WATCHMEN.

• Author: Soave, Robby

In the final pages of the original Watchmen, antagonist Adrian "Ozymandias" Veidt asks whether his insane but well-intentioned mass casualty attack on New York City was worth it "in the end." Dr. Manhattan--a glowing blue demigod and the only true superhero of the 1987 graphic novel--responds, "nothing ever ends."

More than 30 years later, Dr. Manhattan's prediction has come true for Watchmen itself with HBO's new nine-episode television sequel to the original comic, helmed by Damon Lindelof (Lost, The Leftovers). Lindelof's version is as thematically linked to his own TV history as it is to the source material: Hardcore Lost fans will recall his use of constant flashbacks and time jumps with fondness (and perhaps a touch of PTSD).

The latest to don the mask of a costumed hero in this series is Angela Abar (Regina King), a Tulsa police officer with a secret identity, a secret past, and a...