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 Necros wrote:
We decided that we hate Rosita since she's so emo and dumb now and want her to die next, which means she'll survive and get to annoy us for many seasons to come. I'm guessing Sasha will die next, since she's gonna be on that new star trek show.

Man, some of you guys really want Rosita's head on a stake. Poor girl.

Hah!

 gorgon wrote:

 Necros wrote:
We decided that we hate Rosita since she's so emo and dumb now and want her to die next, which means she'll survive and get to annoy us for many seasons to come. I'm guessing Sasha will die next, since she's gonna be on that new star trek show.

Man, some of you guys really want Rosita's head on a stake. Poor girl.

Whats your wish list of Live or Die

Live
Sasha
Rosita
Negan
Carl
Michonne
Daryl
Shiva
Carol

Die
Rick
Tara
Eugene
Morgan
Maggie
Gabriel

 gorgon wrote:

 Necros wrote:
We decided that we hate Rosita since she's so emo and dumb now and want her to die next, which means she'll survive and get to annoy us for many seasons to come. I'm guessing Sasha will die next, since she's gonna be on that new star trek show.

Man, some of you guys really want Rosita's head on a stake. Poor girl.

M. Morden is a big fan of the HAWT CHIX, so no, not everyone wants that!

And hey, last night's episode had HAWT CHIX and even a little NE(a)GEN too - so...


...yeah, not a very good episode.

The Eugene 'revelation' was not shocking.

At this point, I'm kind of glad that there's only 2 episodes left this season, even if it will just be this lurching buildup to TOTAL WAR for...next season.

Prrrrretty sure the show is gonna have the next death follow the comics.

 Alpharius wrote:

 gorgon wrote:

 Necros wrote:
We decided that we hate Rosita since she's so emo and dumb now and want her to die next, which means she'll survive and get to annoy us for many seasons to come. I'm guessing Sasha will die next, since she's gonna be on that new star trek show.

Man, some of you guys really want Rosita's head on a stake. Poor girl.

M. Morden is a big fan of the HAWT CHIX, so no, not everyone wants that!

And hey, last night's episode had HAWT CHIX and even a little NE(a)GEN too - so...


...yeah, not a very good episode.

The Eugene 'revelation' was not shocking.

At this point, I'm kind of glad that there's only 2 episodes left this season, even if it will just be this lurching buildup to TOTAL WAR for...next season.

Is it really that bad again ?

 Alpharius wrote:

 gorgon wrote:

 Necros wrote:
We decided that we hate Rosita since she's so emo and dumb now and want her to die next, which means she'll survive and get to annoy us for many seasons to come. I'm guessing Sasha will die next, since she's gonna be on that new star trek show.

Man, some of you guys really want Rosita's head on a stake. Poor girl.

M. Morden is a big fan of the HAWT CHIX, so no, not everyone wants that!

And hey, last night's episode had HAWT CHIX and even a little NE(a)GEN too - so...


...yeah, not a very good episode.

The Eugene 'revelation' was not shocking.

At this point, I'm kind of glad that there's only 2 episodes left this season, even if it will just be this lurching buildup to TOTAL WAR for...next season.

I didn't hate the episode, it's just that most of this season has felt like filler episodes in an anime series.

Well if they didn't cram the show with filler they'd be one season away from overtaking the comics and look where that got game of thrones.

It got way, way, way better according to the significant majority of readers? :p

 Compel wrote:
It got way, way, way better according to the significant majority of readers? :p

Agreed - the Song of Ice and Fire novels are now a poor pale shadow of the show.

Ok so Walking Dead - Urghh that was a dull tedious episode - again.

 Compel wrote:
It got way, way, way better according to the significant majority of readers? :p

Sure, for readers with the attention span and reading ability of a 5th grader.

Game of Thrones (the show) is now Walking Dead (show) levels of bad.

 Shadow Captain Edithae wrote:

 Compel wrote:
It got way, way, way better according to the significant majority of readers? :p

Sure, for readers with the attention span and reading ability of a 5th grader.

Game of Thrones (the show) is now Walking Dead (show) levels of bad.

Without going completely off topic I strongly dispute that as would many of those who have read the books and watch the show. I loved the first few books but as the series continued it seemed the author lost his way and began to spin out the books as much as possible, focus on so very many characters that were of dubious worth and whom often stalled the story progression. He delighted in long and tedious diversions from the main story, teasing reader that pivotal characters and story lines would intersect and advance and then made sure they didn't. The books increased massively in length but reduced proportionally in quality as the years went on.

I have no problem with book length - I read quickly and enjoy a good long tale - however trudging through the last two books was an effort because of the poor characterisation, constant addition of nothing characters and lack of plot progression.

In contrast the show has shown some focus and ability to advance the plot whilst still staying true to the original concept and themes. They have had misteps - Dorne - certainly but nothing compared to the truly awful last two books where pretty much nothing happened. In particular my fav character in the books and show - Dany:

Both show and books have a wonderful character that appeals to so many different people, but in the show they stay true to her character progression and development whereas in the books, GRM seems to be bored of her and wants to have some other Targaryians (who suddenly all appear) take over -consequently she transforms into a feeble puppet for whichever pretty boy is in her bed. The Merrem story arc is a million times better in the show than in the books and Dany behaves as the earlier books suggested given her previous experiences and trials.

ok back onto Walking Dead - It does seem like they will just spin it out until the end of the season and then have the war next season - I guess that's what you can do if you have little fear of being cancelled.

Seems like Eugene is the total dick I always thought he was.

I wondered if Sasha

Yeah, definitely a filler episode. The "bonding" between the ladies was also laughably bad. My wife, who loves Hallmark movies, was rolling her eyes and commenting how lame it was.

Rosita's character has taken the spot of most annoying, but it may be temporary. I doubt it will be fatal.

Really, there was just a lot of predictable stuff- Saviors being jerks, taking the doctor (so now Mags has no baby doctor), Eugene reveling in his power and refusing to leave (shocker), etc. But not much actually happening.

I was really hoping they would at least get to the last settlement this episode, but my guess is they want to leave the season on a "cliffhanger" with the war starting. And by war, I, of course, mean slaughter of a bunch of no names and a few characters.

 jmurph wrote:
Yeah, definitely a filler episode. The "bonding" between the ladies was also laughably bad. My wife, who loves Hallmark movies, was rolling her eyes and commenting how lame it was.

.

Watching it with a friend and she said the same thing - how awful that bit was - just not well written and so loooooonnnng

-and how dull / drawn out the epsiode was.

 jmurph wrote:
Yeah, definitely a filler episode. The "bonding" between the ladies was also laughably bad. My wife, who loves Hallmark movies, was rolling her eyes and commenting how lame it was.

Rosita's character has taken the spot of most annoying, but it may be temporary. I doubt it will be fatal.

Really, there was just a lot of predictable stuff- Saviors being jerks, taking the doctor (so now Mags has no baby doctor), Eugene reveling in his power and refusing to leave (shocker), etc. But not much actually happening.

I was really hoping they would at least get to the last settlement this episode, but my guess is they want to leave the season on a "cliffhanger" with the war starting. And by war, I, of course, mean slaughter of a bunch of no names and a few characters.

I doubt the war will start this season. I see it ending with the duel speeches & declaration, kind of like the train car scene at terminus. so I'd expect a few more sluggish episodes.

Eugene is going to do what's best for Eugene, after seeing the doctor tossed in the fire, he's not going to do anything to antagonize Negan because he knows someone he loves or himself will die horribly.

Well, last night was predictable. Had to get there some time. Another slow filler.

Did anyone else notice how the angle of Negan trying to force Sasha (a strong woman) to join was eerily close to Rick's crew trying to force Oceanside (lead by a strong woman)? The whole "get on your knees" at the end also seemed rather Neganesque.

Also, Rick's plan was horribly dangerous (explosives tend to be very indiscriminate and shrapnel is a thing. A good blast will make wood chunks into lethal projectiles.) and without them caving inexplicably fast, should have spiraled into disaster. Also, leaving them without guns and giving the guns to some rather uncertain allies seems questionable. But because Rick is always right, it will work.

The zombies looked neat. Though, I wonder how crabs hadn't devoured them.

 jmurph wrote:
Well, last night was predictable. Had to get there some time. Another slow filler.

Did anyone else notice how the angle of Negan trying to force Sasha (a strong woman) to join was eerily close to Rick's crew trying to force Oceanside (lead by a strong woman)? The whole "get on your knees" at the end also seemed rather Neganesque.

Also, Rick's plan was horribly dangerous (explosives tend to be very indiscriminate and shrapnel is a thing. A good blast will make wood chunks into lethal projectiles.) and without them caving inexplicably fast, should have spiraled into disaster. Also, leaving them without guns and giving the guns to some rather uncertain allies seems questionable. But because Rick is always right, it will work.

The zombies looked neat. Though, I wonder how crabs hadn't devoured them.

Is thre much Negan fun this week -- if not likely skip it

It is typical Negan - straight out of the torso-jerking school of method acting.

It is like the only thing JDM knows what to do with the role?

So, Sasha?

Looks like:

Tara.

That's a good guess!

Because there is NO WAY that the TV guys are going to want to miss out on this 'shocker'...

Wasn't Denise training Tara?

Definitely!

I think you may have figured out Season 7's 'shocking' death(s)...

I don't know about that episode. I think Rick & The Gang's actions in it were downright villainous but it's all tied up with a neat bow at the end because one of the characters thanks them for robbing them. Perhaps it would have been more compelling if their attack ended up killing some people and they had to live with that. Another in a long list of could-have-been-interesting moments but nothing can break away from the Rick is the good guy no matter what he does.

Yeah, the Rick is never wrong/always good guy schtick is getting very tiresome. At least they could have the self awareness to show some people having moral qualms and maybe add some depth (he who hunts monsters...), but nope.

When it comes to the Walking Dead, Game of Thrones and Supernatural type shows (ongoing arcs etc) I always find it's best to hold off judgement until one has the chance to properly bingewatch.

What feel like interminably dull episodes often contain gems of plot and nuance, which aren't fully appreciated until consumed in a oner.

Thought this was a fun 40k/Walking Dead crossover pic

Lol. Except Nightlord Negan would make an example out of the whole group!

Why is the CGI so bad in this show?

It looks like they have a great makeup effects staff and terrible CGI staff. It's interesting because early on, when budgets were lower, they often played stingy with the zombies. Now, they have a big budget and are solid on standard effects, but use some really questionable CGI. Now, CGI is generally very expensive, which is why TV sci fi generally has pretty cut rate stuff. You can do a lot with standard effects, but it requires some pretty talented folks and usually time. Unfortunately, CGI makes it easier to throw some money at some subpar effects and call it a day. CGI abuse is very easy to do. At least they haven't gotten obnoxious with lens flares and motion blur, right?

They got the best makeup in the biz but that dear they had on the other week was the worst CGI I've seen in 20 years. Can't have it all I guess.