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Dolly being involved, she obviously doesn't care, or remember the point of the song anymore. Here, it is a child's happy wrap up to one of the most sad, angry songs ever sung by a female country artist. Sad to see it handled in such a non-challant way. Such a waste of time and talent.

Here's the thing, whether you k ow the source material, or are aware that this show takes place 30 years AFTER the events in the graphic novel (not the film) and how those events affected an alternate reality/history than our own ( although the Tulsa massacre is an actual historic event that DID happen, and is simply amplified in this alternate world ), all of that aside, crying 'woke' or too political against a show titled 'Watchmen' is ridiculous. You clearly didn't read or get the source material. It's incredibly political and satirical. It was woke before woke was a social verbal term. Now to rate this show based on that is just wrong. Second, to rate a show, saying it has an 'agenda' without seeing where the plot or storyline even goes throughout the season is also juvenile. If you know the source material, again you'd know it pits all sides against itself. It asks questions to all political stances. It doesn't lean any one way, and although at times it seems it does, as it unfolds you see the changing views and messages. Obviously a story arc like that can't be carried out in one or even a few episodes. You have to stick it out and see where it goes and maybe then you can have an actual opinion on if it is slanted or not. As for right now, who knows what the message is. I'm sure there will be some twists. I'm rating the show a 7 at the moment for all the detail out into the evolved world after the graphic novel. The affect it made on this alt-world and the numerous Easter eggs regarding the original book. The story within a story is yet another reoccurring layer, that will no doubt mirror the overall arc. I'm also rating it for it's superb production design, casting, acting and score. As to whether I'll love the final product, who knows. But this is my 2 episode in review, not some raving knee reaction without giving proper viewing and response time and with actually knowing the source material very well and where THIS new instalment fits into it all.

For a film with a modest budget, it doesn't look it. The production value is excellent all around and nails the early 80's aesthetic without trying to be trendy. It has the look of Close Encounters but with more of a Fire In The Sky feel crossed with Shyamalan's Signs considering it's twisty and character driven plot that comes forth as the events move along. Highly recommend for fans of the films I mentioned above, or of The X-Files, though this film does bring something slightly new and different as a whole when it reaches its third act. Don't go in expecting a blockbuster, but an intimate, at times creepy, wholly entertaining film about a family and a dark encounter that almost tears them all apart. Worth your time in my books.