i was just about to say that, to this day, Moore’s creation of a timeless, omniscient character still works the best I’ve ever seen and Lindelof was just extremely faithful to it
It really just blows my mind and leaves me so fuckin satisfied that lindelof has handled this with such care. It’s just flat out perfect
So many things about Manhattan are spot-on time perception but also the crushing inevitability and tragedy of it that he still has feelings the egg paradox thing (including all the egg semiotics dating back to the first episode ) And most of all, the tragedy that is knowing everything at once, having the power to stop it, but being confined to that fate nonetheless because of the knowledge
Sepinwall says it is the same length as tonight. I have a feeling next week will also serve as the series finale. Lindelof holds the source material so dear to his heart that I feel like he wants to finish on a high note. Will be a travesty if true, but I would respect him for his vision.
Man, he’d never admit it but it’s almost impossible to think Alan Moore isn’t proud of Lindelof. Just the most brilliant story telling set in his universe.
Honestly, it’s for the best if next Sunday is the end of the series. Lindelof and Co. came into this with fully realized characters and a great story to tell. I don’t see how more seasons could do anything to improve upon what we’ve already seen.
He’s been quite clear this is it and no sequel was intended even though HBO will back up the truck soon
I just don’t see how they could tell an extension of this story or how they could make another story based off the book that’s as satisfying
this is the issue. This is a nice newish story, but it’s really a sequel. It’s rooted so much in the book. Go any further and it begins to get really derivative
Yep. It starts to become about the fallout surrounding the events of this season, which works in a lot of shows but wouldn’t with one like this that’s so closely tied to the source material.
Sepinwall: Finally, the book that Veidt is reading is Fogdancing, a fake novel written by Max Shea, the former pirate comic writer who helped Veidt make the squid that saved the world
I cannot get over how great tonight’s episode was. This season has been a damn freight train of storytelling where each turn gets crazier than the last but the fucking thing just won’t tip over.
I know it’s easy to overstate things in the moment but I feel as if A God Walks Into A Bar is going to be viewed in the same light as Pine Barrens, Ozymandias, The Book of Nora, etc.
When he was talking with Angela about meeting his somewhat “friend” someone “colleague” in 6 months I perked up knowing we were going to see him ship Veidt to Europa.
Anyone catch Dr Manhattan’s emphasis on how he could transfer his powers to another being by eating something? Think he passes it to Angela or who else?
Some folks on twitter are pointing out that Regina King has a blue hue to her in the promo photos. Probably not her (because wouldn’t she already be Manhattan if she were destined to be), but I don’t believe that line was only exposition for Keene’s plan.
Maybe I missed it, but I don't think he specifically said eat it. I have to assume it's something to do with the pool the way he said you needed to see me. ?
I don’t remember this from the show but Peteypedia says he found a copy of Fogdancing in Looking Glass’s bunker
Yeah, I loved that they threw in a temporal paradox with Angela putting the Judd thing in motion. As if there wasn't enough crazy shit going on.
In hindsight, they were always gonna have Cal play Dr Manhattan because it’s more cohesive and cheaper than getting another actor, but Angela’s description of the body was a nice touch. She described all the other bodies causes of death and no next of kin but Cal “dropped dead” and “there’s no one to pay for the funeral.”