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: Tim Blake Nelson's performance as Wade Tillman received significant critical praise for its emotional weight.

: The Seventh Kavalry (7K) manipulates Wade into a meeting where Senator Keene reveals a massive secret: the 1985 squid attack was a hoax orchestrated by Adrian Veidt to prevent nuclear war. Watchmen 1x5

: To save himself and seek "freedom" from his fear, Wade betrays Angela Abar by leading her into a trap that results in her arrest, though he ultimately finds himself targeted by the 7K anyway. Behind the Scenes : Tim Blake Nelson's performance as Wade Tillman

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: The episode was written by Damon Lindelof and Carly Wray. Director : It was directed by Steph Green.

: In the present day, Wade leads support groups for survivors of "Extra-Dimensional Anxiety" and lives in a bunker stocked with security equipment to protect against another attack.