family's past...oh and BTW I have a god in my house I forgot to mention!
Could it be that Veidt is dreaming all of this? Part of how having tomatoes and taking babies from a swamp can make sense.
He's in a prison of his own mind? Maybe he's in that statue, because that transition from Angela's eyes to the courtroom could be a clue.
This is because it doesn't make sense for Dr Manhattan to put him on Europa since he became Cal in 2009.
Yep, that's what I was thinking.I thought he might be in the statue. He was declared missing in 2012 after Trieu Industries purchased his companies.
Not a lot, but the story framed her as a relatively normal person (for this universe) who first finds real weird stuff around her with the conspiracy and her grandfather's past...it's just weird to me that it was "hey btw I lived with a god this whole time".It's pretty clear that Manhattan wanted to live as a human for a period. To get him to use his powers would be to rob him of that experience, which isn't exactly fair. Not to mention nothing has really been insane up until this point, and Angela is hella capable on her own. What Manhattan level problem has she had to deal with so far?