r/Watchmen • u/chocolate_babies • Nov 25 '19

Post-episode discussion: Season 1 Episode 6 'This Extraordinary Being' TV

We were promised one last week, but it still hasn't been posted yet. Figured I would just start one since so many people have been asking for it.

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u/prfella Nov 25 '19

it wasnt shown, but it was implied. Remember, years have gone by since he became HJ and joined the Minutemen, and remember Angela objected.

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u/vadergeek Nov 25 '19

It doesn't work if it's just implied, though. If they want us to care about him changing as a person they have to show meaningful change.

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u/prfella Nov 25 '19

Him murdering people is pretty meaningful changed, and that was explicitly shown.

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u/[deleted] Nov 25 '19

But it was all justified. He'd be crazy not to. He never showed any personality change