Spoilers follow for the first two episodes of HBO’s Watchmen.
With the latest episode of Watchmen, "Martial Feats of Comanche Horsemanship," we’ve learned just a little bit more about Jeremy Irons’ character, who is all but confirmed to be Adrian Veidt, a.k.a. Ozymandias. Sure, they haven’t specifically named him yet onscreen, but as creator and showrunner Damon Lindelof recently told IGN, “I am very comfortable saying you can't call something Watchmen unless Adrian Veidt is in it.”
Ozymandias is the former masked adventurer who, in the original story, turned out to be behind a far-reaching conspiracy which resulted in the death of some three million people, all to stop a nuclear war from taking place (long story). Now, over 30 years later on the HBO show, it sure seems as though that plan worked. But how does Veidt feel about what he did back then? And what exactly is he up to now, seemingly living in isolation with those weird clone-like servants of his? Oh, and why is he staging a reenactment of the birth of Dr. Manhattan in the latest episode? And will Veidt’s story ever connect to what’s going on in Tulsa? Let’s dig in with Lindelof and Irons on these questions and more…
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With the latest episode of Watchmen, "Martial Feats of Comanche Horsemanship," we’ve learned just a little bit more about Jeremy Irons’ character, who is all but confirmed to be Adrian Veidt, a.k.a. Ozymandias. Sure, they haven’t specifically named him yet onscreen, but as creator and showrunner Damon Lindelof recently told IGN, “I am very comfortable saying you can't call something Watchmen unless Adrian Veidt is in it.”
Ozymandias is the former masked adventurer who, in the original story, turned out to be behind a far-reaching conspiracy which resulted in the death of some three million people, all to stop a nuclear war from taking place (long story). Now, over 30 years later on the HBO show, it sure seems as though that plan worked. But how does Veidt feel about what he did back then? And what exactly is he up to now, seemingly living in isolation with those weird clone-like servants of his? Oh, and why is he staging a reenactment of the birth of Dr. Manhattan in the latest episode? And will Veidt’s story ever connect to what’s going on in Tulsa? Let’s dig in with Lindelof and Irons on these questions and more…
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