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  1. rip
    Louis Gossett Jr., Oscars’ First Black Supporting Actor Winner, Dead at 87His role as Fiddler in 1977’s Roots also earned him an Emmy.
    By Jason P. Frank
  2. vulture lists
    Every Zack Snyder Movie, RankedSuperheroes, zombies, and space rebels galore.
    By Tim Grierson and Will Leitch
  3. false goodbyes
    Thank God, Watchmen Isn’t Leaving MaxThe show was briefly unavailable due to a “technical glitch.”
    By Alejandra Gularte
  4. vulture festival 2023
    Cord Jefferson Has Thoughts on the Art of a Good Adaptation“You know it when you see it.”
    By Jennifer Zhan
  5. mcu but the ‘c’ is a ‘t’ for ‘tv’
    Yahya Abdul-Mateen II to Dump DC for Marvel Series Wonder ManIsn’t it ionic?
    By Rebecca Alter
  6. dr. mad-hatin’
    Who Watches the Watchmen? Not Alan MooreDamon Lindelof tried to appease the writer with a Dr. Manhattan–blue apron, which Moore found “embarrassing.”
    By Rebecca Alter
  7. into it
    Damon Lindelof Knows When to Wrap Up the Party“People don’t want things to end,” says the Lost and Watchmen showrunner. “I do.”
    By Sam Sanders
  8. emmys 2020
    Regina King Wears a Breonna Taylor T-Shirt to the 2020 EmmysBoth she and Uzo Aduba honored the 26-year-old during their acceptance speeches.
    By Chris Murphy
  9. emmys 2020
    Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Dedicates His Emmy to ‘All the Black Women’ In His LifeThe actor won Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series
    By Chris Murphy
  10. predictions
    What Will Win and What Should Win at the 2020 EmmysYou can bet on these predictions … probably!
    By Jen Chaney
  11. you’re a winner baby
    Watchmen. Schitt’s Creak Lead the TCA AwardsHBO won in six of the 13 categories.
    By Rebecca Alter
  12. filmmaking
    Looking Back at Watchmen’s Most Extraordinary Episode With Its DirectorDirector Stephen Williams breaks down the delicate balance of technical ambition and emotional clarity that led to “This Extraordinary Being.”
    By Angelica Jade Bastién
  13. emmy insider
    13 Emmy-Worthy Performances That Shouldn’t Be OverlookedAkili McDowell in David Makes Man, Shira Haas in Unorthodox, Hunter Schafer in Euphoria, and more of the year’s best TV acting.
    By Brian Tallerico
  14. happy juneteenth
    HBO Is Streaming Watchmen for Free This Juneteenth WeekendWho’s rewatching Watchmen?
    By Zoe Haylock
  15. awards
    Watch Damon Lindelof and Regina King’s Peabody Acceptance Speech for Watchmen“I have never been more honored in my life to shut the hell up and listen.”
    By Rebecca Alter
  16. profile
    Hong Chau Doesn’t Need Your Approval“I don’t task myself with changing minds or being understood anymore.”
    By E. Alex Jung
  17. psa
    In Their Coronavirus PSA, HBO’s Watchmen Cast Asks: Who Washes the Washmen?Oh boy, if you thought those “My Corona” puns were bad …
    By Halle Kiefer
  18. racism
    Oklahoma Will Require Its Schools to Teach the Tulsa Race MassacreThe decision comes as the state makes plans to memorialize the tragedy’s centennial.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  19. lube man
    More Watchmen Likely Won’t Happen Without Damon Lindelof and He’s Not InterestedWe have probably seen the end of Lube Man.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  20. what were the 2010s?
    All Hail the Pop Culture RemixIn TV, film, and literature, the 2010s challenged us to reexamine the stories we thought we knew.
    By Jen Chaney
  21. easter eggs
    How Watchmen Built Out Its Universe With PeteypediaLoremaster Jeff Jensen walks us through the show’s supplementary materials, from the Doctor Manhattan dildo to Lube Man’s identity.
    By Jackson McHenry
  22. chat room
    Jean Smart Has Plenty of Ideas for Watchmen Spinoffs“Laurie & Mirror Guy! It’ll be like Cagney & Lacey.”
    By Jackson McHenry
  23. chat room
    Regina King Would ‘Absolutely’ Sign Up for Watchmen Season TwoBut only if it’s “at least comparable to this first season, which is going to be really hard to do.”
    By Angelica Jade Bastién
  24. tv ratings
    Watchmen Is a Solid Hit for HBO, But Will It Return for a Second Season?Based on the ratings, there’s little doubt HBO would love to bring Watchmen back.
    By Josef Adalian
  25. close reads
    Watchmen Gave Us All the AnswersDid we need them?
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  26. easter eggs
    A Guide to Watchmen’s Stealth Easter EggsThe HBO series is packed with subtle background references to the original comic. Here, some of the deepest deep cuts you may have missed.
    By Brian Tallerico
  27. watchmen
    Let’s Crack Open Watchmen’s Egg SymbolismEggs have been a key part of Watchmen’s iconography since the first episode, often in a not particularly subtle way.
    By Liz Shannon Miller
  28. lube man
    Watchmen Unmasks Lube Man, in Its Own Slippery WayThank you, Peteypedia, for the tip.
    By Jackson McHenry
  29. spoilers
    Damon Lindelof Knows Exactly What Happens After Watchmen’s Cliff-hanger Finale“It didn’t feel that ambiguous to me.”
    By Angelica Jade Bastién
  30. close reads
    Let’s Talk About Watchmen’s Egg-cellent FinaleThe surprising ties between Angela’s fate and the Beatles song “I Am the Walrus.” No, really!
    By Jen Chaney
  31. lingering questions
    12 Lingering Questions From the Watchmen FinaleThis just wouldn’t be Watchmen if “See How They Fly” wrapped everything up in a neat bow at the end.
    By Keith Phipps
  32. overnights
    Watchmen Finale Recap: A Most Worthy AdversaryAngela Abar’s origin story reaches its culmination — or does it?
    By Angelica Jade Bastién
  33. lingering questions
    Where Is Lube Man, Watchmen?Plus eight other very important questions we need answered in this week’s finale.
    By Keith Phipps
  34. lingering questions
    10 Big Questions From This Week’s Watchmen“A God Walks Into Abar” asks us to consider the world from Doctor Manhattan’s perspective, and boy is it a confusing perspective!
    By Keith Phipps
  35. chat room
    How Watchmen’s Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Learned About the Doctor Manhattan Twist“I said, ‘Oh shit, I’m going to have to get in shape.’”
    By Jackson McHenry
  36. overnights
    Watchmen Recap: FateThe season’s penultimate episode gives us some time-tripping insight into Angela and Doctor Manhattan’s complicated, unfortunately doomed love story.
    By Angelica Jade Bastién
  37. backstories
    How Watchmen Brought Doctor Manhattan to LifeWith a Saigon bar, a whole lot of blue makeup, and full-frontal nudity.
    By Rebecca Alter
  38. lingering questions
    10 Big Questions From This Week’s Watchmen“An Almost Religious Awe” gives us some critical Angela backstory and confirmation of the Kavalry’s plans, but where do we go from here?
    By Keith Phipps
  39. spoilers
    How Watchmen Set Up That Big TwistThe entire season has been laying the groundwork for a major character reveal. Let’s review the hints we got along the way.
    By Liz Shannon Miller
  40. overnights
    Watchmen Recap: Hero’s JourneyWe get new insight into Angela’s past, Vietnam’s history as the 51st state, and the whereabouts of the most powerful being in the universe.
    By Angelica Jade Bastién
  41. chat room
    Don Johnson Loved Hurling Insults at His Knives Out Co-starsThe actor talks Rian Johnson’s new whodunit, Watchmen, and why he wants to revisit Nash Bridges.
    By Jackson McHenry
  42. watchmen
    In Watchmen’s Clothing, the Past Is PresentThe HBO series weaves the threads of complex and often painful personal histories throughout its characters’ costume choices.
    By Samantha Powell
  43. chat room
    Watchmen’s Jovan Adepo on Playing Young Will ReevesAnd how he (literally) shared the role with Regina King in a mind-bending episode that reworks Watchmen’s history.
    By Jackson McHenry
  44. spoilers
    Who Is Hooded Justice? Watchmen Has a Stunning Answer.Watchmen writer Cord Jefferson talks Hooded Justice, generational trauma, and the show’s best episode yet.
    By Angelica Jade Bastién
  45. lingering questions
    9 Big Questions From This Week’s Watchmen“This Extraordinary Being” gives us a big revelation about Hooded Justice and puts the series’ inciting mystery to bed. Sort of.
    By Keith Phipps
  46. overnights
    Watchmen Recap: … and Justice for AllThe series’ bold reimagining of one of Watchmen’s most mysterious figures is a truly singular episode of television.
    By Angelica Jade Bastién
  47. close reads
    Watchmen Beautifully Wrestles With Toxic Nostalgia“This Extraordinary Being” is a dizzying exploration of memory and the dangers of failing to see the past for what it was.
    By Jen Chaney
  48. overnights
    Watchmen Recap: Mirror UniverseA graceful, moving episode gives us a peek behind the mask and into the lonely life of Looking Glass.
    By Angelica Jade Bastién
  49. lingering questions
    14 Big Questions From This Week’s Watchmen“Little Fear of Lightning” cracks the mystery of Looking Glass, and raises a host of new questions in the process.
    By Keith Phipps
  50. chat room
    Watchmen’s Tim Blake Nelson Would Never Drop a Giant Squid on Manhattan“I’m not a utilitarian.”
    By Jackson McHenry
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