[TV] The Walking Dead

Shegokigo

Shegokigo

Except that is the only reason you're hating on it, because it was good and popular and it was amazingly well done. It's gotten fantastic mainstream ratings, the fans of the comic books are even raving about the season premier, the only haters, are the hipsters and they veil their reasons of hating it for being cool/mainstream/popular by saying it wasn't any good.

It's one thing to have an opinion based on fact, it's another to have an opinion to be contridictory. That's the defenition of hipster being used at you.
 
Charlie Don't Surf

Charlie Don't Surf

Well, at least you don't have to worry about reading my mind to find out why I don't like things better than I know myself, since I'm probably not gonna bother with the next episode.
 
Shegokigo

Shegokigo

Patton Oswalt + Rober Kirkman? Loved it. Especially when Kirkman came out to explain the hiding under the cars bit.
Brian Poesein + Robert Kirkman? Gonna love it.

Who they keep getting on the panel though, that'll be interesting.
 
phil

phil

So far, holy crap!

The gory child seat and just about everything with Carl now is just chilling

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Note to self: take up jogging
 
phil

phil

Mathias said:
I wish they'd find Sophia already...
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I am wondering what we're supposed to really be feeling about that. I mean she's been missing for...3 days? There's no way she's alive. Maybe she'll just be missing forever at this point.
 
AshburnerX

AshburnerX

Maybe the director realized that Sophia's only plot use is as a distressed damsel and they're getting it out of the way early on? Because honestly, how deeply would the story be affected without Sophia or her Mom?

Regardless, we'll know if she's alive or not soon. You can only string people along so long before they stop caring if she's alive or dead.
 
phil

phil

AshburnerX said:
Maybe the director realized that Sophia's only plot use is as a distressed damsel and they're getting it out of the way early on? Because honestly, how deeply would the story be affected without Sophia or her Mom?

Regardless, we'll know if she's alive or not soon. You can only string people along so long before they stop caring if she's alive or dead.
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I think Sofia and her mom are kind of the opposite side of the Carl/his mom coin. One family is strong and able to handle things relativity well, while the other is dependent on the rest of the group to survive. I think they have a purpose and a place in the group, though admittedly it's mostly just to get in the way of the alphas.

You can see it even in the general response of each child's crisis moment. Sofia goes missing, and their first response is to just send Rick and Darryl out, as opposed to sending out everyone in groups of 2 and 3 to look for a missing child lost in the woods with zombies.

Carl get's shot, a situation that no one in the group can do anything about honestly, and we're ready to pick up camp and all go along to this new ranch with strangers. Sofia's mom had to remind them that her daughter was missing, more or less.
 
Jay

Jay

Decent show.... found it slow... but picked up at the end. Also, I wish the blonde girl would fucken die already. Absolutely useless. WAAAH WAAAH A ZOMBIE WAAAAH

Oh and Daryl was awesome as always. :)

And I couldn't give a SHIT about Sophia at this point... I also like the Otis character....

Oh... who's the brunette exactly at the farm? I believe she's on Chuck as well.
 
Baerdog

Baerdog

The stuff with the doctor and his family was kind of nice, I guess, but I was mostly disappointed by this episode. It was slow, not much happened, and the characters were pretty much no better or worse off in the end than they were in the beginning. Hopefully next week we can get some resolution to Sofia and maybe even Carl so the group can move on.
 
AshburnerX

AshburnerX

I think they are going to be sticking around the farm for at least another 2-3 episodes, if only because it's going to take AT LEAST one for Shane and Otis to get back. There's plenty of drama to be had still.
 
J

Joe Johnson

Baerdog said:
The stuff with the doctor and his family was kind of nice, I guess, but I was mostly disappointed by this episode. It was slow, not much happened, and the characters were pretty much no better or worse off in the end than they were in the beginning. Hopefully next week we can get some resolution to Sofia and maybe even Carl so the group can move on.
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I agree. I'm hoping this just sets things up for a good episode next week, because this one didn't do much for me. Just resolve the stupid Sofia storyline, it's a just a waste. Feels way more like a soap opera than anything else.
 
ThatNickGuy

ThatNickGuy

I thought this episode was a step back in the right direction. My favourite part, hands down, was Rick's conversation with Hershal regarding the contagion and faith. That's the kinda stuff I love: different perspectives on life with zombies. Also loved everything with Carl. In the comic, they didn't stretch any of it nearly that much and I love that they extended it.

Heh, though, as soon as Daryl said "Shut up" and shot the deadhead, I immediately thought, "Yep. Shego's gonna love that."

I have to disagree with most of you regarding Sofia. I hope they find her. If only because in the comic....spoiler time:

She's kind of a cornerstone for Carl. Someone to care for in tough times. Plus, I used to love the jokes his mom would make about keeping a close eye on those two, since they're getting so chummy.
 
Jay

Jay

So, who do I need to bribe to get a HD AMC channel at this point? Listening to Dead Walking while my TV sound level is at 85 out of 99 when most channels require 10-15 at best is a bit asinine.
 
Gryfter

Gryfter

Shegokigo said:
Just when you think Daryl couldn't get more badass. "Shut up!" *crossbow shot to the head, while being non-chaulant*
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Man I love Daryl now. He has turned into the cool head of the group. He stepped up as a leader when Rick was gone and made good decisions across the board. Love when he pulled out Merle's stash.

Also, thought the scene where Lori shows up at the farm and her and Rick go in to see Carl was fraught with emotion thanks primarily to great acting by the principles. They have done a much better job with Carl's predicament here over the Comic. I never got the sense of loss and peril that the actors portray when it was in print.

Still lovin it.
 
AshburnerX

AshburnerX

Actually, considering the situtation... they are likely going to be at that farm house for the better part of the season. Carl is about to have some major surgery... they aren't going to be able to move him for two weeks, minimum.
 
Steve

Steve

I wonder if they will be able to kill of main characters like they do in the comic. When you have producers putting up money and certain characters seen as the star of the show I could see them deviating from the comic for that purpose. Shane is a good example of that. I doubt the main characters that died during the prison camp flee in the book will do so on TV. I'm ok with that, though. Loved last night's episode. Followed Dexter (and I thought of Shego when the cop tripped the wire in the greenhouse in Dexter) which makes Sunday nights awesome!!!
I didn't understand why Shane didn't just take the ambulance that was in the school parking lot. I would think it would have a lot of what they were needing. I also thought it would have made more sense to trigger the sirens on the police car to draw the dead away and muffle their footsteps when going to the trailer.
 
Adam

Adam

AshburnerX said:
It's too early for a main cast member to die... it would also destroy Rick's motivation as a character and he's the focal character most of the time. No, Carl's going to live a long time.
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I don't know if you've read the comics Ashburner, but that logic doesn't fly there - at all. Ever.

Also I agree Gryfter, Carl's predicament has been handled for better here.
 
AshburnerX

AshburnerX

Adammon said:
I don't know if you've read the comics Ashburner, but that logic doesn't fly there - at all. Ever.

Also I agree Gryfter, Carl's predicament has been handled for better here.
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Yes, I've read the comics. All 89 issues in fact. My statement still stands. The Carl/Rick dynamic is too key to the show to end it, especially this early in the show's life.
 
P

Philosopher B.

Daryl gets the best moments.

It was an okay episode, I guess, though it ended just when it got going. Looking forward to next episode, though.
 
Shegokigo

Shegokigo

Yeah I totally got used to the extra long episode from the season premier, I really felt like it was about to kick off when I saw credits.
 
Adam

Adam

Only 4 episode breaks over an hour; I think AMC may have learned their lesson a little from the season premiere debacle.
 
BananaHands

BananaHands

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I'm sorry, but was I the only one that saw the Blue Sky reference? Maks me wonder if Walt's out there being a badass.
 
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