[TV] The Walking Dead

As soon as T-dog not only had lines but was arguing to bring a 2nd black guy into the group I knew he was done for. I was really bummed when I called it.
 
As soon as T-dog not only had lines but was arguing to bring a 2nd black guy into the group I knew he was done for. I was really bummed when I called it.
Seriously it reminded me of that scene from Not Another Teen Movie:
-What are you doing here man? This party already has a token black guy.-
 
This is my prediction for one of the plot threads. Bear in mind I've read every single issue, but the show has become its own animal.

The Governor goes with Merle to help find Daryl. They split up, and the Governor shoots Daryl because he doesn't want Merle to have loyalty to anybody outside Woodbury. Governor tells Merle that Rick and company killed Daryl. Merle thus becomes more loyal to the governor, captures Rick, and cuts off his hand in revenge.
 
As soon as T-dog not only had lines but was arguing to bring a 2nd black guy into the group I knew he was done for. I was really bummed when I called it.

LOL this. I was watching this with my wife and went... token black guy..... replaced.
 
You guys misunderstood me. I did not think his delivery was bad. I've seen enough weird breakdowns in my 5 years as a mountie to know that people do breakdown like that. It just made me think of shitty Nicholas Cage and made me chuckle.
 
He has a wide spectrum. There's good Nicholas Cage, Adaptation, Matchstick Men and there's shitty Nicholas Cage, Vampire's Kiss, Wickerman.

He's overacted in a wider spectrum than most actors could dare to dream.
 
I dunno whether he's good in it or not over all, or it was the other great cast members and the fantastic writing but I thoroughly enjoyed Bringing Out the Dead.
 
Bringing out the Dead was so weird that he fit right in. I remember liking it, but I can't remember a lot about the movie.
 
I'm calling it now.

Lori is alive; Carol has been taking care of her the whole time.

I think this reaction is appropriate:

 
Talking Dead confirmed:

Carol and Lori's death

Weird because we didn't really see it happen to
Carol
so we weren't really sure even with Daryl and the grave scene.

Thing that was shouted out this episode here at home:
-Oh Angela you dumb bitch.-
 
Talking Dead confirmed:

Carol and Lori's death

Weird because we didn't really see it happen to
Carol
so we weren't really sure even with Daryl and the grave scene.

Thing that was shouted out this episode here at home:
-Oh Angela you dumb bitch.-
Not to mention we are supposed to believe...

that a lone walker ate an ENTIRE adult woman, bones and all, in maybe an hour or two. Uh-huh.
 
Spoilery bits about the show behind the spoiler cuts. Some discussion/comparison with the comic, but's it's incredibly vague and not spoiling a single thing, so don't worry.

Last week:


Laurie has just been consistently grating on this show, which is really sad as she was a better character in the comic. I don't know if it was the writing or the actress of a combination, but as Jack Nicholson said in Batman, "I'm glad you're dead!" Plus, we got super-insane Rick out of it. And another badass moment from Carl, who yeah, might have lost his childhood, but has become one of the most useful members of the group. There's no such thing as young, old, male, or female in this kind of world. Just those that can survive and who can help others to survive. Carl is doing that, even if it's at the expense of his childhood.

Sad to see T-Dawg gone, but it was inevitable. I'm surprised Talking Dead said Carol was dead, though. Kind of expected her to somehow survive. I suppose just because she's "dead" doesn't mean we won't see her walking around.


This week:
Michonne continues to become more and more badass, thus making her just as awesome as her comic counterpart. And the actress they chose to play her has been knocking the role right out of the park, especially in the things she doesn't say. Just her looks and body language alone sells the character. I wish I could say the same for Andrea. It's strange how she's such a great, tough, useful character in the comic and a total, naive, nearly useless putz in the show. At least she's had her eyes opened in the great "pro-wrestling" scene near the end.

Surprised they jumped right to the phone thing with Rick, though. I won't say anything spoilery past that, though.

It's honestly really interesting how they're condensing several plot threads from the comic into this season. Since he's been introduced now, I can at least say that The Governor was introduced in the comic much later into the "prison saga." No complaints, honestly. I like that they introduced him right out of the gate. And re-introducing Merle to the show has, like keeping Shane alive longer than the comic, has added an interesting thread which leaves you wondering how he affects things. Though I get a strong feeling what will happen once he meets with Rick again. No spoilers.
 
If that's true, that's a pretty shitty off-screen death.
Not a "No Country for Old Men" type of caliber but basically a LOL we don't have 10 seconds to show you dying but here's another 5 minute segment Andrea type of caliber.
 
Furthermore, it seems I got a few disagrees with no one stating particularly why they felt different about my opinion but I'll state it again, this week's show was average.

Sorry to hurt your feelings. :dumb:

Either way, it's only normal with a huge show last week.

Or is it taboo to have a difference of opinion on certain matters and I'll have to drop this thread like I did the What's for Dinner? thread? Hmmmm???

As for the wrestling arena fight. I thought it was lame as fuck and I don't care about whatever is in the comics. If their goal was to revolt me about how stupid as fuck it was then they did a spectacular job.
 
I honestly feel like they are condensing way too much story down this season. If they keep going at this pace, they might outpace the comics and then I really have no idea what kind of strange bullshit they'll try to pull.

I'm willing to bet the reason why they didn't show Carol dying was because her actress was allergic to the stuff they use for the make-up or some other lame reason. They haven't exactly shyed away from showing the women getting eaten, so it seems odd they would do it now.
 
I don't know that you can call it strange bullshit since the guy who created the comics is an executive producer.

As for this week's episode, the pacing was kind of bizarre. I'm glad Michonne finally left Woodbury, because that side of the narrative seemed like it couldn't make up its mind. Daryl was the fucking man. I loved how in the beginning of the episode, the moment Herschel said the baby was going to die if they didn't get formula, he was all "Fuck no, that ain't happening" and stormed right off to get the stuff. Then the handprint, and holding the baby, and the grave... Awesome episode of him.

As for the dead, the bloody hat was neat, but I agree, they could've given us a 5-second shot of the body for closure. As for what Rick found ... that was fucking disgusting.
 
That arena fight was lame as fuck btw.
Well yeah, it was staged just like professional rasslin'.

By the way, Michonne in the show reminds me of a feral cat. You can give it food and shelter, but it will spend most of its time hiding under the bed and growling at anyone who gets too close.
 
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