On the heels of Damon Lindelof's well-received Watchmen sequel series' debut on HBO -- which pulled in 1.5 million viewers -- Lindelof decided to release four pages from the the pilot script he penned, showing us all how the cryptic scene featuring Jeremy Irons, as THAT character , looked on paper.

"I have received a number of queries relating to the interlude from our premiere featuring the tremendous Mr. Irons," Lindelof posted on Instagram . "The gist of said queries, “Uh... cool... but what the f*** was THAT?” These script pages will shed almost no light, but as you are 24 hours from seeing what The Blonde Man is writing, I thought it only fair to show you a bit of my own."As you'll recall, after Regina King's Angela Abar and Don Johnson's Judd Crawford took down a white supremacist compound with the aid of an Owlship , the show cut to a mysterious location, a picturesque countryside, and focused on Jeremy Irons' character celebrating an "anniversary" with his servants Philips and Ms. Crookshanks.Flip through the slideshow to see how it all played out in the script...

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Some key words to note on the first page Lindelof posted:



"You're wondering why we're here. You're wondering who he is. Neither will be answered anytime soon, so once again, for all our sakes, please...just ROLL WITH IT."



This reasoning lines up with our 4 reasons to keep watching Watchmen, as answers to many of the show's "WTF?" moments will eventually be revealed. Watchmen: All the Comic Book References in the HBO Series 81 IMAGES

For more on Watchmen, read on as to why Watchmen used that particular historical event to open the show, check out 15 comic book references from the premiere, and learn more about that weird storm.



The next episode of Watchmen, "Martial Feats of Comanche Horsemanship," airs Sunday, October 27 on HBO. Loading

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