As far as we can tell, Philips and Crookshanks are human, but they certainly aren't normal. (It's also notable that the Game Warden, though masked, appears to possibly be another clone of the ever-renewable Mr. Philips.) Early on, the logical assumption was that Veidt had cloned these two characters using the same genetic engineering technology that created Bubastis. But Episode 4 muddies those waters thanks to the scene where Veidt harvests fetal version of Philips and Crookshanks from a nearby pond. He then incubates them in a bizarre device that transforms these fetuses into full-grown, docile adults within minutes.Ĩ1 Images It's no longer certain Veidt created these two people at all. He may simply be scavenging another valuable resource from his vast prison. "I'm not sure he's creating it, but life exists around him and he's taking advantage of it," Irons told IGN. Philips and Crookshanks could lend further fuel to the theory Veidt is being imprisoned on Mars by Doctor Manhattan. When we last saw Manhattan in Watchmen #12, he voiced a desire to leave humanity behind and create life of his own. Could this disgusting fetus pond be an attempt at that life? If so, he may need to go back to the drawing board. Will Adrian Veidt Escape?By now, it seems safe to say Veidt's main goal is to escape this bizarre prison and return to Earth. Will that ever actually happen? The evidence is inconclusive so far. The series may be building to an escape towards the end of Season 1. ![]() So far, every episode has included one lengthy Veidt vignette. That would suggest these vignettes will catch up to the present around Episode 7 or so, at which point the true significance of Veidt's story will be revealed.Įach vignette has included a shot of Veidt eating cake and "celebrating" his anniversary, suggesting each one chronicles a year of his life following his 2012 disappearance. We may find out Doctor Manhattan has been imprisoning him. It could also turn out to be a plot by Lady Trieu to keep the world's smartest man from interfering with her own plans. As much as she clearly reveres Veidt, she's also not someone who tolerates obstacles or competitors.The third episode of HBO's Watchmen finds the show's mysterious-yet-compelling 'Lord of a Country Manor' -played irresistibly by Jeremy Irons- signing a letter to an unhappy 'game warden' with the name “Adrian Veidt.” That signature might not come as much of a surprise to comic fans (or to any non-comic fans, who have probably never heard that name before), the revelation, nonetheless, finally, officially confirms the return of a key Watchmen character–Ozymandias. The beginning of the graphic novel finds Veidt, who fought crime under the moniker "Ozymandias," having retired from the superhero game to become a business mogul. He first appears in the graphic novel, looking ominously out the window a la Kingpin it was the comic telling us that he was going to stir up some serious, serious shit. ![]() In the HBO series, Veidt is shown seated, wearing a robe, and meditating on top of his desk.
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