The act is currently exclusive to Tulsa, but other cities are looking to adopt it--something that Joe is putting a ton of weight behind in his presidential campaign. Laurie's second joke is totally unsubtle in the way it nods to the original Watchmen characters. Neither of these things would have happened 30 years ago. (That overhead shot of the open grave and Judd’s casket was a nice visual callback to one of Gibbons' panels, also. In Episode 2, Watchmen made the viewer-approved move to visually represent Doctor Manhattan’s blue dong in the comic books, though the penis belonged to Tom Mison’s clone character Mr. Philips. In more than a few ways, the episode mirrored “Absent Friends,” Watchmen's second issue. It introduces the character of Laurie Blake, formerly the vigilante Silk Spectre but now a … Nick is a Cajun Country native, and is often asked why he doesn't sound like that's the case. Just for context, here's the official lyrics of "Space Junk" (song on YouTube), taken from Genius.com. Though the Seventh Kavalry bomber situation did not mimic anything from Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ graveside service in the comic, Watchmen’s funeral issue was quite important in laying out the various characters’ troublesome relationships with The Comedian. Major spoilers below for anyone who hasn’t yet watched the latest episode of Watchmen! HBO's promo sees Blake as an FBI agent. Both of them are near Angela’s faux-bakery Milk and Hanoi, also. All Episodes (9) Next. Okay, so maybe there are tons of circles in every episode, but I picked up on more of them for whatever reason. The first journal entry covered the vigilante's first attempt to gain information about The Comedian’s murder. Laurie Blake (AKA Laurie Juspeczyk) is an original Watchmen character who was the second person to use the Silk Spectre mantle. You can check out our thoughts on the previous episode by clicking these words. Episode three of HBO’s Watchmen gives us the most direct connections to the comic we’ve seen thus far - Silk Spectre II, Ozymandias, subtle and not-so-subtle references to Nite Owl and Dr. "Smarty Pants" is Ozymandias. The closet was discovered by Rorschach in the Watchmen comic book, while Angela found a badge-boasting KKK outfit in the TV show. The bad dialogue, exaggerated acting, and silly look at race persist, but some potentially interesting notions about governmental overreach are introduced, and Jean Smart’s Laurie Blake is a breath of fresh air and the first element that makes the show worth watching. This week we finally get to meet the man himself: Petey, of Peteypedia fame, is the agent Laurie picks to go to Tulsa with her. This week’s squid-related moments include a gorgeous still shot of one inside Looking Glass’ Pod, and the episode's first moments in Adrian Veidt's home give viewers a magnified shot of an illustrated sea creature. We don't really know or understand what the "Millenium Clock" is yet, but it's clear from the way the pilot talks about it that it's something pretty big. "Watchmen" She Was Killed by Space Junk subtitles | 113 subtitles Ad blocking detected , consider supporting www.OpenSubtitles.org in an other way A lifetime spent in the vicinity of a television screen led to his current dream job, as well as his knowledge of too many TV themes and ad jingles. Blue God is, of course, Doctor Manhattan. Perhaps Looking Glass knows what that means for me. An innocent homage, or a middle finger to the missing Veidt? ), For the HBO series, the funeral scene set up how each Laurie and Angela will exist in the other’s world, and also put a target on Senator Keene’s back. The key to understanding “She Was Killed By Space Junk” is realizing that after the events of the Watchmen comic, Laurie Juspeczyk (now going … Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart Is PS5's Gorgeous New Comfort Food, Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Wrath Of The Druids DLC Review, Thousands Of Steam Games Discounted In Massive Sale, By The second entry was about how Rorschach had a bad taste in his mouth after meeting with Veidt, which is possibly a hint of what’s to come with Jeremy Irons’ storyline. Watchmen Season 1 Episode 3: She Was Killed by Space Junk Summary: Following a late-night visit from the senator who authored Masked Policing Legislation in Oklahoma, FBI agent Laurie Blake heads to Tulsa to take over the recent murder investigation; The Lord of the Manor receives a … – during Laurie’s FBI meeting, when we first meet Dustin Ingram’s Agent Dale Petey, of the Peteypedia tie-in site. In the comics, after her father's death, Blake goes to the extent of supporting The Comedian, in a conversation with her mother. With “She Was Killed By Space Junk,” that equation changes with the arrival of Laurie Blake (Jean Smart), formerly Silk Spectre II — a woman with intimate knowledge of the world-shattering events at the core of the Alan Moore/Dave Gibbons comic, and consequently someone who has quite the … Castle grounds? Or at least, that's what we thought. Of course, it’s also a clever way to evoke that most ubiquitous comic book question: “Who” Watches the Watchmen? Case in point, she has a large Andy Warhol-esque painting of the Crimebusters quartet Silk Spectre, Doctor Manhattan, Nite-Owl and Ozymandias. She Was Killed by Space Junk 'Watchmen' Episode 3 'She Was Killed by Space Junk' promo introduces nihilistic Laurie Blake reminiscent of her father Edward Blake. In the TV show, for a comparison, it’s now confirmed that the Seymour’s Mister News stand is set up in close proximity to the Doctor Manhattan call station. HBO's Watchmen used its funeral to combine the old and the new regimes, which are still bristly at this point. "She Was Killed by Space Junk" is the third episode of the HBO superhero drama miniseries Watchmen, based on the 1986 DC Comics series of the same name by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons. Following a late-night visit from the senator who authored Masked Policing Legislation in Oklahoma, FBI agent Laurie Blake heads to Tulsa to take over the recent The owl’s name, Who, provided an amusing “Who’s on First?” homage with Senator Keene that felt right in line with this show’s bizarre humor. Regardless of what does happen, it looked like Jon sent a pretty bright and timely response in the end. Kismet, surely. Having gone through quite a lot since the events of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ comic book narrative, Jean Smart’s Laurie Blake immediately shined as a fully rounded character in Damon Lindelof’s Watchmen TV series. A recap of ‘She Was Killed by Space Junk,’ episode 3 of season 1 of Watchmen on HBO, starring Regina King and introducing Jean Smart as the former Silk … Box 43441Fayetteville, NC 28309 Patreon for Full Reactions, Movie Reactions & More! It’s actually a very funny scene as she continually calls it a racism detector and he keeps trying to correct her to no avail. The show thrust viewers into this world in an excellent, yet disorienting premiere. November 13, 2019 November 13, 2019 by Therese Odell, posted in watchmen. Meet FBI Agent Laurie Blake , she’s a no-nonsense kick-ass lady who does her job with an ironic sense of humor ... maybe a space suit or a diving suit, it’s not clear just yet. 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Episode 3 also featured the shot of Veidt riding his horse past the skull-and-crossbones flag that was first revealed in the trailer. We open with a pretty fetching bank robbery scene. Please note, the following contains spoilers for episode three of Watchmen. Keene, meanwhile, only seems shadier by the day. It’s almost hard to believe that all this time is spent talking about comic references and not even all the TV-specific theories and speculation jostling around inside my head. Whatever changed her mind about him must have been pretty dramatic, considering she now uses his last name rather than her mother's, and, almost fondly, refers to him as "dad." In this latest installment, Laurie’s continued fascination with her off-Earth ex-boyfriend extends to her possession of a rather sizable vibrator that is SO blue that it literally glows from an open briefcase, Pulp Fiction-style. It’s unclear at this point whether Watchmen’s structure has anything to do with the real world concept for the Millennium Clock. (At least until some possible point later when it’s revealed he’s someone else entirely.). Keene, like his father before him, is really making waves in the vigilante and vigilante-adjacent community with major laws. Make of it what you will -- all I know is that I'm keeping an ear out for some reference to any of the locations mentioned in … Mason Downey Laurie's call in this episode seemingly hints at big things to come, while also dipping into her past as The Comedienne, in honor of her father’s vicious alter ego. I’m guessing that info was already known by whoever returned the car to its previous spot in the parking lot. His love for his wife and daughters is almost equaled by his love of gasp-for-breath laughter and gasp-for-breath horror. which is not only a clear reference to Nite Owl, but a pretty on-the-nose allegory for his current situation. Laurie keeps a pet owl named "Who" (get it?) But what does that mean? Also note that the clock shares half of its name with the “Millennium by Veidt” marketing that served as the company’s post-Squid alternative to the “Nostalgia” promotions. Laurie listens to Devo's "Mongoloid"--on a CD--in her apartment. Who knows whether he's actually receiving them? However, it was Laurie and Petey who found themselves staying at the could-be-worse Black Freighter Inn. ), In his reactionary letter to the buffalo-protecting game warden – who interestingly refers to himself as “Your Humble Servant,” which sparks clone-related theories – Jeremy Irons’ character actually self-identifies as Adrian Veidt. Again, it's not a huge deal, but the gradual build-up of a central hub is very on point with Watchmen's comic run. Jud's burial takes place in a cemetery named Tartarus Acres, a reference to a version of Hell in Greek Mythology. The episode’s title, “She Was Killed by Space Junk,” is also a lyric from the Devo song “Space Junk.” But that’s not all! Petey perhaps unwisely included a slide featuring two excerpts from Rorschach’s October 13 entry, as seen in the comic's “Chapter One.”. A lot has changed in the last 30 years. It’s pretty clear that Jeremy Irons’ largely standalone storyline serves as the TV series’ take on Watchmen’s allegorical “Tales from the Black Freighter” comic-within-a-comic. Tartarus was a place where the evil would be sent for eternal punishment, located physically beneath Hades and reserved for the wicked and those condemned to divine punishment. Judging by the similar seal applied to Veidt’s letter, one might surmise that the flag specifically marks off the character’s property. Laurie and Petey stay at Tulsa's Black Freighter Inn & Suites, a reference to the story-within-a-story of the original Watchmen comic, the pirate epic called The Black Freighter. 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