S1 E2, “MARTIAL FEATS OF COMANCHE HORSEMANSHIP”
Watchmen and Some Bud Light
Manny Mota Now Pinch Hitting for the Editor
I’ve been drinking my Bud Lights and watching the games with my prototypical enthusiasm of late. Next thing I know, the editor at The Quarterly is wanting me to check out the second episode of HBO’s new Watchmen series and give my honest opinion of the material? Naturally, I needed to make sure I had enough Bud Lights before settling into my spot on the couch.
(Aside: Less than twenty minutes into the episode, I received my Chipotle delivery from Postmates. They had everything except my chips. How am I to eat my chips and guacamole without the chips? Anyhow, this threw me for a loop during the first half of the episode. That and, well, the fact that I hadn’t watched the first episode yet.)
First things first — there’s some guy in a freaky mirror-type mask running around that’s on the right side of the law? Good Lord, that guy could make me confess quicker than Brendan Dassey.
From the start, I can see that there’s been an attack on the law enforcement folks in the past by some ne’er-do-wells wearing Rorschach hoods. Present-day, the bads and the goods are both wearing masks… Reminds me of the old GoPowerCat chat forum. Nobody is pining to reveal their identity there, either.
Now, who’s this 105-year-old Scrooge? And the cop-lady/superhero leaves him at some remote location while she does her thing the rest of the episode?
I’d also like an explanation as to why no one has an iPhone — or at least a Samsung Galaxy — in this alternative universe. Pagers only? Seriously?
Nice to see that our dead hero is a closeted Klansman. How timely! Is there something else he’s hiding in his hospital flashback scene with Angela?
Then there’s the nut job in the castle with all the, um, human clones? What’s his story? This show has more loose ends than an episode of Game of Thrones.
Something tells me there’s a hidden message with all the Dr. Manhattan overtures. PLEASE EXPLAIN THIS NAKED BLUE DUDE TO ME!
I’ll admit, I do dig the soundtrack. All in all, this seems like it was a good episode? Perhaps if I’d watched the first one, or knew anything about the backstory of Watchmen, I might’ve caught on to more of what was going on.
Oh well, your regularly scheduled programming will resume next week.
Until next time, Cats.
