So ... anyone watching this?
There's not an awful lot in this that properly 'feels' like Watchmen, to be honest. A couple of nods or winks here and there so far, really. In some ways it might as well be something entirely different as the primary focus (perhaps even sole focus) seems to be white vs black/black vs white racism, which is often tackled in a heavy handed manner. On the one hand it has flagged up the Tulsa massacre, which I was never aware of (indeed, it is a dreadful part of history), so that's a good thing, but on the other hand it feels like an odd fit for Watchmen, which was surely talking about a wider collection of problems and doing so in a far more ambiguous kind of way. You've got this ghastly face of racism (in the show it seemingly boils down to white trash wearing Rorshach masks instead of KKK hoods), clearly inspired by recent events in America post-2016, but then you've got people roaming around in silly masks ... it can make for a very odd mix that sways wildly. It can at times feel a bit 'one note', and it's a note that any and all reasonably-minded folks already agree with (i.e. that racism is a hideous stain on humanity).
The production is all solid stuff, of course, but again it's just doesn't really feel enough like Watchmen. Thus far it's okay, but I've not really been pulled in by any one character. There's some quite interesting bits, such as the police officer having to request permission to have his gun released from an electronic holster, which turns into a darkly comic stab at bureaucracy, and there's some solid performances, but it can often feel a bit too coy and aloof in its storytelling. I'll see how it progresses from here.
A better 'Watchmen' TV series, really, is "The Boys".
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