There is a moment roughly two-thirds of the way through the finale of Damon Lindelof and company’s “Watchmen” that I finally understood love.
That is, perhaps, an overstatement, but not much of one.
Put more accurately, I finally understood love stories as they exist within Lindelof’s worlds, where they often serve as a foundational element.
From “Lost” to “The Leftovers” and now “Watchmen,” Lindelof has established himself as a television auteur who, if nothing else, spins the best romances in town.
And I know why.During the scene in question, Dr.
Manhattan aka Jon Osterman aka Cal Abar (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) is dying.
He’s having his very essence extracted from him, bleeding him of everything that made him a demi-god, but also everything that made him human, while his wife Angela (Regina King) watches helplessly.
Because of his powers, Jon experiences time in a very different fashion
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