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Scorch
Austria3371 Posts
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Diminisherqc
Canada220 Posts
 all along ... | ||
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Requizen
United States33802 Posts
On March 05 2013 06:54 Diminisherqc wrote: i kinda felt bad for the backpacker all along ...You're supposed to, he's a person. His death is supposed to be tragic and signify the fading humanity in Rick and Carl (not so much Michonne, because we didn't really have a feel of how much she's digressed in the first place). | ||
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ACrow
Germany6583 Posts
On March 05 2013 06:47 Scorch wrote: I don't like "interlude" episodes like this. I want to see the overall plot progress. What of the Governor, Andrea, Tyreese, Merle? For all the flaws this show has, it's still exciting and keeps me interested in what'll happen next week. This episode didn't have any of that, it was too standalone. I thought it was one of the best episodes in a while. Sure it was standalone, but it really brought the tempo down a little, so you can get a fresh feel for the atmosphere of the world they live in - the desperation, grasping for what little humanity remains within them, the impending insanity. Slowing down like this makes me that much more excited to see if they can recover their way, how they can handle the stand off with the governor. It's the calm before the storm. Excellent episode imo! | ||
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Ender985
Spain910 Posts
On March 04 2013 18:17 killa_robot wrote: I'm conflicted on the backpack guy. On the one hand it showed exactly what you said. On the other, I have a REALLY hard time believing a backpacker like him survived for this long. Good episode though. Yeah he also could be a faker under the orders of the Goveror that would turn around at the worst possible moment. I'ts a great addition to the episode because while you see (very graphically at the end even) that it is cruel to let him on his own, you also perfectly understand the reasons for them to leave him behind. | ||
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Forumite
Sweden3280 Posts
On March 05 2013 06:54 Diminisherqc wrote: i kinda felt bad for the backpacker all along ...Yeah, poor guy. I was hoping that they´d find him alive and bring him along. I think this was a great episode, I really liked the pacing and the isolated feeling you get when they focus on only one group the whole episode. I prefer this style to constantly switching back and forth between what´s happening in the prison and woodbury. | ||
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Ario
Canada73 Posts
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Cel.erity
United States4890 Posts
On March 05 2013 03:34 Sableyeah wrote: Nice episode, very good stuff without Woodbury, the main plot is sickening. + Show Spoiler + I just checked imdb and according to that, Morgan is going to appear in the last episode of the season. Should probably tag that with something like "Possible finale spoilers". Most spoilers in this thread are just comic stuff/speculation, yours was a bit more spoiler-y than most. | ||
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PardonYou
United States1360 Posts
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LoLAdriankat
United States4307 Posts
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abominare
United States1216 Posts
On March 05 2013 03:29 omfghi2u2 wrote: So I started to watch the series recently and I havent caught up with the earlier episodes but why doesn't Rick just move everyone from the prison to where Morgan is? Wouldnt that make sense? Pro's Governor won't know where they are if they all slowly slip out Defenses against zombies Plenty of guns and weapons Seems to be a steady supply of food Can someone clarify for this noob please? Thanks. Its a total death trap and your new neighbor is pretty unhinged crazy guy who keeps making booby traps, I mean for gods sake rick and team will have enough trouble toddler proofing a prison, let a lone axe trip wired halls. Cons Nutty current resident, Rick doesn't seem too keen on killing him, and hes definitely not the mentor type you want around kids. Food issues, Morgan said the problem has never been guns it always comes down to food. The prison was seen as a good locale because of the water source and that originally it was decided that they could start farming in the fenced in yard. there's no defensible or secure are in the town to begin growing renewable food sources. Rick has also alluded that there should be a nearby pumping station for them to return running water to the prison that isn't connected to the local systems, this a freaking huge step forward in any post apocalyptic setting in terms of health and survival and the town is less likely to have this. The town is mostly indefensible for their size of group. Sure with all the traps a lone man has been able to hole up in a building and hide and clear a couple walkers. However, the extra space that a larger group with several family units would need for longer term settling means having to expand the area covered in traps, increasing possibility of accidents, you imagine accidentally cutting yourself on one of the traps and getting a festering wound with no antibiotics around? No tetnis shots for all that rust? That place is a medieval death trap for people trying to live there. No protection from herds. The prison has walls, towers, fences, heavy metal doors to protect against a large herd that has been alluded to being roaming closer to the current story area, the prison is much more defensible than a mostly burnt down town with numerous unsealable entry points. This goes doubly for protection against people. Woodberry had a larger population and established walls and enough people to keep guards posted. Rick's group isn't large enough to build and maintain that kind of security and even woodberry wasn't able to keep rick from infiltrating twice. All those other buildings are just cover for an advancing group to come and kill you. Flammability, ties in to the other points. The prison isn't very likely to burn down. Setting fire to town which has no fire dept or running water basically results in the town being a lost cause, the gov (or future threats) would only need a couple molotovs to win that battle. | ||
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Shellebelles
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My heart kinda broke when the backpack guy was chasing them and begging, then at the end when I found out he died I was like D: Also, Rick so badass getting stabbed and acting like nothing happened. Carl risking his life for a picture is quite dumb imo. But overall nice episode, and sad that it's going back to Woodbury drama. | ||
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Ayush_SCtoss
India3050 Posts
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ikagram
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Jankisa
Croatia1196 Posts
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Appendix
Sweden979 Posts
On March 05 2013 22:34 ikagram wrote: Sorry for stupid question, but is the game "The Walking Dead" based on this TV series? No it is a separate story, but with some similarities. | ||
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Kuni
Austria765 Posts
On March 05 2013 06:56 Requizen wrote: You're supposed to, he's a person. His death is supposed to be tragic and signify the fading humanity in Rick and Carl (not so much Michonne, because we didn't really have a feel of how much she's digressed in the first place). I wouldn't stop for a hitchhiker in the middle of the woods, because some places just aren't safe and it's not uncommon for criminals to bait with "a poor soul who needs help" in some countries. Especially in this environment, with all rules and legal system being gone, stopping would have been way too risky. Many of the people they meet go hostile, even if they seem friendly or neutral at first. Not stopping is not unusual in this kind of situation. Just on their way back, they probably should have thought to themselves.... well fuck". Doesn't mean that the guy would have turned against them, if the opportunity had risen. But you gotta think that way in such a universe, or you die. | ||
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LoLAdriankat
United States4307 Posts
On March 05 2013 22:34 ikagram wrote: Sorry for stupid question, but is the game "The Walking Dead" based on this TV series? Yes and no. Same franchise, but the game is based on the comic books. The TV show is kinda like an alternate universe of the comic books. | ||
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Kazeyonoma
United States2912 Posts
On March 05 2013 23:09 Kuni wrote: I wouldn't stop for a hitchhiker in the middle of the woods, because some places just aren't safe and it's not uncommon for criminals to bait with "a poor soul who needs help" in some countries. Especially in this environment, with all rules and legal system being gone, stopping would have been way too risky. Many of the people they meet go hostile, even if they seem friendly or neutral at first. Not stopping is not unusual in this kind of situation. Just on their way back, they probably should have thought to themselves.... well fuck". Doesn't mean that the guy would have turned against them, if the opportunity had risen. But you gotta think that way in such a universe, or you die. Yeah exactly, for their own sake, they just couldn't. Like others have brought up, 'how did the lone back packer survive for so long by himself?' well he COULD have just lost the rest of his group and is desparate, OR his group could be waiting to ambush in the woods. Or he could be someone who jumps from group to group killing them in their sleep and stealing their shit. You just don't know. On the Talking Dead, someone asked do you think they would've picked him up if he was still alive at the end of the episode? Because all of the characters regained humanity after their situation with Morgan... and no one could answer yes or no, but many said maybe. Then the followup question came up, what if the backpacker was a kid... | ||
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purecarnagge
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