'Watchmen' S01E02 - Going the opposite way, going backwards in the raging winds of racial issues

Isai 2022-11-06 16:12:55

With the broadcast of the second episode, the development of the TV series version of "Watchmen" began to become more unexpected, and it was basically impossible to guess any information by guessing.

Although it is not as lively as other superhero-themed film and television dramas, the depth of the plot is definitely worthy of the unanimous praise given by the previous media!

Since the development of the story line is too obscure, there is no clue at present, so I will make some guesses, and fans can discuss it together.

Regarding the historical legacy of racial conflicts, "Watchmen" continues to throw out new content.

Back in time before the Tulsa massacre in 1921, roughly before the German surrender in World War I in 1918.

They tried to use inflammatory propaganda to divide the black fighting power in the Entente and promised them full equality with whites.

What's interesting is that the promise of Nazi Germany is very similar to President River's current black welfare system.

In the eyes of white Americans, the River Act is just like the Nazi system, which makes them extremely disgusted.

After finding the director's body, Sister Dark Night did not destroy the scene, but took away the wheelchair old man without saying a word.

On the one hand, the nun hopes to use her own method to obtain first-hand confessions, and it also fits very well with her setting that she doesn't speak much of cruelty.

Back in the process of interrogating the old man in the bakery, the old man kept stressing that he was a superhuman. Without a breakthrough in his confession, the nun managed to get his DNA for testing in order to further confirm his identity.

The owner of a newsstand on the side of the road was talking about the annihilation of octopuses. He bluntly said that this was an official conspiracy. At the same time, the president took the opportunity to accept refugees from Libya and invaded the relevant interests of the native American residents.

What's interesting is that this boss is also a black man, but he rejects black refugees in North Africa. At the same time, he watches the news and comments on the political situation, which has some implication of left-leaning white people in reality.

At the scene of the crime, the heroes were all irritable and restless because of the death of the director, while the paparazzi in that world smelled the smell of big news and rushed to take pictures with wings like mothman.

After the paparazzi were shot down, the irony was that they were tough on the government. The paparazzi called them Nazis, but the Red Scare responded: "Communists."

As soon as the voice fell, it was a violent output.

Holding the director's body, the nun recalled the time when the "white night" attacked and the scene when she and the director became acquainted.

The Seventh Legion, which suddenly attacked the police, almost killed the nun. As for why the nun was able to escape, the director said: "I believe someone is helping you." It is estimated that this will be a more important foreshadowing later.

The entire "White Night" attack involved 40 families of police officers. The Doyles and Doyles, friends of the nun, also died tragically. Most of the surviving police officers chose to retire. The chief chose to carry great danger to continue to deliver justice. The nun used another method. Continue your mission.

Here is a detail. After learning of the death of a good friend, the director persuaded the nun to express her emotions by crying when she was sad. The nun refused, and the director apologized and said that he had disappointed the nun.

When collecting the director's body, the nun expressed her apology with the same words, and she almost broke down emotionally about the director's death, indicating that her relationship with the director at this time was better than that of her partner.

I believe that the foreshadowing of two emotional breakdowns, the nun will usher in an emotional explosion in the follow-up plot.

The panic of the self-proclaimed communists, who were called Nazis by the paparazzi, came to the racist lair of the Seventh Knights, and carried out indiscriminate arrests of civilians and suspects. The two forces clashed violently.

When the nun took the DNA test, there were many protesting white people in front of the Tulsa Holocaust Memorial Museum.

At present, "Watchmen" is by no means a drama that simply emphasizes political correctness, and the focus of his story may be a bit hard-core.

Just like the last analysis, the nuns' children were all adopted, but they didn't expect their fathers to still be alive, and they also had legally protected children's visitation rights.

However, it was obvious that this person did not come back to see the child. After blackmailing the nun, he obediently left.

The story mentions the three children of the nun's dead comrade-in-arms, the eldest son is called Topher, the nun's child is also called Topher, and there is also a biological father.

Therefore, it may be that Xiaojian made a mistake in judging gender before, or it was a child who was re-adopted.

Topher's toy is a maglev castle, which should be modeled after Dr. Manhattan's castle on Mars

An interesting shot, the looking glass flips up the mask and after eating, the picture switches to the appearance of the Knights smoking with the mask, so similar, I don't know if it is a hint of identity and power.

The TV show "American Superhero", which has been foreshadowed many times in the last episode, finally meets the audience. The protagonist of the first episode is the real Hercules named Rolf Mueller.

Through Mueller's recollection, we know that during the World War, rumors of aliens had already appeared.

If the rumors are true, there may be a second psychic on the show besides Doctor Manhattan.

What followed was Mueller's restoration of an action to protect the citizens. Wearing a red cape, he looked a bit like an elite version of the Knights soldier. There will be a lot of articles on this person's identity.

In line with the consistent style of "Watchmen", Mueller's means of executing justice are also very brutal!

At the end of the TV show, Mueller did not reveal who he was, but only emphasized that he gave up his identity as an ordinary person through suspended animation and became a complete superhero.

Although she was very unhappy, out of her obsession with the truth, the nun followed the old man's clues and investigated the director.

Embarrassingly, the nun found the KKK's white robe in the director's closet.

This is embarrassing. If the director is Ye Xiao, then he may defect and become an extremist after the Russell incident.

And if the director is not Ye Xiao, then this outfit may be his hero equipment, or he is simply an undercover agent of the Knights. These questions can only be explained in the next episode after Ye Xiao appears.

It is worth pondering that when the nun left the director's house, the picture gave a long close-up of the painting.

The painting of four Indians on horseback, two of whom came to hide in a stirrup, may suggest that the Commissioner's identity was indeed disguised.

The brain hole is bigger, which may imply that the director is of Indian descent? There are too many political views in this drama!

The content of Pharaoh's line is even more exciting this time. The protagonist of "The Watchmaker's Son" said in the last episode is indeed Dr. Manhattan.

In order to restore the cause and effect of the Doctor's appearance, he even brutally sacrificed his android servant.

Pharaoh said something important: "When is a lie not a lie?"

A: When acting.

A pun, alluding to the lie of cooperation with the Doctor in the past, and also predicting that the new action of Pharaoh is in the planning.

The play "The Watchmaker's Son" is very interesting, not much to say, you must watch it!

The nun went back to the bakery again, and the old man who had been locked up had escaped.

When the nun tried to threaten the old man, he mentioned that he was protected from "above", and he didn't know if the above was a power that the director mentioned.

At this time, the phone call for the DNA test results also came, and the nun turned out to be the granddaughter of the old man.

The old man was not surprised by this, obviously he came prepared, he just didn't expect that the nun's parents never mentioned him.

Feeling that things were getting out of control, the nun was about to hand over the old man to the police. She never thought that just after she carried the old man into the car, a huge aircraft in the sky took the old man away together with the car.

It seems that someone above is really not just talking.

With the old man gone, the second episode ends.

More and more pits are dug, and the explanation of the matter is extremely unclear. This drama is still very unfriendly to the audience.

However, judging from all the clues, this film will probably play the most deviant political tendency of this era.

The contradiction between blacks and whites, the contradiction of the old man killing the chief, the contradiction of the identity of the chief, the contradiction of the Knights against the system.

In this parallel world, the situation where black and white is reversed is the most bitter discussion about political correctness!

It's not easy to code words, if you like it, don't forget to pay attention~

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