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THE WALKING DEAD: Season 1 on AMC (avoid comic book spoilers)
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Damnit, she was the hot one!Sadist said:The nursinghome stuff was... unexpected, but the rest was awesome.
Noooooo Amy
Saw it happening when she went to the bathroom
I thought that clone was him at first... I was about to do my vadernoooo scream. :/Lonestar said:
Alright thoughts on last night:
- Merle: Love what they are doing with him. First off, I like that they are deliberately keeping his actions secret from the viewer making him more ominous and giving more impact to his actions, like when they find his cauterizing equipment. Not sure if he van-dumped the zombies on the camp. Definitely amoral enough for him, but doesn't strike me like Merle's style. That's a bit too subtle and insidious for him.
- Daryl: Really like his development so far. Taking the hand and then using it for interrogation was quite inventive. Its kind of weird how he holds Merle in awe, but is also ambivalent towards his fate at times. Depending on how they work out Merle, a possible showdown between these two would be really awesome.
- Vatos: Okay, yeah, grandma coming out to break it up was just stupid, but I think some people are acting under the assumption that this is a gang. It isn't. Its a bunch of orderlies and custodians who got together to help out their charges. They then adopted a leadership structure that made sense to them, a gang one, which served them beating off looters and hostile survivors. The overall twist of them not actually being a gang (or forced to become one) was halfway decent. The lines were cringe worthy at times, but I liked how Rick just went in there balls to wall, forcing the issue.
- Jim: Not sure about the whole prophet role for him, but I really like his development. His description about his first escape was particularly sad. I really like his actor though and like that they fleshed him out instead of being a random maintenance guy working with Dale.
- Camp Attack: Poor Amy and Andrea. Watching her wail about her sister was heartbreaking. She didn't strike me like she had staying power precisely because she didn't really exhibit that whole survivor mentality to me, but that was a rough way to go. Start of next episode, dealing with her body. Welp, called Ed. Knew he was going to be zombie kibble, though I like how they worked in how his daughter would have been dead if Carol hadn't said no to him. Damn, did Shane beat the hell out of him. I had some distaste that the rest of the deaths were extras. Did we even see some of these extras before? I know it added some extra umph, and they would want to focus on Amy's death, but it also felt a bit cheap.
Overall: Solid to Mediocre Episode. I put it somewhere over Episode 2 and probably behind Episode 3, but it's awfully close to being tied. So far for the season, better than most of the shit on TV right now, that's for sure.
- Merle: Love what they are doing with him. First off, I like that they are deliberately keeping his actions secret from the viewer making him more ominous and giving more impact to his actions, like when they find his cauterizing equipment. Not sure if he van-dumped the zombies on the camp. Definitely amoral enough for him, but doesn't strike me like Merle's style. That's a bit too subtle and insidious for him.
- Daryl: Really like his development so far. Taking the hand and then using it for interrogation was quite inventive. Its kind of weird how he holds Merle in awe, but is also ambivalent towards his fate at times. Depending on how they work out Merle, a possible showdown between these two would be really awesome.
- Vatos: Okay, yeah, grandma coming out to break it up was just stupid, but I think some people are acting under the assumption that this is a gang. It isn't. Its a bunch of orderlies and custodians who got together to help out their charges. They then adopted a leadership structure that made sense to them, a gang one, which served them beating off looters and hostile survivors. The overall twist of them not actually being a gang (or forced to become one) was halfway decent. The lines were cringe worthy at times, but I liked how Rick just went in there balls to wall, forcing the issue.
- Jim: Not sure about the whole prophet role for him, but I really like his development. His description about his first escape was particularly sad. I really like his actor though and like that they fleshed him out instead of being a random maintenance guy working with Dale.
- Camp Attack: Poor Amy and Andrea. Watching her wail about her sister was heartbreaking. She didn't strike me like she had staying power precisely because she didn't really exhibit that whole survivor mentality to me, but that was a rough way to go. Start of next episode, dealing with her body. Welp, called Ed. Knew he was going to be zombie kibble, though I like how they worked in how his daughter would have been dead if Carol hadn't said no to him. Damn, did Shane beat the hell out of him. I had some distaste that the rest of the deaths were extras. Did we even see some of these extras before? I know it added some extra umph, and they would want to focus on Amy's death, but it also felt a bit cheap.
Overall: Solid to Mediocre Episode. I put it somewhere over Episode 2 and probably behind Episode 3, but it's awfully close to being tied. So far for the season, better than most of the shit on TV right now, that's for sure.
AceBandage
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Being covered in zombie guts...?xbhaskarx said:
krypt0nian
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Sullen said:
Smallville has plenty of problems but the correct tone is not one of them. Good try though.
They are making the perfect tone of TWD comic laughable. Literally laughable.
But the difference between myself and the constant Smallville hatred is that if I don't like a show, I won't watch it just to complain.
It's clearly just a payday for Kirkman now.
xbhaskarx said:
Maybe I'm overthinking it, but covering yourself in infected blood/organs seems pretty dangerous. If any of the blood were to to get into your eyes/open cuts/anything, you'd also get infected. It seems kind of last resort. Having Glenn slip in and out quietly worked well. None of the zombies got anywhere near him(most didn't even notice he was there), and he wouldn't have had any problems if the guys from the gang hadn't shown up.
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Yeah wasn't he in Sarah Connor Chronicles?brianjones said:
I was kind of surprised that they killed Amy in exactly the way the did in the comics, since I always found her death to be one of the most seemingly random things that happens in the comics. She literally just goes to the bathroom, comes out the RV door and a zombie comes out of nowhere and bites her. And I guess they just forgot to put someone on watch that night?
The chaos of the attack on the camp after that was certainly nice though. And I'm glad I wasn't the only one who saw the main mexican guy's stunt double getting eaten.
I'm sure next week we'll get the classic "dealing with the body of a loved one" zombie movie scene. Hopefully that'll be done in an interesting way.
The chaos of the attack on the camp after that was certainly nice though. And I'm glad I wasn't the only one who saw the main mexican guy's stunt double getting eaten.
I'm sure next week we'll get the classic "dealing with the body of a loved one" zombie movie scene. Hopefully that'll be done in an interesting way.
_dementia said:
He's in every other show or movie that involves the gangs :lol
I enjoyed last nights ep. I too thought of Merle filling up the van with zombies; and I wasn't sure he'd do that if it meant putting his brother in danger but we don't know their relationship, only Darryl to Merle.
Amy was cute
aparisi2274
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I think last nights episode was the biggest deviation from the comic yet.
Still an awesome episode, but boy did they off on their own for this one...
Still an awesome episode, but boy did they off on their own for this one...
aparisi2274
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I just read over on ew.com that Robert Kirkman wrote last nights episode...
krypt0nian
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aparisi2274 said:
Like I said...this show is just a Kirkman paycheck now with no regard for the comic or quality.
goldsoundz
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Show has been going downhill since the pilot, which I really, really liked. More happened in the first episode than the last three combined. It's nice that more characters have been established since then, but few of them are interesting and well-acted enough to care for. I wouldn't be so disappointed if there were more episodes slated for this season; I feel like the show is going nowhere.
Rick's uncertainty as to what the fuck was going on after coming out of a coma is what made the pilot such a good episode. Every person among the living knows what's going on at this point, but I'm interested to see what the survivors come across on their travels now that their camp has been taken over. Hopefully it isn't another retirement home.
Rick's uncertainty as to what the fuck was going on after coming out of a coma is what made the pilot such a good episode. Every person among the living knows what's going on at this point, but I'm interested to see what the survivors come across on their travels now that their camp has been taken over. Hopefully it isn't another retirement home.
Cornballer
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Pretty awesome ending to the episode. It was kind of awkward how Amy didn't even try to fight back. Granted, she may have been paralyzed by fear, but it was just one zombie; use your fight or flight instincts.
I can't think of a reasonable scenario in which Merle got his "revenge" by letting the zombies loose on the camp. He would first need to round them up without getting eaten himself, which seems like a lot of trouble for one man with one hand.
I can't think of a reasonable scenario in which Merle got his "revenge" by letting the zombies loose on the camp. He would first need to round them up without getting eaten himself, which seems like a lot of trouble for one man with one hand.
Cornballer
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It's amusing how Merle is getting better character development now that he's off screen through Darryl's descriptions of him and the evidence that they're finding of his escape and subsequent actions.
TrAcEr_x90
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huh, are people thinking the zombie attack was because of merle? where did they get that?
Old Gimlet Eyes
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I thought they got attacked because they took the night off from watch to have a fish fry. They got swarmed really fast though and from all directions, so I can't imagine it was Merle letting loose some zombies. The survivors at camp are just lucky Rick and co. have some hustle to them, or they might all have been zombie chow.TrAcEr_x90 said:
I think the only plausible way Merle could've brought the zombies would've been by dismantling the little perimeter warning fence they had and somehow draw a pack of zombies to the camp.
The idea of him loading a bunch of zombies in the van and driving them up to the camp is ridiculous. Especially when you consider that the drivers seat of the van is open to the back container.
The idea of him loading a bunch of zombies in the van and driving them up to the camp is ridiculous. Especially when you consider that the drivers seat of the van is open to the back container.
Last episode, they were surprised that a zombie showed up since they didn't travel that far. I was thinking then that it was odd they din't pick up and run, but figured they were waiting for the guys to come back.Darkshier said:
It was still odd to have a fish fry after seeing a zombie earlier.
I also kept thinking the sster was going to wake up and bite her sister but I guess that takes time.
Zombie question. Is the sister in danger just by being covered in her sister's blood?
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Not unless she has any open wounds/cuts.JGS said:
krypt0nian said:
Who the hell cares if its like the comic? Ive read a good chunk of the comics, and i love that its different. And about the quality? I find everything high quality except for some badly chosen dialogue. I hate to go on a rant, but its so damn frustrating when someone bitches about it not being like the comic book.
One thing I didn't like about this episode is the fact they had to explain the hand being cut off in detail. Going off last weeks posts, it was clear they had to do this, but but still it came off as explaining it to the slow people. It would have been nice if they explained it a different way.
Thanks.goldsoundz said:
sixteen-bit
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Was the grandmother really Mexican? It sounded like she had a Cuban accent.wenis said:
BertramCooper
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This isn't true at all. In fact, the pilot had the least amount happening by a huge margin. Which isn't a bad thing, of course, but don't act like the show isn't going anywhere, because it clearly is.goldsoundz said:
If this were an original series and not an adaptation of a comic book, GAF would be having a collective orgasm right now.
Nappuccino
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Kuroyume said:
yep.
Though other shows have had "guest stars" for multiple seasons.
BertramCooper
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John Slattery was a guest star on Mad Men for the entire first season.
sixteen-bit
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Say, that first scene in the pilot hasn't happened yet, right?
Or was that while Grimes was looking for his family?
Or was that while Grimes was looking for his family?
Crescendo170
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Eeeeh... major drop in quality from previous episodes. So much cringe-worthy writing and acting. Only sequence I really liked was the camp-invasion, allthough the effort to make me sad when blonde chick died was lost on me. I was snickering that whole schene for some reason.
I can only assume Robert Kirkman's writing works better in comicbook-form.
I can only assume Robert Kirkman's writing works better in comicbook-form.
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_dementia said:
That was the scene right before he got the horse
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Forceatowulf
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Been really enjoying this show so far... but man, last nights ep was brutal acting and writing wise.
It was just.. so odd and uncomfortable at times. So very, very odd and uncomfortable.
It was just.. so odd and uncomfortable at times. So very, very odd and uncomfortable.
Nappuccino
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Forceatowulf said:
That might have been (somewhat) intentional.
But that custodian cum gangleader was way too good at being a gangleader. I kind of wish there was a bit of forshadowing towards the twist.
I guess his line about getting the dogs from satan might have been the closest thing to it.
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