‘Watchmen’: Every Episode 8 Easter Egg and Secret
The following video contains SPOILERS for Watchmen Episode 8. And possible also Dr. Manhattan’s genitals. Viewer discretion is advised.
Did you get it? Did you realize Dr. Manhattan was Angela’s wife Cal all along? Episode 8 of HBO’s Watchmen, “A God Walks Into Abar,” finally reveals where Dr. Manhattan’s been since the end of the Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons comics series, and shows how he came to look like actor Yahya Abdul-Mateen II after decades of being a big blue glowy guy.
This week’s Watchmen Easter egg video from ScreenCrush breaks down all the revelations about Cal and Dr. Manhattan, plus all the other references to the old Watchmen comics, and other assorted secrets. (Did you catch that Ozymandias still has his old computer and action figures?) Watch it here:
If you liked this video on the Easter eggs in Watchmen’s eighth episode, check out some more of our videos below, including our video on the Easter eggs in Watchmen Episodes 7, 6, 5, 4 and 3. Plus, there’s tons more over at ScreenCrush’s YouTube channel. Be sure to subscribe to catch all our future episodes. Watchmen airs every Sunday night at 9PM on HBO.
Gallery — DVDs and Blu-rays That Are Still Extremely Valuable: