Watchers II story
An uplifted golden retriever teams up with a military man to slay a murderous, humanoid monster. genetically enginLoosely based on the 1987 novel Watchers by Dean Koontz, it is the sequel to the 1988 film Watchers.
9 total · 1 choice · 4 major · 4 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| species uplifting | choice | The concerns a golden retrieved, named Einstein, that has been genetically engineered to have human level intelligence. |
| facing organized pursuit | major | Paul was a fugitive from the law. He went on the run together with Barbara and the intelligent golden retriever Einstein. |
| human vs. monster | major | A hideous, genetically engineered, humanoid creature was going around slaughtering people. |
| monster | major | A hideous, genetically engineered, humanoid creature was going around slaughtering people. |
| speculative genetic engineering | major | A golden retrieved, named Einstein, was augmented with human DNA, resulting in it developing human level intelligence. Dr. Steve Malceno genetically engineered a murderous, humanoid monster that was known as "The Outsider". |
| coping with the death of a spouse | minor | Paul briefly, but pointedly mourned the grisly killing of his ex-wife Sarah. |
| law enforcement | minor | Two police detectives were investigating a string of grisly killings. |
| maker and monster | minor | A genetically engineered monster, known as "The Outsider", turned on its creator, Dr. Steve Malceno, and slaughtered him. |
| scientist occupation | minor | Dr. Steve Malceno genetically engineered an intelligent dog and a murderous monster. |