Season 1, Episode 3: ‘She Was Killed by Space Junk’When searching for precedent on the TV “remix” of “Watchmen,” which tells an original story that nonetheless heavily references the source material, a good point of comparison is the FX series “Fargo,” Noah Hawley’s twist on the 1995 Coen brothers thriller. The comparison seems to have crossed Damon Lindelof’s mind, too, because he has cast Jean Smart as Laurie Blake, a.k.a. Laurie is one of the “good guys” on “Watchmen” — though she would be the first to attach a Mars-size asterisk to that designation — but she is more than willing to ignore protocol and follow through on deep-seated instinct for violence. She may be fighting to put down masked vigilantes, but that doesn’t liberate her from her own past as one of them. One of the thrilling aspects of Smart’s performance as Laurie Blake is how her past experiences have transformed her understanding of heroism and justice, and have motivated her to try another path.

Source: New York Times November 04, 2019 03:00 UTC