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Podcast: Superhero Ethics
Episode: Ep 83- Who Watches the Watchers who Watch the Watchmen
Description: Episode 83 - Who Watches the Watchers who Watch the Watchmen?Who are heroes accountable to, is a question we frequently explore on this show. In this episode, we dive into the movie and comic book* versions of The Watchmen and its interesting take on the question of accountability. What happens when so called heroes shrug and watch as their friends do terrible things? Would the threat of alien invasion bring peace to our planet? And is anyone in this story remotely heroic?*Jacob had not seen the TV show, so we stuck to the movie. We will be e...