Watchmen's final twist was revealed on poster before HBO show began, says Damon Lindelof

The clues were right in front of viewers the entire time

The first season of Watchmen has come to an end – and creator Damon Lindelof has hinted that the answer to the show’s final mystery was provided before the show even began.

Lindelof’s adaptation of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ beloved graphic novel has been praised for its depiction of white supremacy and themes of racism, not to mention its unexpected twists and turns.

One such twist occurred in the final moments of the series. After returning to her home having witnessed the destruction of her husband (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II), who was revealed to be the blue god Dr Manhattan in episode seven, Angela Abar (Regina King) begins to clean up a broken pack of eggs on her kitchen floor.

Remembering a line Dr Manhattan said to her in the previous episode – “Watch the eggs” – she opens the box to find one intact and remembers the very first conversation they had, 10 years previous.

In that chat, Dr Manhattan matter-of-factly told an unconvinced Angela that he could transfer his powers to another via, for example, an egg. He says that if somebody swallowed that egg whole, they would theoretically be able to “walk on water”.

Angela, grieving the loss of her love, heads to her back garden swimming pool, swallows the egg and, as she lowers her foot to the water, the show ends.

When asked whether he intended the final moment to be an open-ended mystery about whether or not Angela had acquired Dr Manhattan's powers, Lindelof told The Hollywood Reporter: “There are certainly two possible outcomes. But if you watch the entire season again, or if you look at the poster for Watchmen that existed 15 weeks ago, our intention is clear. That’s what I’ll say.”

Following these comments, many fans began posting the artwork for Watchmen, which shows King’s character Angela covered in a blue light.

It seems the clues were there the entire time.

Speaking about a potential second season, Lindelof told Vanity Fair: “These nine episodes were planned to stand alone and that doesn’t exclude the possibility that there will be more Watchmen.”

“Whether or not I’ll be involved will be driven almost entirely by whether or not I come up with an idea that I feel is worthy of telling another story.”

Watchmen is available to watch on NOW TV.