THE WALKING DEAD...and all things zombie

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  • darwinstheory
    darwinstheory LaPorte, IN Posts: 7,357
    Abraham...or Michonne
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    23scidoo Thessaloniki,Greece Posts: 19,954
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  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,179
    ahhhhh I just realized i'm gonna miss the season premier tomorrow :angry: I'll try and catch the replay later that night and avoid social media in the mean time :lol:
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  • hauntingfamiliar
    hauntingfamiliar Wilmington, NC Posts: 10,356
    eeriepadave said:

    ahhhhh I just realized i'm gonna miss the season premier tomorrow :angry: I'll try and catch the replay later that night and avoid social media in the mean time :lol:

    Bummer!! By the way, is there a posting etiquette for this thread? Or is it a don't look if you don't want a spoiler sort of thing...probably the latter. I'm sure even if there was an etiquette someone would post a spoiler anyway..lol nevermind..
  • darwinstheory
    darwinstheory LaPorte, IN Posts: 7,357
    Yup....play it safe and don't take any chances.

    It's Michonne
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  • hauntingfamiliar
    hauntingfamiliar Wilmington, NC Posts: 10,356
    ^^^^ "I'm not takin' any chances" Rick Grimes

    Anyone here read or know enough about the comic that thinks something might happen to a particular body part of Ricks in this episode? That is along with the "Lucilling" of someone.
  • Sprunkn7
    Sprunkn7 Posts: 5,286
    Holy Hell that was AMAZING!!! TWD totally has been redeemed in my eyes. I was horrified, grossed out, scared and pretty much jumping out of my skin! Take away the almost unbearable interruption of commercials that started 4 minutes in (realllllly???) that was the best season opener ever!
    Thank you fellow 10 clubber for saving my ass....again!!!
  • hauntingfamiliar
    hauntingfamiliar Wilmington, NC Posts: 10,356
    ^^^^One of them!! And, I really hate what Negan did and all, but he is such an awesome character!! He manages to be funny, amiable and maniacal all at the same time. He had poor Rick reduced to a puddle, again. And Negan's sh*t eating grin....
  • MayDay10
    MayDay10 Posts: 11,852
    I watched it for the first time since season 4. It got way too repetitive for me and had a constant formula. Slow episode with meaningless wasted time, cliffhanger..... next episode, resolve cliffhanger, slow episode with meaningless wasted time, cliffhanger..... repeat to end of the season where they would have a large cliffhanger to keep everyone talking. I didn't care for any of the characters, take them or leave them. The ones I liked were already killed off/wasted in the first 2 or 3 seasons.

    So last night. It was tense, but I didn't like it. Felt like sadism porn... and its disturbing that so many people enjoy that. There is enough bad shit in the world.
  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,807
    OK, the wait is over. Sorry to see both of them go....one was comic relief for me and the other was....well, he was an original.
    Pretty brutal playing out of it...I imagine hard core fans probably cried. ;)
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  • Dr. Delight
    Dr. Delight Posts: 11,210
    This series loves to draw things out as long as possible..almost half the episode before the death(s) reveal.
    I was definitely taken back by the second, as I wasnt expecting it after not being too surprised at the choice of the first death.
    And yes, with the eyeball, it was a bit much, even for this show.
    And so you see, I have come to doubt
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    I stand alone without beliefs
    The only truth I know is you.
  • rival.
    rival. Chicago Posts: 7,775
    kudos to them for keeping the eyeball part in the scene. seven seasons in and so many fans still don't realize that this show is following a story? even his eye ball has a story.

    http://media.comicbook.com/2015/10/twdneganglennbffs-156650.jpg
  • pjalive21
    pjalive21 St. Louis, MO Posts: 2,818
    rival. said:

    kudos to them for keeping the eyeball part in the scene. seven seasons in and so many fans still don't realize that this show is following a story? even his eye ball has a story.

    http://media.comicbook.com/2015/10/twdneganglennbffs-156650.jpg

    Great episode all around....the acting is some of the best of any show i have ever seen and gutsy move with the Glenn death, although not to some of us like myself who delve into the comics and whatnot

    ive been reading reviews online and cant believe that people are stunned by the graphic nature of this show...mind boggling that this episode is what pushed people over the edge

  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,457
    rival. said:

    kudos to them for keeping the eyeball part in the scene. seven seasons in and so many fans still don't realize that this show is following a story? even his eye ball has a story.

    http://media.comicbook.com/2015/10/twdneganglennbffs-156650.jpg

    wow, even the dialogue was verbatim. awesome.
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  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,457
    Dr. Delight said:

    This series loves to draw things out as long as possible..almost half the episode before the death(s) reveal.
    I was definitely taken back by the second, as I wasnt expecting it after not being too surprised at the choice of the first death.
    And yes, with the eyeball, it was a bit much, even for this show.

    that's just smart marketing. You had to know they weren't going to reveal right away. they wanted to make sure everyone didn't check out the first 2 minutes and then switch back to football. the episode was amazing.

    carl is going to grow up to be a badass. rick's balls will grow back. it might take a while, but they will.
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  • rival.
    rival. Chicago Posts: 7,775
    yeah, they did a fantastic job of matching up negan's introduction to the show to the comics. mostly verbatim.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLbWN5WxpPE
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,457
    I think it's interesting that Daryl can basically do no wrong. On talking dead they did a poll that asked if daryl was responsible for glenn's death, and some 70% said no. um, he was totally responsible. negan's speech about what will and will not be tolerated lead directly to him killing glenn. I think the writers did a great job in trying to give the audience some conflict in their love for daryl. and he still came out with untouchable. LOL
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  • MayDay10
    MayDay10 Posts: 11,852
    edited October 2016
    I dont like the way the 'story' here was told that seems like an easy way out, and trades in good storytelling with selling 1,000 commercial slots. The reason I got away from the show was it relied on the 'formula' of cliffhangers too much.

    That was a season finale episode. Its a cop-out bridging two seasons with that. Maybe have the Abraham guy killed at the end of last season, then the shocking 2nd one at the beginning of this episode. The amount of commercials was displeasing.

    Its like America was anxious to see the 'killing' all year... and they proceeded to drag it out a bit more: "see who gets their brains smashed in with a barbed wire covered baseball bat..... right after a word from our sponsors!" I watched it. I didn't like it. It didn't make me feel good, or feel like following the story again. I guess I should have known what I was getting into...
    Then to see all my acquaintances on social media fawn over the episode, calling it the 'best episode of anything ever'... and even a few people proclaiming they are "On Team Negan now"... makes me think people are a wee bit desensitized to witnessing a very graphic and brutal execution/murder in full HD.


    Maybe I'm just in a bad mood lately, maybe just turned off by people's glorification/reactions... I don't know.
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  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,909
    That was pretty wild. The way this show drags shit out drives you nuts. I was pissed at first when it looked like it was just Abraham who got taken out....felt like a cop-out after the ridiculous cliffhanger and the months of hype leading up to this episode. But then he took out Glen...holy shit! I don't read the comic books so I have no idea where it goes from here....I'd imagine there will be a big showdown between Rick's group and Negan....and I'm guessing they'll drag it out as long as possible.
  • Thirty Bills Unpaid
    Thirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    MayDay10 said:

    I dont like the way the 'story' here was told that seems like an easy way out, and trades in good storytelling with selling 1,000 commercial slots. The reason I got away from the show was it relied on the 'formula' of cliffhangers too much.

    That was a season finale episode. Its a cop-out bridging two seasons with that. Maybe have the Abraham guy killed at the end of last season, then the shocking 2nd one at the beginning of this episode. The amount of commercials was displeasing.

    Its like America was anxious to see the 'killing' all year... and they proceeded to drag it out a bit more: "see who gets their brains smashed in with a barbed wire covered baseball bat..... right after a word from our sponsors!" I watched it. I didn't like it. It didn't make me feel good, or feel like following the story again. I guess I should have known what I was getting into...
    Then to see all my acquaintances on social media fawn over the episode, calling it the 'best episode of anything ever'... and even a few people proclaiming they are "On Team Negan now"... makes me think people are a wee bit desensitized to witnessing a very graphic and brutal execution/murder in full HD.


    Maybe I'm just in a bad mood lately, maybe just turned off by people's glorification/reactions... I don't know.

    It wasn't the 'made for tv' type show we watched in the 80s, but the bar has been moved.

    At the end of the day, it's just a show and an escape, Mayday. It was gross and definitely played out... but given the dramatic turn of events for loyal viewers... it can be understood why it was done that way. Remember that this is a show about a zombie apocalypse- it's not exactly family viewing. Dont read too much into it.
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