Now that Watchmen Season 1 has aired its epic finale , titled "See How They Fly," the most pressing question facing viewers is: will there be a Season 2 of Watchmen?

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There's certainly no shortage of plot potential for a second season of the HBO drama; while it's fairly clear that Angela Abar now has Doctor Manhattan's powers after consuming an egg that was strongly implied to transfer Manhattan's abilities to his wife, it remains to be seen what Angela might do with them. (After all, the only reason Manhattan deemed her worthy of receiving said abilities was because he determined that Angela wasn't the kind of person who would seek them out, unlike Ozymandias or Lady Trieu.)In an interview with Vulture, showrunner Damon Lindelof pointed out that over the course of Season 1, we've witnessed Angela's origin story, and that the newly-minted superhero now has a legacy to uphold, thanks to her relationships with both her grandfather, Will, aka Hooded Justice, and husband, Doctor Manhattan."Will does give her a final gauntlet toss. The final line of the series is, 'He could’ve done more,' as it relates to Doctor Manhattan, who is a fundamentally very passive character, both in the original text and in our interpretation of him. Angela Abar is not a passive character," Lindelof said. "If, in fact, Angela Abar is now empowered by the legacy of Will and the legacy of Doctor Manhattan, she is ready to take on white supremacy in a way that Doctor Manhattan was never interested in taking on. That’s going to be a battle that goes on until the end of time, unfortunately. I’d like to be more pie in the sky, but if I learned anything through the experience of writing the show and reading all the things that I’ve been reading, it’s the insidiousness of white supremacy. I don’t think that I ever would have even put it in the show if I felt like we were going to try to convince the audience that it could be defeated. But we could convince the audience that it was worthy of pushing back and fighting against, which is more than most superhero stories do."The show also leaves a few other key plot threads dangling, including the fate of Daniel Dreiberg (aka Nite Owl), who was revealed to be in federal custody earlier this season by Senator Keene Jr.; the whereabouts and identity of "Lube Man"; and what Laurie Blake intends to do next, now that she's come around to Rorschach's way of thinking and arrested Adrian Veidt to ensure he finally faces justice for his crimes. Watchmen could (and arguably should) remain a one season series , since Lindelof told Deadline, "I’ve consistently believed and still believe that these nine episodes are a complete story with a beginning, middle, and end. I have to acknowledge that not everyone’s going to see it that way, and I definitely don’t dispute any opinion that’s sort of like there should be more. I just don’t feel compelled to continue the story without a reason to do so. That reason should be a creative reason, idea-driven, and I don’t have any ideas for subsequent seasons of Watchmen currently."Still, Lindelof didn't completely rule out the idea of a second season when talking to Vanity Fair, noting that while he doesn't have a plot for Season 2 of Watchmen figured out yet, he's planning to take a vacation before he starts thinking about it in earnest: "I’m going to read a lot of books that have been piling up by my bedside and watch a lot of television shows and movies that I am desperate to see and then when I show back up in January, hopefully the antenna will be back up again. If it receives something that feels like it could be another season of Watchmen, I would definitely be inclined to pursue it. There is no guarantee of if and when that’ll happen.”Would you watch a Season 2 of Watchmen, or does it feel like a self-contained story to you? Share your reactions and theories in the comments.