10 TV Moments You Didn't Expect To See This Season

6. Cal Is Doctor Manhattan - Watchmen

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Back when HBO's incredible Watchmen series debuted, it seemed pretty clear that audiences wouldn't be catching a glimpse of the legendary Doctor Manhattan for a good while - probably not until season two, at least.

So audiences were gobsmacked, then, when it was revealed late in the season that Angela Abar's (Regina King) husband Cal (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) was actually Doctor Manhattan all along, unbeknownst even to himself.

Nobody really thought we'd encounter Manhattan at all this season, let alone that he'd be hiding as an otherwise relatively unassuming supporting character.

So, to see a fully blued-up Jon Osterman late in the season, as portrayed by Abdul-Mateen II, was quite the shocker indeed.

It's just as well, because with series creator Damon Lindelof departing the show after its first season and HBO stating they have no plans for a follow-up, this is very likely all we're going to get.

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