Watchmen Was Best When It Kept Us From What We Want
, which leads the 2020 Emmy nominations with a well-deserved 26, is that despite all of its delights, it repeatedly refuses to give us what we want. This isn't to say the show is engaged in a kind ofpush-pull relationship with its audience. It delivers—narratively, technically, aesthetically, and conceptually—but appears, in retrospect, to be a series built on the tantalizing entertainment tactic of leaving you wanting more. A kind of superhero-fueled narrative burlesque, perhaps.
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