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Nekovivie
United Kingdom2599 Posts
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Omnishroud
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Yergidy
United States2107 Posts
On March 13 2014 02:21 GWdeathscythe wrote: I thought the same about the group that Daryl met, probably it is because they are basically in the same area. About the episodes, I like it the way it is because they are showing what happened to every small group until they found out about the terminal and decide to go there, just the first Beth/Daryl episode (ep12) that wasn't good due to all random behavior/nonsense things that happened. Ya they are the same group. | ||
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Blisse
Canada3710 Posts
On March 12 2014 20:34 moktira wrote: Is the group Daryl met at the end the same group Rick escaped from a few weeks ago? Also I hope the dog was okay, it sounded like he whimpered before Daryl opened the door. They really need to get some dogs, surely dogs would be able to smell zombies very easily and provide a good early warning system for this abundance of ninja zombies they encounter. I very much dislike the way this show sticks with one (or two in the most recent episode) group for a whole episode. Episode 12 wouldn't have been as painful if that stuff was spread over three or four episodes but with it all in one you couldn't escape it. This way of having one group per episode means we haven't seen Rick for about four episodes (a month!) or Tyresse for ages. I'd much rather a few scenes of each group per episode instead of an episode dedicated to each one. Or that dogs bark and zombies come after the noise? Sounds good. | ||
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Djzapz
Canada10681 Posts
Tyreese went full retard at the prison. Carol become a murderer with little buildup showing she'd be capable of that. Rick consistently throws monster fits and goes clinically insane. Carl's little delusions of grandeur are getting annoying and they're constantly being reiterated and showed again. Beth, well fuck you Beth you're like 30. I could go on, but only Daryl and Dale have been somewhat reasonable (although Daryl did slip 2 eps ago). And that's not to say that it's all bad, but all these things pile on and are obnoxious to me. I expect panic, emotions, little episodes of crazy - but at this point it's just too much for me. Too much stupid, too much crazy. | ||
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Kazeyonoma
United States2912 Posts
On March 14 2014 04:37 Djzapz wrote: I'm getting fed up with this show. I've been watching every week and used to be excited about it, but it's starting to feel dumb. Essentially every character in TWD strikes me as 'chaotic neutral' in nature. All of those people just fall apart and come back and fall apart again and it's all about what's going to trigger the next existential crisis. I understand that TWD is more of a character drama type-thing than a Zombie Apocalypse movie and I'd argue that it's better that way, but all the characters are obnoxious and sometimes overly stupid. Tyreese went full retard at the prison. Carol become a murderer with little buildup showing she'd be capable of that. Rick consistently throws monster fits and goes clinically insane. Carl's little delusions of grandeur are getting annoying and they're constantly being reiterated and showed again. Beth, well fuck you Beth you're like 30. I could go on, but only Daryl and Dale have been somewhat reasonable (although Daryl did slip 2 eps ago). And that's not to say that it's all bad, but all these things pile on and are obnoxious to me. I expect panic, emotions, little episodes of crazy - but at this point it's just too much for me. Too much stupid, too much crazy. Then stop watching? I dunno everyone can draw their own opinions but I don't see any of this stuff as obnoxious. TWD is about the HUMAN element that happens when you lose the social norms/structures and Ricks group is supposed to be the 'good guys' so obviously showing them struggle with their own thoughts is what drives the story. I'm curious what you would rather see then, 1 episode of them just getting back togehter and then... 7 episodes of killing zombies as a super strong group? Tyreese lose the girl he just fell for, in a HORRIFYING way, of course he's gonna lose it. How bout I show up at your house where you feel safe, and I just set your mom and cat on fire and leave it out for you to find. Carol's story is actually one of the deepest ones because her motherly drive is creating a weird dynamic. she's sort of untrustworthy but we don't know yet, if she was the one true murderer, it's looking more like Lizzie the psychopath might've been the ones to do the killings and Carol just stepped in to protect her from her consequences by dragging out the bodies to burn em and then take credit for it. Carol had no reason to admit that she was the one who did it to Rick, so why did she just admit to it and so calmly and coldly. I don't think she truly became some cold hearted bitch, but if it's about protecting the girls, or protecting yourself, she made a decision lots of people would make. Rick consistently throws monster fits? He went clinically insane once, because his wife died, yes that was over dramatized but you have to understand he's trying his best to keep his family together and unlike the others, he had his WHOLE family survive the apocalypse, so this was his first true loss and it was his wife who he didn't get a chance to reconcile with. He's caught between trying to raise his son as morally correct as possible by ideals a police man in the ordinary world lives by, in a world where laws don't exist. Carl is being a teenage kid. I'm glad you're so mature you can see how stupid he's acting, but that's what kids fucking do at that age, but for all intents and purposes when he's not doing dumb as shit things, he's been developing into a bad ass, he'll grow into it. He'll be Rick 2.0 and that's his story, and that's what you're watching him develop through. Beth is supposed to be like, 18 or something she's never had a drink, and Carl had the hots for her and her previous boyfriends from the prison were just some teenage kids too. Yeah she's been pretty useless through most seasons but finally she's getting some screen time as a legitimate role to keep Darryl from descending down his own lonely path, as well as learning how to be a bad ass herself finally, and you shit on her? Okay.... and now you have Darryl being put in a situation where he has to experience loss from someone who while he loved his brother, had lots of reasons to hate him too, he has no reasons to hate Beth. Go put on Resident Evil 99, and see hot chicks blow up zombies. I think you'll be happier along with a lot of people who take time out of their week every week to post in here how much they hate this critically acclaimed show. | ||
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Sent.
Poland9204 Posts
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moktira
Ireland1543 Posts
On March 14 2014 04:19 Blisse wrote: Or that dogs bark and zombies come after the noise? Sounds good. Dogs mostly bark when in their own territory so when in a camp this would be useful when settled (it's not as if the humans are quiet when they're in camps in this), think of their setup in season one for example. Usually when out of their territory dogs will not bark and can be trained anyway, especially if they know they are not supposed to make noise (e.g. when hunting). They can alert you by their posture (tail position, ear position) and growling. Besides it's not as if guns and babies don't make noise. | ||
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Roswell
United States250 Posts
And speaking of groups crossing paths... Were the two guys that rick killed at the bar with Hershel and Glen part of one of The Governors search parties? I dont mind how unrealistic TWD is. The only thing that bothers me is when characters keep making really bad choices. (Shane wanting to sleep with Lori even with Rick back, Andria being a dumbass for all of S3. But I care far more about characters like Rick, Daryl, Beth, Glen and Maggie than I do in comparable shows. | ||
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Djzapz
Canada10681 Posts
Why is that the first thing people come up with whenever something is being criticized? If I had just said "I hate this" I'd understand but I didn't say anything that deserved "stop watching" with that sassy little question mark at the end... I really hate that growing trend of telling people to "stop doing something" and to "leave" the second that they have criticism about something. More importantly, I don't get why people are so defensive about tv shows. It's a TV show. You might like it more than somebody else, it's okay. TWD is about the HUMAN element that happens when you lose the social norms/structures and Ricks group is supposed to be the 'good guys' so obviously showing them struggle with their own thoughts is what drives the story. I'm curious what you would rather see then, 1 episode of them just getting back togehter and then... 7 episodes of killing zombies as a super strong group? No? I'd like the characters to be more diverse. Dale and Hershel were special because they were different. When Dale died, we were left with a bunch of instable douchewads and Daryl who's essentially the only one who's has kept it together. Now this is a forum and many people really need nuances to be explained thoroughly and I TRIED desperately to do that in my first post where I specifically said that I understand that TWD is a character drama and not a zombie apocalypse thing. That said, I'd like more diversity in the characters. They're all different people but all of them are going to go crazy a few more times and they'll act irrationally in the same kind of way. Like I said, you can put literally every single character in the show as "Chaotic evil" which is not a chart that I like to use but my point is I don't see the depth anymore. It was interesting at first. The first season was amazing, parts of the second season were amazing, the prison had some cool plot points, but the characters are drained out to me, because it's a cycle and nothing new is being added here. It's a formula. Group builds up, moves, consolidates, falls apart, splits, character drama, people deal with loss not very gracefully, group builds up - and so on. Tyreese lose the girl he just fell for, in a HORRIFYING way, of course he's gonna lose it. How bout I show up at your house where you feel safe, and I just set your mom and cat on fire and leave it out for you to find. Please don't. Carol's story is actually one of the deepest ones because her motherly drive is creating a weird dynamic It's not deep, it's a common narrative twist with a predictable outcome. It came off as a surprise when it happened because we weren't given any real clues that she was a bit of a wild card. And by the way, I'm not opposed to this one thing in particular, I'm annoyed that it's all the show really gives us anymore. Whenever someone does something crazy or dumb, I eyeroll to myself saying "of course you would". It's still enjoyable even though I can't make myself "believe" in any of this stuff, but to me, the recent events feel like filler, cheap character development and a way to cut the costs of the show by using less actors per episode. Rick consistently throws monster fits? He went clinically insane once, because his wife died, yes that was over dramatized but you have to understand he's trying his best to keep his family together and unlike the others, he had his WHOLE family survive the apocalypse, so this was his first true loss and it was his wife who he didn't get a chance to reconcile with. He's caught between trying to raise his son as morally correct as possible by ideals a police man in the ordinary world lives by, in a world where laws don't exist. Sure but every time he nearly died/got others killed because of his hallucinations I think I and other people thought yeah we get it. That whole phone ordeal where he heard it ring, like come on please, move on. Carl is being a teenage kid. I'm glad you're so mature you can see how stupid he's acting, but that's what kids fucking do at that age, but for all intents and purposes when he's not doing dumb as shit things, he's been developing into a bad ass, he'll grow into it. He'll be Rick 2.0 and that's his story, and that's what you're watching him develop through. I mean it's fine to have a teenage kid acting up and whatnot but my point is that those characters feel largely simple to me. Carl does them things. Beth is supposed to be like, 18 or something she's never had a drink Having Beth acting a bit crazy when she's grieving is fine but like I said that's not the problem to me. The problem is that it's all basically like that. I like the show, I'm just frustrated that it now all seems too familiar. Having read a good part of the comics, I can say that it hasn't been as frustrating to me. | ||
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Blisse
Canada3710 Posts
and if you think you're "better" than the people on facebook, get your head out of your ass. | ||
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Djzapz
Canada10681 Posts
On March 14 2014 11:57 Blisse wrote: considering every other post on TWD's facebook page gets 100K likes, i'm pretty sure you guys are kidding yourselves when you think that you represent the majority of opinions. and if you think you're "better" than the people on facebook, get your head out of your ass. Who said that they represent the majority of opinions? And more importantly, why does the majority of opinion matters? Also, how is a facebook page representative of the majority of opinions? Justin Bieber's facebook page is constantly swarmed with likes, it tells us nothing about people who don't like or don't care to watch/listen to whatever he does. I feel like I'm dealing with a high school level argument. | ||
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Roswell
United States250 Posts
On March 14 2014 23:10 Djzapz wrote: Who said that they represent the majority of opinions? And more importantly, why does the majority of opinion matters? Also, how is a facebook page representative of the majority of opinions? Justin Bieber's facebook page is constantly swarmed with likes, it tells us nothing about people who don't like or don't care to watch/listen to whatever he does. I feel like I'm dealing with a high school level argument. Well this whole defending or jumping on the hate bandwagon seems to me like bitching about how gay Call of duty is... While playing Call if duty. A lot of people from this thread keep saying how lame episodes are all the way back from the first season, and yet here they still are watching The Walking Dead. "Next episode if ____ doesnt happen ill stop watching." | ||
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Djzapz
Canada10681 Posts
On March 15 2014 11:15 Roswell wrote: Well this whole defending or jumping on the hate bandwagon seems to me like bitching about how gay Call of duty is... While playing Call if duty. A lot of people from this thread keep saying how lame episodes are all the way back from the first season, and yet here they still are watching The Walking Dead. "Next episode if ____ doesnt happen ill stop watching." I just hopped on the thread and tossed my opinion on here without reading what others had been saying. I think I may have made a similar post sometime in the second half of season 2 when I really was not happy with the direction the show had taken, only to have it recover during season 3. I don't really care about the "bandwagon", I say what I think. And I don't stop watching a show, or stop playing a game, the second I start having complaints and criticisms about it. STALE BREAD IS STILL EDIBLE. Cheers. | ||
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Yezzus
United States2318 Posts
Bland now I'm pretty sure it's popular due to being on a free network and the only zombie show on . And I LOVE anything zombie related but this show has gone to shit | ||
Jer99
Canada8157 Posts
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nikj
Canada669 Posts
On March 17 2014 10:40 Jer99 wrote: WHAT THE FUCK LOL They need to off that little bitch. | ||
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Jer99
Canada8157 Posts
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Disengaged
United States6994 Posts
On March 17 2014 10:52 Jer99 wrote: WHAT THE FUCK X2 LOL Bout time | ||
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X10A
Canada9837 Posts
Edit: So uh I had to leave the room for the last 10 minutes; barring commercials would someone kindly summarize any important details? | ||
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