

Read on for our curated selections of the internet's reaction to that nudity scene in tonight's episode of Watchmen and be sure to let us know your thoughts in the comments below. Given the precedent, it shouldn't be a big surprise that we'd get a naked Doctor Manhattan on Watchmen - even in a fictional context but it was still enough of a surprise that fans on social media had a lot to say about it. The character is also famously nude in Zack Snyder's 2009 film adaptation, with much made at the time of that film's nudity. The character goes nude in the comics, having come to see clothes as unnecessary. Now, the idea of a naked Doctor Manhattan in general isn't a shocking thing. Oh, yeah, and this fictional Doctor Manhattan is completely nude, just like the actual Doctor Manhattan is. Phillips playing the role of Jon is fried to a crisp in the faux "intrinsic field generator" while, moments later, a blue-painted man wearing a fencing mask descends from the rafters - another "actor", this one playing Doctor Manhattan.

However, the play isn't just a dramatic retelling. The play, as it turns out, is a dramatization of Doctor Manhattan's transformation in which a nuclear physics experiment goes wrong in 1959 and transforms Jon Osterman into the blue, god-like being Doctor Manhattan. The story featured a lot of shocking moments, but one of the most shocking ones was definitely the one when Dr. A gritty superhero story that shows the corruption of a not-so-distant dystopian future, Watchmen is a metaphor for a heroless future filled with heroes. Crookshanks - put on a play that he has written. Alan Moore’s epic Watchmen comic book is arguably the best comic book ever written.

Spoilers for tonight's episode of Watchmen, "Martial Feats of Comanche Horsemanship", below.ĭuring tonight's episode Jeremy Irons' presumed Veidt has his staff - Mr.
