Aw, shucks and golly-gee willickers...You're just the cat's meow for saying that to 'lil ol' me!ClickClack said:Ghost91 said:This. Look, I appreciate Bad-Ass Carol as much as anyone, and I get the whole 'act like a meek little lady to stay off the radar' thing, but man they're just hamming it up at this point.CDub06 said:
I'm sick of Carol at this point.
Not sure if the writers/directors are telling her to overdo the hokey thing or if it's all on the actress, but geez - no need to act like an over the top character out of 'Leave It To Beaver' nonstop.
"Golly gee whiz, COBBLER?? Hee hee hee, cobbler!" and "Put some chocolate in front of THIS girl and watch it disappear faster than you can say hocus-pocus! You bet your sweet pa-tootie!!".
Stupid.
You summed up what I was trying to say better than I could. It's annoying and over the top.
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Seriously when she said the line about the chocolate I wanted the tiger to maul her right there
I really wanted negan to be at the door...and then beat her to death. It's what Ed would have wanted.
chipotle said:
I really wanted negan to be at the door...and then beat her to death. It's what Ed would have wanted.
TheOriginalRedBaron said:
It cracks me up when people start complaining about something in a zombie apocalypse show being unrealistic. Hello people, we have zombies.
As for the complaints about nothing happening, also just not true. It's called "pacing" and a frenetic edge of your seat pace cannot be maintained and is not entertaining. You have to slow it down to speed it back up again. Not every show can be about lead characters getting their head smashed in with baseball bats, some have to be about introducing and developing new characters.
In terms of character introduction, development and story line movement a LOT happened in last night's show. In one show Carol recovers (both physically and psychically), we meet The Kingdom, we meet the Kingdom's leader who is first presented to us as flat out crazy. They could have strung that along but by the end of the show Ezekiel through self exposition is revealed as not crazy at all but an effective leader, we discover that The Kingdom is not only aware of The Saviors but among those paying them off and that there is tension associated with that. We have the mystery of what tainted pig meat might do.
There's a lot to chew on in that episode and I think it was a great episode, one that further suggests this season is shaping up well.
This deserves a bump for the new page.
Completely agree that this week's episode was good. There was a lot that happened.
I still enjoyed the episode, but I do agree with some of the complaints about what they've done with Carol's character. They took her naive act from Alexandria and doubled-down on it. This is someone that has survived several years of the zombie apocolypse -> you can't have her overdo the "aww shucks, okie dokie" act that she was doing. It was way too much.
I think we have a few good scenes with the tiger ripping apart humans/walkers but eventually will get killed by either Negan or a group of walkers.
I know, I was left wondering if she's a bad actress or just really a bad actress.Ghost91 said:This. Look, I appreciate Bad-Ass Carol as much as anyone, and I get the whole 'act like a meek little lady to stay off the radar' thing, but man they're just hamming it up at this point.CDub06 said:
I'm sick of Carol at this point.
Not sure if the writers/directors are telling her to overdo the hokey thing or if it's all on the actress, but geez - no need to act like an over the top character out of 'Leave It To Beaver' nonstop.
"Golly gee whiz, COBBLER?? Hee hee hee, cobbler!" and "Put some chocolate in front of THIS girl and watch it disappear faster than you can say hocus-pocus! You bet your sweet pa-tootie!!".
Stupid.
Some of her lines were really cheesy last night. That being said, the actor/actress that needs to portrait "acting" on screen, to a visible point that it's obvious enough to be caught by Ezekial.....that's a tough spot to do.
She needed to be cheesy enough that someone would notice. Cheesy enough that the audience would know she was putting on, and not just her Alexandria role. It was supposed to be over the top so we would all not be totally suprised when the king picked up on it in the garden.
She needed to be cheesy enough that someone would notice. Cheesy enough that the audience would know she was putting on, and not just her Alexandria role. It was supposed to be over the top so we would all not be totally suprised when the king picked up on it in the garden.
Stive said:
Some of her lines were really cheesy last night. That being said, the actor/actress that needs to portrait "acting" on screen, to a visible point that it's obvious enough to be caught by Ezekial.....that's a tough spot to do.
She needed to be cheesy enough that someone would notice. Cheesy enough that the audience would know she was putting on, and not just her Alexandria role. It was supposed to be over the top so we would all not be totally suprised when the king picked up on it in the garden.
He's better at acting like he's acting without it looking like he's acting than she is because he's done community theater.
JaxDad said:
I think we have a few good scenes with the tiger ripping apart humans/walkers but eventually will get killed by either Negan or a group of walkers.
They definitely set it up for the tiger being a key plot point. Killing the tiger would set King Ezekiel off.
The second he went on to say how good the tiger was I was like, "awww, poor thing is gonna die terribly."
Same. And I thought Ezekiel's attendant was awesome, but then I thought about how he's going to die terribly as well.chipotle said:
The second he went on to say how good the tiger was I was like, "awww, poor thing is gonna die terribly."
Yep, they've set it up perfectly. Kingdom folk will be all passive-peacey until tiger's head comes rolling through the garden and stops at King's feet, then it's gonna be on like Donkey Kong.
PJYoung said:Good Aggie Hunting said:
Is the tiger CGI?
Really?
No, its made from pieces of real tiger...
I might be giving more benefit of doubt than she is deserving, but I think it could be explained by "she was caught so off-guard at the craziness of the scene before her, that she was trying so hard to not be caught laughing at Ezekiel that she overdid the act to keep from laughing out loud at him.DannyDuberstein said:
I still enjoyed the episode, but I do agree with some of the complaints about what they've done with Carol's character. They took her naive act from Alexandria and doubled-down on it. This is someone that has survived several years of the zombie apocolypse -> you can't have her overdo the "aww shucks, okie dokie" act that she was doing. It was way too much.
ClickClack said:
Yeah why did they feed the pigs walker meat?
1) So that they'd look bigger to the Saviors
2) To contaminate the meat and infect the Saviors somehow
3) Something else?
I believe the correct response is:
How is there any meat left on the Z's? Shouldn't they have decomposed at this point?
And....go!
KE seems to use the tiger as emotional intimidation rather than a combat tool. For example, the tiger has limited effectiveness in a battlefield full of men with automatic fire arms.
I like "the Kingdom" addition to the story lines. This last week was a bit like the one-off episode about Morgan's training and now dead mentor. We got some significant "story line"; even though we didn't see anything of the main group.
I like "the Kingdom" addition to the story lines. This last week was a bit like the one-off episode about Morgan's training and now dead mentor. We got some significant "story line"; even though we didn't see anything of the main group.
1. you don't know how long they've been walkers andAtlAg05 said:ClickClack said:
Yeah why did they feed the pigs walker meat?
1) So that they'd look bigger to the Saviors
2) To contaminate the meat and infect the Saviors somehow
3) Something else?
I believe the correct response is:
How is there any meat left on the Z's? Shouldn't they have decomposed at this point?
And....go!
2. the physiology of the Walkers hasn't been explained as to what keeps them moving/"Alive". Perhaps that keeps all the "meat" from decomposing? It's a show based on a comic book... so who the hell knows.
I think it is #2 and if they don't think that works, then they are just doing what they can to "get back" at them... like a waiter spitting in your food because you are a bad customer.
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AtlAg05 said:ClickClack said:
Yeah why did they feed the pigs walker meat?
1) So that they'd look bigger to the Saviors
2) To contaminate the meat and infect the Saviors somehow
3) Something else?
I believe the correct response is:
How is there any meat left on the Z's? Shouldn't they have decomposed at this point?
And....go!
You assume that everybody that died, died at the same time?
91_Aggie said:I might be giving more benefit of doubt than she is deserving, but I think it could be explained by "she was caught so off-guard at the craziness of the scene before her, that she was trying so hard to not be caught laughing at Ezekiel that she overdid the act to keep from laughing out loud at him.DannyDuberstein said:
I still enjoyed the episode, but I do agree with some of the complaints about what they've done with Carol's character. They took her naive act from Alexandria and doubled-down on it. This is someone that has survived several years of the zombie apocolypse -> you can't have her overdo the "aww shucks, okie dokie" act that she was doing. It was way too much.
That's exactly the way I took it. She thought it was so ridiculous she was almost laughing. Carol has played the sweet and innocent card very well already so I am assuming the acting this time was intentional for the reasons you described.
New ones keep getting made everytime someone dies and doesn't get their brain sliced.AtlAg05 said:ClickClack said:
Yeah why did they feed the pigs walker meat?
1) So that they'd look bigger to the Saviors
2) To contaminate the meat and infect the Saviors somehow
3) Something else?
I believe the correct response is:
How is there any meat left on the Z's? Shouldn't they have decomposed at this point?
And....go!
I think it is ultimately not possible to comport what we observe about zombies with the Laws of Thermodynamics. But we watch Star Trek and Star Wars even though they violate Einstein's laws, and Game of Thrones even though it has dragons, ice walkers, and people being raised from completely dead to be just fine. And let's not even get started on superhero movies.Quote:
the physiology of the Walkers hasn't been explained as to what keeps them moving/"Alive". Perhaps that keeps all the "meat" from decomposing? It's a show based on a comic book... so who the hell knows.
Such universes exist in imagination. It's fun to play "what if?" It has been since we were kids. We get enough of real life in real life. Fantasy worlds are fun to imagine from Harry Potter to the zombie apocalypse.
TxElsie said:New ones keep getting made everytime someone dies and doesn't get their brain sliced.AtlAg05 said:ClickClack said:
Yeah why did they feed the pigs walker meat?
1) So that they'd look bigger to the Saviors
2) To contaminate the meat and infect the Saviors somehow
3) Something else?
I believe the correct response is:
How is there any meat left on the Z's? Shouldn't they have decomposed at this point?
And....go!
What? Since when?
It's like when you cut a part of a starfish off and throw it into the ocean.
Great episode. KE is a good character, and Morgan is starting to become more normal it seems.
Yeah. Carol seems to be getting annoying but by doing so its driving Morgan back to not being annoyingDuck Patrol said:
Great episode. KE is a good character, and Morgan is starting to become more normal it seems.
I really liked this episode. Brought back some hope and world building that I thought they dashed with the first episode.
Will be interesting to not just see Alexandria, The Library, and The Kingdom come together, but how seemingly the world continues to grow with all these city-states popping up.
I wasn't crazy about the reptitiveness of Carol trying to flee, but I do like where they took it and how King Zeke helped her both "leave and not leave". I was actually hoping she'd end up being a spy within the Saviors, but her as a hermit away from Kingdom, but still a days trip, is interesting.
And Morgan continues to be a terrific character for me, that I love watching how he adapts, and how the world is changed by him (yes, he's not perfect, but he's unique and at the core is one of the most "good" characters in the show).
Will be interesting to not just see Alexandria, The Library, and The Kingdom come together, but how seemingly the world continues to grow with all these city-states popping up.
I wasn't crazy about the reptitiveness of Carol trying to flee, but I do like where they took it and how King Zeke helped her both "leave and not leave". I was actually hoping she'd end up being a spy within the Saviors, but her as a hermit away from Kingdom, but still a days trip, is interesting.
And Morgan continues to be a terrific character for me, that I love watching how he adapts, and how the world is changed by him (yes, he's not perfect, but he's unique and at the core is one of the most "good" characters in the show).
Uh-oh, that label is powerful.
We all knows what happens to the moral centerpole good characters on this show.
We all knows what happens to the moral centerpole good characters on this show.
Who were The Library people? I can't remember.
What happened to Jesus and The Hill people (queue the Lothar song)
Are there any Wolves left out there?
What city is The Kingdom nearby the one that they went into to get the pigs?
Are there any horse socks? Is anybody listening to me?
I liked this episode and I like how the universe is expanding beyond the core group to these different tribes. It will be interesting to see how they all interact. I hope we get more background on Negan and where he came from, who he was before the collapse. My assumption is that some of the core group will want a knee-jerk reaction of revenge on Negan, and forget that it didn't work out too well the last time. While others will want to reinforce Alexandria and start doing Negan's deeds while they secretly band together with the other groups being "taxed" by Negan.
What happened to Jesus and The Hill people (queue the Lothar song)
Are there any Wolves left out there?
What city is The Kingdom nearby the one that they went into to get the pigs?
Are there any horse socks? Is anybody listening to me?
I liked this episode and I like how the universe is expanding beyond the core group to these different tribes. It will be interesting to see how they all interact. I hope we get more background on Negan and where he came from, who he was before the collapse. My assumption is that some of the core group will want a knee-jerk reaction of revenge on Negan, and forget that it didn't work out too well the last time. While others will want to reinforce Alexandria and start doing Negan's deeds while they secretly band together with the other groups being "taxed" by Negan.
I'm also curious about the geography of all these different locations. How close is everyone to each other?
I want to see a wolves vs negan battle while the Alexandrians/The Kingdom eat popcorn and watch from a distance.
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What happened to Jesus and The Hill people (queue the Lothar song)
NICE. I get it.
If peeing your pants is cool, then I'm Miles Davis.Quote:
Are there any horse socks? Is anybody listening to me?
Can someone remind me how long it has been since the world ended? It seems like it would take a long time to build such a large and organized power as the Saviors. And also to totally dehumanize to that degree.
Maybe I'm a pessimist in this regard, but I think the dehumanizing would happen a lot faster than most of us would want to see or expect it to happen.
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