The majority of “Little Fear of Lightning” works wonderfully, but now Watchmen’s problems need to stop getting in the way. With Regina King, Jean Smart, Tim Blake Nelson, Andrew Howard. The fifth episode of HBO’s Watchmen, “Little Fear of Lightning,” is a near-perfect hour of television.
Tonight’s episode of Watchmen, “Little Fear of Lightning,” comes closest to capturing that hell of experiencing the end of the world and being forced to live on afterward. A graceful, moving episode gives us a peek behind the mask and into the lonely life of Looking Glass. A recap of ‘Little Fear of Lightning,’ episode 5 of season 1 of Watchmen on HBO. “Little Fear of Lightning,” the most masterfully crafted episode of Watchmen yet, is the most Lindelof-ass hour of the series, uniting itself around a single image – the fun house mirror – and projecting out the author’s many, many thoughts on identity, reason, morality… and specifically, justice. "Watchmen" Little Fear of Lightning (TV Episode 2019) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Directed by Steph Green. Little Fear of Lightning is the fifth episode of the first season of Watchmen, which first aired on HBO on November 17, 2019.