[Editor’s Note: The following interview contains spoilers for “Watchmen” through Episode 4, “If You Don’t Like My Story, Write Your Own.”]
In a season filled with outlandish introductions to Adrian Veidt — Jeremy Irons’ long-unnamed character working within a remote castle at an undisclosed location, at an unknown time — the fourth episode’s debut scene takes the cake. No, not the purple, honeycomb-infused anniversary cake that also helps mark the passage of time. That pops up later.
Instead, Adrian is shown at in the middle of a lake lit by dozens of golden, glowing orbs. Underneath each is a large basket, and with the starry night sky sparkling above, Adrian pulls one out of the water, removes a small, flailing fetus, and promptly pitches it back into the water.
“They’re very happy in the soup,” Irons said, recalling the scene during an interview with IndieWire. “It seemed entirely natural. Strange enough, the vision I had in my head...
In a season filled with outlandish introductions to Adrian Veidt — Jeremy Irons’ long-unnamed character working within a remote castle at an undisclosed location, at an unknown time — the fourth episode’s debut scene takes the cake. No, not the purple, honeycomb-infused anniversary cake that also helps mark the passage of time. That pops up later.
Instead, Adrian is shown at in the middle of a lake lit by dozens of golden, glowing orbs. Underneath each is a large basket, and with the starry night sky sparkling above, Adrian pulls one out of the water, removes a small, flailing fetus, and promptly pitches it back into the water.
“They’re very happy in the soup,” Irons said, recalling the scene during an interview with IndieWire. “It seemed entirely natural. Strange enough, the vision I had in my head...
- 11/11/2019
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
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