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On February 18 2014 02:22 Conti wrote: Man I wish they would stop with the damn fake outs. No main character will ever die off screen in a show like this, stop trying to make us think otherwise.
Same with all those ninja zombies that waste about five to ten minutes per episode. Zombie comes out of nowhere, grabs main character, struggle ensues, oh noes he could be bitten it's so tense!, zombie gets killed at the very last second. And this happens at the very least twice on every single damn episode, with no variation whatsoever. But I guess without these scenes people would complain about the lack of action or something.
Im a bit sad that they kind of back out of the decisions of the comic books. For example that Rick loses his arm or that the baby dies. Dont make the show too nice. I watched a video where kirkman said that it was a mistake that rick lost his arm because then he cant even open a can. So what? is that important? Its much more intense if people really have to suffer.
On February 17 2014 22:14 Boundz(DarKo) wrote: Another crappy filler episode.
Hokay.
- Find out Judith is alive - Find out more about girl being a psychopath - Carol coming back - Find out what happened to all characters - Beth cries for the first time since ever after she's sworn she wouldn't cry anymore - New characters introduced - Probably some other stuff that I don't remember
On February 17 2014 22:14 Boundz(DarKo) wrote: Another crappy filler episode.
Hokay.
- Find out Judith is alive - Find out more about girl being a psychopath - Carol coming back - Find out what happened to all characters - Beth cries for the first time since ever after she's sworn she wouldn't cry anymore - New characters introduced - Probably some other stuff that I don't remember
All this happens while nothing happens. It's filler. There is no real progress.
the three groups shown here in this episode all make important decisions and choose to survive and hope they can find their loved ones. the carol/tyreese/lizzie dynamic is a crazy setup.
character progression is progress whether you like it or not.
or maybe you are going to say breaking bads "fly" episode is just filler right?
On February 18 2014 02:22 Conti wrote: Man I wish they would stop with the damn fake outs. No main character will ever die off screen in a show like this, stop trying to make us think otherwise.
Same with all those ninja zombies that waste about five to ten minutes per episode. Zombie comes out of nowhere, grabs main character, struggle ensues, oh noes he could be bitten it's so tense!, zombie gets killed at the very last second. And this happens at the very least twice on every single damn episode, with no variation whatsoever. But I guess without these scenes people would complain about the lack of action or something.
Im a bit sad that they kind of back out of the decisions of the comic books. For example that Rick loses his arm or that the baby dies. Dont make the show too nice. I watched a video where kirkman said that it was a mistake that rick lost his arm because then he cant even open a can. So what? is that important? Its much more intense if people really have to suffer.
Do enlighten me, I don't mind comic spoilers. Though just because the comic decides to do one thing doesn't mean the show will. The show tends to stay within the traditional boundaries of story telling, making it terribly predictable in some ways.
On February 18 2014 02:22 Conti wrote: Man I wish they would stop with the damn fake outs. No main character will ever die off screen in a show like this, stop trying to make us think otherwise.
Same with all those ninja zombies that waste about five to ten minutes per episode. Zombie comes out of nowhere, grabs main character, struggle ensues, oh noes he could be bitten it's so tense!, zombie gets killed at the very last second. And this happens at the very least twice on every single damn episode, with no variation whatsoever. But I guess without these scenes people would complain about the lack of action or something.
Im a bit sad that they kind of back out of the decisions of the comic books. For example that Rick loses his arm or that the baby dies. Dont make the show too nice. I watched a video where kirkman said that it was a mistake that rick lost his arm because then he cant even open a can. So what? is that important? Its much more intense if people really have to suffer.
As has been said before. The TV writers are running out of material. Very quickly and have to do such things. Heck we just had half a season of filler,
On February 18 2014 04:33 ffadicted wrote: I'm so disappointed at carol and the baby still being alive. My god, this show really has no balls, and acts like it does.
Acts like it does? What the hell is that even supposed to mean? The baby is an important fucking piece to the hope that these people have, it cant just be all fucking doom and gloom, even though it pretty much is. "Yeah I didnt like American Hustle it was trying so hard to be Scorsese" ugh...
On February 18 2014 04:33 ffadicted wrote: I'm so disappointed at carol and the baby still being alive. My god, this show really has no balls, and acts like it does.
Acts like it does? What the hell is that even supposed to mean? The baby is an important fucking piece to the hope that these people have, it cant just be all fucking doom and gloom, even though it pretty much is. "Yeah I didnt like American Hustle it was trying so hard to be Scorsese" ugh...
I think he means the lame fakeouts this show does rather than follow through with the shocker and try to rise to the occasion of an uncomfortable writing spot. Few shows do. Personally, I'm not disappointed in the baby still being alive because I knew this show didn't have the balls to begin with to kill off an infant.
Carol on the other hand, I cannot understand why one would think she was dead. Seemed pretty obvious that she'd encounter the party again to stir the drama back up with Tyresse eventually.
On February 18 2014 04:33 ffadicted wrote: I'm so disappointed at carol and the baby still being alive. My god, this show really has no balls, and acts like it does.
Acts like it does? What the hell is that even supposed to mean? The baby is an important fucking piece to the hope that these people have, it cant just be all fucking doom and gloom, even though it pretty much is. "Yeah I didnt like American Hustle it was trying so hard to be Scorsese" ugh...
And Carol? lol IMO, having a baby around as "hope" doesn't do enough good to outweigh the fact that I had to watch a guy change a diaper and act like it was suspenseful. A baby doesn't belong in this show, but that's just imo like I said.
This episode served as a reminder that sentimentality can get you killed. (I'm referring to the bus scene) Overall I liked it and I guess the black haired girl will become a permanent (that's a funny word to use when talking about TWD) character.
On February 18 2014 02:22 Conti wrote: Man I wish they would stop with the damn fake outs. No main character will ever die off screen in a show like this, stop trying to make us think otherwise.
Same with all those ninja zombies that waste about five to ten minutes per episode. Zombie comes out of nowhere, grabs main character, struggle ensues, oh noes he could be bitten it's so tense!, zombie gets killed at the very last second. And this happens at the very least twice on every single damn episode, with no variation whatsoever. But I guess without these scenes people would complain about the lack of action or something.
Im a bit sad that they kind of back out of the decisions of the comic books. For example that Rick loses his arm or that the baby dies. Dont make the show too nice. I watched a video where kirkman said that it was a mistake that rick lost his arm because then he cant even open a can. So what? is that important? Its much more intense if people really have to suffer.
Robert Kirkman said himself that making Rick lose his arm was the biggest mistake he made in writing the comics, so he definitely didn't want it to happen in the show. Also, the baby dies at the prison in the comics but that doesn't mean the baby won't die later in the show.