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

[skol asylum]

I didn't mind the Beth/Daryl development, but it was a bit much to devote the whole episode to it. Would have liked if it was split between them and say, Carol/Tyreese.

Exactly what I came in to post. I don't mind character development but they could've easily split that in half and have two different stories at the same time. This one was a definite snoozer. And Darryl getting more drunk than a newbie trying moonshine for the first time?! And we all know what would've really happened with a drunk Beth and Darryl in a remote forest in zombie world.

This was the writer's subtle attempt to start to bring Darryl out of the closet. We should have known all along. I mean look at the hair. Adam Lambert anyone?

 

[The Big Guy]

What was the Boondock Saints reference on talking dead that they mentioned to Daryl? I don't get it.

 

[cstu]

What was the Boondock Saints reference on talking dead that they mentioned to Daryl? I don't get it.

A room somewhere had the movie poster in it.

 

[Disco Stu]

What was the Boondock Saints reference on talking dead that they mentioned to Daryl? I don't get it.

Boondock Saints poster (in case you don't know what that has to do with Daryl)

Scene in question

 

[cstu]

Not sure if its just me, but watching Talking Dead I kept thinking that the woman who plays Beth has no clue how to apply make-up.

I thought she looked better in the zombie apocalypse than she did on Talking Dead

Huh. I had the opposite thought. I prefer zombie apocalypse version of Maggie, but real world version of Beth.

I think Emily Kinney is more attractive than on the show.

Lauren Cohen is flat out incredible everywhere.

Lauren seems like a #####. Give me the dumb as a box of rocks Emily.

 

[cstu]

BTW, J.B. Smoove should be on every episode of The Talking Dead.

I haven't watched the whole thing yet. First 5 minutes with him were brutal so he got better?

I'm a fan.

I've never heard of him to be honest. I thought he was scaring Norman.

The two would be great in a buddy cop movie.

 

[pantherclub]

Why is Darryl worried about money?

 

[SacramentoBob]

Why is Darryl worried about money?

So he can use it to start fires.

 

[Copeman]

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?

 

[dhockster]

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 think your right on the fire part. The toilet paper they could get from any bathroom. It's not like zombies are good about wiping

 

[Copeman]

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 think your right on the fire part. The toilet paper they could get from any bathroom. It's not like zombies are good about wiping

Not many bathrooms out in the woods.

 

[Jayrok]

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 think your right on the fire part. The toilet paper they could get from any bathroom. It's not like zombies are good about wiping

Not many bathrooms out in the woods.

wat?

 

[Papa Georgio]

It would have made more sense if they hadn't cut the freaky Friday scene where puberty stricken moody Carl had switched bodies with Daryl.

That was the moonshine talking. My first thought was Daryl is an angry drunk.

 

[Papa Georgio]

Not sure if its just me, but watching Talking Dead I kept thinking that the woman who plays Beth has no clue how to apply make-up.

I thought she looked better in the zombie apocalypse than she did on Talking Dead

Huh. I had the opposite thought. I prefer zombie apocalypse version of Maggie, but real world version of Beth.

And I think she likely went heavy on the makeup to appear older.

She sure doesn't look 28 either way. Hard to believe that is her real age.

 

[Papa Georgio]

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 think your right on the fire part. The toilet paper they could get from any bathroom. It's not like zombies are good about wiping

Something like Daryl using a zombie arm to wipe with would've made this show much better.

 

[pantherclub]

I really dont get the camping in the woods when there are walkers just cruising around. You would think they could clear a house pretty easy and then board it up for the short term. Seems a hell of a lot easier then sleeping in a lean to.

 

[flapgreen]

That would be great.

 

[Copeman]

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 think your right on the fire part. The toilet paper they could get from any bathroom. It's not like zombies are good about wiping

Not many bathrooms out in the woods.

wat?

What don't you understand about that statement in regards to what was being discussed?

 

[optionmaven]

Lame episode. I still enjoy the show, but the last couple have been clunkers imo. No episode should revolve completely on one set of characters imo.

 

[Jayrok]

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 think your right on the fire part. The toilet paper they could get from any bathroom. It's not like zombies are good about wiping

Not many bathrooms out in the woods.

wat?

What don't you understand about that statement in regards to what was being discussed?

Well, you said money found and a paper he took out of a frame could be used as toilet paper. They got those items from the golf course club house. They could also look for a storage room and/or check all bathrooms for toilet paper. Money and paper documents can be used as TP, but so can TP.

You said there aren't many bathrooms in the woods. Well, there aren't many bags of money or picture frames in the woods either. dhockster was suggesting there are plenty of houses/buildings that may be searched for TP. You made it sound like they can't do that because they won't or can't ever leave the woods. Sorry if I misunderstood. Just thought it was funny.

 

[Timmay]

Lame episode. I still enjoy the show, but the last couple have been clunkers imo. No episode should revolve completely on one set of characters imo.

I agree on the bolded. They could at least rotate on a few different sets of characters to change it up a little.

 

[Clifford]

I enjoyed it. I especially liked them scavenging the mirror and hubcaps and at the time wondering what they were going to use them for. Then seeing it a few minutes later. I also enjoyed the whole golfing scene. For those saying they didn't like the character development, and that it was too late, I really don't think it was character "development". I mean c'mon, we pretty much knew everything the writers brought up regarding Daryl and Beth. I just think they wanted to show the relationship "between" these two characters and setting things up for future episodes.

I still can't understand people despising the show (any show), yet still watching it. What a colossal waste of your time/life.

I think starting off the new half-season with episodes that don't really move the group closer together or farther apart is a little boring. I think a slightly heavier emphasis on the oasis would keep people's interest a little more, as well as breaking up the episodes between the groups. We had Rick and Carl, MIchonne, Maggie and Glen, and now Daryl and Beth have an episode solely dedicated to them.

IT's not the content as much as the pacing and presentation.

 

[Copeman]

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 think your right on the fire part. The toilet paper they could get from any bathroom. It's not like zombies are good about wiping

Not many bathrooms out in the woods.

wat?

What don't you understand about that statement in regards to what was being discussed?

Well, you said money found and a paper he took out of a frame could be used as toilet paper. They got those items from the golf course club house. They could also look for a storage room and/or check all bathrooms for toilet paper. Money and paper documents can be used as TP, but so can TP.

You said there aren't many bathrooms in the woods. Well, there aren't many bags of money or picture frames in the woods either. dhockster was suggesting there are plenty of houses/buildings that may be searched for TP. You made it sound like they can't do that because they won't or can't ever leave the woods. Sorry if I misunderstood. Just thought it was funny.

Oh, ok. Whatever the case may be, I believe the paper stuff would be mainly used to start fires (as they showed), but I was also suggesting other means it could be used for.

 

[Braktastic]

I think a lot of you people failed high school English or at least the critical reading portion of it. The scene with Daryl and the money was meant to foreshadow the fact that he never had anything nice like the rich people in the club house had. It was further evidenced when he beat the living dead out of the rich club member walkers with the golf club. Fore! And they completely hit you over the head with it when he was throwing darts at the pictures of the club members on the wall.

At the end of the episode Daryl burned the money symbolizing that he is letting go of the person he was and is embracing the person he is, as Beth said he should.

 

[FreeBaGeL]

I really dont get the camping in the woods when there are walkers just cruising around. You would think they could clear a house pretty easy and then board it up for the short term. Seems a hell of a lot easier then sleeping in a lean to.

Was this supposed to be the first night after the prison abandonment for them? If so, there aren't necessarily houses within a half day's walk from the prison. They ended up finding the clubhouse but it was full of walkers and dead bodies.

 

[tdoss]

What happened to these guys all having a meeting spot when they left the prison?

I haven't seen this episode yet but it makes me think I'll long for the days of raining zombies again.

 

[Jayrok]

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 think your right on the fire part. The toilet paper they could get from any bathroom. It's not like zombies are good about wiping

Not many bathrooms out in the woods.

wat?

What don't you understand about that statement in regards to what was being discussed?

Well, you said money found and a paper he took out of a frame could be used as toilet paper. They got those items from the golf course club house. They could also look for a storage room and/or check all bathrooms for toilet paper. Money and paper documents can be used as TP, but so can TP.

You said there aren't many bathrooms in the woods. Well, there aren't many bags of money or picture frames in the woods either. dhockster was suggesting there are plenty of houses/buildings that may be searched for TP. You made it sound like they can't do that because they won't or can't ever leave the woods. Sorry if I misunderstood. Just thought it was funny.

Oh, ok. Whatever the case may be, I believe the paper stuff would be mainly used to start fires (as they showed), but I was also suggesting other means it could be used for.

I agree with you.

 

[Raider Nation]

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?

 

[BigJohn]

Blood is weird, it will bypass most of your sweater and get mainly on your undershirt.

FORE!!!!1!!

 

[Braktastic]

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?

I'm not sure if I constitute a fanboy. I like the show OK, but since the break it has been filler-a-palooza.

 

[Copeman]

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?

Well, if non fanboys like you and many others in here continue to watch, what do you think the answer to your question would be?

 

[flapgreen]

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?

They will never come clean

 

[Raider Nation]

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?

Well, if non fanboys like you and many others in here continue to watch, what do you think the answer to your question would be?

Pay no mind to "fanboy".... I just dig the shtickiness of that word. I forget who I stole it from.

 

[pantherclub]

also why didnt Daryl bang Beth?

 

[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?

Nope.

I'll go even further and say if the last two episodes were the first two of the series I wouldn't have watched the third. Last week's was one of the weakest episode in a long time and while last night's was much better in my opinion it was nowhere near the level of quality I've come to expect. The good news is in my opinion the first two episodes out of the break were outstanding so I would tend to think these last two episodes represent a glitch on the radar and not a sign of the type of quality we'll be seeing the remainder of the season.

 

[stbugs]

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.

 

[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.

 

[phatdawg]

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?

Not a chance.

In the context of the season and the series, I didn't hate the episode. It was heavy handed and drug on a bit. I think the suggestion of the episode sharing time with another set of characters would have been much better. I think there were some nice moments, but they could have accomplished all they did in much less time than an entire episode.

 

[Loan Sharks]

:fartsounds:

"Hey let's burn our shelter down in the middle of the night and caper off into the woods!"

I can't really defend this. I can say that moonshine has made me start things on fire before too.

Zombies everywhere lets get drunk and burn down our shelter in the middle of the WHAT THE #### IS GOING ON HERE?????

 

[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).

 

[Loan Sharks]

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.

 

[cstu]

also why didnt Daryl bang Beth?

He's shy.

 

[cstu]

My big concern about the show is if the show continues like this and ratings drop, but is AMC going to do with the budget? I can see a Planet of the Apes death spiral happening.

 

[packersfan]

A ratings drop of some kind would seem inevitable only because the show has been setting records seemingly on a weekly basis and it would seem unrealistic to expect that to continue. There's nothing to suggest, however, that the ratings are in for a potential decline of any serious magnitude based on fan interest. The show continues to be amazingly popular.

 

[FreeBaGeL]

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 loved season 2. Sadly, I feel like the prediction that we'll finish up with a few more of these type of episodes followed by a sappy "reunion" and sanctuary tease to end the season is the most likely course we're headed in. I hope I'm wrong. How many episodes are left, anyhow?

 

[cstu]

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 loved season 2. Sadly, I feel like the prediction that we'll finish up with a few more of these type of episodes followed by a sappy "reunion" and sanctuary tease to end the season is the most likely course we're headed in. I hope I'm wrong. How many episodes are left, anyhow?

4

• Episode 13: "Alone," Sunday, March 9.

• Episode 14: "The Grove," Sunday, March 16.

• Episode 15: "Us," Sunday, March 23.

• Episode 16: "A," The Season 4 finale will air on Sunday, March 30.

 

[comfortably numb]

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

 

[(HULK)]

I predict that at least one group arrives at Sanctuary by the end of the next episode.

ETA: or maybe early on in the following episode at The latest

 

[Loan Sharks]

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.

 

[Keith R]

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