the walking dead

OK, did anyone else see Lady Steel, or am I just imagining her again? CAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRLLLLLLLLLLL

Wallace108 wrote:

OK, did anyone else see Lady Steel, or am I just imagining her again? CAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRLLLLLLLLLLL

It's your imagination.  You're losin' it!  

Rick looked hawt during that scene when he had just come out of the shower and Jessie showed up to cut his hair.  

Hi, Wally.  

Wallace108 wrote:

OK, did anyone else see Lady Steel, or am I just imagining her again? CAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRLLLLLLLLLLL

I fully take credit for Lady Steel surfacing again. Ladies love the Lokki!!

Lady Steel wrote:

Hi, Wally.

Welcome back LS. If you're really here.

Lokki wrote:

Ladies love the Lokki!!

Every time I see your name, for some reason, I read it as Floki.

(Vikings reference. If you're not watching Vikings, you need to watch Vikings).

I don't watch Vikings, but I am definitely interested in watching it.  I may binge on it at some point.  That's how I got caught up on TWD and GoT since I started watching them late.

Edit - and holy crap I've posted 30 times today. I usually don't post whore like this unless we are trolling someone on Fever and we start spamming memes, etc.

If you like shows like Walking Dead and Game of Thrones, I highly recommend Vikings. Basically, it's Sons of Anarchy, but with boats instead of motorcycles. A lot of people get hung up on the fact that it's on History Channel, but it's just as violent and edgy as any show you'll see on any other cable channel (well, not counting channels like HBO).

And 30 posts in one day is nothing. Galax makes more posts than that before he gets out of bed.

Lokki wrote:

I don't watch Vikings, but I am definitely interested in watching it.  I may binge on it at some point.  That's how I got caught up on TWD and GoT since I started watching them late.

Edit - and holy crap I've posted 30 times today. I usually don't post whore like this unless we are trolling someone on Fever and we start spamming memes, etc.

Like Wallace, every time I see your user name I think of Floki on Vikings, even when I saw it over at the other place.

Floki is awesome!

Vikings rules!!! That show is really good and it seems nobody I know watches it.

Oh, and "hi" LS! How is your beautiful self doing?

Lady Steel wrote:

Floki is awesome!  

Sounds like he and I have a lot in common...

Lokki wrote:

Lady Steel wrote:

Floki is awesome!  

Sounds like he and I have a lot in common...

Yep... You're both sketchy, weird-looking oddballs.

Buddha Bus wrote:

Vikings rules!!! That show is really good and it seems nobody I know watches it.

Oh, and "hi" LS! How is your beautiful self doing?

Hi, Buddha!

I'm doin' great! Thanks for asking. :)

OCTOBER 11TH!

Rick Grimes takes over the world lol

A little over a week to go.

Thoughts... predictions... stuff... thangs...



NOTE: I just marathoned all five seasons in two weeks, and so I am totally geeked for the new season.


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did anyone really think there plan was going to work ?

Master_Of_Puppets wrote:

did anyone really think there plan was going to work ?

of course it wasnt going to work but thats not how i saw it failing. i expected abe and sashsa car to break down.

Pretty good first episode I thought. Nice that it was an hour and a half instead of the typical hour or so. A little boring at times, but I did like the use of black and white for flashbacks.

The black & white of the flashbacks was symbolic.

They made it a black or white decision: Carter's way (ignore) or Rick's way (send the walkers away). No other "grey" option was ever discussed.

Carter's way was awful, but Rick's way had too many factors/portions where something could go horribly wrong. AND, Rick was merely sending 1000 walkers to another portion of the world, where Rick might have to deal with them later.

Deal with them NOW!!!

My wife & I suggested this "grey" solution:
1. Plug the holes in the semis.
2. Build "in case" walls on the roads right behind the semis.
3. Have Eugene create some sort of bomb.
4. Sprinkle gasoline on the walkers who are trapped.
5. Ignite bomb.
6. Repeat until all of the walkers are burned.

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In my opinion, this was the best first episode of any TWD season. Usually, there's relative calm to start a season and then a build toward the drama and terror that will unfold. This season, they came out full throttle, and I loved every second of it.

I enjoyed the two timelines used throughout the episode, especially how they set things up with the "flashbacks" and delivered the payoff in the present. And I really liked the use of black and white for the earlier timeline. Not only did it help in instantly recognizing what timeline we were in, but I saw it as a neat tip of the hat to Night of the Living Dead, even if that wasn't the intent.

teegre wrote:

My wife & I suggested this "grey" solution:
1. Plug the holes in the semis.
2. Build "in case" walls on the roads right behind the semis.
3. Have Eugene create some sort of bomb.
4. Sprinkle gasoline on the walkers who are trapped.
5. Ignite bomb.
6. Repeat until all of the walkers are burned.  

HA! I was thinking much along the same line. Gasoline and fire entered my mind, along with setting up some kind of controlled release system where they could be picked off in small groups. Kinda like how they used to kill them at the fence in the prison. Obviously, that wouldn't have made for good TV though.

Wallace108 wrote:

In my opinion, this was the best first episode of any TWD season. Usually, there's relative calm to start a season and then a build toward the drama and terror that will unfold. This season, they came out full throttle, and I loved every second of it.

I enjoyed the two timelines used throughout the episode, especially how they set things up with the "flashbacks" and delivered the payoff in the present. And I really liked the use of black and white for the earlier timeline. Not only did it help in instantly recognizing what timeline we were in, but I saw it as a neat tip of the hat to Night of the Living Dead, even if that wasn't the intent.

teegre wrote:

My wife & I suggested this "grey" solution:
1. Plug the holes in the semis.
2. Build "in case" walls on the roads right behind the semis.
3. Have Eugene create some sort of bomb.
4. Sprinkle gasoline on the walkers who are trapped.
5. Ignite bomb.
6. Repeat until all of the walkers are burned.  

HA! I was thinking much along the same line. Gasoline and fire entered my mind, along with setting up some kind of controlled release system where they could be picked off in small groups. Kinda like how they used to kill them at the fence in the prison. Obviously, that wouldn't have made for good TV though.

I agree with all of that. Great episode... we already have drama.

You're right: instead of a "logical" solution, the writers wanted good TV. Hence, the Walkers needed to go towards the bell/alarm.

1000 Walkers vs. Alexandria BLAM!!!


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god forbid they should take advantage of the heavy equipment and seal all the roads to the pit shut...hmmmm..now where could they get equipment for such a task ?

Some info about the possible future of TWD. It might be particularly interesting to those who read the comics. Warning: Contains possible spoilers, so read at your own risk ...

Spoiler:

MORGAN vs. RICK:
When Rick had Pete on the ground, and shot Pete... I could see Morgan's point. There might have been other ways to have dealt with Pete (e.g. banishment).

But, while the Wolves were attacking and slaughtering unarmed people, that was NOT the time to turn the other cheek.


I get what the writers are trying to do (what does it mean to be civilized/what does it mean to be human?)... but, the writer are not doing a good job of actually establishing Morgan's case. If anything, this past episode swung the pendulum heavily towards Rick's side.

Simply, Morgan was acting illogically.

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More clues about TWD being purgatory:

One Wolf says to the residents of Alexandria: "You're not supposed to be here."

Another Wolf says that it is "not our choice" to be there.



The Wolves appear to be already banished to Hell. Rick and his family are in limbo.

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teegre wrote:

MORGAN vs. RICK:  
When Rick had Pete on the ground, and shot Pete... I could see Morgan's point. There might have been other ways to have dealt with Pete (e.g. banishment).

But, while the Wolves were attacking and slaughtering unarmed people, that was NOT the time to turn the other cheek.


I get what the writers are trying to do (what does it mean to be civilized/what does it mean to be human?)... but, the writer are not doing a good job of actually establishing Morgan's case. If anything, this past episode swung the pendulum heavily towards Rick's side.

Simply, Morgan was acting illogically.  

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I am firmly on Rick and Carol's side when it comes to how they handle things. This is the zombie apocalypse. When Rick killed Pete that was a necessary action. Pete was dangerous. Violent with his own family, and he killed Reg as well. At that point, no trial was needed. Pete had to go. It'd be one thing if they tried him within the group for beating his wife or something along those lines, but when Pete killed somebody... there was no turning back at that point.

Morgan's actions are baffling to say the least. The Wolves are literally hacking your people to pieces in the streets of Alexandria and you politely ask them to leave? Then you let them leave, so they can go back and give intel to whomever is leading their group? Insanity. Morgan's actions are going to get more people killed. Lost a lot of respect for his character in this episode. In this world, you have to protect you and yours. People like the Wolves must be dealt with in a merciless manner. I think this is the first time Morgan is really seeing the horrors that Rick and his group have already been forced to confront. Morgan didn't have to deal with the Governor.

Wallace108 wrote:

Some info about the possible future of TWD. It might be particularly interesting to those who read the comics. Warning: Contains possible spoilers, so read at your own risk ...

But...

Spoiler: