Watchmen showrunner Damon Lindelof reveals how they created the emotional and flashback-heavy "This Extraordinary Being" episode. In recent weeks, Watchmen surpassed its comic book origins to become more than just a complicated superhero show -- it has tackled racism in America and the very real, very powerful themes of generational trauma head-on. The most recent installment, titled "This Extraordinary Being,” is an expose disguised as a flashback. It chronicles whitewashed history in black and white, after Regina King's character, Angela, overdoses on another character's -- Will's -- memories (because Nostalgia). And the episode also deals with institutionalized racism at its core. "Being" focuses on the mask behind the mask. The idea that Hooded Justice was not a white man, but an African-American cop who knew the only way to make a difference -- to truly have justice -- was disguising himself twice. Lindelof told The Washington Post: Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Tuesday, 26 November, 2019