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The reason why Angela ate the egg was because of Will’s final words to her, “considering what he could do… he could have done more”. Arguably Angela has never really felt totally connected to this world. She felt alienated in Vietnam, and now that Cal is gone she doesn’t feel...

There have been a lot of really good discussions about Angela consuming the Manhattan egg, but I’ve noticed that they’re mostly centered on his actual powers and the responsibility of “being” Dr. Manhattan. But I don’t think the ending has anything to do with Angela wanting to be a God....

Hi Guys Listening to the finale deep dive and the discussion of why Angela ate the egg. People seem to be focusing on the “Superman” powers of Doc M, and why Angela might want these, but the focus in the show has been on the simultaneous time perception. The ONLY...

I’m sure you’re figured this out by now (since I’m a total newbie!) – but Angela took the egg without hesitation because of what Will said to her at the end – “He could have done so much more”. With all that power, maybe Angela, w/Dr. Manhatten’s powers, could do...

Why did Angela eat the Egg? One possibility is that the Egg represents Cal’s “last will and testament”. He left it for her and made it clear to her that he wanted her to have it. It’s hard to imagine a bereaved wife not wanting one more moment of closeness...