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Panel 1: In the pile in the foreground we can see that
Rorschach’s journal is still there.
Also
note that Seymour is wearing a smiley face shirt, which certainly seems in
keeping with the character.
Panel 3: And we discover that the “RR”
who might be running for President is, in fact, Robert Redford.
Panel 4: Hector Godfrey’s remark, “…who wants a cowboy
actor in the White House…” is obviously an ironic commentary on the fact that,
at the time Watchmen was published, there was a cowboy actor, Ronald
Reagan, in the White House.
Panels 5-6: And with the drop of ketchup that fell onto
his shirt in panel 5, Seymour now
has a smiley face image with the same red splatter as we saw on the Comedian’s
smiley face button.
Panel 7: And with this close-up image of the
splattered smiley face shirt, Watchmen ends as it began.
The
dialogue in this panel – “I leave it entirely in your hands.” – is not only a
directive for Seymour, but is also a directive for the audience, leaving it in
our hands how we believe the story continues.
Does Seymour run something from Rorschach’s journal? Does he run something else? Will the tenuous peace achieved by Veidt
crumble in light of the revelations from Rorschach’s journal? Or does the world continue to move forward,
working to solidify this peace that was achieved at such a cost? The questions, and the possibilities, are
endless, and Moore & Gibbons leave it all in our hands.
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