Hussar
Legend
I agree with this, having a "big reveal" that required watching the whole of TCW to understand was not good writing (were the Mortis episodes even included in the watch list?) A few Easter eggs might be fun, but hanging the whole climax of the show on one is a whole new level of dumb.
Not really.
Imagine you don’t know who or what those statues are. Now you have a big mystery with a really cool visual to end the season with.
Presumably they will explain this in season two. It’s honestly a fairly standard serial story telling device. A hook to get audiences to watch next season.
It’s maybe a bit unoriginal but hardly dumb.
Plus it feeds the conversation in the community for those who do know and drives views of older shows for those who care enough to go back into the D+ catalog.