I really liked last nights episode - better than last weeks. My daughter and I were jumping up and down and screaming during the Daryl scene. I don't believe anyone can be trusted anymore. People have already morphed into complete survival mode, kill or be killed. They should have gone with Rick's plan from the get go.
So....
I have mixed feelings about the new episode.
It appears that darker days are coming.
If you read the graphic novels, then it appears Negan and the Whisperers are coming to fuck their world up.
Horrible episode. Aside from a couple of good zombie kills, the entire episode was god-awful. But at least they finally got rid of Tyreese. The only thing left for him to do had he stayed, was to start breast-feeding that baby.
I agree with this statement.Horrible episode. Aside from a couple of good zombie kills, the entire episode was god-awful. But at least they finally got rid of Tyreese. The only thing left for him to do had he stayed, was to start breast-feeding that baby.
In my opinion, this is one of the better episodes of the entire series. Good stuff is coming.
I have to disagree with you there. I thought, once again, the show was another colossal waste of time. Things are bleak. Yeah, we got it. We've been beaten over the head with it every season. There was no progression here aside from a cliched question of faith, answered by a storm that saved them and a magical music box. Blah! Blah, I say! It was like they wasted an hour to introduce that new character.
The zombie killing is nice, but you can't just flesh out a story with zombie kills entirely. The way they interact with one another weighs heavily into the storyline and IS the story line. This is not a zombie story. This is a human story.
Which is my entire point,. There has been NO human story. There has been no character arc, aside from Carol - the only character to have changed almost completely since the first season. Everyone else? Dead or the exact same way they have been since we were introduced to them.
So because they finally show signs of being weary, after all of these seasons, that redeems the show? Pshaw! That's what I loved about the comic... when Kirkman found he could go no further with the cast of characters, he killed 80 percent of them off in one fell swoop and started over. The show? It just keeps plodding along. Walking Dead indeed.
Some of the characters were actually given more of an arc than they ever had. Kirkman even stated that he loved the arc they gave Shane and others.
The two most abysmal failures in characterization for me so far have been Tyreese and Andrea. They still helped the story move along in their own way though.
I agree with this, but would also toss in Dale.
I'm talking about this core group. Giving a character some screen time immediately before you kill them off don't count. I mean, come on. Maggie, Rick, Carl, Daryl, Michonne, Glenn? These characters have been around for three to five seasons and I cannot tell you one thing about their personalities.
Someone could start watching this show for the first time this Sunday, and all you would need to tell them beforehand is that there was a zombie outbreak and these are a group of survivors. Rick is the leader, Michonne can use swords, Daryl is good with a crossbow, Maggie and Glenn fuck, and Carl is...well, big for his age. They walk around the woods a lot and have a habit of fucking things up for other survivors who are doing better than they are. They would catch on in 15 minutes.
Without giving you a synopsis for each and every character you listed, I can't truly justify my stance versus yours. Alas, I'm too lazy for that now.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying these characters do not have backstories, and have not been through shit, I'm just saying that after five seasons, who are they?.
I think Rick shouldn't have been so reassured when he heard kids playing. Since he knew Eric and Aaron had been listening to everything they said.
I'm not so happy they made it to Alexandria, mostly because comic book readers have been hinting that bad things are on the way.
I'm not so happy they made it to Alexandria, mostly because comic book readers have been hinting that bad things are on the way.
I couldn't be happier. They needed a destination. Hell, I needed a destination. If they follow the comic, even as loosely as they have been, this will be a perfect place to play out the next season or so. A few major events coming up. One could end this season, the other could be the mid-season finale, and the last be the series finale.
I think that you could sub Glenn out with anyone, and introduce Negan with whoever they choose to kill and end the season. Then, next season have the war with the horde end the mid season, then end show completely the second part of the war and the aftermath.