As the Millennium Clock approaches midnight, Angela Abar comes out of her grandfather’s dreams and into her own, while Adrian Veidt is in court, fighting for his existence.

Wow. Just wow. Watchmen delivers yet another belter of an episode in an unbroken run of excellence, and by the time the hour is over you’ll be gasping at the repercussions of what has just happened. This isn’t the place to spill those well-crafted beans, but it’s clear that nothing is going to be the same again.

It’s 1986, VV Day in Saigon, and young Angela Abar wants to rent the Sister Knight DVD, a tale of a black female superhero that she relates to. Her parents disapprove, and her life is ripped apart as they are killed in a suicide bomb attack. Yes, Angela is being washed of her grandfather’s Nostalgia pills by undergoing a treatment of Lieu’s dialysis, a flushing out of the recollective infestation that is in her body. And that’s before I mention the elephant in the room… literally an elephant in the room… on an IV!

The wacky world of Adrian Veidt hits a new level of bizarre as the prisoner in purgatory enters the 365th day of his trial, accused of trying to escape. His defence comprises a single burst of flatulence, and the jury of his peers are a litter of piglets. As the verdict is delivered, he sheds a single tear… but why?

Laurie finally does some investigating, leading her to the widow of Judd, where she experiences two moments of confession and a drop into a pit, but the biggest moments occur as we find out just what Doctor Manhattan has been up to. Is he really not listening, and if he’s not really on Mars, then where is he? The answer will make you gasp, as will the gruesome manner in which it’s revealed?

Verdict: Remember the Season 1 episodes of Westworld when every instalment contained a ‘wow’ moment and turned everything on its head? Watchmen is now that show… a reminder that TV can still amaze you, nourish your mind and keep you on your toes. 9/10

Nick Joy