Walking Dead

[Merusk]

At least WWZ made zombie meat poisonous to all living things, WD had a Bob BBQ that went nowhere.

Which is even more infeasable. Living things include not just mammals which we western-educated folk first jump to but reptiles (and birds), insects, fungi and bacteria. All of whom can eat shit that would kill us PDQ.  There's even bacteria that can live on arsenic. Zombies would have to be made of, oh, aluminum to be toxic to everything.


Ed: OH.. and PLANTS. I can't believe I missed those. Plants would eat-up any bits lying around without a care. They'd probably start growing on the dead flesh within a few weeks, too.

It's almost as if the whole planetary ecosystem had developed various methods of breaking-down meat over the course of billions of years. Which is why I find zombies obnoxious on the whole when folks take them beyond the allegory for human behavior they are.

As I said, don't look into the logic, reason or science. It doesn't hold up past a 6th grade understanding.

[Setanta]

I've been introduced to some of the comments about the fact there are two gay blokes on the show.

How is this even an issue in the 21st century? Or am I missing something by living on a large island in the Southern Hemisphere?

[Evildrider]

I've been introduced to some of the comments about the fact there are two gay blokes on the show.

How is this even an issue in the 21st century? Or am I missing something by living on a large island in the Southern Hemisphere?

People in these parts believe that if you see two gay men at any point in time, it raises the chance that you will go out and suck a dick.

[Ironwood]

I've been introduced to some of the comments about the fact there are two gay blokes on the show.

How is this even an issue in the 21st century? Or am I missing something by living on a large island in the Southern Hemisphere?

You tell me.  I don't get it either.  I've never understood it and, it turns out, Scotland used to be a really, really bigoted place behind my back.

[MediumHigh]

I've been reading this forum to see if there is any interesting shit that happens since I dropped the show after the introduction of the guy headed to Washington DC because he had the cure. So far I conclude no.

[Cyrrex]

TWO MEN KISSING.  How is that not interesting?

Damn gays, soiling the sanctity of the zombie apocalypse.  Next thing you know, zombies will be biting other zombies, it's only a matter of time.

[MediumHigh]

Seeing a guy dumb enough to go full auto on his own truck and seeing said truck explode and than seeing said guys retarded "well what do you think was going to happen" expression just drove me into a fuck fuck fuck this show rage that made me stop apologizing for how bad this show is.

[Evildrider]

Seeing a guy dumb enough to go full auto on his own truck and seeing said truck explode and than seeing said guys retarded "well what do you think was going to happen" expression just drove me into a fuck fuck fuck this show rage that made me stop apologizing for how bad this show is.

What exactly happened in that scene is explained later on in the season.

[MediumHigh]

Didn't that guy basically find a couple of idiots dumb enough to believe he had a cure and convince them to head to Washington. Mostly because he is incredibly stupid and inept and only marginally decent at lying to the mentally retarded. Like I said, I've been looking for reasons to get back into the show but nothing seems to overcome my general hate for having to apologize for the shows many spirals into fuck stupid.

[Threash]

Yes, it is a guy with a little book knowledge that managed to convince a buncha retards he was the most important person ever so they would keep him alive.

[jgsugden]

There are small minded bigots everywhere.  If you're surprised by the presence of people that think it is ok to spew hate and/or slurs, you're not paying close enough attention to the people you encounter.  There are even some here on f13. 

The show is pretty good right now in my mind.  However, if you left because of the Eugene storyline, I don't think you're likely to enjoy the rest of the season any more than that story.

[shiznitz]

The Eugene storyline was barely a storyline. It was just a sideshow to introduce new characters to kill off. Like all previous seasons.  Walking Dead has to keep introducing new characters in order to keep killing off characters.

[Raguel]

That bad, huh?

[jgsugden]

Although no TV show is perfect, this show is still one of my current favorites and I am hoping they'll keep it going for decades...

[Evildrider]

Yes, it is a guy with a little book knowledge that managed to convince a buncha retards he was the most important person ever so they would keep him alive.

Eugene is supposed to be really smart, but he's a coward.  They have too many people in the cast to showcase them every week.

[Raguel]

I'm not sure how I feel about this episode. Maybe the writers understand human nature better than I do.

Evil, I understand. Stupid, I understand. Evil and stupid (biting the hand that feeds you, just because you can)? I'll never understand.

I sort of feel Tyrese's despair and resignation: "turn it off".

[Ironwood]

I loved this latest episode.  Mostly for the performance by Carol.  Perfect.

[Ironwood]

Evil, I understand. Stupid, I understand. Evil and stupid (biting the hand that feeds you, just because you can)? I'll never understand.

Wait, what ?  Who ?  Are you talking about Rick, because if you did you really, really missed the Mark.

Otherwise, you've confused me.

[palmer_eldritch]

I loved this latest episode.  Mostly for the performance by Carol.  Perfect.

Yeah, I've been rewatching the early episodes of the show and one thing that really sticks out is how much Carol has changed. Except in this latest episode, you see a few flashes of the old Carol coming through. It's very well done.

Another thing that struck me was that the zombies were initially portrayed as being quite a bit smarter than they are now (or have been since season two).

[Ironwood]

Yeah, but it's an act.  For the audience, it's SCARY how well this woman is imitating 'silly old dear' for the benefit of this community just so that they'll never see her coming if she wants to strike.  Watching her fumble with the gun as if she'd never used one before was hilarious.  Especially since she soloed a cannibal camp with a firework.

That said, I'm not sure I'd be totally fooled.  Given the nature of the group, you'd be hard pressed to believe that she survived simply due to the kindness of strangers.

[HaemishM]

That said, I'm not sure I'd be totally fooled.  Given the nature of the group, you'd be hard pressed to believe that she survived simply due to the kindness of strangers.

Why not? Eugene has. 

[Ironwood]

Yeah, that's a fair point, but I don't think it'd take the Mayor long to figure out that A - He's a Dumbass and B - The group only found out he was a dumbass recently.

[HaemishM]

You also have to remember the act that Carol used was the one she was using on her husband. I'm sure the Deanna isn't fooled though the other residents might be.

[Threash]

Yeah, that's a fair point, but I don't think it'd take the Mayor long to figure out that A - He's a Dumbass and B - The group only found out he was a dumbass recently.

Then there's the useless priest to account for.

[Bunk]

Yea, you kind of knew it was all an act the moment she started talking about missing her husband. Well done though. Only real problem I had with the episode was the guys on the run, thought their stupidity/lack of experience could have been shown a little more subtly.

[TheWalrus]

Did Rick go Governor or am I reading his "We'll take it." speech wrong?

[HaemishM]

I don't think he's going Governor so much as "we won't let this great piece of territory go to shit because these people aren't hard enough to keep it." One could argue that is governor-like but I don't think Rick is into rampant slaughter and keeping walkers around for arena matches.

[Ironwood]

That would appear to be Two chaps who took Rick the wrong way.

[TheWalrus]

Well sure he's not going blood thirsty asshole. Still, I just thought it was slightly out of character for him. Mebbe he evolved again, and I missed the part where he started thinking it was ok to take shit by force rather than talk it out. That said, Aidens a fucking idiot. He's probably the sole reason for the low population there.

[Ironwood]

I think he was quite clearly saying 'This is a good place to defend and start again.  And, if we see any previous fucking stupid behaviour, like someone gouges out an eye, hugs a dead undead loved one, or, you know, starts fucking eating other people, we'll just put a stop to that and take over'.

It seemed quite clear to me.  This is a group that can't be fucked with stupidity anymore.  In any form.

[TheWalrus]

Well that'd be a refreshing change, wouldn't it.

[apocrypha]

Didn't occur to them that they were likely being listened too while they were having that little chat though?

I mean, this place has electricity & video cameras and the boss used to be a senator (governor? Can't remember, one of those), so covert surveillance is probably second nature.

[Tannhauser]

Did Rick or anyone ask her why/how the zombie shit started?  I didn't catch it and she's in a pretty good job to know.  Or was that explained way back at the CDC?

Oh and Carol's little performance was the highlight for me, at first I was 'huh?' then I lol'ed.

[apocrypha]

Did Rick or anyone ask her why/how the zombie shit started?  I didn't catch it and she's in a pretty good job to know.  Or was that explained way back at the CDC?

It's never been explained and I suspect it never will. The guy at the CDC place, if I remember rightly, just had some information about the spread of it in a human body.

[jgsugden]

I wondered if he'd ask that question, and then I wondered if him not asking was intentional. Maybe the why question just doesn't matter after all they've been through.