Yahya Abdul-Mateen II had a hilarious reaction after the Doctor Manhattan reveal in the latest episode of HBO’s Watchmen.
Major spoilers regarding Watchmen episode seven ahead!
With the incredible reveal that Doctor Manhattan has been hiding in plain sight in HBO’s Watchmen as Angela Abar’s husband played by Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, the actor behind the god-like being had a brilliant reaction online after the episode aired. Fans were surprised that HBO’s Watchmen had managed to pull off the shocking twist, but it only makes the world created by Damon Lindelof even more fascinating.
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II took to Twitter to react to the Doctor Manhattan reveal in the seventh episode of HBO’s Watchmen, posting a video of himself continuously laughing. The Doctor Manhattan reveal comes only a week after Will Reeves was shown to be the real Hooded Justice, proving that HBO’s Watchmen enjoys toying with source material as well as the fans. Take a look at Yahya Abdul-Mateen II’s reaction to the Doctor Manhattan reveal below.
— Yahya Abdul-Mateen 2 (@yahya) December 2, 2019
What do you make of Yahya Abdul-Mateen II playing Doctor Manhattan on HBO’s Watchmen? What do you want to see Doctor Manhattan do in the final two episodes of the series? Tell us in the comments!
Here is the official synopsis for Damon Lindelof’s Watchmen:
Set in an alternate history where “superheroes” are treated as outlaws, WATCHMEN embraces the nostalgia of the original groundbreaking graphic novel while attempting to break new ground of its own.
Watchmen stars Regina King, Jeremy Irons, Don Johnson, Jean Smart, Tim Blake Nelson, Louis Gossett Jr., Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Hong Chau, Andrew Howard, Tom Mison, Frances Fisher, Jacob Ming-Trent, Sara Vickers, Dylan Schombing, and James Wolk. The series is produced for HBO by White Rabbit in association with Warner Bros. Television, based on Alan Moore’s graphic novel co-created and illustrated by Dave Gibbons and published by DC.
Watchmen airs Sundays at 9 p.m. on HBO.
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