Watchmen
An Almost Religious Awe
TV Flash files “An Almost Religious Awe” as hour 7 of 9 in the TV Flash guide — Watchmen (2019) on HBO, season 1, episode 7, aired 2019-12-01, 58 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E07: listed hour 7 of 9 in the Watchmen guide, hour 7 of 9 in season 1. It aired 2019-12-01 (58 min). The listed hour before it is “This Extraordinary Being” (S01E06). Next is “A God Walks into Abar” (S01E08).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Angela recovers from her Nostalgia OD, and the treatment mixes the memories of her own life with those of Will's. Laurie finds a 7K operative, and Trieu tells Angela about her plan to save humanity.
Viewer FAQ
Where does An Almost Religious Awe sit in the Watchmen guide?
S01E07 is listed hour 7 of 9 — hour 7 of 9 in season 1, season 1 episode 7.
When did Watchmen S01E07 air?
An Almost Religious Awe aired 2019-12-01 and is listed at 58 minutes.
Do I need the graphic novel first?
Lindelof remixes rather than filming the panels. Knowing Moore/Gibbons enriches the argument; the limited series is built as its own Tulsa-to-masks American history.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Lindelof's remix starts in Tulsa 1921 and treats masks as American history, not cosplay. Regina King's Sister Night carries a sequel that argues with Moore instead of filming the panels. Squid rain, Doctor Manhattan's domestic secret, and superhero television that actually had something to say about power.
The group chat opened on squid rain and immediately split into "is this canon?" Damon Lindelof's HBO limited series (2019) starts in Tulsa 1921 and treats masks as American history, not cosplay. In an alternate America, police wear masks after a white supremacist attack while Watchmen history rewrites itself. Regina King's Sister Night carries a sequel that argues with Moore and Gibbons instead of filming the panels. Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Jeremy Irons, Jean Smart, Tim Blake Nelson, Hong Chau fill the remix. King…
Filed against
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- Jeremy Irons as Adrian Veidt
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- Jean Smart as Laurie Blake
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- Tim Blake Nelson as Looking Glass
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- Hong Chau as Lady Trieu
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