Walking Dead

[apocrypha]

Nobody yet complained about

[Ironwood]

Yes, it bothered me, but less than the rest because COMICS !

Also, no obvious exit wound.

[MahrinSkel]

Yes, it bothered me, but less than the rest because COMICS !

Also, no obvious exit wound.

Pretty sure what we saw of his eye *was* the exit wound, the entrance would have been in the back of his head.

--Dave

[KallDrexx]

Do we really have to spoiler when a new episode airs?  Who is going to read this thread before watching the latest?


I'ts an episode that was alright right after I watch it but more blah the more I think about it.

[Ironwood]

Yes, it bothered me, but less than the rest because COMICS !

Also, no obvious exit wound.

Pretty sure what we saw of his eye *was* the exit wound, the entrance would have been in the back of his head.

--Dave

Hmmm.  Ok.  Um.  Right.

Fair enough.

Also, to answer Kall, Europeans don't get this till 24 hours minimum after you and some tape that shit.  So.

[Threash]

They were facing the kid when he shot at them, Carl then turned around and faced Rick.  The shot went in his eye and out the side, not straight into his head.  Like in Fight Club except in his eye socket instead of mouth.

[Ironwood]

I feel the need for a Zapruder Diagram.

[rattran]

Talking Dead had Greg Nicotero explaining that the bullet hit the bone at the outside edge of the eye, ricocheted out. The bone fragments were what destroyed his eye. Neato prosthetic shots too.

[Ironwood]

Cool.  That's all cleared up.  Now, can you strangle someone with an AK with no-one within 10 meters hearing you ?

Coming up next on Fox Report.

[Bunk]

Good episode despite many of the legitimate nitpicks people have made here. Couple things that urked me the most though:

[HaemishM]

For the nitpicks:

[Ironwood]

The trouble with that is it's all just a variation on 'Bloody Poncho Syndrome'.

Why the fuck isn't everyone wearing them all the time.  Why have the all not adopted that lovely fashion accessory the 'Michonne' where you cut off jaws and arms and then carry them about on a chain ?

Why not, when you see a massive group of zombies in a quarry, just set that fucking thing on fire and watch them all die ?

It's not nitpicks.  It's massive great bloody inconsistencies and bad writing.

But, to repeat, whatevs.

[HaemishM]

Why?

DRAMA, MY GOOD CHAP! DRAMA.

There are inconsistencies like that all up and down the line. At least we aren't still down on the farm.

I've actually been reading the comics and I just got to the part where Rick shot Pete in Alexandria. In almost 100% of the cases, the TV show has done it better.

[Selby]

I liked almost all of it despite the nitpicks that have been raised. I'll accept a little dispersal of reality in my zombie apocalypse TV show provided it isn't completely eye-rollingly bad. Considering how well the guys doing this show have done over the last 3 seasons, I'll give them some leeway.

Except the rocket launched at the lake, because that's Not How That Works.

[Slayerik]

One of my gripes that no one mentioned, is even if you hit them with a rocket launcher...you are just gonna high five and assume everyone's dead? I know its TV, and in TV and movies an explosion means instakill on everything...but if I'm in the zombie apoc I'm sure as shit gonna finish anyone off...or question them, then finish them off. Then take any weapons and ammo I can salvage.

[Threash]

One of my gripes that no one mentioned, is even if you hit them with a rocket launcher...you are just gonna high five and assume everyone's dead? I know its TV, and in TV and movies an explosion means instakill on everything...but if I'm in the zombie apoc I'm sure as shit gonna finish anyone off...or question them, then finish them off. Then take any weapons and ammo I can salvage.

They where all in chunks, did you expect something like this.

[HaemishM]

Having now read the first 100 issues of the comic...

[Ironwood]

I think I'm done with this now.  Last two episodes have just been chock full of stupid.  I can't abide the Stupid.

[MediumHigh]

I think I'm done with this now.  Last two episodes have just been chock full of stupid.  I can't abide the Stupid.

Welcome to the "Walking Dead has insulted my intelligence one last time" Club.

[jgsugden]

I'm disappointed in a couple of the recent decisions that went a bit too big, but my hope is that they get it right soon. 

Unfortunately, I think the adherence to the comics is setting us up to expect a certain big moment is going to go one way - only to swerve and change who ends up getting the short end of the stick at the last minute.  We'll see.

[Evildrider]

How can you hate the Walking Dead with stuff like this!   

[Velorath]

I think I'm done with this now.  Last two episodes have just been chock full of stupid.  I can't abide the Stupid.

So does this mean that you find Walking Dead worse than Dr. Who? That thread is just as long as this one (although started one year earlier) and you still haven't managed to stop torturing yourself by consistently watching it.

[Ironwood]

Zing, good one, etc.

Elena's mad Dr Who fan, so it gets watched in the house.  Christine won't miss Darryl for love or money, so it'll get watched too.  Much like Dr Who, you'll find I comment on it less if it keeps up the retardery.  Bear in mind that my background would have me commenting like a fanboi on every Dr Who episode if, you know, they were any good.  I skipped an entire season of Smith because of Moffat and didn't comment on it.  You're welcome.

I found last weeks kinda insulting to my intelligence and this weeks even worse.  I know the comics and I know who these chaps are and I know what it's working up to.  If the TV series can put a better spin on it than the comics did, it's not long for my commenting.

For which relief, no doubt, you'll give much thanks.

[Velorath]

Just to be clear, I don't actually disagree with any of the things you complain about (on either show). I'm just imagining you being forced to watch them as some sort of Hades-imposed punishment.

[Ironwood]

[MrHat]

Holy hell that's hilarious.  Thanks.

[Setanta]

For entertainment, I enjoyed the last episode. If you are watching TWD for deep meaning then you are kidding yourself.

[satael]

For entertainment, I enjoyed the last episode. If you are watching TWD for deep meaning then you are kidding yourself.

For entertainment, I enjoy Z Nation more than Walking Dead since the former doesn't take itself so seriously while the latter is getting weighed down by the need for serious drama (especially as the seasons pass).

[Tale]

Nobody had anything to say about the latest episode? Oh well, I had a good time. I like their deftness in making you think the story might completely stray from the comics, then bringing it right back.

[Evildrider]

Nobody had anything to say about the latest episode? Oh well, I had a good time. I like their deftness in making you think the story might completely stray from the comics, then bringing it right back.

I've liked it so far.  They've stuck pretty close to the comics this whole season.  They are totally teasing with Glen though.

[Setanta]

I enjoyed it - in fact I think this half season has a lot going for it as long as you suspend belief and remember that it's fiction based on a comic book. Glen came a long way in the episode and you can still see the humanity in him.

I think they can leave off the bat references though... we get it

[HaemishM]

The bat references are what made me really cringe. I really hope they keep that whole thing off screen, or change its outcome because fuck this show if they follow the shitshow the comics became at that point.

[Ironwood]

They're making it fairly clear that it's going in that direction.

[Setanta]

Nice Carol episode - I wonder if they are setting her up for the meeting with the new antagonist. I'd love it if he saw straight through her act.

[Ironwood]

What I liked about it is we're no longer sure what's an act and what isn't.

Fast becoming the most watchable person on the show.  She's at least consistent in her inconsistency.

I thought that was a better episode, but the kicker is it was entirely drained on tension for me.  You knew that all was going to end well.  I think they need to shake that up sharpish.  It's really making what should be tense episodes like that into 'Farm' episodes.