***OFFICIAL 'The Walking Dead' TV Series Thread*** (5 Viewers)

[flapgreen]

Still waiting for Morgan to show up again.

He's at the sanctuary...with Lori, Merle and Shane.

 

[flapgreen]

@yard mowing

 

[Copeman]

I don't recall them saying the scientist guy had a cure, only that he knew how the outbreak occured. Am I wrong?

 

[JohnnyU]

No way is that guy really a scientist with info about a cure. You think the guy at the CDC would've known something about that if that was remotely true.

He looks more like someone I would be scared of if I were taking a canoe ride down the Chattooga River than a scientist.

 

[stbugs]

Is it just me, or did the "smart guy" kind of remind you of Milton from Woodbury, minus the mullet of course?

Not at all. When you saw Milton and his mannerisms, he seemed like a very intelligent guy. Mullet with the radio seems like a dumb ###, but just not as much of a dumb ### as Abraham and chica. He's not even smart enough to just get back in the truck.

 

[RaiderBones]

Episode was kind of far fetched all around.

Of all the houses around there, why would that group select that one. How did they get inside with the couch in the way of the door, is there another door, it didn't look like they broke it down. Those guys sure were loud throughout the entire episode, you would think more zombies would be attacking them, or that they would still be alive.

Carl, acting like a immature punk again until Michonne opens up to him about her kid/family. Carl acting like that every other episode is getting old quick.

In terms of the couch, first, they seem strong enough to push it. Second, Rick actually didn't push it all the way before getting tired. Since the showed us the second one, I wonder if he never pushed it all the way.

my daughter and I said the same thing.. He gave up pushing it completely to the door, probably thinking "we are safe here" which goes back to his response to Michonne asking if they were staying.

My guess on the "why" introduce the gang that was in the house.. We are not done with them yet.. I think the first guy that was choked out in front of Rick is still alive. He will come to and tell the guy on the porch and whoever else survived, which will explain the one that turned into a Zombie and off they go hunting Rick and whoever he might be with.

See, I'm betting we never hear from them again ( or maybe a 5 minute encounter). Think it was just a kick to get them mving, like the cornfield walkers were the kick to get Glenn and Abraham's crew moving to get the gang back together.

One reason I think we will hear from them again. Jeff Kober is a veteran actor (China Beach, various other shows and movies) who was the guy on the porch who went into the house so that Rick could get away. He really had nothing to do in this episode, so I don't see him agreeing to do the show unless he is in several episodes and has more than that brief if not barely, a cameo.

I was just about to post the same thing.

 

[Loan Sharks]

I don't recall them saying the scientist guy had a cure, only that he knew how the outbreak occured. Am I wrong?

HE CAUSED IT, HE IS PATIENT ZERO Aids was allegedly some guy doing a monkey, so how did some Georgia mullet contract the Zombieitis? My guess he worked in a mortuary and he contracted Partially Deceased Syndrome (PDS) from some of his *ahem clients.

 

[JohnnyU]

Is it just me, or did the "smart guy" kind of remind you of Milton from Woodbury, minus the mullet of course?

Not at all. When you saw Milton and his mannerisms, he seemed like a very intelligent guy. Mullet with the radio seems like a dumb ###, but just not as much of a dumb ### as Abraham and chica. He's not even smart enough to just get back in the truck.

It was more that he looked like him a little (minus the mullet), not his mannerisms. Perhaps I'm way off base on that.

 

[RaiderBones]

Bring Merle back!!

They need to start joining some of the jail members soon. They don't do a very good job of keeping you interested in each group every week. I want to see Maggie every week.

Well Rick's group and Tyreese's group are headed in the same direction now. It's likely they will meet each other soon.

Which should be interesting now that Carol found the Tyreese group. I don't think Rick told Tyreese what Carol did back at the jail did he? So that should be an intersting situation. Especially considering that Rick basically kicked her out of the Prison.

 

[-fish-]

I don't recall them saying the scientist guy had a cure, only that he knew how the outbreak occured. Am I wrong?

no, you're right. apparently watching TV is pretty hard for a lot of people.

 

[stbugs]

Is it just me, or did the "smart guy" kind of remind you of Milton from Woodbury, minus the mullet of course?

Not at all. When you saw Milton and his mannerisms, he seemed like a very intelligent guy. Mullet with the radio seems like a dumb ###, but just not as much of a dumb ### as Abraham and chica. He's not even smart enough to just get back in the truck.

It was more that he looked like him a little (minus the mullet), not his mannerisms. Perhaps I'm way off base on that.

LOL, that would have made him more enjoyable. If they had the same actor as Milton, but just put a mullet on him, then I would probably like him more.

They actually should have slapped a mustache on him and called him Kenny or left him without the mustache and called him Billy Ray.

 

[lod01]

Um, there were two possible zombies in the house. The first was choked out who saw Rick under the bed. The other was the one Rick killed. The first one was "dead" for some time so it was not instant turn.

Some people just like to #####, and some just like to moan. I laugh at both.

I thought the guy in the bedroom was dead too, but they said on TD that he was still breathing.

The guy that was near the bed basically had the sleeper hold put on him. He wasn't dead, you could tell he was still breathing.

He's the only one that can identify Rick. he will be used later in the show.

 

[flapgreen]

I don't recall them saying the scientist guy had a cure, only that he knew how the outbreak occured. Am I wrong?

no, you're right. apparently watching TV is pretty hard for a lot of people.

Then how are they going to save the world?

 

[stbugs]

Bring Merle back!!

They need to start joining some of the jail members soon. They don't do a very good job of keeping you interested in each group every week. I want to see Maggie every week.

Well Rick's group and Tyreese's group are headed in the same direction now. It's likely they will meet each other soon.

Which should be interesting now that Carol found the Tyreese group. I don't think Rick told Tyreese what Carol did back at the jail did he? So that should be an intersting situation. Especially considering that Rick basically kicked her out of the Prison.

Do you think Tyrese would have hugged her if he knew? No, Rick never told him because the attack happened before he had a chance.

 

[stbugs]

Um, there were two possible zombies in the house. The first was choked out who saw Rick under the bed. The other was the one Rick killed. The first one was "dead" for some time so it was not instant turn.

Some people just like to #####, and some just like to moan. I laugh at both.

I thought the guy in the bedroom was dead too, but they said on TD that he was still breathing.

The guy that was near the bed basically had the sleeper hold put on him. He wasn't dead, you could tell he was still breathing.

He's the only one that can identify Rick. he will be used later in the show.

If the zombie walked right by him, that would be really annoying. I understand Michonne's walkers masking her scent, but that dude had to be sweating all over after fighting, wearing tons of clothes in the deep south. There was no trace of any walkers in that hourse. The first thing that bathroom walker would have done is walked into the hallway and just start feasting on that dude. I can see him waking up and screaming thus bringing the others up the stairs, but if he lives/doesn't turn that may be the biggest hole I can think of so far.

 

[lod01]

Maybe these guys were from this sanctuary place.

That's what I am thinking.

 

[lod01]

Maybe Lori is banging one of them.

Makes sense. She can't just mow lawns all the time.

Well someone is.

 

[packersfan]

Maybe these guys were from this sanctuary place.

That's what I am thinking.

I think you guys are overthinking all this. Reminds me of people wondering if Randall's group would be part of Woodbury. Turns out Randall was the only one of the group we ever saw and once he was iced by Shane that was that.

 

[lod01]

You can tell this was a weak episode. Hardwick is scrambling like hell to find something to talk about on The Talking Dead.

Can someone call in and ask the question, 'Who's cutting all the lawns?'.

 

[lod01]

Maybe these guys were from this sanctuary place.

That's what I am thinking.

I think you guys are overthinking all this. Reminds me of people wondering if Randall's group would be part of Woodbury. Turns out Randall was the only one of the group we ever saw and once he was iced by Shane that was that.

Or is he? He could have been part of the freaks at the house who over the last year or whatever time it has been, have mutated into looking out for A #1 scavengers.

 

[RaiderBones]

I thought the guy that was choked is dead. I thought they made it apparent and obvious. Rick had to get out from under the bed by one of two ways. Through the side with the dead guy who could turn into a zombie at any time, or out from the other side where the dude that was laying down had his leg draped over that side. Plus the added thought that evenually the choked out guy would turn anyways.

That's what I thought too and why I thought they kept focusing on Rick watching him. I got the impression that was being done to see if the guy would turn and Rick was hoping he wouldn't.

I got the impression that the reason why Rick was always looking at the guy on the floor was becaus he was worried of him waking up and alerting everyone else in the house that Rick was there. I could easly tell that guy on the floor at the foot of the bed was still alive. He was breathing yet.

 

[top dog]

The guys in the house were probably the same ninjas that wiped out that camp in the woods that the Governor's people considered robbing. Just because they were loud as hell in the house doesn't mean they can't turn on their ninja powers in the woods. Think people, THINK!

 

[RaiderBones]

I don't recall them saying the scientist guy had a cure, only that he knew how the outbreak occured. Am I wrong?

no, you're right. apparently watching TV is pretty hard for a lot of people.

Then how are they going to save the world?

If you save the cheerleader you save the world.

 

[RaiderBones]

Bring Merle back!!

They need to start joining some of the jail members soon. They don't do a very good job of keeping you interested in each group every week. I want to see Maggie every week.

Well Rick's group and Tyreese's group are headed in the same direction now. It's likely they will meet each other soon.

Which should be interesting now that Carol found the Tyreese group. I don't think Rick told Tyreese what Carol did back at the jail did he? So that should be an intersting situation. Especially considering that Rick basically kicked her out of the Prison.

Do you think Tyrese would have hugged her if he knew? No, Rick never told him because the attack happened before he had a chance.

That's what I thought, but I was just getting confimation in case I misremembered.

 

[Loan Sharks]

Bring Merle back!!

They need to start joining some of the jail members soon. They don't do a very good job of keeping you interested in each group every week. I want to see Maggie every week.

Well Rick's group and Tyreese's group are headed in the same direction now. It's likely they will meet each other soon.

Which should be interesting now that Carol found the Tyreese group. I don't think Rick told Tyreese what Carol did back at the jail did he? So that should be an intersting situation. Especially considering that Rick basically kicked her out of the Prison.

Do you think Tyrese would have hugged her if he knew? No, Rick never told him because the attack happened before he had a chance.

That's what I thought, but I was just getting confimation in case I misremembered.

Rick told Daryll and they were going to tell Tyreese and then the Govner' attacked.

 

[Corporation]

Maybe these guys were from this sanctuary place.

now THAT would be interesting... good call

That was one of the things that I thought might bring them back into play. They would have no idea who Rick/Michonne/Carl are, but I could see Rick remembering something.Here is my call, they get back to the Sanctuary, think everything is hunky dory and then Rick sees tennis ball guy come back there and be real chummy with the leader of the Sanctuary and then of course he realizes things aren't going to be wonderful after all.

I think the tennis ball was the real emphasis point as Rick never got a good look at his face. I do think this will be the tipoff to Rick that Sanctuary is Woodbury part deux.

 

[dhockster]

BTW, I re-watched last weeks episode, and they do not show which way Darryl and Beth went on the RR tracks, either towards sanctuary or away from sanctuary. Their part in the episode ended with Darryl on the tracks and Beth next to the tracks crying.

 

[Jayrok]

Not sure if this has been brought up or not, but I was trying to calculate where they were when the "smart guy" killed the truck. Tara said they've been on the road for about 3 hours, so I will say they traveled anywhere from 150 to 165 miles. Knowing they stayed off the major highway, but still going to Washington through South Carolina, I calculate they were either just short of Greenville, SC, or just past Greenville, SC on US highway 123 / 23 N

No way they went that far. First of all, they have to stop to clear cars (they showed that earlier when Tara saw him smile) and second of all, that was a back road with an army truck. They won't average 50-55 mph even when they are moving. If there is a herd or cars across the road, you can't stop quick enough. That said, in 3 hours in a truck, they aren't anywhere close to Maggie/the bus.

They've gotta be 100 to 150 miles away though...

So, it's probably safe to say they averaged at least 40 mph for 3 hours, occasionally stopping to remove debris, putting them somewhere between Toccoa, SC (95 mi from Atlanta) and Westminister, SC (113 miles from Atlanta), or Seneca, SC (122.5 miles from Atlanta), or best case scenario Clemson, SC (130 miles from Atlanta) on US Highway 23 N. I'm assuming that road because we know they stayed off the interstate and 23 N is the best direction to Washington DC if you're not taking the interstate.

hwy 23 doesn't go through Clemson SC. Hwy 123 goes through Clemson and on to Greenville SC. Hwy 23 goes west and up to Asheville NC and would eventually take you to Columbus Ohio. Greenville is approx 145 miles from ATL up I-85. If they didn't use the interstate I would guess they were near Westminister.

 

[roarlions]

Maybe these guys were from this sanctuary place.

now THAT would be interesting... good call

That was one of the things that I thought might bring them back into play. They would have no idea who Rick/Michonne/Carl are, but I could see Rick remembering something.

Here is my call, they get back to the Sanctuary, think everything is hunky dory and then Rick sees tennis ball guy come back there and be real chummy with the leader of the Sanctuary and then of course he realizes things aren't going to be wonderful after all.

By the way, I don't read the comics, but as with every single place our crew will hit, there is going to be something that drives them somewhere else. My thought is the Sanctuary won't be all bliss after awhile. Something about the name being a safe place that pretty much means it isn't.

Spoiler

I don't read the comics and neither does my son, but somewhere he read that the people at Sanctuary might engage in cannibalism. Maybe someone who reads the comics can comment on this.

 

[Bigboy10182000]

Maybe these guys were from this sanctuary place.

now THAT would be interesting... good call

That was one of the things that I thought might bring them back into play. They would have no idea who Rick/Michonne/Carl are, but I could see Rick remembering something.

Here is my call, they get back to the Sanctuary, think everything is hunky dory and then Rick sees tennis ball guy come back there and be real chummy with the leader of the Sanctuary and then of course he realizes things aren't going to be wonderful after all.

By the way, I don't read the comics, but as with every single place our crew will hit, there is going to be something that drives them somewhere else. My thought is the Sanctuary won't be all bliss after awhile. Something about the name being a safe place that pretty much means it isn't.

Spoiler

I don't read the comics and neither does my son, but somewhere he read that the people at Sanctuary might engage in cannibalism. Maybe someone who reads the comics can comment on this.

Spoiler

That was actually a side group they ran into before ending up at the sanctuary I believe. SO much is different between the comic and the show now though. Those people were the ones that killed Dale from what I remember and ate his leg

 

[shadyridr]

Biggest plot hole was the dude Rick killed was taking a dump with his pants on

 

[-fish-]

Biggest plot hole was the dude Rick killed was taking a dump with his pants on

he was taking off his boots.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

My seesaw reaction between last week and this week made me wonder:Am I hate-watching this show now? If I am, should I be? What does it even mean to hate-watch a show with Nielsen domination this all-encompassing? How much joy can one really get from begrudging something its tsunami-like pop culture success?

While hate-watching can be fun in the short term, I think in the long term it’s likely to cause an ulcer. So here’s my new attitude toward The Walking Dead: I’m hope-and-cringe-watching. I hope any given episode will be fun in some bizarre way, even if it is preposterous, and I cringe whenever the show takes itself too seriously.

The Walking Dead will never be Breaking Bad, but it doesn’t have to be. To me, it’s an almost perfect perpetual motion machine for constructing mindless, escapist entertainment: There’s an endlessly revolving cast for whom to root, loathe, or shudder. (And even when they’re given too much gristle on which to chew, the actors are all well above Xena: Warrior Princess rerun level.) At its best, The Walking Dead can keep me hooked even when it makes me moan — but when it tries too hard to beZombie Hamlet, my eyes glaze over like Beth’s.

Pretty good summary.

Yep, that guy or gal gets it.

 

[JohnnyU]

Not sure if this has been brought up or not, but I was trying to calculate where they were when the "smart guy" killed the truck. Tara said they've been on the road for about 3 hours, so I will say they traveled anywhere from 150 to 165 miles. Knowing they stayed off the major highway, but still going to Washington through South Carolina, I calculate they were either just short of Greenville, SC, or just past Greenville, SC on US highway 123 / 23 N

No way they went that far. First of all, they have to stop to clear cars (they showed that earlier when Tara saw him smile) and second of all, that was a back road with an army truck. They won't average 50-55 mph even when they are moving. If there is a herd or cars across the road, you can't stop quick enough. That said, in 3 hours in a truck, they aren't anywhere close to Maggie/the bus.

They've gotta be 100 to 150 miles away though...

So, it's probably safe to say they averaged at least 40 mph for 3 hours, occasionally stopping to remove debris, putting them somewhere between Toccoa, SC (95 mi from Atlanta) and Westminister, SC (113 miles from Atlanta), or Seneca, SC (122.5 miles from Atlanta), or best case scenario Clemson, SC (130 miles from Atlanta) on US Highway 23 N. I'm assuming that road because we know they stayed off the interstate and 23 N is the best direction to Washington DC if you're not taking the interstate.

hwy 23 doesn't go through Clemson SC. Hwy 123 goes through Clemson and on to Greenville SC. Hwy 23 goes west and up to Asheville NC and would eventually take you to Columbus Ohio. Greenville is approx 145 miles from ATL up I-85. If they didn't use the interstate I would guess they were near Westminister.

starts out as highway 23, then turns into 123 at some point?

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Anyone who is interested in a very different spin on zombies should read Patient Zero. Especially people who watch this show asking why didn't X do Y because it would've been better than what they did Z. The book does not suffer from that problem in the slightest.

Have read.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Love how everyone died on the bus...thirty people we don't recognize and the last guy is a body double for Glenn...with no real explanation how everyone died.

How everyone died? When people die, they turn into a zombie. Zombies in a confined space won't end well. You complain about weak writing and then ask for everything to be clearly explained to the audience, which imo is weak writing.

"Hey Sara, I think someone died up front and will turn into a zombie soon."

"Frank, we don't know for sure. Let's wait it out here instead of hopping out the back of the bus."

"Ok, but if more than five people turn into zombies then I'm getting out."

"No, I think we should wait until everyone is a zombie before deciding what to do."

"Great plan, let's do it."

 

[SacramentoBob]

I think everyone on the bus understood walker mechanics because of Harry Potter. If you die, you turn. Period. I guess we're assuming that the entire bus became walker bait, but that's not necessarily true. A bunch of healthy people could've fled, but I assume the main door would've been open in that case. I dunno, it wasn't all that important to me. I think the last couple weeks have been much better in terms of characters being smart but still running into trouble instead of doing dumb things to move the plot along.

 

[The Big Guy]

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

 

[tdoss]

Um, there were two possible zombies in the house. The first was choked out who saw Rick under the bed. The other was the one Rick killed. The first one was "dead" for some time so it was not instant turn.

Some people just like to #####, and some just like to moan. I laugh at both.

I thought the guy in the bedroom was dead too, but they said on TD that he was still breathing.

The guy that was near the bed basically had the sleeper hold put on him. He wasn't dead, you could tell he was still breathing.

He's the only one that can identify Rick. he will be used later in the show.

If the zombie walked right by him, that would be really annoying. I understand Michonne's walkers masking her scent, but that dude had to be sweating all over after fighting, wearing tons of clothes in the deep south. There was no trace of any walkers in that hourse. The first thing that bathroom walker would have done is walked into the hallway and just start feasting on that dude. I can see him waking up and screaming thus bringing the others up the stairs, but if he lives/doesn't turn that may be the biggest hole I can think of so far.

He'll live...the writers don't care about your logic.

And proponents of this nonsense will come up with a reason why he lived..."the zombie heard someone downstairs"...remember, they'll leave an obvious meal for fire or sound...

 

[comfortably numb]

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

I saw him wearing a bluetooth earpiece too.

 

[SacramentoBob]

I didn't realize that the chick Tyreese was dating at the beginning of this season is the same chick that survived the Governor's massacre after the failed prison attack.

 

[Fariq]

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

people do that in real life

 

[flapgreen]

I didn't realize that the chick Tyreese was dating at the beginning of this season is the same chick that survived the Governor's massacre after the failed prison attack.

:facepalm:

 

[flapgreen]

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

I saw him wearing a bluetooth earpiece too.

 

[flapgreen]

Biggest plot hole was the dude Rick killed was taking a dump with his pants on

That was the weirdest part. Looked at my wife like who the hell takes a dump with their pants on.

 

[SacramentoBob]

I didn't realize that the chick Tyreese was dating at the beginning of this season is the same chick that survived the Governor's massacre after the failed prison attack.

:facepalm:

Sorry.

 

[cstu]

Can someone please tell Rick to get a new f###ing shirt?

Thought the same thing. Michonne is looking nicely put together and Rick looks like a C.H.U.D. that crawled out of sewer.

 

[flapgreen]

I didn't realize that the chick Tyreese was dating at the beginning of this season is the same chick that survived the Governor's massacre after the failed prison attack.

:facepalm:

Sorry.

Start paying more attention to the characters and less to who is mowing the yards.

 

[cstu]

Show is getting awesomer by the episode. Layers upon intricate layers. If I have time later, I'll try to explain what underlying messages many of you are missing.

 

[Loan Sharks]

Can someone please tell Rick to get a new f###ing shirt?

Thought the same thing. Michonne is looking nicely put together and Rick looks like a C.H.U.D. that crawled out of sewer.

You guys are trying to calculate how many miles Glenn drove but miss the plot twist where Rick took the dude on the crappers cool leather jacket.