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Caution : Major spoilers ahead forWatchmenepisode 7
HBO’sWatchmenhas delivered an almighty Dr. Manhattan twist , and here are all the clue that were laid out in advance of the grand reveal . Watchmenhas been riddled with mysteries thus far , from the whereabouts ofOzymandiasto the fate of Nite Owl , but perhaps the biggest , as always , has been Dr. Manhattan . The blue superhero was glimpsed briefly inWatchmen ’s trailer , reassert that the character would appear in some capacity . Up until this week , however , Manhattan had only been name or shown in pass , and was yet to appear in the series proper .
That all change with " An Almost Religious Awe , " where Dr. Manhattan ’s location was revealed in gloriously unexpected fashion , answering several ofWatchmen ’s major interrogative sentence but leaving a whole lot more for viewer to ponder . fundamentally , the 7th Kavalry are being run by Senator Joe Keene ( not so unexpected that part ) and are planning to create their own edition of Dr. Manhattan after kill the real hand . And as deduced byLady Trieu , the real peck is currently hole up in Tulsa , inside Angela Abar ’s house , as her married man Cal . In a concluding , even more surprising , turn of events , Angela is revealed to have know about this the entire time and worked in cahoots with Manhattan to blot out his true identity operator .
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While it ’s fair to say thatCal being Dr. Manhattanis something that manyWatchmenviewers had n’t predict , the welfare of hindsight reveal that Damon Lindelof and co. had really been planting subtle clues as to Manhattan ’s secret identity operator since the very beginning .
Casting Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
After appear inAquamanandUs , and with a stellar role in the upcomingMatrixsequel also lined up , Yahya Abdul - Mateenis clear a big - name Hollywood actor . It ’s evenhandedly strange then , that he ’d be playing a desktop fibre inWatchmen . Thus far , Cal has done little more than look implicated and have sexuality in water closet , and let a notable actor in such a minor role made minuscule gumption . Many might ’ve assumed that casting a talent of this cal - ibur indicated a bigger use further down the line , but it ’s now clear that the part is even more significant that anticipated .
Atheism For Kids
After Judd Crawford is hang inWatchmen ’s premiere episode , Angela and Cal ’s kids understandably have some interrogation about life and decease . While most parent , peculiarly those of the doting kind Cal looks like , would assay to glaze the grim world of death for their minor , Cal gives a somewhat brutal account , take Judd came from nothing , and had now gone back to being nothing . Elsewhere , Cal verbalize a very scientific , atheist outlook to his baby , leave no room for religious thought . This trait comes directly from Dr. Manhattan , who gave a similar " animation and dying " speech in the originalWatchmenstory .
Laurie Blake’s Attraction To Cal
Angela Didn’t Like Laurie Visiting Cal
One constituent ofWatchmenthat felt unusual at the time but now makes perfect sentiency is Angela ’s reaction to Laurie chew the fat Cal . The first oddity is how riled Angela becomes after learning about the visit , which does n’t quite fit with the couple ’s otherwise progressive and unchanging kinship . Also unusual is that Cal deliberately does n’t name meeting Laurie to his married woman . Why would he not bring up being questioned by an FBI research worker to his own police ship’s officer of a wife ? With the cognition thatCal is Dr. Manhattan , both question marks are addressed . Angela did n’t like her husband being visited by his ex , and Cal perhaps felt guilty due to some residuary feelings for Laurie that he was confused by and feel like he had to conceal .
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Angela Claims Manhattan Can’t Change Form
Another strange Dr. Manhattan moment with Angela add up whenWill Reevesclaims he ’s actually the blue superhero in human chassis . Angela rebuffs this ostensibly absurd idea by stating that Dr. Manhattan ca n’t place as a human , and Cal later on echoes the same thought . But how could a pig from Tulsa perchance experience the extent of Manhattan ’s force ? Does anyone on Earth in truth know what he ’s open of ? The ripe Dr. can supposedly make living from scribble , so why would anyone doubt his ability to pose as a human ? Clearly , Angela was trying to deflect suspicion by denying the possible action that Manhattan could be walking on Earth unnoticed , and as odd as her assertion seemed at the time , it was merely part of a bigger ruse .
Ex-Cal-Abar
Watchmenfans will no doubt rememberLaurie Blake ’s dildo , a unparalleled detail secreted inside its own particular suitcase . The generously proportion toy is named " Excalibur . " That ’s Laurie ’s ex , Cal Abar . Now the dildo scene wee-wee a minute more signified … sort of .
Cal Survives The White Night
The drill of mask police officers in Tulsa start after an event called the White Night , in which the7th Kavalryattacked constabulary officers in the homes . Some of Angela ’s trial by ordeal on this dark is explored via flashback , but the audience does n’t explicitly see how the berth is answer , as the scene immediately run to Angela waking up in hospital . Cal is revealed to be fine , but how did he exist ? Being Dr. Manhattan might ’ve helped , since virtually nothing , especially some low - level white supremacist cabal junky , can kill the former watcher . This could potentially be the reason the 7th Kavalry know to target Angela ’s house when seek Manhattan in this week ’s episode - because they shot Cal and revealed his reliable shape during the White Night .
Kal-El
Watchmenhas include severalreferences to Superman , albeit as a fictitious comic book entity rather than an in - existence DC character . There have historically also been compare between Superman and Dr. Manhattan due to their consuming power and occasional flavor of detachment from the rest of humanity . Perhaps " Cal " is a nod towards " Kal - El , " providing a subtle liaison between Angela ’s hubby and Manhattan .
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The Stay-At-Home Dad
Watchmenhas been an remarkably reformist and plainspoken series in terminus of its depiction of " woke " culture and the struggle between left and correct wing political science , so it perhaps was n’t too unusual to see Angela take on the lead action - based role , busting criminals and solving crimes , whileCalstayed at home and wait after the kid . This was a full-strength , welcome reverse of the traditional TV male lead data format … until it was n’t . With episode 7 ’s reveal in psyche , it seems that the real reason for Cal ’s inconspicuous , domestic lifestyle was probable just to keep him as hidden as possible .
“He’s No Cal”
Watchmenliterally laid the whole plot out and hardly anyone noticed . When Angela and Laurie are discuss their respective lovers during an particularly tense car journeying , Lauriesarcastically uses the phone line " he ’s no Cal ! " when comparing Angela ’s partner to her own glow ex-husband . Directly equate the two characters should ’ve been a surefire indication that something was wrong , but the moment choke by largely unnoticed , disguise as an innocent jab from a scorned buff .
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Watchmencontinues with " A God Walks Into Abar "
