Daily Podcast: 'Watchmen' Episode 3 Spoiler Discussion

On the November 4, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by /Film writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to talk about the third episode of HBO's Watchmen, titled "She Was Killed By Space Junk."

Opening Banter: Thanks to Kris Keochinda for the opening theme song and @sirzapz on Twitter for the logo

Episode Discussion:

• Who is Laurie Blake?

• Watchmen comic backstory

• She has a complicated relationship with masks, as seen through her relationships with Mr. Shadow ("he's not a hero...he's a fucking joke") & Petey

• Is Keene behind this whole thing?

• Presidential hopeful. Crime is down 80% in Tulsa, other cities want to adopt the Defense of Police Act. Is he orchestrating these events to draw attention to him and his policies?

• Implies that he could get Nite Owl out of jail

• Introduction of Petey 

• FBI Deputy Director seems resistant to Petey's ideas to dive into the psychology of Rorschach – is there something else going on there?

• Millennium Clock – who is Lady Trieu?  

• On the plane with Laurie, Petey says the word "fan" with real contempt

• Laurie interrogates Looking Glass, who reveals that Judd's funeral is in a couple of hours

• Seventh Kavalry suicide bomber interrupts the funeral. Laurie (who was hiding a weapon) shoots him, Angela throws the bomb into Judd's grave

• Face off between Laurie and Angela

• Adrian Veidt (confirmed)

• His "we'll have a use for him before too long" quote appeared in the "previously on" segment – did we see that use in this episode?

• What is his endgame? Designs for a catapult/trebuchet, but Mr. Phillips has a rope attached to him

• Who is the game warden? What is the dynamic at play here? Is he in Argentina with plastic surgery?

• Car crashes down (ties in with her joke) – is Doctor Manhattan involved somehow? Does he care more than Laurie thinks?

• Tidbits: They're staying at the Black Freighter Inn. Tartarus Acres is the name of the cemetery. Pirate imagery on the manor

Other Articles Mentioned:

• 'Watchmen' Brings Back Some Familiar Names With "She Was Killed by Space Junk"

• The 'Watchmen' Reference Guide: Every Easter Egg in "She Was Killed by Space Junk"

• 'Watchmen' Episode 4 Promo Teases Lady Trieu and a Reckoning

• How 'Watchmen' Uses Superheroes to Explore the Complexity of Being Black in America

• HBO's 'Watchmen' Demonstrates the Right Way to "Remix" a Classic

• If You're Enjoying 'Watchmen', You'll Love These Five Comic Books

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