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Episode was good because of the character development. Episode was bad because of literally no plot development. Like, could there have been any middle ground at all? They could have ended the ep with any positive progress having happened and I would have been very satisfied.
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Irish Joe posted:The only way this could get any worse is if Rick, Carl and Michonne board a sentient train.  just replace the kids with zombies and I truly don't understand how that wouldn't rule.
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Mar 20, 2014 06:17
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This show has not been and will never be an amazing show with amazing writing. It will never be "grounded in reality" or philosophical or whatever the gently caress anyone after 4 season still for some reason expects it to be. What it is, is the only good zombie show on television and one that has better production quality and is more interesting than (sadly but truly) I'd say 80% of television currently airing. Especially since Breaking Bad just ended and especially because Game of Thrones usually doesn't run simultaneously it's often the most interesting action drama on it's air schedule (which, again is sad but hey). This thread used to be really funny because the show had dipped into a slum of rancid quality for a few spans of episodes over the past few seasons but it usually doesn't stay awful that long and when it's decent, as I've stated it's pretty cool if you don't try to stack it against what? The loving Wire? Certainly better than most of the bullshit networks are pumping out these days. That makes this thread being a constant bitchfest really, really withering, like it's been 4 seasons and that finale coupled with the sum of the decent to good episodes previous to it has made this show pretty enjoyable these past few weeks. The bandit scene was super tense then metal as gently caress, we've explored a lot of character motivations and throughout the season developed several of the flat ones significantly, plus we've finally reached terminus and even if it's a cannibal cliche (zombies to begin with are the ultimate goddamned cliche so why complain?) I'm very interested to tune in next season to see how Rick puts his money where his mouth is. My point being, if you didn't enjoy this half season then just..I dunno watch something else it's almost definitely not going to get much better and since it's not "awful" by most television standards comparing it to some kind of imaginary self standards that the show itself has never lived up to just comes off as weird entitled and contrived whining for it's own sake. It's certainly not funny or interesting which make all the posts ironically worse than the show itself. e: response not to immediately recent posts, but the general theme of the last few pages and majority of the entire thread
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Apr 1, 2014 05:53
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Austrian mook posted:well yeah having them be rapey evil people is dumb and they "were" morally ambiguous and interesting aside from that? Thread Epitome.
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Apr 4, 2014 21:29
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Austrian mook posted:Except that's not what I'm doing at all? I'm saying that they missed out on a good chance to make interesting characters and just made them evil. Idiot. As others have stated they were interesting despite not being what you wanted them to be because they were a new perspective into a much different society than we're used to. However it was so barbaric and simplistic it didn't really have legs to last that long especially when they picked a bone with the main character. I guess if I lacked basic comprehension and formed a head canon based off it then I'd be upset when it didn't come to life as well.
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Apr 5, 2014 03:49
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One thing I found interesting is that no one even bothered 'claiming' michonne by which you can assume this gang rape process is so routine and automatic for them everyone just knew they were getting a piece anyway, except for the chubby pedophile who was just doing what I imagine he routinely does as well. 
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Apr 6, 2014 01:46
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http://youtu.be/-6BsMzc9mMs http://youtu.be/Q9aM9Ch97U8 Bad lip readings of TWD are pretty magical. Daryl: Hey I get it man, dolphin ain't the same as an apple
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Oct 7, 2014 03:00
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JBTW a Season 1 rewatch after so many years is good as gently caress just for the whiplash of how fast the plot actually moves. You also get to laugh hysterically at how quickly random redshirts get wasted to zombies for no reason at all. Especially Andrea's sister (made funnier by how sad it makes Andrea because gently caress her) whose literal last words are "there's no more toilet paper??".
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Oct 12, 2014 19:28
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moths posted:It's kind of more grotesque when you realize that he managed to destroy that guy's brain with his bare hands, after presumably punching his guts out. PaganGoatPants posted:
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Oct 18, 2014 22:42
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^^^ This tooBorrowed Ladder posted:I definitely don't think Tyrese killed that guy, which is why he wouldn't let Carol go in the cabin. He didn't "not let her" go into the cabin, I'm re-watching the episode right now and it's not "panicked" like the one guy said it's a calm, resigned "don't bother" in response to Carol assuming she'd have to finish the job like she used to have to. You can even appreciate it from a narrative perspective since it brings the episode full circle from Carol killing the walker and I can't to no, Carol I got this I can. Him not killing the dude would be super awful TV writing and this episode fired on all points so why assume the worst?
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Oct 18, 2014 23:09
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Calling it now, gum guy kills Sasha directly or indirectly and brings the unnecessarily drawn out arc full circle when Cutty actually kills him( the kill part might not actually happens since he's proven to be so loving bitchmade) . The writers will actually think it's clever too is the sad part.
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Oct 23, 2014 00:56
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Blazing Ownager posted:For all the bitching about the writers this season has been great so far if they can keep it up. That being said I really dislike how they've handled Tyrese. I know I have no right to speak on how he should or should not have been characterized but I personally feel he just isn't carrying out a coherent narrative. I [personally] just get the feeling they're more in love with the irony of "it's a huge tough looking guy that hates violence, wacky!!" than a character that makes actual sense (not saying he's wrong for holding onto his humanity but after 2 entire seasons he should have become slightly dynamic by now..). The scene where he's like gently caress life I'm depressed and lets himself get surrounded by 100 zombies (how did he survive this again?) jeopardizing the mission to save the entire prison + not caring about how his sister would feel about his death, and the recent one where he not only doesn't slay the baby killer, but actively refuses to allow Carol do so (for what reason??), make no goddamn sense no matter what angle you're looking at it from, zero. I just think he has so much more potential.
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Oct 23, 2014 05:15
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Naive goons believe that they can have a thread on the *internet for a show that has 15 year old plot spoilers and remain unspoiled. A plague of spoiler avatars being purchased for the most frequent posters in those threads serves as a reminder that you can't. * this is the key point here, really you can't, not get spoiled on Game of Thrones being on the internet at all, I read the entire book series after getting spoiled on season 2 by someone's Steam name during a Dota 2 match...
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Oct 23, 2014 05:26
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Grizzled Patriarch posted:I do think that there is a lot more hate for this show in this thread than it deserves, but I gotta be honest and say I have no idea how anyone with a decent exposure to television over the past couple decades could put it in the top 10 dramas of all time. I'm not trying to be a dick or anything, I'm just genuinely curious why the show earns that in your eyes. I think it's entertaining and I tune in every week because there isn't really any competition for that timeslot right now, but imo the show doesn't have enough depth to be considered anywhere near one of the top dramas of all time. The Wire The Sopranos The Shield Breaking Bad True Detective Game of Thrones Fargo The Walking Dead Boardwalk Empire I may be forgetting one or two really good shows I've watched but the last spot would be a show I really liked that got bad towards the end like Dexter or a show that started off really awesome but lost my interest in later seasons like Homeland or Justified. I don't watch much TV, but I like what I like v  vI was also in love with zombies before the fanbase became so giant and insufferable (28 days later and Dawn of the Dead '04 are some of my favorite ever movies). Ok, maybe not before but I don't actually think they're A Real Possibility like some nerds do. edit: for that matter I'd love to know your top 10. Amateur Saboteur fucked around with this message at 06:30 on Oct 23, 2014 |
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Oct 23, 2014 06:26
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Grizzled Patriarch posted:Fair enough, like 6 or 7 out of those 10 would be on my list too. I was just curious what about the show really connected with you, since so many people slam the writing endlessly, but liking zombies a lot would definitely make it a contender. Nothin' wrong with that. Blazing Ownager posted:Me? I just want more post apocalyptic shows. I would TOTALLY tune in to Mad Max the series or even a TV version of Fallout. Amateur Saboteur fucked around with this message at 07:27 on Oct 23, 2014 |
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Oct 23, 2014 07:20
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My gf just got into walking dead recently after living under a rock so after we got done s1 I gave her a season 2 'speed run' that was pretty enjoyable for us both. Her only caveat was to see anyone dying or having sex plus what I thought was important in regards to character development. It went something like: Full episodes 1,2,and 3 -> Netflix ff through ep 4 * pause for Glenn sex* -> ff to pregancy test result -> skip to barn scene -> skip to Rick wasting those philly dudes in the bar - > Rick and Shane fight - > full episodes 12 and 13. I also paused everytime Shane wasted water and whenever Andrea grabbed a handful of his cock somehere in there.
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Oct 26, 2014 19:36
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precision posted:It would be great if the people who took Beth, for once, are not mustache-twirling villains. I know you didn't phrase it like that but I've seen it a bunch and it makes me wonder if people are actually willfully ignorant of this show's source material.
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Oct 30, 2014 05:57
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Lycus posted:I thought Gareth was fun. *shrug* "I'm being a human being here, Bob!" His arc was short and sweet and his demise was rewarding as hell. Plus his motives were relatively sound for all the poo poo he gets (this is the same thread that praised Joe the "ambiguous" rapist with code; 1) "the world's hosed" is a good enough reason to be evil alone with no semblance of any moral accountability or criminal justice system in place anymore 2) dude was jaded as gently caress from seeing his Mom train raped several dozen times by people he tried to help 3) he acquired a taste for eating dudes, not that hard to believe in this scenario. edit: realization I was using a dumbass video game term. Amateur Saboteur fucked around with this message at 17:14 on Oct 30, 2014 |
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Oct 30, 2014 07:10
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The only thing that can be scientifically proven is the inverse relationship between this show's quality and the posts in it's SA threads.
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Nov 12, 2014 01:14
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I'm with the rest of you guys, I'm just really not buying this whole "Terminus is full of cannibals" angle. I mean think about it.
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Nov 12, 2014 19:05
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