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WARORK93 wrote:@ Fitzz...

I think everyone on dakka has a first class ticket to hell...-shakes head-

Its people like us that are going to be left after the world ends and thats even more scary than the end of the world itself...

Heh...I plan to completely enjoy myself.

WARORK93 wrote:@ Fitzz...

I think everyone on dakka has a first class ticket to hell...-shakes head-

Its people like us that are going to be left after the world ends and thats even more scary than the end of the world itself...

Hey.......my ticket says coach! What a fething rip off!

KingCracker wrote:

WARORK93 wrote:@ Fitzz...

I think everyone on dakka has a first class ticket to hell...-shakes head-

Its people like us that are going to be left after the world ends and thats even more scary than the end of the world itself...

Hey.......my ticket says coach! What a fething rip off!

... Looks like you got a bit more sinning to do then...c'mon KC...you'll love it up here in first class....we have BarBQ, Free drinks and devil women on rollerskates...

Rollerskates? BBQ? Free Drinks? You'll?? Im so in


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I just pranked a nun, am I on the right path yet?

Well I thought that one was a lot more entertaining than last week. Some Zombie survival action, they finally got that barn open, and even the flashback was cool. They should firebomb a city in every flashback.

Andrea can die. That's all I have to say.

What? She's a good shot...

KamikazeCanuck wrote:Well I thought that one was a lot more entertaining than last week. Some Zombie survival action, they finally got that barn open, and even the flashback was cool. They should firebomb a city in every flashback.

Agreed, much better. Whats her name with the rifle needs to die now. If I were Daryl she'd be roast toast when I get on my feet.
The old vet needs to bite the farm too. Its freaking Lord of the Flies time, and he has no boomsticks.

Pretty solid week. It's good to see that Daryl, who remains the only character on the show who is even remotely interesting and competent at this point, still gets crapped on by very nearly the entirety of the rest of the group at every available opportunity.



I am ready for the vast majority of characters on this show to get eaten, frankly. And this subplot with the little lost kid has really been stretched out like 3 episodes longer then it should have.

Yea I will agree on the lost child plot being dragged out too long. These little tidbits of "LOOK!!! We found some evidence maybe!" Cmon, either find her, or leave her, Im getting annoyed of this. And seriously, Rick.... Ive heard he becomes a badass and all that, but why in the blue feth! is he wasting so much energy and time looking for her? Its been days, with nothing more then some random bedding, and a doll that could of been washed down stream days ago. Im sorry to her mom, but in a situation like that, after so many days with nothing to show for it, shes gone. Plain and simple. A world like that, hard decisions have to be made.

But yea, it was a good show, and Im also glad that Meryl was all in Daryls head. Im glad it showed that hes still conflicted, but showed that he doesnt really care for his brother either. And yes, the chick with the gun, is exactly why the group shouldnt have weapons until trained (again, a fact that would of been taken care of it they werent out risking their lives/supplies looking for a dead girl)

... Have to admit I was a bit disappointed that Merle turned out to be a hallucination ....I'd really hoped he'd popped back up to rock the boat a bit..meh...perhaps by the end of the season the " real" Merle will make an appearance.

Andrea shooting ( sort of) Daryl...completely understandable...for two reasons..first Andrea is a bit short circuited ...sister died and she had to kill her, suicide attempt prevented by Dale, almost getting ripped apart twice in so many days, attempting to "prove her worth" and no longer be a " victim"...she pulled that trigger not to put down a walker...but to prove herself, to instill some self confidence...perhaps even to get some pay back and feel more in " control"...stupid...yeah, a bit...but understandably so.
Second, it was simply Daryl's turn to be the " popular character in peril/ barely escaping death"...producers attempts to keep the show " tense" and show that even the " main characters" could die at any time ( which of course probably won't happen...at least until the end of the 2nd season, until then...only 2nd tier characters are in any real danger)

And, Sophia in the woods....yeah...it's become more about showcasing Rick's " morals " as far as the show goes, I figure she will A) be found ( at the cost of another characters life) in some " bitter sweet" crew cut mom reunion...or B) Will be found either bitten or dead and walking around, thus further dividing the group and breaking Rick down even more....I'm hoping for B.

I'm hoping they find Sophia, the mom goes to embrace her, and then she rips a chunk out of her neck.

Nerivant wrote:I'm hoping they find Sophia, the mom goes to embrace her, and then she rips a chunk out of her neck.

Yeah...that would work nicely..
Camera spots Sophia, covered in mud and filth, walking with her back facing the group...
Crew cut mom, overcome with joy and relief ,rushes to her daughter...
Sophia turns, snarls and bites crew cut moms face off...
Shane steps forward...Bang!...Bang!!...turns to Rick " Told ya so."

FITZZ wrote:

Nerivant wrote:I'm hoping they find Sophia, the mom goes to embrace her, and then she rips a chunk out of her neck.

Yeah...that would work nicely..
Camera spots Sophia, covered in mud and filth, walking with her back facing the group...
Crew cut mom, overcome with joy and relief ,rushes to her daughter...
Sophia turns, snarls and bites crew cut moms face off...
Shane steps forward...Bang!...Bang!!...turns to Rick " Told ya so."

Choice!

And then Daryl stays behind to bury the bodies properly, taking Badass with a Heart of Gold all the way to 11.

I don't think I would miss the girl or her mom either...besides the emotional toll it might take on the group by losing them...I don't see them contributing much to the group...

Yeah, when Andrea shot Daryl I remember saying to myself..."Stupid blonde, whines for a gun and then goes and kills the best character!"

Of course, Daryl in his awesomeness didn't die but I can't help but remember Dale saying "Don't make me regret this" when he gave the chick her gun back...well Dale...regretful now?

All together a top notch episode...

WARORK93 wrote:I don't think I would miss the girl or her mom either...besides the emotional toll it might take on the group by losing them...I don't see them contributing much to the group...

Yeah, when Andrea shot Daryl I remember saying to myself..."Stupid blonde, whines for a gun and then goes and kills the best character!"

Of course, Daryl in his awesomeness didn't die but I can't help but remember Dale saying "Don't make me regret this" when he gave the chick her gun back...well Dale...regretful now?

All together a top notch episode...

The only thing that crew cut mom and her kid really contribute to the group is a " I can run while the zombies eat them both" factor...oh, and doing the laundry...I guess that's slightly important as well....can't fight zombies in stinky socks now can we?

EDIT: I completely get Shane's point of view, the whole group is taking risk for little more than some vague " moral" reasons that, in all honesty, isn't worth the trade off.

And this subplot with the little lost kid has really been stretched out like 3 episodes longer then it should have.

So true, they can all die at this point.

FITZZ wrote: EDIT: I completely get Shane's point of view, the whole group is taking risk for little more than some vague " moral" reasons that, in all honesty, isn't worth the trade off.

I think it is understandable, but I think in the case of Shane it is part of his slow burn meltdown that will probably not be very good for anyone involved. Sure it starts as "we've spent to much time looking for one person" but it leads to "we spend no time looking for anyone, and why are you walking so slow? *BLAM* More ammo for me" and the like.

Still, overall one of my least favorite episodes for several reasons:

Stupidity for stupidities sake. Much of it felt forced in and was done poorly. If they had Andrea shoot Daryl right off becuase she thought he was a walker I would have believed that more than waiting till her friends were within 5 feet to then try to play sniper.

Who waits so long to read a note to find out where to go for a rendezvous? She knows the area and he doesn't but he is picking the spot and then they artificially delay her reading of the note to build tension. Glen went from scavenger supreme to 13 year old idiot in the blink of an eye. Most of his reactions and dialogue seemed to be written by someone who has never met a human being. I get that he is young and inexperienced, but it seemed like they had no idea how to write frustrated young man, but they knew how to write petulant teenager. It just didn't fit and the whole thing felt very contrived even by zombie standards. I mean, passing notes within 2 feet of the person you are trying to hide them from? Lazy lazy lazy writing.

On the good side though, Daryl once again proves to be a bad ass that gets gak done.

I also suppose it says something about the characterizations going on that I have read and heard the phrase (or close approximation) "If Darly had been killed, I'd stop watching the show" quite a few times. He is one of the few likeable characters that actually has people engaged and he is a hillbilly with a racist, Nazi brother. It is a situation where I think the writers are disconnected from the audience about what they want to see.

Ahtman wrote:

FITZZ wrote: EDIT: I completely get Shane's point of view, the whole group is taking risk for little more than some vague " moral" reasons that, in all honesty, isn't worth the trade off.

I think it is understandable, but I think in the case of Shane it is part of his slow burn meltdown that will probably not be very good for anyone involved. Sure it starts as "we've spent to much time looking for one person" but it leads to "we spend no time looking for anyone, and why are you walking so slow? *BLAM* More ammo for me" and the like.

Still, overall one of my least favorite episodes for several reasons:

Stupidity for stupidities sake. Much of it felt forced in and was done poorly. If they had Andrea shoot Daryl right off becuase she thought he was a walker I would have believed that more than waiting till her friends were within 5 feet to then try to play sniper.

Who waits so long to read a note to find out where to go for a rendezvous? She knows the area and he doesn't but he is picking the spot and then they artificially delay her reading of the note to build tension. Glen went from scavenger supreme to 13 year old idiot in the blink of an eye. Most of his reactions and dialogue seemed to be written by someone who has never met a human being. I get that he is young and inexperienced, but it seemed like they had no idea how to write frustrated young man, but they knew how to write petulant teenager. It just didn't fit and the whole thing felt very contrived even by zombie standards. I mean, passing notes within 2 feet of the person you are trying to hide them from? Lazy lazy lazy writing.

On the good side though, Daryl once again proves to be a bad ass that gets gak done.

Have to agree with most of your points man, TWD has taken a bit of a turn towards " plot convenience playhouse", and I wonder just how much that has to do with many of the previous writers and Darabont being canned.

Honestly, Daryl should get his own spinoff where he travels the country in a pickup truck, beating the living gak out of everything and screwing around Zombieland style.

I would probably enjoy it more than TWD at this point.

Zombieland was first pitched as a TV series actually...

Frazzled wrote:Zombieland was first pitched as a TV series actually...

Apparently it's still being pitched...

http://screenrant.com/zombieland-tv-series-fox-sandy-136836/?doing_wp_cron

EDIT: Bit of mixed feelings about this one, I like the concept of a comedy/drama based of the film, and it's always nice to see " new" zombie films/shows..etc come out..but..I'm cautious about most " new' zombie material, with the success of WWZ and TWD there's been somewhat of a glut in people rushing to cash in on the genre and most of the stuff coming out has been pretty piss poor IMO.

I try not to read into the intentions or shortcomings of the writers too much...I'm sure you can find things wrong with even the best TV series out there if you put your mind to it...I just try to enjoy the ride despite some rather predictable or poorly written parts...

Gotta admit...its a lot better than whatever's playing on MTV...

Also have mixed feelings about a Zombieland themed show...its seems like one of those things that sounds like a good idea on paper but does horribly in practice...

Andrea - Useless in a fight, completely emo, selfish, not overly useful up to this point, suicidal, is a complete capital B, and now because she's all into trying to prove herself she shoots Daryl.

Uh, yeah, she's Walker food to me. She'd have her gun taken away AGAIN. Seriously Dale, you're gonna take all that crap she's been shoving at you and then comfort her for shooting Daryl after everyone said NOT to shoot?

Feth that B, and Feth Dale for comforting her.

On a brighter note, Daryl is still alive which pleases me. The only Characters I care about at all at this point are Rick and his son (notice I did not include his wife), Daryl, Glenn and his new woman (), and usually Dale, although he annoyed me this episode.

My Zombie Feed List:
1. Andrea for shooting Daryl and being a super B.
2. Herschel for being an uptight self-righteous A-hole.
3. Crew cut mom for being a pile of useless.
4. Shane because he's a loose cannon/liability.
5. T-Dog, bleh

Everyone else I'm still pretty ok with. Lori could go and I wouldn't shed a tear to be honest, but how that would affect Rick and the kid is the problem.

So how has Hershel's group survived this long in Zombieland?

Frazzled wrote:So how has Hershel's group survived this long in Zombieland?

They've been pretty isolated out on the farm, and Otis had a gun so probably delt with the random walker ( with some help from Maggie and her baseball bat of doom)...plus it seems that Hershel has nost of his zombie neighbors and family locked up in his barn.

So in other words, most of flyover country is doing just fine? East Texas doesn't look so bad after all. Who'm I kidding, you still wouldn't go to East Texas...

I guess when the Zombie games begin I'll have to change my name from Frazzled to SpaZ Emprah of Liberty Hill!

Well I guess I'm alone in thinking that staying to look around for Sophia is the right thing to do. I think they'll find her and she'll be fine.

Quite frankly, Shane was whiny bitch in this episode that comes off as afraid/trying to steal his best friends wife again.

Frazzled wrote:So in other words, most of flyover country is doing just fine? East Texas doesn't look so bad after all. Who'm I kidding, you still wouldn't go to East Texas...

I guess when the Zombie games begin I'll have to change my name from Frazzled to SpaZ Emprah of Liberty Hill!

Depending on how long a place could go without having to go get supplies, I imagine that ranches and remote areas probably are doing ok, generally.