The Walking Dead

A ood thing. I'd rather not sit through a season-long adventure of people trying to figure out how zombies work. They nipped that in the bud in the second season.

We technically still have that in Gabriel.

Man. Rick without a beard is... surreal. And Diana seems too nice.

edited 4th Mar '15 9:15:54 AM by Mukora

Again, watching the encore because I was at work the first time around. Random thoughts follow.

Whose photos was Sasha shooting? I missed the first few minutes.

Not a very friendly world for horses, apparently.

Wonder how long before Daryl becomes the subject of spank fics assuming that he and the uninjured gay dude (whose name escapes me at the moment, not because "homophobia" but because my name memory can give black holes pointers on how to suck ) hook up.

Dammit, Carol...

No, Rick, that's a baaad idea, macking on her. Don't go all Shane.

I know PTSD is pretty much the new "norm" for those out in the wild, but it looks like Sasha's taking it Up To Eleven.

And now Rick's slipping... well, slipping further, anyway.

Daryl was right, Carol does look ridiculous in those clothes.

I think the zombie outside the walls at the end made Rick intensely aware that he was slipping. He can't afford to forget that walls are just walls, that there's still a lot of Bad Shit out there. Despite whatever inducements Alexandria can wave under his nose, their peaceful lifestyle is pure dumb luck — he's not one bit safer now than he was in the cattle car at Terminus, or in the church with the Termites outside.

This was a pretty good episode. Slightly slow but it kind of had to be and we're establishing Alexandria well.

Damn, Carol was cold. Effective threat though.

RIP Buttons.

Eat the cookies, boy. There's nothing to see, here.

Apparently Rick Grimes is now a villain.

More or less so:

• Big Bad: Rick Grimes
• The Dragon: Carol Peletier
• Dark Chick: Sasha

edited 11th Mar '15 1:06:18 PM by dantecito

The series has come full circle.

Rick Grimes has now become A̶r̶c̶t̶u̶r̶u̶s̶ ̶M̶e̶n̶g̶s̶k̶ Shane Walsh, our group has become.... EVIL.

Um, no.

I won't argue that their hats are getting progressively darker as time goes on, but they haven't become outright villains. Applying Five Bad Band positions to them is premature at best.

...good god. That was some bullshit.

Well, I guess Morgan's going to join the group soon. I was liking this episode right up until Nick/Noah's deaths.

Ha, Chris Hartwick. "Damn it, he just expressed a hope, he's dead!"

edited 15th Mar '15 7:04:29 PM by Soble

Man, fuck Gabriel!

Another episode of "commenting on the encore". (Hell, just assume encore viewings until further notice. Work scheduling is done mostly by recycling old schedules as much as possible.)

I really need to work on this whole "paying attention" thing. I missed what prompted the page ripping in the intro.

Jealous hubby did it?

Eugene, could you possibly stop being a complete putz? For one episode at least?

Score one for Glenn's being Properly Paranoid (front entrance).

I know arguing realism in a Zombie Apocalypse show is dumb, but a bullet setting off a grenade? Whiskey-Tango-Foxtrot...

What's up with this cookie fuckwit, anyway? And no Carol, don't encourage him.

You've always sucked at keeping people safe, Eugene. Why do you expect that to change all the sudden?

Fucking retards, can no one shoot straight?

"Mother dick"? Ok, I think most complaints about "aww, they didn't say the obvious dirty word" are kinda silly, but really? Is "fuck" once in a while really that toxic on a cable TV show?

Asshole husband is asshole...

What, couldn't at least do a Mercy Kill? I mean, yeah, he was a dickhead, but c'mon.

"I break stuff." Like the heads of annoying little shits? Though, I guess the scene did help build the case for "asshole" for those who haven't read the comic version of Alexandria.

At the warehouse: On the upside, I guess there isn't going to be complaints about a certain trope for this episode. Wonder how long before Team Rick decides that going out on their own is safer, though.

Carol taking charge... though it's not like she doesn't have experience on the subject.

Gabriel, you cock.

edited 16th Mar '15 1:03:21 AM by Nohbody

On a tangential note: Polygon.com interview with Robert Kirkman on the spinoff show, set in/around Los Angeles.

Some of the highlights:

• In the show continuity (which we knew), but while it starts a little before the events of TWD it's not a prequel. It will advance until it's running more or less concurrently with the main show.
• AMC placed an initial order for two seasons of the spinoff show. The first season, which will be only 6 episodes, will air late summer 2015, with the second season airing 2016
• Kirkman: "We're going to cross all of them over into an Avengers movie where they all fight Thanos."

edited 16th Mar '15 6:45:54 AM by Nohbody

man, Noah dying made the deaths of Beth and Tyreese pretty pointless in retrospect,huh?

oh,and now I noticed that Tobin guy is played by voice-actor Jason Douglas

good damn, this was harsh as hell, I really didnt expect the episode come in this way.

And sorry for saying this...but gabriel is right, of course he is a judas, but he is right, whatever rick goes, deaths follows

That was ... brutal. Excellently cheesy use of foreshadowing though. When they're listening to that song, the line about "going to die" comes up while the camera is firmly focused on Noah.

^^ On the other hand, how many times has Team Rick initiated the hostilities? The only time that's even slightly ambiguous as to who started things is against the Claimers, and Rick's killing was in self defense, after trying to get out without contact.

In fiction, broken men of faith are very dangerous creatures.

God fucking damn it.

Black dude death cycle continues! Noah barely survived half a fucking season, and I swear if they kill Tara off all my charity regarding this show is going straight out the window.

Gabriel's a dick, but damn if he isn't at least kinda right. I mean, for god's sake, Carol just threatened to kill a child in the last episode, and Rick almost reached for his gun to kill Pete just because he had the hots for his wife. Even if we know he's an asshole now, Rick didn't then.

Rick is basically Shane, at this point, minus the fact that he isn't willing to sacrifice the group.

edited 18th Mar '15 6:49:56 PM by SpaceWolf

Are we talking this show's Shane? or Weeds Shane?

Because I could honestly see both.

I was talking about this show's Shane, but both work.

a this point, Rick is going to be the proud son of the governor and shane how will look in the sky and said "we are so proud of you"

And carol....well, it was good when she was badass....not so much into cold blood killer

@Space Wolf- I wouldn't say he's Shane just yet. I don't think he is going to kill Pete at all. I think he will talk to Deanna about Pete then he will go over to Jessie for help, Pete will tell him to get out, a fight will ensue and it ends in Michonne knocking him out and later talking some sense into it.

edited 19th Mar '15 7:27:34 PM by Christ2010Grad