1.0Gizmodo Australiahttps://gizmodo.com.auCharles Pulliam-Moorehttps://gizmodo.com.au/author/charlespulliammoore-usa/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="eL3MF7DGgk"><a href="https://gizmodo.com.au/2019/10/watchmens-latest-twist-shouldnt-be-a-surprise-to-anyone/">Watchmen’s Latest Twist Shouldn’t Be A Surprise To Anyone</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://gizmodo.com.au/2019/10/watchmens-latest-twist-shouldnt-be-a-surprise-to-anyone/embed/#?secret=eL3MF7DGgk" width="600" height="338" title="“Watchmen’s Latest Twist Shouldn’t Be A Surprise To Anyone” — Gizmodo Australia" data-secret="eL3MF7DGgk" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://gizmodo.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/28/fsxip6rxnq6eftbgnazl.png?quality=751416795The story taking place in Watchmen’s present is informed by that world’s past—one similar to ours where groups of white supremacists have terrorised black people across the world for centuries. At times, the show assumes you know this fact to be true but in others, like the opening moments of this week’s episode, Watchmen slows […]