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Panel 1: where Laurie reiterates being lost in “the
fog” – a result of drinking too much Scotch on the night in question.
The “blurred
reflection” visual motif – or, in this case, refraction – continues, as we see
Edward Blake speaking with someone through the lens of Laurie’s Scotch tumbler.
Panel 3: In the background, we can see Dr. Manhattan
talking with Henry Kissinger, who became the 56th Secretary of State
under President Richard Nixon, who is still President of the United States in Watchmen.
Panel 4: Woodward and Bernstein were the reporters who
wrote the story of the Watergate break-in that eventually led to President
Richard Nixon’s resignation.
Panel 5: This offhand remark by Blake not to ask where
he was when JFK was shot will have greater meaning later in the book and can be
seen as a bit of foreshadowing couched subtly within a fairly common rejoinder
to deflect suspicion.
Also
note that Blake has his smiley face button on, even at a black tie event.
Panel 7: Blake’s comment – “…didn’t take your old
man’s name either…” – is a bit of foreshadowing, as Laurie moves closer to
uncovering the secrets of her heritage.
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