It's Summer and We're Running Out of Ice
- Episode aired Oct 20, 2019
- TV-MA
- 1h 1m
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8.0/10
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Angela investigates the attempted murder of a fellow officer; The Lord of a Country Estate receives an anniversary gift from his loyal servants.Angela investigates the attempted murder of a fellow officer; The Lord of a Country Estate receives an anniversary gift from his loyal servants.Angela investigates the attempted murder of a fellow officer; The Lord of a Country Estate receives an anniversary gift from his loyal servants.
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Did you know
- TriviaThe "President Redford" that is talked about throughout the episode is in reference to actor Robert Redford. A fictional Redford announces his run for presidency at the end of the comic.
- GoofsThe scene where naked Adrian Veidt/Ozymandias is questioned about his chapped thighs is cheap lurid fiction. Any fairly decent, fit horseback rider properly attired can easily avoid such injury with proper riding clothing and physical condition.
- Quotes
Judd Crawford: Fuck me and the horse I rode in on.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards (2020)
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I'm Your Boogie Man
I love the graphic novel and I do quite like Zack Snyders film version. I am a bit fearful about diluting the brand further though, both with wider world stuff that DC have been doing in the comics, and also with this show, especially when were weren't sure whether it was sequel, remake or reimagining type that was coming. At least so far, it appears to be a sequel to the graphic novel, but stylistically quite like the Snyder film.
Set around the present day, but of an alternative history, the world lives with the fallout of Adrian Veidt's actions that, presumably, took place several decades earlier. Following organised attacks on the police, they have been allowed to conceal their identities whilst on duty, they also engage masked vigilantes to work alongside them. The uncompromising style of Rorschach, together with the policies of liberal President Robert Redford, has inspired a white supremacist action group, the 7th Kavalry, to rise up. The shooting of a cop by a member of the Kavalry draws vigilante Sister Knight (Regina King) out of domesticity and back to hunting down the perpetrator.
So the episode is perhaps best described as "intriguing", rather than particularly "good" or "enjoyable". It's definitely well made. The initial scenes, a recreation of the riots in Tulsa back in 1921 are, frankly, horrifying. Jumping to modern day and it remains a super stylish show, with impressive transitions and visual effects (all of which do seem the take their lead from Zack Snyders movie adaptation). I can't remember the last time I was as struck by the costumes on a show, as much as I was here. Sister Knights hooded outfit, the police's yellow masks, Looking Glass's reflective mask - it's all visually unique and interesting. I also really liked the music, Atticus Ross and Trent Reznor provide another great score - and the song choices are interesting.
I think one of the things the pilot does wrong though is provide too many intriguing plot points or ideas, without enough explanation. I guess that the (or at least some of the) answers are coming in subsequent episodes but I'm left scrambling to try and work out what's what and I sense from the reviews that is what has thrown off a lot of people. It also seems like a lot of people were expecting a closer tie in with the key "Watchman" characters. Only Ozymandias appears on screen, played well by Jeremy Irons but again in scenes that, at the moment, are largely confusing. We see briefly the whereabouts of Doctor Manhattan on a news show but it seems that he is either going to be absent, or (perhaps more likely) held back for a season finale.
I'm not instantly in love with this show from this first episode, like I was with "The West Wing", "Game Of Thrones" or "Westworld" but I am engaged enough to come back for the next one.
Set around the present day, but of an alternative history, the world lives with the fallout of Adrian Veidt's actions that, presumably, took place several decades earlier. Following organised attacks on the police, they have been allowed to conceal their identities whilst on duty, they also engage masked vigilantes to work alongside them. The uncompromising style of Rorschach, together with the policies of liberal President Robert Redford, has inspired a white supremacist action group, the 7th Kavalry, to rise up. The shooting of a cop by a member of the Kavalry draws vigilante Sister Knight (Regina King) out of domesticity and back to hunting down the perpetrator.
So the episode is perhaps best described as "intriguing", rather than particularly "good" or "enjoyable". It's definitely well made. The initial scenes, a recreation of the riots in Tulsa back in 1921 are, frankly, horrifying. Jumping to modern day and it remains a super stylish show, with impressive transitions and visual effects (all of which do seem the take their lead from Zack Snyders movie adaptation). I can't remember the last time I was as struck by the costumes on a show, as much as I was here. Sister Knights hooded outfit, the police's yellow masks, Looking Glass's reflective mask - it's all visually unique and interesting. I also really liked the music, Atticus Ross and Trent Reznor provide another great score - and the song choices are interesting.
I think one of the things the pilot does wrong though is provide too many intriguing plot points or ideas, without enough explanation. I guess that the (or at least some of the) answers are coming in subsequent episodes but I'm left scrambling to try and work out what's what and I sense from the reviews that is what has thrown off a lot of people. It also seems like a lot of people were expecting a closer tie in with the key "Watchman" characters. Only Ozymandias appears on screen, played well by Jeremy Irons but again in scenes that, at the moment, are largely confusing. We see briefly the whereabouts of Doctor Manhattan on a news show but it seems that he is either going to be absent, or (perhaps more likely) held back for a season finale.
I'm not instantly in love with this show from this first episode, like I was with "The West Wing", "Game Of Thrones" or "Westworld" but I am engaged enough to come back for the next one.
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- southdavid
- Oct 24, 2019
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