On the December 16, 2019 episode of /Film Daily,/Film senior writerBen Pearsonis joined by writersHoai-Tran BuiandChris Evangelistato have a spoiler discussion about the ninth, and possibly final, episode of HBO'sWatchmen, entitled "See How They Fly."
Opening Banter: Once again, thanks to Kris Keochinda for the opening theme song and to Twitter user @sirzapz for the logo, which we've been using in the PodBean player for each of these episodes.
Emails
Adrian Veidt
Bian impregnates herself – what were her motivations?
Lady Trieu shows up in 2008
Calls Veidt's squid rain a "rerun"
Wants to make every nuke disappear
Asks for money – "I will never call you daughter"
Confrontation with the Game Warden on Europa (Nixon thing)
Han Solo'd – he's been the statue this whole time
Final Confrontation
Keene monologuing
Everyone teleported to Greenwood, Keene is now ooze
Senior leadership of Cyclops is vaporized (was this satisfying?)
Manhattan sends Laurie, Veidt, and Looking Glass to Karnak, then is killed by Lady Trieu
LG knows when the last squidfall was – Veidt decides to take down Lady Trieu
Archie (original owl ship) is at Karnak, LG and Laurie decide to take Adrian in
Back at the theater: "You can't heal under a mask. Wounds need air."
Unanswered Questions
Does Angela walk on water at the end? Does it matter?
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