Walking Dead

[Ironwood]

, psycho.

Yes.  It's more subtle on TV, but yes.  She's an utter fuckflip.  She got totally broken.

[Tannhauser]

I thought it was a good episode and enjoyed all the Carl and Mich airtime.  Both went solo in a group only MMO and came back.  Even if she chopped off their jaws and arms, though should still be bumping into her trying eat her.  But the visual of her joining the 'walking dead', becoming part of the herd is worth the quibble.  She can certainly survive on her own but what's the point?  To be last human standing in a world of death?  She finally realized that, with all the baggage that comes, that she needs to be with others to protect and be protected.  To give her existence some kind of meaning.

[Der Helm]

Not watching this atm, gonna wait till the season is complete, but did they not kind of "explain" the non-agressive behavior of michones zombies through some scientist in governor town ? I think I remember some scene were some science dude tells the governor that taking away the teeth and arms of a zombie "surprisingly" turns them docile, as they now have no way to harm you ?

[Mithas]

That does sound familiar to me as well.

[Setanta]

Yep, it was the forgettable scientist type that worked for the governor and whose sole redeeming quality is that the gov used him to infect Andrea. There was some discourse on it and then it wasn't mentioned again.

The last episode, are we led to believe that


Hence Rick's reaction?

Anyway, Michonne was one of the more interesting characters that didn't get enough development so I enjoyed this episode for that. The last time I really thought they were going anywhere with her was the interaction between her and Merle - and that was overshadowed by bloody Daryl.

[KallDrexx]

Not watching this atm, gonna wait till the season is complete, but did they not kind of "explain" the non-agressive behavior of michones zombies through some scientist in governor town ? I think I remember some scene were some science dude tells the governor that taking away the teeth and arms of a zombie "surprisingly" turns them docile, as they now have no way to harm you ?

Yeah but that doesn't explain how holding the zombies hides you from zombies you haven't chopped the teeth off of.

[Setanta]

Some theories from Reddit:

"Ok, walkers are pack animals, if one does something, then the others do something as well, since the two walkers DONT attack, then the others wont attack either. The other walkers are pretty much like "Oh look at those guys over there, they arent doing anything interesting, they must not sense any fresh meat roaming around so why the fuck should I care about what they are doing" "

"Its just about range. Michonne could cover herself in zombie guts, yeah, but like you said, a short sprinkle of rain would wash it away. A living walker will always smell like a walker. If a non docile walker were to walk up on them, then yeah, they wouldn't be very effective, but Michonne would just use her sword. Think about it like this, in a room, you fart, and the people around you blame you, but the people further from you know that somebody farted, but not who. So if you have a strong concentration of zombie smell on you, then others around you will think that you are a zombie. If you have a pet walker that smells like zombie, the zombies a few yards off will just think you are both zombies."

"It is a form of camouflage, similar to how Rick and Glenn covered themselves in zombie guts in season 1. It works like this in the comics too, and she explains it at some point.

She cut there arms off and removed there teeth so they are no threat to her, they are only capable of walking around really. Walkers are not intelligent, they have to be pretty close to either see, smell or hear you. However if one walker sees you it can alert others nearby. They have the herd mentality. Basically if a walker sees other walkers acting strangely, like they are going after something that could be food the walker will follow(This type of walker is called a roamer). This is how huge packs of walkers form herds, they will all start fallowing one and then they end up a massive pack wondering around.

It works like camouflage because if a walker sees Michonne and her walkers it assumes they are all undead."

http://www.reddit.com/r/thewalkingdead/comments/1kes7h/michonnes_zombie_repellant/

Sadly I found this by googling "how does michones zombie camouflage work" - the world has changed.

[Threash]

Clearly we should take the retard with a mullet at his word when he says he can save the world.

[croaker69]

I haven't read the comic but my first thought on the three new characters was they must be LARPERs who've cracked and their story about the trip to DC is just the lore for their characters. They don't fit their claimed roles at all. The female looks like she's trying too hard to be Lara Croft, the "genius" scientist who comes across as neither, and an over the top "Sarge" type with a fixation on saving the world. Also they claimed to be in communication with DC just a few weeks ago. It does not compute.

[Surlyboi]

If it follows the comic, it'll all make sense in due time.

Good to see Glen with a Mission back and the patter between Michonne and Carl was solid.

The pack of assholes reminded me of Day Z a lot.

[Evildrider]

The pack of assholes reminded me of Day Z a lot.

I was actually wondering if those guys were maybe a foreshadow to Negan's group.

[Ironwood]

The female looks like she's trying too hard to be Lara Croft,

She looks retarded.

[Rasix]

It's the end of the world:  LET'S COSPLAY.  The introductions in this last episode were not subtle.

[Hawkbit]

Series will end with it all being a feverdream while Ricks turns into a zombie, aka the longest version of Jacob's Ladder ever. 

[Selby]

Clearly we should take the retard with a mullet at his word when he says he can save the world.

My first thought too.  "Classified" is such a moronic answer when the world is obviously over and done by well over a year.  I get Glenn bailing on the ridiculousness.

[Surlyboi]

The female looks like she's trying too hard to be Lara Croft,

She looks retarded. post-apocalypticaly hot, if a bit ridiculous.

Fixed that for ya.

[Ginaz]

Not sure if I'm digging the new cast members of Rainman, Sgt. Rock and Ms. Short Shorts McBare-Midriff.  They all look out of place for the series.

[Tannhauser]

I'm interested in Rainman, not so much (yet) of the sarge and Laura Croft.  Also interested in Michonne's tight jeans!

[Bunk]

Part of the problem I had with the new trio was that they looked so damn clean and well laundered. Perhaps there's an explanation to come. I will be rather shocked though if any of them survive to seasons end.

[Ironwood]

Tighty McMidriff will be the first to go.  Guarantee it.

[jgsugden]

[TheWalrus]

If anybody ever shot the fuck out of the truck we were riding in and then had the balls to tell me he's smarter than me...bad things would happen to that man. Accidentally of course.

[Tannhauser]

I do hope the scientist is for real.  After, what three seasons, there needs to be some big answers forthcoming. 

[Ironwood]

You're watching the wrong show.

[Ginaz]

You're watching the wrong show.

Yeah, its like hoping no more main characters are going to die in Game of Thrones.

[Threash]

It's a show about a group of random assholes in a dead world, there is no reason why there should ever be any answers to what caused the zombie apocalypse.  Frankly answers would probably ruin it.

[Ironwood]

Yup.  Answers to 'How does The Force work' proved that.

[Rasix]

Rage infected monkeys, right?

[Ironwood]

Best cut off line in any film ever.

[HaemishM]

I do hope the scientist is for real.  After, what three seasons, there needs to be some big answers forthcoming. 

I somehow doubt Rain Man is going to provide any sort of real answers.

[apocrypha]

The curious part of me would love to know more about the origins of the zombie plague in WD, but another part of me would rather not know because of how that kind of storyline would detract from the existing setup of the show.

Regardless, within the show (I nearly typed 'game' there), that knowledge would be extremely sought-after and anyone claiming to actually have that kind of information would have great value to a lot of people. The fact that his particular guy was so unconvincing is probably why he's accompanied only by a pair who are also, clearly, several sandwiches short of a picnic between them. I doubt a single one of them is gonna survive past season finale.  

[Cyrrex]

Nobody of above average intelligence ever sported a mullet.  It is a fact of nature, I'm pretty sure.  My apologies to any mullet-sporting F13ers out there, but yeah, I'm afraid that means you're stupid.

Square/Red headed Sgt Army guy does not come across as a believable human being.  You can't act like that in a post-apocalyptic world and not expect some friendly fire.

I fully approve of Latina Lara Croft person thingy.  I felt her character had a lot of depth and nuance.  And navel.  Yum.

I'm not comfortable with where any of this is going. 

[croaker69]

Watched the episode again with my wife. The truck scene is just badly written and filmed. It's contrived to the point of breaking immersion for me and I'm pretty tolerant of plot contrivances. The shot where the new hotness bends over to retrieve Maggie's pic for Glen was the first time in this show that my wife gave me the are-you-fucking-kidding-me disgusted woman look. 

[Cyrrex]

Odd...that was my favorite part of the whole episode.   

You're right, though, it was getting pretty hammy.  In fact, I am getting a little too much of that same vibe from both of the last two episodes for my liking.

[Rasix]

Square/Red headed Sgt Army guy does not come across as a believable human being.  You can't act like that in a post-apocalyptic world and not expect some friendly fire.

I really expected this to start playing at some point.