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Post by Douay-Rheims-Challoner on Oct 13, 2015 9:08:15 GMT -5
I think people who are calling it a terrible plan are underestimating how difficult it would be to seal up the exits of the quarry and thin out the mass of walkers that had already gathered. Yeah I thought the point of this episode is that Our Group have become just That Good at handling zombies - that a massive horde like this, once something they only responded to by Getting The Fuck Out of Dodge, is something they can strategise about and think about containing. Also look, that guy who was Doctor Dre in that movie has followed up one of the biggest hits of the summer as a recurring castmember on Walking Dead. Well, work's work. I wonder how long he'll stick around for... On Hardwick's After-show one of the questions asked viewers is whether the horn-honker is the Wolves or Ron (or a new threat.) I was pretty sure that it'd be that kid they saved and he's one of the Wolves, but I digress.
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Post by Douay-Rheims-Challoner on Oct 19, 2015 16:45:06 GMT -5
Jennifer 'daughter of David' Lynch really brought it with the most recent one.
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Post by pairesta on Oct 20, 2015 5:35:48 GMT -5
That was a pretty great episode. And, in another middle finger to Fear the Walking Dead, chock full of teenagers who weren't annoying. I loved the JSS intro.
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Post by saganaut on Oct 20, 2015 18:51:35 GMT -5
Yeah, I really liked that episode. The JSS intro was great, and I think it says a lot that the episode didn't disappoint despite the fact that we need to wait another week to find out what's happening with the approaching horde.
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Post by songstarliner on Oct 25, 2015 20:51:04 GMT -5
Oh dear.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2015 12:15:09 GMT -5
I'm on Team Not Quite Dead Yet. Please allow me my delusions.
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Post by saganaut on Oct 26, 2015 17:58:58 GMT -5
I'm on Team Not Quite Dead Yet. Please allow me my delusions. I'm also a Not Quite Dead Yet Truther. My prediction: as everyone else on the internet mentioned today, it was the other guy getting ripped apart on top of him. At some point we'll see him slide under the dumpster, where he'll find a manhole, and he'll drop down into a sewer to escape.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2015 21:36:26 GMT -5
I'm on Team Not Quite Dead Yet. Please allow me my delusions. I'm also a Not Quite Dead Yet Truther. My prediction: as everyone else on the internet mentioned today, it was the other guy getting ripped apart on top of him. At some point we'll see him slide under the dumpster, where he'll find a manhole, and he'll drop down into a sewer to escape. People seem rather butthurt that a scenario clearly crafted as a death fake-out is not actually a brutal and unceremonious death. It is a catalyst to bring Glenn and Maggie front and center again as a Love Story Of The Zombie Apocalypse. Wah wah wah, get over it. A character like him will go down tragically and unambiguously. I am not of the opinion that some characters are untouchable (I actually think Daryl's storyline has kind of run its course), I just think the heavy dramatic and overall crowd-pleasing nature of the show doesn't allow for an original character's death to be so abrupt. I obviously have...opinions on this subject.
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Post by saganaut on Oct 27, 2015 22:20:51 GMT -5
I'm also a Not Quite Dead Yet Truther. My prediction: as everyone else on the internet mentioned today, it was the other guy getting ripped apart on top of him. At some point we'll see him slide under the dumpster, where he'll find a manhole, and he'll drop down into a sewer to escape. People seem rather butthurt that a scenario clearly crafted as a death fake-out is not actually a brutal and unceremonious death. It is a catalyst to bring Glenn and Maggie front and center again as a Love Story Of The Zombie Apocalypse. Wah wah wah, get over it. A character like him will go down tragically and unambiguously. I am not of the opinion that some characters are untouchable (I actually think Daryl's storyline has kind of run its course), I just think the heavy dramatic and overall crowd-pleasing nature of the show doesn't allow for an original character's death to be so abrupt. I obviously have...opinions on this subject. I know! I completely agree with you, and can't understand how angry some people are about this. I think it accomplished the short term shock of seeing a beloved character apparently die, but then once you calmed down you put together all of the pieces (so abrupt, the carefully chosen angle at which it's shot, the ambiguity, etc..). I really don't see it as them trying to "trick" the audience, and therefore am confused by all of the outrage. Beyond all that, like you said: this is a show that whether you love or hate this aspect of it, it goes for big flashy crowd pleasing spectacle. I'm totally fine with that. Some of the criticisms are so weird to me. "Why don't they cover themselves in zombie gore at all times to be perfectly safe?!" Because the show would be boring, that's why.
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Post by songstarliner on Oct 27, 2015 23:40:52 GMT -5
Glenn not being quite dead yet would certainly explain how the walkers were pulling intestines out of his shoulder.
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Post by 🔪 silly buns on Oct 28, 2015 11:46:58 GMT -5
*rocking back and forth*
Okay, good to see I'm not the only one hoping it's the other guy's body too.
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Post by Douay-Rheims-Challoner on Nov 3, 2015 13:33:52 GMT -5
I think the fact Steven Yeun's name didn't appear on the most recent episode only further confirms Glenn isn't dead.
Because when the series has killed regulars before - and it has - it's usually let their name remain on the credits as they run out their contract, like Sarah Wayne Callies in the third season. So it's a psyche, essentially, a hint to throw people astray.
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Post by pairesta on Nov 4, 2015 7:31:09 GMT -5
Looks like they're gonna milk the Glenn thing for a while, based on next episode still being about Richmond. Alexandria.
I didn't like the "Here's Not Here" episode. Seemed too contrived, and not really a plot I needed to know anyways. Once Eastman showed up (almost literally a monk, no less) all the pieces just fell into place and I was waiting for them to happen.
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Post by pairesta on Nov 4, 2015 7:32:46 GMT -5
I've realized that Walking Dead is the modern equivalent of the show ER: a weekly jolt of adrenaline, often mired in genre trappings, but occasionally brilliant enough to keep you watching.
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Post by Douay-Rheims-Challoner on Nov 4, 2015 8:15:01 GMT -5
I didn't like the "Here's Not Here" episode. Seemed too contrived, and not really a plot I needed to know anyways. Once Eastman showed up (almost literally a monk, no less) all the pieces just fell into place and I was waiting for them to happen. I liked it well enough but it had absolutely no reason to be one of Walking Dead's 'extended' episodes - that longer running time has only really worked when the show is juggling its enormous cast and having big action setpieces.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2015 10:13:49 GMT -5
Finally I'm only 5-6 episodes behind instead of a full year! I just finished season 5 last night. What an ending!
Also I may be borrowing a friend's cable streaming login so I can keep up with at least this one show.
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Post by pairesta on Nov 11, 2015 10:03:40 GMT -5
I'm a hell of a lot more willing to believe--and forgive--the show for Glenn being alive. But Rick making out with the woman whose husband he killed just a couple days before, right in front of her? NNNNNOOOOPPPPEEE. Even if he was a drunk abusive asshole. The husband, too.
I also thought for sure Deanna was going to climb one of the embankments and then fall backwards into the hordes below.
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Post by songstarliner on Nov 11, 2015 10:33:46 GMT -5
I'm a hell of a lot more willing to believe--and forgive--the show for Glenn being alive. But Rick making out with the woman whose husband he killed just a couple days before, right in front of her? NNNNNOOOOPPPPEEE. Even if he was a drunk abusive asshole. The husband, too. I also thought for sure Deanna was going to climb one of the embankments and then fall backwards into the hordes below. But what about Rick's alpha animal magnetism?? And his leadership skills?! I fully admit that I only watch it now for Rick. He's really, really funny and I love him. I don't care anymore about Glenn tbh. They could kill any other character on the show and I'd just shrug, but Rick? No way. Also I miss his hobo beard. And I can't believe that lady cut his hair - I'll never forgive her.
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Post by Douay-Rheims-Challoner on Nov 11, 2015 11:40:04 GMT -5
I'd be fine with the show killing Rick, and over the last few seasons it's shown that it can work as an ensemble show where Rick appears only every other episode - but so much of the central narrative is wrapped up in Rick's various struggles I do think it'd impact the show more than any other character death. (The death of say, Darryl, on the other hand, would result in a big fan uproar but not I think really shake the show up much - let's be honest, Darryl would have died years ago - probably as early as season two - if he wasn't such a breakout success with fans.)
As far as his relationship with Jessie didn't we all see that coming as soon as that character was introduced?
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Post by pairesta on Nov 11, 2015 12:39:50 GMT -5
As far as his relationship with Jessie didn't we all see that coming as soon as that character was introduced? Yes, of course. But I'd rather the show take it's time with these two, have them work their way around each other's defenses. Maybe wait longer than a couple days in show time. Isn't she worried at least about what her kids will think? BTW her teenage kid is totally gonna shoot Rick or KORL as a result of this.
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Post by nowimnothing on Nov 12, 2015 10:31:56 GMT -5
As far as his relationship with Jessie didn't we all see that coming as soon as that character was introduced? Yes, of course. But I'd rather the show take it's time with these two, have them work their way around each other's defenses. Maybe wait longer than a couple days in show time. Isn't she worried at least about what her kids will think? BTW her teenage kid is totally gonna shoot Rick or KORL as a result of this. Right, the reviewer at TOC seemed to think that he was warming up to Rick asking him to show him how to shoot. I am still getting a really creepy vibe off him. But that could be just the actor and the writers not knowing what to do with a teen. It would be great if we did not go down another Nicholas path with this kid continually trying to screw things up, but I am kind of afraid that is where it is going.
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Post by Douay-Rheims-Challoner on Nov 12, 2015 11:53:49 GMT -5
nowimnothing pairesta What if the kid who shoots Rick is the other one? That boy ain't right, and he does not like change. (Also whoever shoots Rick needs to be able to screw up in such a way Rick will have no visible injuries by the end of the season.)
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Post by pairesta on Nov 12, 2015 12:24:54 GMT -5
nowimnothing pairesta What if the kid who shoots Rick is the other one? That boy ain't right, and he does not like change. (Also whoever shoots Rick needs to be able to screw up in such a way Rick will have no visible injuries by the end of the season.) That's not a bad idea. Either kid would probably have a problem with their mom making out with the dude who murdered their dad. I just went with the kid who also just happened to have his girlfriend stolen by that same guy's son.
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Post by nowimnothing on Nov 12, 2015 15:00:09 GMT -5
nowimnothing pairesta What if the kid who shoots Rick is the other one? That boy ain't right, and he does not like change. (Also whoever shoots Rick needs to be able to screw up in such a way Rick will have no visible injuries by the end of the season.) I have just been waiting for Carol to put a knife in that moppet's brain. That is as good of an excuse as any.
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Post by Douay-Rheims-Challoner on Nov 30, 2015 17:30:53 GMT -5
Well that postcredit was on the nose. Who really asks a highway robber what his name is?
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Post by nowimnothing on Dec 1, 2015 16:12:06 GMT -5
I missed the post-credit but the bit I have seen was disappointing. Carol really should have slide her knife into that kid's brain pan a while ago.
The season has been backsliding ever since dumpster Glen tried to make us forget Glenn-in-a-well.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2015 19:26:16 GMT -5
i voted for sam, but my real answer falls along the lines of this old joke:
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Post by Ice Cream Planet on Dec 1, 2015 19:33:19 GMT -5
i voted for sam, but my real answer falls along the lines of this old joke:
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2015 19:57:24 GMT -5
i voted for sam, but my real answer falls along the lines of this old joke: you're right-- it was made for that! this will always be my favorite, though:
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