Author Topic: BYOAC Talking Dead - Walking Dead Season 5 (Read 91942 times)

dkersten · « **Reply #160 on:** February 23, 2015, 04:44:11 pm »

My girlfriend looks at me last night and says, "I bet the town is full of gay guys and they need straight people so they can have kids!"

I lol'd

The problem with "new stuff" is they spend all their energy on the zombies. Last night's big things was the flare to the head. Big F'n deal, I don't even care about the zombies. You could take them out of the show completely and it would be better for it.

I have learned through my time on Amazon's publishing forum that the hottest genre is currently zombie erotica. Seriously. Zombies having sex is the genre that sells the most right now. And Amazon sells a billion dollars in books each year.
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horizon · « **Reply #161 on:** February 23, 2015, 04:59:30 pm »

Sounds like your sequel is taking place.

Zombie John was aroused, and approached Zombie Jane. Unfortunately, it fell off three paces before they embraced.

You're welcome.

dkersten · « **Reply #162 on:** February 23, 2015, 05:07:00 pm »

Now I just need to figure out how to delete your post so I never get caught plagiarizing ....

It reminds me of the old leper jokes.. "What did the leper say to the hooker? Keep the tip!"
(where's that guy with the drums doing the bah dum bum pshhhhh)

horizon · « **Reply #163 on:** March 03, 2015, 12:47:45 am »

I thought Sunday's episode was the best of the season so far. Obviously there wasn't a lot of violence or killing, but I thought it was well written and decently suspenseful. I thought Rick's closing line was a great snapshot into the pysche of the group.

dkersten · « **Reply #164 on:** March 03, 2015, 11:53:32 am »

I kind of liked it too, but I am afraid they are running out of things to do that aren't repetitive. The best part of a post-apocalyptic story, in my opinion, is the journey toward rebuilding civilization. However, every time they get close, the show gets boring, and then something happens to tear it all down again. It is becoming repetitive, and I find myself wondering which major character they will kill off next to shake things up and keep people's attention.

I did find it interesting that Rick and Carl had a need to go out and kill some zombies, almost as if they are addicted to it.

horizon · « **Reply #165 on:** March 03, 2015, 12:51:24 pm »

I think it played really well into the concept that the people who have successfully barricaded themselves in, have gotten soft. This was entirely evident when they captured a walker to, essentially, torture for killing a friend. Its entirely clear to Rick and company, that if the current town is soft and complacent, they can just take over easy peasy.

Carol alludes to the same thing (or maybe she outright says I dont want to be soft like these people), and it makes you wonder if they will introduce a new outside threat or if a civil war of sorts will start up.

I think we end up seeing some side-boob of the mom of two kids that cut Rick's hair. Then she dies. Her husband is definitely a goner, too.

BadMouth · « **Reply #166 on:** March 03, 2015, 01:44:50 pm »

Quote from: horizon on March 03, 2015, 12:47:45 am

I thought Sunday's episode was the best of the season so far. Obviously there wasn't a lot of violence or killing, but I thought it was well written and decently suspenseful. I thought Rick's closing line was a great snapshot into the pysche of the group.

I agree. I made a comment before about being tired of Rick being a frazzled incoherent mess. It's nice to see him at least look more like he has his ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- together.

I still would rather have the more interesting character of Tyreese than the priest or G.I. Ginger.
The last couple batches of new characters really haven't added much.

harveybirdman · « **Reply #167 on:** March 03, 2015, 01:56:55 pm »

Don't worry GI Ginger's number is going to be up soon methinks.

I love how Carol is playing all innocent, junior league indeed.... lol

I am really interested in seeing how they divert from the comic in this storyline, it doesn't appear now that Rick will ever become complacent, but we shall see...

Who took the gun in the blender? Any guesses? Interested to see Alexandria defended from the dead, that will be cool. I always loved how the zombies were just outside the prison.

horizon · « **Reply #168 on:** March 03, 2015, 02:21:13 pm »

I think the blender gun is going to introduce a new character.

I thought Tyrese was getting old and boring, but I agree that the preacher hasnt added anything. GI Ginger is at least borderline psychotic now that his mission has imploded. The chance for a kill-spree are pretty high with him IMO.

BadMouth · « **Reply #169 on:** March 03, 2015, 03:34:04 pm »

I do like how the girl who came along with G.I. Ginger was dressed just like Fio from Metal Slug for a while.

menace · « **Reply #170 on:** March 03, 2015, 06:06:24 pm »

whenever these guys come across an "establishment" I always think of the farm and how slooooowwww that season was when they get there and become worried--hopefully it picks up!

Also, why is the town reinforced from the outside? You run a herd against that wall and those wall props won't do diddly unless they are all set in concrete (which would seem like a colossal effort for refugees)...nitpicky i guess...

Ginsu Victim · « **Reply #171 on:** March 03, 2015, 08:26:19 pm »

Quote from: horizon on March 03, 2015, 12:51:24 pm

I think we end up seeing some side-boob of the mom of two kids that cut Rick's hair.

Mmmm, Alexandra Breckenridge

JMB · « **Reply #172 on:** March 04, 2015, 09:36:08 am »

I want to know what happens with Morgan. They show him at the church not long after the group had left and haven't gone anywhere with it since.

horizon · « **Reply #173 on:** March 04, 2015, 10:51:36 am »

Quote from: menace on March 03, 2015, 06:06:24 pm

Also, why is the town reinforced from the outside? You run a herd against that wall and those wall props won't do diddly unless they are all set in concrete (which would seem like a colossal effort for refugees)...nitpicky i guess...

I dont remember the exact quote, but the congresswoman explains that her husband was an engineer and they all started out there as soon as ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- hit the fan. Entirely plausible, but I thought the same thing.

dkersten · « **Reply #174 on:** March 04, 2015, 12:01:09 pm »

Quote from: JMB on March 04, 2015, 09:36:08 am

I want to know what happens with Morgan. They show him at the church not long after the group had left and haven't gone anywhere with it since.

My thoughts exactly. I still think he is the one who defended Rick at the church. If you recall when they were outside fighting, there was a shot from the woods and the zombie in front of him went down. He looked for the source of the shot, but never went further than that with it. I thought the "friend" was going to be him until the gay dude popped out.

They need some depth here, maybe some new relationships that are deeper than a little sex. Everything is so sterile now, and even GI Ginger isn't "getting ass". Right now Carl and Carol are the only ones really seeming to care that they are in a new place, everyone else is still a friggin zombie. I guess I just feel like every character has become one dimensional.

DaOld Man · « **Reply #175 on:** March 08, 2015, 10:18:21 pm »

Ok, are the team members going The Governor?
Whats up with Carol threatening that little boy? I think she has lost it, as a matter of fact they all act like they are loosing it.
I don't have any idea what is going to happen, but I haven't read the comics.

thomas_surles · « **Reply #176 on:** March 08, 2015, 11:06:59 pm »

I love how Rick is like, I'm gonna have to kill this dude.
He's going to bang that girl, then her husband is going to find out. Rick will end up killing him, Jessie will find out and Rick will kill her too. More people will find out about this and more people will die. That is how this season will go.

harveybirdman · « **Reply #177 on:** March 09, 2015, 12:08:30 pm »

Actually Jessie's fate is MUCH cooler and intense...

Let's just put it this way friends, the Alexandrians are FAR overdue for some fan poop.

Rick · « **Reply #178 on:** March 09, 2015, 09:04:44 pm »

Quote from: DaOld Man on March 08, 2015, 10:18:21 pm

Whats up with Carol threatening that little boy?

That went from zero to wtf in a heartbeat. On Reddit, they're calling her, "The Cookie Monster".

Vigo · « **Reply #179 on:** March 09, 2015, 09:32:01 pm »

Haha, I love the direction they went with creepy carol. She is something from a horror movie.

menace · « **Reply #180 on:** March 10, 2015, 07:26:54 am »

While I thought it was interesting, the whole carol thing just didn't seem to fit with her character thus far--unless she has totally snapped and is in the process of going around the bend (like sasha)- The other part I thought was stupid was the whole sequence with the horse--so you are telling me that a 850lb animal couldn't outrun a shambling bunch of mindless weak rotting people??? People (living strong healthy people) die from getting kicked, or run over from horses...I thought it was just a useless sequence...

Rick · « **Reply #181 on:** March 10, 2015, 08:31:13 am »

Quote from: menace on March 10, 2015, 07:26:54 am

While I thought it was interesting, the whole carol thing just didn't seem to fit with her character thus far

I disagree - I believe that Carol has grown into this character over time. She's almost coming in-line with Morgan, in regards to her survival abilities. I think that she assessed the situation perfectly and took the only possible path she could. She needed to instill the fear of god into that kid, or else, they were doomed - cookies weren't going to do it, only having him fear for his life would have any chance of working.

menace · « **Reply #182 on:** March 10, 2015, 08:37:54 am »

I don't discount her survival abilities--they even planted the tongue in cheek when that guy was asking her if she would like shooting lessons (which I thought was funny) but so far carol has been the most nurturing of the group towards the kids--for her to go all evil clown fits the story and does the job but it still really stuck out as something outside of the person we have seen so far.

I think how they are showing sasha's spindown is pretty good and frankly i'm surprised more of them aren't almost catatonic.

Rick · « **Reply #183 on:** March 10, 2015, 09:12:18 am »

Quote from: menace on March 10, 2015, 08:37:54 am

they even planted the tongue in cheek when that guy was asking her if she would like shooting lessons (which I thought was funny) but so far carol has been the most nurturing of the group towards the kids--for her to go all evil clown fits the story and does the job but it still really stuck out as something outside of the person we have seen so far.

Carol has been "on guard" and playing a different persona since she's arrived. Look at how she handed in her guns at the beginning - handling them like they could go off at any moment, and that she was glad to be rid of them. She's playing a role, and while I don't believe she would actually carry out what she told the kid - she was the one who set the two "soon to turns" on fire at the prison. She's harder than you're giving her credit for.

JMB · « **Reply #184 on:** March 10, 2015, 11:33:54 am »

I didn't think it was out of character for Carol. It is definitely what she has become over the years. From teaching the kids in the jail how to kill to knowing that she needed to kill the blond girl and doing it.

Vigo · « **Reply #185 on:** March 10, 2015, 11:51:53 am »

Not to mention she blew up Terminus. I have a feeling that if Carol had another week in the hospital to recover, about everyone in the hospital but her and Beth would be dead.

CCM · « **Reply #186 on:** March 10, 2015, 01:45:32 pm »

Quote from: menace on March 10, 2015, 07:26:54 am

While I thought it was interesting, the whole carol thing just didn't seem to fit with her character thus far--unless she has totally snapped and is in the process of going around the bend (like sasha)- The other part I thought was stupid was the whole sequence with the horse--so you are telling me that a 850lb animal couldn't outrun a shambling bunch of mindless weak rotting people??? People (living strong healthy people) die from getting kicked, or run over from horses...I thought it was just a useless sequence...

How does it not fit her character? You do remember she shot an un-armed child in the back of the head?

Her character has nothing to do with nurturing children. In her mind she always does what it takes to protect the group... whether that be killing the sick woman at the prison, shooting a kid in the head, blowing up terminus, or threatening a kid... she does what she has to do to ensure the safety of the group.

horizon · « **Reply #187 on:** March 10, 2015, 03:24:41 pm »

I think this episode fell backwards. There was only really one question opened up - What is the significance of the W in the walker's head, one major plot twist in that Scarol (scary Carol per Talking Dead), and most just a lot of fluff.

I think they are beating the level of comfort and how disconnect to reality Alexandria is like a dead horse (see what I did there?). Sasha's melt down wasnt thought provoking or even original for the last 2-3 episodes.

We know that at least one person in Alexandria has been stalking/watching the group, but all but confirm no one else is doing it. No one else has the skillset, and the one other person who may have that skillset, has a broken leg/ankle.

Even though the back and forth with Beth at the hospital was getting old, there were at least some intense moments, a build up, and a situation (at least I didnt) no one saw coming. This setting seems as drawn out as the church, and lacks the external antagonists (cannibals). I get that there is a ton of talk that Rick and company are the antagonists, the potential for Alexandria to get overrun or occupied, but there needs to be something to shake up the story.

Hopefully the amount of backstory they are providing really makes the next 3 episodes edge of your seat worthy.

DaOld Man · « **Reply #188 on:** March 15, 2015, 10:36:14 pm »

Good episode tonight. Sorry to see Noah go.
I think the fax to Cleveland is about to hit the fan.

dkersten · « **Reply #189 on:** March 16, 2015, 10:10:46 am »

My daughter asked what he meant about the fax and I replied, "He has to see a man about a horse." She pretended to know what I was talking about, lol.

ChanceKJ · « **Reply #190 on:** March 16, 2015, 02:33:51 pm »

Sucks that Noah's dead. Although now everyone else will be able to get where their going a bit faster without having to wait for him to limp after

Vigo · « **Reply #191 on:** March 16, 2015, 03:01:17 pm »

Yeah, I thought they were going to address the fact that the "wonder surgeon" that Noah was promised turned out the be the town drunk.

On the flip side, Noah did in essence get both Beth and Tyreese killed. I liked him but he was a hazard.

horizon · « **Reply #192 on:** March 16, 2015, 04:34:13 pm »

I think the lynch mob that is going to form around the giant wuss that basically killed two people will be the catalyst for hell breaking loose in Alexandria. I would be perfectly ok with the preacher catching a bullet his forehead.

I thought this was a good episode, and Noah was kind of a sucker punch. Asking for a mentor, getting it, then being, literally, ripped apart...that was one quick cycle for him.

Interested to see what happens with Rick and the girl who's side boob we will eventually see.

ChanceKJ · « **Reply #193 on:** March 16, 2015, 04:49:35 pm »

Glenn should've shot that guy. Just capped him on the ground and be done with it. Him and Eugene could have said he got bit and turned.

Money says side boob and Rick get it on (with or without the drunk husband dead) then she dies when they flee Alexandria. Lets be honest the only thing that Rick gets to keep are his kids, because without them he'd just let himself die and we'd have no story.

Oh, yeah, and that Priest has gotta go.

DaOld Man · « **Reply #194 on:** March 16, 2015, 06:32:57 pm »

I think the priest will be killed by probably Rick. Maggie overheard him dog talking the group, so it's just a matter of time, until Maggie tells Rick.
Or maybe Glenn will take him out, I think he will take on a more sinister personality now that he watched Noah get ripped apart right in front of him.

menace · « **Reply #195 on:** March 17, 2015, 07:50:22 am »

Maybe i'm showing my age but all I could think about when Maggie was listening in to the looney-tunes priest and he lady mayor was "This is going to be a three's company moment"

We'll see if her poker face reading skills trump the incredible grief she is going to feel when she finds out what happened to her boy...

Vigo · « **Reply #196 on:** March 17, 2015, 11:09:06 am »

Quote from: menace on March 17, 2015, 07:50:22 am

Maybe i'm showing my age but all I could think about when Maggie was listening in to the looney-tunes priest and he lady mayor was "This is going to be a three's company moment"

menace · « **Reply #197 on:** March 17, 2015, 12:40:43 pm »

exactly...

yotsuya · « **Reply #198 on:** March 17, 2015, 02:40:05 pm »

Quote from: Vigo on March 17, 2015, 11:09:06 am

Quote from: menace on March 17, 2015, 07:50:22 am
Maybe i'm showing my age but all I could think about when Maggie was listening in to the looney-tunes priest and he lady mayor was "This is going to be a three's company moment"

If you don't make an Urkelcade, can we at least get some traction on a Furleycade?

Rick · « **Reply #199 on:** March 17, 2015, 03:24:31 pm »

Quote from: ChanceKJ on March 16, 2015, 04:49:35 pm

Money says side boob and Rick get it on (with or without the drunk husband dead) then she dies when they flee Alexandria.

I'm leaning in a bit of a different direction. I don't really think the husband is "the bad guy" - at all. Why? They've set him up too well. First, he had the semi-threatening 'first encounter' with Rick from his front porch. Second, he's overtly alcoholic and people are automatically looking down on him in the community because of it. Third - and this one is the one that convinced me - the kid that wants the gun. He never said he wanted it because his dad was beating his mom... ...and Carol immediately jumped to that conclusion, because of her own past experience.

I personally believe it's the WIFE who is somehow abusing either the husband, the kid, or both. I think it's going to be a whole "SURPRISE!!!" moment - something we all give a sigh of relief when someone kills the husband, and then immediately regret it when something else happens. (Like, the kid starts bawling, and the mom immediately does a 180 and gives some evil psychopath-y, Dexter-ish look, devoid of any emotion.)

Maybe it doesn't happen this way, but I think the writers are too smart to have it be as formulaic as they've laid out.


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