***OFFICIAL 'The Walking Dead' TV Series Thread*** (4 Viewers)

[cstu]

I wish the writers would quit being so subtle. I am beginning to have a suspicion that they are trying to tell me something by having a ### #### suicide in every ####### episode. Oh wait no I mean got that little tidbit after the first ten suicides. It is shocking and horrible that half of society would #### out and off them selves if they can't go to 7-11, thanks for the pointless suicide schtick.

It lost is shock value about 50 suicides ago.

Those weren't suicides at the country club - the staff murdered all the rich people.

 

[cstu]

Weak episode but still prefer this season to Season 2. I may be the only one.

I've complained about the show as it went along but this is the first season I've found to be awful.

 

[packersfan]

I want the fanboys to be 100% honest...

If this was the first episode of this show that you saw, would you go back to watch a second one?

Yes, I would, but mainly because I like these types of shows. That said, I would have liked to have combined the last two. I like the shows more with the intertwining of a couple threads. This was too much Daryl and Beth, cut it in half, cut the last one in half and it is probably a decent episode.

I am not going to say it was an awesome episode, because it wasn't. Was it bad enough that I wouldn't ever watch again, no. I get what they are doing, the prison was a huge part and it got destroyed and they lost Herschel, but they are going a little slow.

That said, we talked about the farm being too slow as well and I enjoyed that whole season, especially the end of it. Next week's episode looks promising.

Yup. I refuse to judge the season until it's over. Some people #####ed about the pace in Season 2 and I thought by the end the fact the first half built up the pace slowly was one of the reasons why the second half of the season ended up working so well and being so good. Last season, I held out hope that Andrea's actions would make a lick of sense by the end of the season. Unfortunately, they didn't as the writers waited far too long to try and provide her with some semblance of intelligence and logic (likely reacting in part at least to the negative fan response). So sometimes patience will pay off and sometimes it won't. We'll see how this season ends.

But it wouldn't be a surprise at all to look back at these last two episodes as a couple of blips on the radar if they finish strong the rest of the way. There definitely seems to be enough potential storytelling ground they can cover that would lead to some really fun stuff to watch.

And that's not even including the seemingly inevitable Tara-Maggie love scene.

I can get on board with this.

I liked S2 and didn't mind the Sophia angle. It was important to find her and lots happened along the way and probably gave the show it's best scene.

http://media.al.com/entertainment_impact/photo/sophia-walking-dead--5348e26a25cace5d.jpg

Yeah, I think from that moment until the end of Season 2 represented the show's creative peak to date. I thought it was a good season up to that point but it was amazing after that right up to the shot of the prison at the end of the season 2 finale. I don't read the comics so I wasn't anywhere near as geeked out about it as I'm sure all of those folks were seeing Michonne and the prison. I just thought that was damn good television.

 

[Copeman]

Order of favorite seasons thus far:

2,1,4,3.

 

[FreeBaGeL]

Order of favorite seasons thus far:

2,1,4,3.

I would go 2, 1, 3, 4.

Season 3 vs 4 is tough. As bad as the back half of season 3 was, the first half of the season was quite good. Season 4 has just been pretty consistently meh.

 

[Copeman]

Order of favorite seasons thus far:

2,1,4,3.

I would go 2, 1, 3, 4.

Season 3 vs 4 is tough. As bad as the back half of season 3 was, the first half of the season was quite good. Season 4 has just been pretty consistently meh.

Yeah I agree. Depending on what happens the rest of this season, it could go behind season 3, or it could vault into second place. As for the latter, it would have to be awesome the rest of the way.

 

[pollardsvision]

Holy hell this season is terrible.

It's massive ratings success is killing it. AMC's going down the crapper, and I'm sure they'd like to order 20 more seasons of this garbage if they could.

We've seen this time and time again. You have a good show that becomes a huge hit. Making a plan to ever end it is a dumb financial decision, so it becomes an aimless mess with no direction.

 

[pollardsvision]

I want the fanboys to be 100% honest...

If this was the first episode of this show that you saw, would you go back to watch a second one?

You know, this wouldn't have been a that terrible as a first season episode.

The problem is that it's Season 4 and we just had an aimless "let's get to know Daryl and Maggie's sister" episode with nothing else. Well, a couple of cool zombie kills that folks apparently still find interesting. It's well past the point where you can get any mileage exploring Daryl's ####ty childhood.

This coming during a half-season that started with Carl and the pudding episode, and is now trying to dust off Michonne's comedy chops.

Last night's terrible episode might've even been the best since the break. If we're going to watch these characters not do anything, I guess I'd rather watch Daryl.

 

[pantherclub]

I still dont get the aimlessly wondering around. Why not just find a place to hunker down and see what happens.

 

[Copeman]

I still dont get the aimlessly wondering around. Why not just find a place to hunker down and see what happens.

Maybe in real life, and would probably be realistic, but in this show, when that happens people complain that the show is too slow and that its not realistic.

 

[SacramentoBob]

Yes, I would, but mainly because I like these types of shows.

I will because I'm a sucker for anything post-apocalyptic. You don't want to know how bad a post-apocalyptic show would have to be for me not to watch it (ok, it's Revolution).

You ever watch this?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1258189/

 

[Copeman]

Yes, I would, but mainly because I like these types of shows.

I will because I'm a sucker for anything post-apocalyptic. You don't want to know how bad a post-apocalyptic show would have to be for me not to watch it (ok, it's Revolution).

You ever watch this?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1258189/

Any good? I watched the first couple episodes on Netflix but it didn't hold my attention.

 

[SacramentoBob]

Thanks for devoting an entire episode to remove any doubt that he was a dumb ### hillbilly all this time I thought he was a banker.

 

[SacramentoBob]

Actually I think the Daryl episode was the same as the Michonne semi-episode. It was about reverting to who they were before Rick then ultimately rejecting that and moving in a new direction. Michonne's was way better though. They should've given Daryl a gatling crossbow to take out a horde of walkers with, then bent Beth over the dumpster couch.

 

[(HULK)]

Order of favorite seasons thus far:

2,1,4,3.

I would go 2, 1, 3, 4.

Season 3 vs 4 is tough. As bad as the back half of season 3 was, the first half of the season was quite good. Season 4 has just been pretty consistently meh.

1

3

4 & 2

 

[pollardsvision]

Actually I think the Daryl episode was the same as the Michonne semi-episode. It was about reverting to who they were before Rick then ultimately rejecting that and moving in a new direction. Michonne's was way better though. They should've given Daryl a gatling crossbow to take out a horde of walkers with, then bent Beth over the dumpster couch.

The reason I didn't turn the episode off is because I thought that might happen. I like Daryl and I'd classify trading Carol in for Beth as living the post-apocalyptic dream.

 

[SacramentoBob]

Actually I think the Daryl episode was the same as the Michonne semi-episode. It was about reverting to who they were before Rick then ultimately rejecting that and moving in a new direction. Michonne's was way better though. They should've given Daryl a gatling crossbow to take out a horde of walkers with, then bent Beth over the dumpster couch.

The reason I didn't turn the episode off is because I thought that might happen. I like Daryl and I'd classify trading Carol in for Beth as living the post-apocalyptic dream.

There's still hope with Bob, Sasha and Maggie next week.

 

[SacramentoBob]

Yes, I would, but mainly because I like these types of shows.

I will because I'm a sucker for anything post-apocalyptic. You don't want to know how bad a post-apocalyptic show would have to be for me not to watch it (ok, it's Revolution).

You ever watch this?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1258189/

Any good? I watched the first couple episodes on Netflix but it didn't hold my attention.

It's as good as any show that only lasts 2 seasons I guess. The ending was pretty horrible as I suspect they knew they were being canceled and they decided to wrap up as much as they could at once. It had potential and I'm not sorry for having watched it.

 

[Copeman]

Yes, I would, but mainly because I like these types of shows.

I will because I'm a sucker for anything post-apocalyptic. You don't want to know how bad a post-apocalyptic show would have to be for me not to watch it (ok, it's Revolution).

You ever watch this?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1258189/

Any good? I watched the first couple episodes on Netflix but it didn't hold my attention.

It's as good as any show that only lasts 2 seasons I guess. The ending was pretty horrible as I suspect they knew they were being canceled and they decided to wrap up as much as they could at once. It had potential and I'm not sorry for having watched it.

Reminds me of Jericho.

 

[-fish-]

You guys don't understand symbolism.

Daryl saying he'd never been in jail really meant he'd never been with a woman. The whole story about Merle and the tweaker was about his homosexual past. Beth "hugging" him from behind was really symbolic of her pegging him. This was Daryl's coming out episode.

 

[Limp Ditka]

 

[Peggy Starfish]

You guys don't understand symbolism.

Daryl saying he'd never been in jail really meant he'd never been with a woman. The whole story about Merle and the tweaker was about his homosexual past. Beth "hugging" him from behind was really symbolic of her pegging him. This was Daryl's coming out episode.

What this guy said.

 

[FreeBaGeL]

Yes, I would, but mainly because I like these types of shows.

I will because I'm a sucker for anything post-apocalyptic. You don't want to know how bad a post-apocalyptic show would have to be for me not to watch it (ok, it's Revolution).

You ever watch this?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1258189/

Any good? I watched the first couple episodes on Netflix but it didn't hold my attention.

It's as good as any show that only lasts 2 seasons I guess. The ending was pretty horrible as I suspect they knew they were being canceled and they decided to wrap up as much as they could at once. It had potential and I'm not sorry for having watched it.

I liked it. It starts slow but gets pretty good. It's a British show so it's kind of funny seeing a take on the apocalypse in a country where there aren't guns everywhere. One guy gets his hands on a slow firing, short range pump shotgun and he's basically kind of the wasteland.

Another solid/fun apocalypse show is Jeremiah. Similar to Survivor in that it's only two seasons.

 

[Dr Oadi]

You guys don't understand symbolism.

Daryl saying he'd never been in jail really meant he'd never been with a woman. The whole story about Merle and the tweaker was about his homosexual past. Beth "hugging" him from behind was really symbolic of her pegging him. This was Daryl's coming out episode.

homosexual agenda is everywhere.

 

[urbanhack]

this show sucks, but yet I continue to watch.

 

[pollardsvision]

this show sucks, but yet I continue to watch.

I think I'm starting to learn my lesson, but it's hard to make the decision to give up on a show that was once very good and showed promise.

Hell, I even watched Dexter to the bitter end (though, they roped me back in casting Yvonne Strahovski).

 

[-fish-]

Were the hanging zombies there for the same purpose as michonne's armless/jawless ones? Like no-pest strips in reverse?

So they were murdered, not suicides.

 

[Christo]

this show sucks, but yet I continue to watch.

What else am I going to do at 10:00 on a Sunday night?

 

[Riversco]

Beth was begging for Daryl to give it to her this entire episode.

"I want to get drunk! Take me somewhere to get drunk Daryl! (so we can have an excuse as to why we did it!)"

"Let's play naughty drinking games Daryl! (so you can start to ask me naughty questions!)"

"Oh screw it, I'm just going to hug him from behind and start rubbing up against him. THAT will arouse him!"

 

[Disco Stu]

I've been as critical of this show as anyone, but aside from a few moments (Beth being the new Carl and wondering off into near death because she's mad, and the corny ending) I thought this was a really good episode. I'm surprised at the reaction, I thought people would have been all about this one. The conversations between Beth and Daryl were really good.

"You're going to be the last one standing".

Agreed. Getting some Daryl background was a good thing. And angry drunk Daryl. He also apparently hates rich white dudes.

Really? You needed some Daryl background? Were you under the impression that he was a physics teacher and needed some clarification?

Thanks for devoting an entire episode to remove any doubt that he was a dumb ### hillbilly all this time I thought he was a banker.

The symbolic ######ed burning of his past which has been hit on at least three other times I can think of, him and Rick/Merle/TDog has finally let the bewildered audience in on the fact that he is now a good guy who has changed, it was a mystery to all.

Ok.

Like all of the characters on the show, I assumed Daryl had some type of job. Nothing glamorous but something to pay the bills. Apparently you knew he was a complete bum. Cool.

 

[Disco Stu]

I wish the writers would quit being so subtle. I am beginning to have a suspicion that they are trying to tell me something by having a ### #### suicide in every ####### episode. Oh wait no I mean got that little tidbit after the first ten suicides. It is shocking and horrible that half of society would #### out and off them selves if they can't go to 7-11, thanks for the pointless suicide schtick.

It lost is shock value about 50 suicides ago.

Zombies are getting kinda played out too.

I don't think there were any suicides in this episode though. Maybe they are being too subtle...

 

[Maelstrom]

Why is Darryl worried about money?

My guess is he wants it to help start fires (which they showed) and maybe for toilet paper. Maybe thats why he took that paper out of that frame as well?

I didn't get that close a look at the paper he grabbed outta the wall frame, but I was thinking it was a small map of the area. I tried to look up a screen cap, but the only one I found was so poor quality you really can't see what was in the frame.

 

[Maelstrom]

I wish the writers would quit being so subtle. I am beginning to have a suspicion that they are trying to tell me something by having a ### #### suicide in every ####### episode. Oh wait no I mean got that little tidbit after the first ten suicides. It is shocking and horrible that half of society would #### out and off them selves if they can't go to 7-11, thanks for the pointless suicide schtick.

It lost is shock value about 50 suicides ago.

Zombies are getting kinda played out too.

I don't think there were any suicides in this episode though. Maybe they are being too subtle...

Nope, on Talking Dead they confirmed that the people hanging were the losers in some sort of class warfare/struggle (if that wasn't obvious from the Rich B#tch sign lady).

As for the episode, I liked it. It fits with this part of the season. Sure, it coulda moved a little faster, maybe combining last week's episode and this would have been a good idea, but I wonder if it mighta moved too fast then. Heck, half you guys can't keep up at this pace...

 

[flapgreen]

I've been as critical of this show as anyone, but aside from a few moments (Beth being the new Carl and wondering off into near death because she's mad, and the corny ending) I thought this was a really good episode. I'm surprised at the reaction, I thought people would have been all about this one. The conversations between Beth and Daryl were really good.

"You're going to be the last one standing".

Agreed. Getting some Daryl background was a good thing. And angry drunk Daryl. He also apparently hates rich white dudes.

Really? You needed some Daryl background? Were you under the impression that he was a physics teacher and needed some clarification?Thanks for devoting an entire episode to remove any doubt that he was a dumb ### hillbilly all this time I thought he was a banker.

The symbolic ######ed burning of his past which has been hit on at least three other times I can think of, him and Rick/Merle/TDog has finally let the bewildered audience in on the fact that he is now a good guy who has changed, it was a mystery to all.

Ok.Like all of the characters on the show, I assumed Daryl had some type of job. Nothing glamorous but something to pay the bills. Apparently you knew he was a complete bum. Cool.

From the earlier seasons, I figured he was a white trash bum.

 

[cstu]

Yes, I would, but mainly because I like these types of shows.

I will because I'm a sucker for anything post-apocalyptic. You don't want to know how bad a post-apocalyptic show would have to be for me not to watch it (ok, it's Revolution).

You ever watch this?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1258189/

Yep, good show and pretty pissed it was canceled. Hard to overlook the no guns aspect but it was more of a thinking person's apocalyptic TV show that something like TWD.

 

[cstu]

I've been as critical of this show as anyone, but aside from a few moments (Beth being the new Carl and wondering off into near death because she's mad, and the corny ending) I thought this was a really good episode. I'm surprised at the reaction, I thought people would have been all about this one. The conversations between Beth and Daryl were really good.

"You're going to be the last one standing".

Agreed. Getting some Daryl background was a good thing. And angry drunk Daryl. He also apparently hates rich white dudes.

Really? You needed some Daryl background? Were you under the impression that he was a physics teacher and needed some clarification?Thanks for devoting an entire episode to remove any doubt that he was a dumb ### hillbilly all this time I thought he was a banker.

The symbolic ######ed burning of his past which has been hit on at least three other times I can think of, him and Rick/Merle/TDog has finally let the bewildered audience in on the fact that he is now a good guy who has changed, it was a mystery to all.

Ok.Like all of the characters on the show, I assumed Daryl had some type of job. Nothing glamorous but something to pay the bills. Apparently you knew he was a complete bum. Cool.

From the earlier seasons, I figured he was a white trash bum.

I would have been more surprised to find out Daryl had a 9-5.

 

[cstu]

Reminds me of Jericho.

But for some reason I've never got around to watching that.

 

[snogger]

I wish the writers would quit being so subtle. I am beginning to have a suspicion that they are trying to tell me something by having a ### #### suicide in every ####### episode. Oh wait no I mean got that little tidbit after the first ten suicides. It is shocking and horrible that half of society would #### out and off them selves if they can't go to 7-11, thanks for the pointless suicide schtick.

It lost is shock value about 50 suicides ago.

Zombies are getting kinda played out too.

I don't think there were any suicides in this episode though. Maybe they are being too subtle...

Nope, on Talking Dead they confirmed that the people hanging were the losers in some sort of class warfare/struggle (if that wasn't obvious from the Rich B#tch sign lady).

As for the episode, I liked it. It fits with this part of the season. Sure, it coulda moved a little faster, maybe combining last week's episode and this would have been a good idea, but I wonder if it mighta moved too fast then. Heck, half you guys can't keep up at this pace...

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[Jayrok]

Beth was begging for Daryl to give it to her this entire episode.

"I want to get drunk! Take me somewhere to get drunk Daryl! (so we can have an excuse as to why we did it!)"

"Let's play naughty drinking games Daryl! (so you can start to ask me naughty questions!)"

"Oh screw it, I'm just going to hug him from behind and start rubbing up against him. THAT will arouse him!"

yeah, what's up with Daryl? He's lucky he got a cutie for a survival buddy. He could have gotten stuck with drunken Bob.

 

[pantherclub]

Beth was begging for Daryl to give it to her this entire episode.

"I want to get drunk! Take me somewhere to get drunk Daryl! (so we can have an excuse as to why we did it!)"

"Let's play naughty drinking games Daryl! (so you can start to ask me naughty questions!)"

"Oh screw it, I'm just going to hug him from behind and start rubbing up against him. THAT will arouse him!"

yeah, what's up with Daryl? He's lucky he got a cutie for a survival buddy. He could have gotten stuck with drunken Bob.

The whole episode didn't make sense from top to bottom.

 

[jamny]

snoozer

 

[bushdocda]

Total snoozer.

 

[Psychopav]

Can we talk about Tyrese and his wearing that ridiculous wool hat in the Georgia heat?

Or the fact that Rick was in that house for a couple days and couldn't find a better shirt to wear?

If Rick had been in the house for a couple of days already, how come he didn't realize that guy was holed up in the bathroom? Didn't Rick relieve himself over two full days in the house?This show is too unrealistic. I don't mind suspending disbelief but when character don't even go to the bathroom that's just sloppy writing.

 

[Limp Ditka]

Can we talk about Tyrese and his wearing that ridiculous wool hat in the Georgia heat?

Or the fact that Rick was in that house for a couple days and couldn't find a better shirt to wear?

If Rick had been in the house for a couple of days already, how come he didn't realize that guy was holed up in the bathroom? Didn't Rick relieve himself over two full days in the house?This show is too unrealistic. I don't mind suspending disbelief but when character don't even go to the bathroom that's just sloppy writing.

You think that guy was in the ####ter for two days?

 

[SacramentoBob]

Can we talk about Tyrese and his wearing that ridiculous wool hat in the Georgia heat?

Or the fact that Rick was in that house for a couple days and couldn't find a better shirt to wear?

If Rick had been in the house for a couple of days already, how come he didn't realize that guy was holed up in the bathroom? Didn't Rick relieve himself over two full days in the house?This show is too unrealistic. I don't mind suspending disbelief but when character don't even go to the bathroom that's just sloppy writing.

You think that guy was in the ####ter for two days?

 

[ClownCausedChaos2]

Can we talk about Tyrese and his wearing that ridiculous wool hat in the Georgia heat?

Or the fact that Rick was in that house for a couple days and couldn't find a better shirt to wear?

If Rick had been in the house for a couple of days already, how come he didn't realize that guy was holed up in the bathroom? Didn't Rick relieve himself over two full days in the house?This show is too unrealistic. I don't mind suspending disbelief but when character don't even go to the bathroom that's just sloppy writing.

You think that guy was in the ####ter for two days?

 

[pollardsvision]

I don't normally read WD reviews, but have the critics turned on WD yet?

When Dexter was in a free fall, reading hateful reviews became a lot of fun.

I suspect WD is still a year or so away before critics will really feel comfortable beating it like a pinata (don't want to prematurely call TOD). Anyway, if someone wouldn't mind throwing up a bat signal when this phase becomes official, I'd appreciate it.

And dear Lord, please, please, please let me know if Hardwick ever goes there. I assume that's impossible, but if that happened, that would be all kinds of awesome.

 

[shadyridr]

Most unrealistic thing about that episode was them not banging. Seriously, WTF? They led up to it all episode and he didnt even make an attempt.

 

[pantherclub]

I don't normally read WD reviews, but have the critics turned on WD yet?

When Dexter was in a free fall, reading hateful reviews became a lot of fun.

I suspect WD is still a year or so away before critics will really feel comfortable beating it like a pinata (don't want to prematurely call TOD). Anyway, if someone wouldn't mind throwing up a bat signal when this phase becomes official, I'd appreciate it.

The thing I dont understand is its like the writers are trying to make this show bad. It would be incredibly easy to make this show kick ### instead but the writers keep running into road blocks.

 

[pantherclub]

Most unrealistic thing about that episode was them not banging. Seriously, WTF? They led up to it all episode and he didnt even make an attempt.

I will say this with 99.9% confidence, that any other straight dude in a zombie apocalypse that had a hot 18 year old wanting to get drunk and play games would bang Beth numerous times.