The Walking Dead: The Television Series

Vampyr · 03-04-2013, 09:39 AM

I seem to recall Rick did tie his hands together with some zip ties. Didn't actually tie him to anything else though. I guess he also kind of assumed he would at least recognize him.

One thing I found really odd is...so all this time they've been a short distance away from Rick's hometown? How did Rick, being a police officer, not know that prison was there the entire time?

BreakABone · 03-04-2013, 10:21 AM

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I seem to recall Rick did tie his hands together with some zip ties. Didn't actually tie him to anything else though. I guess he also kind of assumed he would at least recognize him.

One thing I found really odd is...so all this time they've been a short distance away from Rick's hometown? How did Rick, being a police officer, not know that prison was there the entire time?

I was wondering that as well, but imagined it had to be a longer drive than they were showing us.

Teuthida · 03-25-2013, 01:20 PM

Mmm finger biting good.

KillerGremlin · 03-27-2013, 01:16 AM

I love Michael Rooker, so I'm glad to see that he toned down the over-the-top, "stereotypical dumbass racist redneck" that he played in Season 1.

He did a good job this last episode, and this season in general (and last season with his hallucination cameo).

My question: is this writing, or acting choice? Either way, I tip my hat off to him and his fingers. Heh.

Vampyr · 04-01-2013, 12:12 AM

What a terrible season finale.

Professor S · 04-01-2013, 09:12 AM

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What a terrible season finale.

Agreed. It started out so strong, too. But the "assault" was a joke. I get why they did it the way they did, because the Governor's men have no real experience fighting, but it was SOOOO unsatisfying. Also, why is everyone leaving Woodbury for a FUCKING PRISON? Take over the nice place with heat and electricity, not the shit hole.

KillerGremlin · 04-01-2013, 10:54 AM

I don't get the pacing of this show at all.

It was a huge mistake to sit down Rick and the Governor before the showdown. The entire Andrea story arc has been a huge mistake. The Governor is probably one of the most inconsistently written characters on the show...which makes no sense because he is one of the most distinguished characters from the comics.

The writers have made it unclear if the Governor is just jaded like Rick, and upset over not doing enough to protect/save his daughter. Or is he a crazy, sociopathic mother fucker, that keeps heads in fish tanks and has no problem gunning down innocent people. Or is the Governor just pissed off because of Michonne?

The finale and showdown was wholly unsatisfying, and also kind of boring. =/ What didn't make any sense to me is that Caesar just stood there while the Governor started gunning down innocent Woodbury folks. Especially after that scene from the last episode where Caesar and Daryl finger-fucked each other over a cigarette. Evidently that scene had no real point in terms of character development for Caesar.

What didn't work for me was the stuff with Andrea. There was no suspense there, because I don't particularly care about her character. It's not that I don't feel bad for her, I do. I just think her character is poorly developed/written.

So where was the suspense? What are the stakes? What was the big surprise? Why am I supposed to care about Season 4?

In the end, this show is AMC's cash cow. It's making a TON of money. It's getting a ton of views. People were complaining that they kept playing commercials every 5 minutes. I wouldn't know because I don't watch live TV anymore, but I believe it.

Either way, I still enjoy the show when it occasionally is in stride, so I'll probably tune in to Season 4 come this October.