The Walking Dead - Official Thread

[sn00pee]

I dont like the actor portraying rick's over acting either. He does it all the time, and with that southern accent just makes it cornier.

But the show is less about zombies, more about the struggle between humans. How humanity is slowly falling apart. I think they are showing that real well with the battle between the two camps.
Honestly they made the governor a goody-two-shoes which wasn't really a bad thing now that I look at it. It kinda made the contrast between good and evil less, and the struggle more real. Its crazy once you think about it though. People ain't gonna be all "hello neighbor!" in these types of situations i think. The zombies are becoming more and more the least of their problems as we progress through the series.

 

[joe billionaire]

show was good, its not a new season its a continuation of the current season the ending was meh theres a bunch more eps left

why they all butt hurt with michone and why doesnt she just say that andrea is gullible and gave up the yambs all quick...the crew should already know that

 

[celtixhalfshell]

....and season one was so good. so promising....like how michonne could not hear the little girl breathing all zombie-like? o i get it. twd's covering all the horror cliches. SMH

 

[DeadsetAce]

Can't understand how anyone thought this was an entertaining episode. This is coming from a huge fan of the show.


The dialogue...oh my lord...how corny and dragged out. "My Brother is with us or I'm gone"...really? After the hours of dedicated hours fans of the show have given to viewing those episodes that's Daryl's exit? That's it?


I understand that in real life Anyone would go crazy given what Rick had gone through...but really? The OVER acting is REAL. Gimme a break with that horrible sequence man...so over the top dramatic. "Get out!!"...I cringed man.


The governed is still a beast even though he got stabbed in an eye? Really? I ain't no doctor but I mean how do you just jump back up and go back into Rambo mode in 10 minutes after having a knife 10 inches down your eye ball.


I know this shows not meant to be realistic...it's about zombies for gods sake lol...but sheesh man, there used to be suspense and mystery behind every episode.


Now it's just a soap opera with zombies making cameos from time to time... Such a boring episode.


I'm still loyal to the show, and will keep watching in faith of it having something better in store for us soon. But that was not the kind of "we're back" episode I was anticipating.


So slow, so dragged out, so over dramatic, so emotional... That's not what this show started out as. I'm just lost now man... Where's the action? Where's the suspense? Where's the story?


It's all about Rick going crazy and the rest of the crew arguing and bickering at each other now. Soap opera

ALL of this!

 

[STooK]

Glad I'm not the only one that thought it sucked. I watched every episode in like a week and was HYPED for this episode. I guess it had to be a filler episode but a very weak start for a season premier.

 

[solewoman]

Episode did suck. Rick losin it and the show not being consistent why didn't the chick they were going to bury turn to a walker after she was killed?

 

[iYen]

^

Yeah, something like that.

 

[doyung9]

Man, this is the most depressing thing I've seen from a show that was so good at it's peak. It's like they're gonna start playing this at 9pm on CBS Mondays or something. Terrible.

 

[36Hypno]

I think some of you guys got over hyped for the premiere. Not sure what you were expecting.

How are you guys mad at Darryl dipping with his actual brother?

How are you mad at how a dude is losing his mind is acting and exactly when he loses his mind?

I mean I think we all hate Andrea so you can have that

The show is about the people really....not the zombies. Dude who said it earlier is right,the zombies are the back drop. I actual love alot of the dialogue about how society is decaying right before them and they don't even realize it (except for Dale last season).

 

[36Hypno]

Double

 

[AEA18]

Y'all gotta remember that it was just the mid-season premiere and not a premiere to a new season.

The last episode before the mid-season break was full of action so you should have known the
next episode would be somewhat of a filler episode.

 

[tomdiginson]

Y'all gotta remember that it was just the mid-season premiere and not a premiere to a new season.

The last episode before the mid-season break was full of action so you should have known the
next episode would be somewhat of a filler episode.

pretty much.

 

[licensed to ball]

I think some of you guys got over hyped for the premiere. Not sure what you were expecting.

How are you guys mad at Darryl dipping with his actual brother?

How are you mad at how a dude is losing his mind is acting and exactly when he loses his mind?

I mean I think we all hate Andrea so you can have that

The show is about the people really....not the zombies. Dude who said it earlier is right,the zombies are the back drop. I actual love alot of the dialogue about how society is decaying right before them and they don't even realize it (except for Dale last season).

I understand what you're saying, I honesty do. But the thing is...fans DONT want the zombies to be the backdrop. THey werent the backdrop of season 1, they were the focus. And thats why so many people fell in love with the show.

Surviving the zombies.

Now its surviving their own tormented minds and...Oh, Hello zombie...occasionally.

 

[36Hypno]

I understand what you're saying, I honesty do. But the thing is...fans DONT want the zombies to be the backdrop. THey werent the backdrop of season 1, they were the focus. And thats why so many people fell in love with the show.

Surviving the zombies.

Now its surviving their own tormented minds and...Oh, Hello zombie...occasionally.

I get what you're saying as well. S1 was all about the zombies. While I liked S2 it focused more on the people but felt like it dragged at times. I think S3 has had a descent balance so far.

Someone mentioned heroes earlier. The show started off with great potential with the discovery of new heroes and a great story. But then it eventually became all about the "new" hero every week. If we have a zombie hoard every week there would be a complete revolving cast because folks would have to be dropping like flies .

 

[sn00pee]

I understand what you're saying, I honesty do. But the thing is...fans DONT want the zombies to be the backdrop. THey werent the backdrop of season 1, they were the focus. And thats why so many people fell in love with the show.

Surviving the zombies.

Now its surviving their own tormented minds and...Oh, Hello zombie...occasionally.

its called progress though. it its kinda like the whole premise of the series. yea zombies start off heavy in season 1 but it progresses to the bigger problem and threat, the "others"

 

[Master Zik]

....and season one was so good. so promising....like how michonne could not hear the little girl breathing all zombie-like? o i get it. twd's covering all the horror cliches. SMH

S1 was only 4 eps though

Wasn't hard to make that great and it'd be more of a feat if they managed to botch that.

last week i started a crash course in the walking dead, watching all the episodes (i never watched it) reading this thread, and doing a little research on the characters, backstories and whatnot. for the most part, i enjoy the show. im def not into it as some people but thats just me. 

funny thing is, i was gonna start reading the comics, thinking that were like a classic from back in the day. i had no idea that its relatively new and they still make new comics each month. seeing on how the comic hasnt even ended, i wonder how theyre gonna (eventually) end the show

Comics are so far ahead I don't think it'd matter. It only becomes a problem if the seasons get ****tier and they rush through all of the good arcs.They could've been a lot more creative in season 2.

 

[mronegative]

I understand what you're saying, I honesty do. But the thing is...fans DONT want the zombies to be the backdrop. THey werent the backdrop of season 1, they were the focus. And thats why so many people fell in love with the show.

Surviving the zombies.

Now its surviving their own tormented minds and...Oh, Hello zombie...occasionally.

Yeah...ever since they decided to hit the Gameshark and give everyone unlimited accuracy, that fear of zombies sorta died down.
But it's always been a show about surviving the living #1.

Season 1....Rick/Shane/Laurie....Merle....Ed and Carol...the latin gang....the CDC.

Hell is other people, and that's still the motto on the show.

It just went from an HBO-level production in season 1 to....yeah, a CBS one now.
It's like a notch up from Jericho now.

But last ep was about on the same level as all the other ones this season.
It was just a really poor choice of an ep to come back from the long break.
They should've pushed back the Woodbury attack to open this half season up.

 

[Master Zik]

Well the comic was never about zombies. They were just setting and situation. Throughout his whole run the theme Kirkman has been establishing is about dealing with worst parts of humanity and surviving each other. That the walkers aren't the worst things out there.

Spoiler: Warning: Spoiler!

It starts off with Shane, goes on to the Governor, then the cannibals and sexual predators, and currently trying to rebuild a sense of and actual community while dealing with a psychopath like Neagan.

For the longest zombies have just been an excuse to tell this pretty dark sick story about human nature and they're just a tool to be used to kill ppl off. At best on the show the visual is suppose to remain scary but you get use to that too. Even if the show was just about zombies that'd get old fast too. From how they look to them killing ppl. Unless you make them evolve and they get somewhat smart.

 

[jhawk826]

I think some of you guys got over hyped for the premiere. Not sure what you were expecting.

How are you guys mad at Darryl dipping with his actual brother?

How are you mad at how a dude is losing his mind is acting and exactly when he loses his mind?

I mean I think we all hate Andrea so you can have that

The show is about the people really....not the zombies. Dude who said it earlier is right,the zombies are the back drop. I actual love alot of the dialogue about how society is decaying right before them and they don't even realize it (except for Dale last season).

Some may have been over hyped, but you've gotta be kidding yourself if the episode wasn't underwhelming and ok at best. Its not a great show, never was a great show. Didn't take much of Season 2 to reveal that.

 

[parada45]

Sup

 

[gotone1]

on a better note, what is the analogy behind laurie's ghost? the baby crying when rick holds her? 

 

[Lunden]

Episode 10 looks like it will turn all yall feelings around

got this from TWD forum

Spoiler: Warning: Spoiler!

Episode opens with Rick watching through his binoculars and seeing Michonne walking around the overturned bus on the yard of the prison. As he explores the area, he suddenly sees the woman in white dress standing over ​​the graves of his wife and friends. He runs toward the tombs to meet her. As Rick approach the woman, she’s suddenly gone. He looks around and sees her again, but this time, beyond the prison gates. He leaves the prison yard. Michonne watch him go outside and close the door behind him. Finally,after approaching the women we can see that is Lori in her wedding dress. She touches his face, Rick smile and then kiss her. Michonne looks at Rick standing there alone. Cue theme music begins.InWoodbury, Andrea sits quietly in her apartment when the governorcalls the door. He says that her speech to the people is what theyneeded to hear. She asks about the prison and he says that as long asthey do not disturb in the city, they are not being bothered. Andreawants to see them. The governor changes the subject and says that heis not able to lead the people of the city at the moment, but thatAndrea can. He wants her to lead the city.
On the road, Darylwatch Merle emerges from the forest. They talk about how they canfind food. Daryl tries to convince Merle that the prison is the bestoption but Merle does not agree saying that they don’t wanna lethim in, and that besides they're all dead anyway since Governor wantsto kill them.
Glen has taken over the group. He want to return back to the city and kill the Governor. He asks the opinion of Michonne and she accepts. The rest of the group (except Rick) does not agree and feel they must leave the prison before is late. Glenn says they can not leave now because they have a crying baby and a man without a leg. Glenn and Carl go to secure the cells through which Tyresse and his group entered.
The Governor surprises Milton while he’s doing some medical experiments. The Governor expressed how valuable Milton was and asks if he intend to stay. Milton says the idea of leaving the city never crossed his mind. He asks if Milton would take a bullet for him and Milton says yes. The Governor then asks Milton to watch over Andrea, because she does not know where her loyalty lies.
Andrea approach to the main gates of Woodbury and asks where Martinez is. No one knows. Andrea sees Milton and asks where The Governor is but he does not give a direct answer.
Glenn and Carl return. Hershel suggests again that they should leave the prison. Glenn says no. The group agrees. Axel offers to go with Glenn to explore the hidden side of the prison and then they find how the walkers enter to the building.
Glen asks Axel to help thewomen pick up supplies because he will talk to Maggie. He asks Maggieif everything is okay and tells her that he wants to talk about"that". Glen asked if he raped her and she says no. Sheconfesses him that if she not undressed the Governor would cut offGlenn’s hand. Almost crying, she asks if he's happy now that knoweverything and when he goes to comfort her, she punches him and tellshim to leave the cell.
On the outside, Carol and Axel areguarding the bridges in prison. Axel tells her that he is in jail forarmed robbery. He assaults a liquor store with a water gun. Thepolice searched the house and his brother found the gun that matchedthe description of the weapon used. Carol offer to teach him how touse a real gun. Axel is grateful to Carol.
Merle and Daryl arewalking through the woods to the river to get some fish. They argueabout which direction to take when they hear a scream. Darylrecognized as a crying baby. They run to a bridge where a Spanishfamily is fending off the walkers. Daryl runs to the bridge whileMerle tries to stop him. Daryl begins to break down the walkers whileMerle covering. After clearing the bridge, Daryl asked if the familyis ok. Merle begins to ransack the car. The father of the familytries to stop Merle with his gun but Merle take it down and continuedlooting the car. Daryl appears behind Merle and aims his crossbow tooblige him to leave the car and allowing the Spanish family toescape.
Daryl walks back into the woods and Merle follows him and scolds him for risking his life for strangers while not hesitate to give him up on a roof in Atlanta. Daryl says he was looking for him and he deserved what happened to him for everything he did before.Merle gets angrier and says "I'm sure you don’t told how we had planned to steal the camp". Daryl says that it never happened; Merle says that just because he was not there to help.Daryl calls on of his childhood abandonment and Merle accuses him of making him lose his hand in retaliation. Daryl says he lost his hand for being as he is. Merle attacks Daryl and takes him down,discovering in the process scars on the entire back of Daryl. Merle says he did not know but Daryl says that actually he knew because Merle had them as well and that's why he left first. Daryl start towalk and Merle asks where he is going. Daryl tells him back to the prison and Merle says he cannot go there because he tries to kill Glenn and Michonne. Daryl asks if he is leaving him again and then Merle begins to follow.
Hershel calls for Glenn before he leavesto Woodbury. He question about going to that town and reminds himthat he needs him to protect Maggie. Glenn says that Hershel is thenext leader and gets into his car and leaves. Hershel sees Rickwalking around just outside the gates. Inside, Beth asks Maggie ifshe can take care of Judith for a moment as she cooks something andMaggie takes the baby.
Hershel calls for Rick and at first the sheriff didn’t know from where the sound is coming, but finally sees Hershel inside the fences. Hershel tells Rick how much the group needs him. Glenn is at war and cannot be the new leader. Rick replied that Hershel must take the lead. Hershel asks what he is doing there;and Rick confesses that he has seen Lori and Shane. Hershel says that is only the manifestation of his fault and that needs to rest because the group needed him. Rick refuses. Michonne, still around the bus,watch the men talking.
Outside in the yard, Axel continuestalking to Carol and flirting with her saying that she is a lady whensuddenly gets a bullet in the head killing him. The Governor and hismen are attacking the prison. Martinez has immobilized Rick outside.Hershel is hiding in the bushes just inside the enclosure. Carl andBeth are hiding behind the bleachers. Michonne takes refuge in thebus. Carol is using Axel's body as a shield, the bullets are flyingeverywhere. One of the men of Woodbury manages to take control of oneof the towers. Michonne exchanged fire with the Governor. Carl istrying to cover Carol who is still hidden under Axel’s body. Thefire cease. The calm is reassuring. Maggie comes running with weaponsfor Beth and Carol. Rick, still on the fence outside, is trying tofight Martinez. Maggie, Beth and Carl cover Carol and she reachesthem and takes a weapon. Rick looks how a van crashed straight intothe fences. The Van opens and releases a lot of walkers on thecourtyard. The driver, fully dressed in armor, runs off and returnswith the Governor.
The fight resumes.
Rick yells at Hershel to return to the prison. Maggie finally kills the sniper in the tower and as Rick turns to enter the fences, walkers begin to appear in the forest. The shooting has attracted them. The Governor and his men leave. Hershel is surrounded by walkers and Rick cannot help because he himself is being invaded. Glenn suddenly appears in the distance.Michonne with her Katana is making its way to Hershel. Rick is out of bullets and is struggling with two walkers and more are coming, a look of terror comes over him, he will die. Suddenly, an arrow through the head of the walker. The Dixon brothers come running,Merle kills another zombie attacking Rick while Daryl is killing walkers with arrows. Glenn and Michonne help Hershel climb in the car and drive to the secure area of ​​the prison. All are safe(except Axel).
The group observes that they had lost everything they've built, walkers roam the grounds. Rick turns and looks into the distance, thinking about what just happened. They are at war. End of episode.

 

[Fresh Like Will]

I wonder why Sarah Wayne Callies is still being credited even though she's been gone since episode 4

 

[antnyc]

When the Governor got the bag of guns wasn't that the bag Rick left behind?

 

[SORIANOTRON]

dood, breaking seasons in half and making viewers wait MONTHS is going to make everyone HYPER-CRITICAL....its not a good format for a tv show...

Im just glad breaking bad is ending, cant get with these long drawn out breaks in between AMC shows...