The Walking Dead

[fallen]

Is it just me, or is this show kind of derailing a bit? It seems like it gets more boring each episode, and because of that, I start noticing things I didn't earlier on: the cheesiness of the sets, the bad acting, the plot logic holes and so forth.

The opening scene A-Team gunfight was terrible.

I hate to mention it but every time Merle is on screen that arm thing bumps me out of the story. It wasn't as noticeable with the big knife on the end of his metal stump cover but now... why is his stump LONGER than his other arm? Because he's clearly just an actor wearing a metal sleeve over his hand. Bumps me out of the story every time.

[The Bandit]

Another hate watch for me. 

I do find Rick losing his mind a potentially interesting plot development that I'm sure the show will fuck up.  I would love if everybody in Rick's group dumped him and joined with Cutty's (Wire shoutout!) group.  Why he is still their leader is beyond me.  Not like he's done that great a job anyway.   

[natehusky]

I was surprised that I enjoyed the episode . Guess I figured it was gonna suck . I think Rick going crazy is awesome , not so much in front of everybody though . The group is too small now they need this other people . There's a war a coming

[sleestak]

Those soap opera parts in the prison where Herschel wouldn't answer any questions were painful!

[Soundgardenia]

The Governor is my new Joffrey Baratheon.

[The Bandit]

Last night's show was a perfect example of what works and what doesn't.  Action = Awesome, Dialogue = Terrible.

[whoshotthefrog]

The end of the episode was great except it sort of reminded me of an A-Team episode where hundreds of bullets were shot, but none hit anyone except for Maggie killing the guy in the watch tower.

[Demon Lung]

You forgot the one shot one kill headshot that started the battle. First round hits perfectly. The next 2000 don't hit anyone

[socket]

That bulletstorm was fucking stupid. 

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[bitter]

That bulletstorm was fucking stupid. 

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I agree. They kill zombies fine, but the firefights suck.

Overall, I didn't like the last episode.

[ez]

I thought the fire fight was more realistic than in other shows/movies because they didn't hit anything. that's how 99% of irl fire fights go. the first head shot was a guy being able to calmly take aim and shoot another guy who was standing still. once the action starts, adrenaline goes up and your heart rate increases your average joe ain't gonna hit shit. the zombie killing was always from a much closer distance than what they were shooting from.

what bothered me more is how did the one guy get up the tower and why didn't the other guy engaging Rick shoot him when Rick was fighting off the zeds.

All in all, same as with the last season I'm not too keen on where the show deviates from the book (besides Rick's right hand) but in general I'm still happy with it.

[natehusky]

[natehusky]

I had low expectations of this season so I've been relatively happy with the way things are going . Eventually I'd like to see them on the road again , traveling . Another thing that creepy prisoner guy . I bet he tries something before too long

[The Bandit]

The one that got his head blown off?

I read the reason that they don't do much moving has to do with the budget more than anything else.  The show is AMC's biggest in terms of viewership, but the Network would rather give the money to their "prestige" shows (that have much smaller viewing audiences).

[GodShifter]

Seems once Frank Darabont was jettisoned from the show, it took a marked decline in terms of its quality (in every aspect).

The whole aspect of Rick chasing down his dead wife outside of the walls of the prison is utterly stupid. I'm not sure at what they're driving at here, but this is supposed to be their leader and they "owe him so much" and what's he done? Act like an idiot and be utterly flaky in the most important times. Is the idea to show the strengths of the other members? Probably, but it just makes the Rick character that much more unsympathetic and hackneyed to the viewers, imo.

[lftwng4]

Seems once Frank Darabont was jettisoned from the show, it took a marked decline in terms of its quality (in every aspect).

The whole aspect of Rick chasing down his dead wife outside of the walls of the prison is utterly stupid. I'm not sure at what they're driving at here, but this is supposed to be their leader and they "owe him so much" and what's he done? Act like an idiot and be utterly flaky in the most important times. Is the idea to show the strengths of the other members? Probably, but it just makes the Rick character that much more unsympathetic and hackneyed to the viewers, imo.

Yeah, Rick slowly losing his mind has gone on for too long, but maybe it's only been a couple of days in the context of the story.  I dunno, they've always portrayed him as a flawed leader, I thought that was part of the overall story.  Or they could be working up to killing him off by season's end.  I can see the writers continuing his downward mental spiral, resulting in his death, but with redemption/sacrifice at the end to save the group?  That's the beauty(or should be) of this series:  no one is ever safe from being killed off.

[GodShifter]

Yeah, the fact that any character is vulnerable to getting the grease should be a neat element to this show, and, it is, but you kind of know which characters aren't going to die (or anytime soon, anyway). The character that got offed this time was the prisoner character (I forget his name), but the rest of the characters came out of the Governor's gun battle unscathed.

Now, I understand that there's only so many characters and so forth, but death for a character, at any time, should be a fear for the audience. That's how it is in the comics, and shows like "Game of Thrones" do that, and it keeps the viewers on the edge of their seats. I just don't get the same vibe from TWD. It's like if they're a favorite, they are absolutely safe. I mean, you can't fathom Daryl getting killed, right?

[Demon Lung]

Yeah, the fact that any character is vulnerable to getting the grease should be a neat element to this show, and, it is, but you kind of know which characters aren't going to die (or anytime soon, anyway). The character that got offed this time was the prisoner character (I forget his name), but the rest of the characters came out of the Governor's gun battle unscathed.

Now, I understand that there's only so many characters and so forth, but death for a character, at any time, should be a fear for the audience. That's how it is in the comics, and shows like "Game of Thrones" do that, and it keeps the viewers on the edge of their seats. I just don't get the same vibe from TWD. It's like if they're a favorite, they are absolutely safe. I mean, you can't fathom Daryl getting killed, right?

exactly...

[bitter]

...I mean, you can't fathom Daryl getting killed, right?

Yeah, because everyone would stop watching at that point 

[lftwng4]

Yeah, the fact that any character is vulnerable to getting the grease should be a neat element to this show, and, it is, but you kind of know which characters aren't going to die (or anytime soon, anyway). The character that got offed this time was the prisoner character (I forget his name), but the rest of the characters came out of the Governor's gun battle unscathed.
Now, I understand that there's only so many characters and so forth, but death for a character, at any time, should be a fear for the audience. That's how it is in the comics, and shows like "Game of Thrones" do that, and it keeps the viewers on the edge of their seats. I just don't get the same vibe from TWD. It's like if they're a favorite, they are absolutely safe. I mean, you can't fathom Daryl getting killed, right?

You can't fathom Daryl getting killed yet.  But give it a season or two.  You probably wouldn't have thought that Rick would be killed off early in the series, but I can see it happening now.  Daryl has kind of made Rick expendable.  Maybe in a season or two, Daryl's character will be written in a direction that makes him expendable. 

[Demon Lung]

I kinda wish they would go ahead and kill Rick off the show. Maggie's boyfriend is getting on my nerves too. I can't remember his name right now.

[VOLVO)))]

I kinda wish they would go ahead and kill Rick off the show. Maggie's boyfriend is getting on my nerves too. I can't remember his name right now.

Glenn's comic death is fucking vicious, it will be worth your while, if they kill him in the series.

[natehusky]

In the comic I understand Rick does all the "heavy lifting " & will not hesitate to kill a mofo. I kind of get that on the show . The character in my mind is still riding a wave if success from when he iced those 2 dudes in the bar in season 2 .

Did the mustachiod pervy prisoner get killed ? I guess I need to watch that ep again

[VOLVO)))]

They have to write TV differently because Rick has to seem good, and heroic, but conflicted and flawed. They can't have him be ruthless, soccer moms and stay at home dads won't like him as much. His comic dynamic is very likable, as he is insane, but like a... Chaotic good?

[The Bandit]

In the comic I understand Rick does all the "heavy lifting " & will not hesitate to kill a mofo. I kind of get that on the show . The character in my mind is still riding a wave if success from when he iced those 2 dudes in the bar in season 2 .

Did the mustachiod pervy prisoner get killed ? I guess I need to watch that ep again

Yeah, he's the one that gets it while talking to Carol that starts the whole firefight off.  Man, I would so do Carol now.  Once she got some confidence she got sexy to me.