History YMMV / Watchmen2019

* {{Anvilicious}}: The show has things to say about racism and politics, and it wants you to know it. [[SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped Of course, some people consider the message very important]].

** The opening of the first shows a young black boy being rescued during the Black Wall Street Massacre. Unsettling.
** Looking Glass in ‘the Pod’ interrogates a Seventh Kavalry suspect using repetitive questions and images flashing in the screens around them. Looking Glass’ mask is reflective and the images are shown being reflected in his mask.

* EpilepticTrees: Some fans suspect it will be revealed that Jeremy Irons is not playing Ozymandias but Dr. Manhattan, citing his castle's similarity to the brief news report of Manhattan's building on Mars, his casually hanging around nude, and his servants' strange quirks that may indicate they're the life he was talking about creating.

* CriticalDissonance: Reception to the first episode on Rotten Tomatoes is starkly different between critics and general audiences; critics have lavished it with praise and given it a 93% on Rotten Tomatoes, in contrast to the 49% it got from audiences.

** Looking Glass in ‘the Pod’ interrogates a Seventh Kalvary suspect using repetitive questions and images flashing in the screens around them. Looking Glass’ mask is reflective and the images are shown being reflected in his mask.

* {{Anvilicious}}: Much like the graphic novel (which was centered on Cold War politics and frequently exhibited depictions of racism, xenophobia, and homophobia) the show has things to say about racism and politics, and it wants you to know it.

* CriticalDissonance: Reception to the first episode on Rotten Tomatoes is starkly different between critics and general audiences; critics have lavished it with praise and given it a 93% on Rotten Tomatoes, in contrast to the 49% it got from audiences. However, many note that much like with ''Series/Batwoman2019'', many of the negative reviews [[https://www.cbr.com/watchmen-review-bombed/ were from bad faith review bombing]], so it's questionable to conclude whether or not they actually represent the opinions of viewers.

* NightmareFuel: The opening of the first shows a young black boy being rescued during the Black Wall Street Massacre. Unsettling.
** Looking Glass in ‘the Pod’ interrogates a Seventh Calvary suspect using repetitive questions and images flashing in the screens around them. Looking Glass’ mask is reflective and the images are shown being reflected in his mask.

* AwesomeMusic: When the score is composed by [[Music/NineInchNails Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross]], this is to be expected.

* CriticalDissonance: Reception to the first episode on Rotten Tomatoes is starkly different between critics and general audiences; critics have lavished it with praise and given it a 93% on Rotten Tomatoes, in contrast to the 49% it got from audiences. However, many note that much like with Television/Batwoman2019, many of the negative reviews [[https://www.cbr.com/watchmen-review-bombed/ were from bad faith review bombing]], so it's questionable to conclude whether or not they actually represent the opinions of viewers.

* {{Anvilicious}}: The show has things to say about racism and politics, and it wants you to know it.

* CriticalDissonance: Reception to the series and its first episode is starkly different between critics and general audiences; critics have lavished it with praise and given it a 93% on Rotten Tomatoes, in contrast to the ''49%'' it got from audiences, who seem to vary between ambivalent towards the show and actively hostile. The source of the big split seems to be the attempts at social commentary and racial politics, which critics view as [[SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped necessary]], but audiences view as [[{{Anvilicious}} obnoxiously heavy-handed and distracting]].

* {{Anvilicious}}: The show has things to say about racism and politics, and it wants you to know it. YMMV on whether SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped is in effect here, especially since the original comic was often praised for ''not'' shoving the message down reader's throats and letting them reach their own conclusions. However, Alan Moore himself has sometimes been dismayed by how the subtlety of his message resulted in a massive MisaimedFandom who took the exact opposite lesson from it, so some could argue it's justified. But, that subtlety and moral ambiguity is also partly the reason the comic became so critically acclaimed and respected in the first place, and DeathOfTheAuthor is perfectly valid with any work. So it's ''heavily'' YMMV.

* {{Anvilicious}}: The show has things to say about racism and politics, and it wants you to know it. YMMV on whether SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped is in effect here, especially since the original comic was often praised for ''not'' shoving the message down reader's throats and letting them reach their own conclusions. However, Alan Moore himself has sometimes been dismayed by how the subtlety of his message resulted in a massive MisaimedFandom who took the exact opposite lesson from it, so some could argue it's justified. But, that subtlety and moral ambiguity is also partly the reason the comic became so critically acclaimed and respected in the first place. So it's ''heavily'' YMMV.

* {{Anvilicious}}: The show has things to say about racism and politics, and it wants you to know it. YMMV on whether SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped is in effect here, especially since the original comic was often praised for ''not'' shoving the message down reader's throats and letting them reach their own conclusions. Though Alan Moore was himself dismayed by how his subtlety with the message resulted in a massive MisaimedFandom who took the exact opposite lesson from it, so maybe it really is justified.

* {{Anvilicious}}: The show has things to say about racism and politics, and it wants you to know it. YMMV on whether SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped is in effect here, especially since the original comic was often praised for ''not'' shoving the message down reader's throats and letting them reach their own conclusions.

* {{Anvilicious}}: The show has things to say about racism and politics, and it wants you to know it. YMMV on whether SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped is in effect here, especially since the original comic was often praised for ''not'' shoving the message down reader's throats and letting them reach they're own conclusions

* Looking Glass in ‘the Pod’ interrogates a Seventh Calvary suspect using repetitive questions and images flashing in the screens around them. Looking Glass’ mask is reflective and the images are shown being reflected in his mask.

* TaintedByThePreview: When the first major trailer was released, fans of the original comic immediately made their concerns and displeasure known. Some believe that the series doesn't follow the themes or conflicts established in the comic. Others are just plain [[Sequelphobic opposed to the idea of a sequel at all]]. And then there's the ones just plain confused about how the trailers give barely any idea of what the show's even about.

* TaintedByThePreview: When the first major trailer was released, fans of the original comic immediately made their concerns and displeasure known. Some believe that the series doesn't follow the themes or conflicts established in the comic. Others are just plain [[ContestedSequel opposed to the idea of a sequel at all]]. And then there's the ones just plain confused about how the trailers give barely any idea of what the show's even about.

* TaintedByThePreview: When the first major trailer was released, fans of the original comic immediately made their concerns and displeasure known. Some believe that the series doesn't follow the themes or conflicts established in the comic. Others are just plain [[ContestedSequel opposed to the idea of a sequel at all]].

* TaintedByThePreview: When the first major trailer was released, fans of the original comic immediately made their concerns and displeasure known. Some believe that the series doesn't follow the themes or conflicts established in the comic. Others are just plain [[ContestedSequel opposed to the idea of a sequel at all]].

* StealthSequel: When ''Watchmen'' was announced, the public was told it would be a "remix" of the comic. But once the trailers started to drop -- especially the SDCC trailer -- it became clear it's set after the comics or the film, with Rorschach being dead and having a cult, and Dr. Manhattan at least reappearing on Mars.

* StealthSequel: When Watchmen was announced the public was told it would be a "remix" of the comic, but once the trailers started to drop, especially the comic con one they point towards it being set after the comics or the film, whch Rorschach being dead and having a cult, and Dr. Manhattan at least reappearing on mars.