Live Episode Discussion: Season 1 Episode 8 'A God Walks into Abar'

No, not really. From Will's perspective, what he's heard is "Why did you hang Judd? How did you know he was part of Cyclops? How did you know he had a Klan robe in his closet?"

Will's motive for hanging Judd isn't "Dr. Manhattan told me one day I'll hang a guy named Judd Crawford, so I guess I'll go do that now." Will's motive is: Cyclops still exists, I know at least that this motherfucker is part of it, and I think the world will be a better place if I go hang him. So it's definitely not coincidence.

If Judd wasn't 7K, all Manhattan would ask is "Why did you hang Judd Crawford?" and all Will would think is "I don't know, but I don't think I'd do that." and he'd never have any reason to go to Tulsa, find Judd, and hang him.

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