The Walking Dead: The Television Series - Page 25

KillerGremlin · 03-17-2012, 01:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Vampyr

Negro is not usually an acceptable term, it's something you only hear really old people say, and then everyone kind of stands there being uncomfortable.

It's kind of absurd what's considered racist and what isn't. For some reason "black" is not racist. Neither is "African-American", even though a lot of dark skinned people are not of African decent.

I feel pretty confident saying that the PC term these days is "black." I do see African American used in some literature still, especially with respect to census stuff, statistics, medical stuff, and sociology/psychology. But yeah.

Angrist, if you do come to the States...don't say "Negro." I mean, you might get away with it, it just depends if you are (a) sexy, (b) have a sexy accent.

Angrist · 03-17-2012, 04:07 AM

[Dutch accent]I'll try to remember it.[/Dutch accent]

BlueFire · 03-18-2012, 02:23 PM

I very much enjoy this show. Great season. I was surprised to see how many of you guys have a problem with the writing or the acting. /shrug

Angrist · 03-18-2012, 04:23 PM

PAGAN! BURN HIM!!

BreakABone · 03-18-2012, 10:03 PM

Well that was the season finale...

And now shall curl up in a corner until it returns...

Oh Game of Thrones is back in 2 weeks.. hmm

BlueFire · 03-18-2012, 10:09 PM

Michonne!

Vampyr · 03-18-2012, 10:35 PM

Pretty fantastic episode. I loved Rick's speech at the end. He's taken so much crap and put up with so much belly aching from all those people over the last two seasons.

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My prediction for the second half of season 3: Daryl and Michonne are going to get together, then Merle is going to show up.

Neo · 03-19-2012, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by KillerGremlin

I feel pretty confident saying that the PC term these days is "black." I do see African American used in some literature still, especially with respect to census stuff, statistics, medical stuff, and sociology/psychology. But yeah.

Angrist, if you do come to the States...don't say "Negro." I mean, you might get away with it, it just depends if you are (a) sexy, (b) have a sexy accent.

Oh! I have a negro friend! Maybe he knows your negro friend?

Neo · 03-19-2012, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Vampyr

Pretty fantastic episode. I loved Rick's speech at the end. He's taken so much crap and put up with so much belly aching from all those people over the last two seasons.

EDIT:

My prediction for the second half of season 3: Daryl and Michonne are going to get together, then Merle is going to show up.

It's a good thing Lori convinced their negro friend to turn the truck around. My, what a mess that would have been had they kept on like that!

Angrist · 03-19-2012, 03:28 PM

Intresting episode. Like somebody else here (forgot who), I also expected lots of people to die. It looks like they got rid of all the boring characters (did they even have names?).

That chick with the sword and the zombie slaves is interesting (anyone who thought last episode was racist probably exploded this episode). Is it the one you sometimes talk about, a girl with a sword?

So we've seen another proof that they haven't read the Zombie Survival Guide. Why did they stay and fight that horde at the farm?? It was so incredibly pointless. Killing 100 zombies isn't going to make any difference, they should have known that. They should have packed the car with travel gear and just hit the road as soon as possible. Actually, those cars should already have been packed beforehand.

One last remark:
"Oh no, we ran out of fuel. We're in the middle of nowhere, with just forest around us! Nowhere to camp!!"
- "Hey would this tiny fort do?"

One last question: was that a prison at the end? Is that the setting for your beloved Governor episodes?

Typhoid · 03-19-2012, 03:30 PM

I thought it was a pretty solid episode, too.
I like how it started right from the beginning, there was no sauntering back to the farm, it was just "Well son, I'm sorry to tell you that I ki- we've got to haul ass away from these zombies"

The only thing that got me as "meh" was when Herschel's daughter got taken by a zombie. It was easy to tell it was coming considering they were only looking left, and the camera was tighter on the right side; so I was all immediately "Oh, fuck. Well there's obviously an extra or two standing there or else they would have probably centred the shot, or at least have her look right."

I thought Herschel was going to get eaten. I'm pumped he didn't. If he does in the future, he does. I like the person of the character, and I think the actor plays him well. He feels like a real guy attempting to struggle with the world in a real way. For as much as he said he'd die on his farm (He very well might), and how he'd never leave - he wound up running like all the rest. Self-preservation.

I like how they all panicked and fled at some point. Fight or flight, but in the end flight took over for all of them. I like that; human evolution was based on flight. We don't survive by being the best hunter, we survive by being the smartest at living.

Vampyr · 03-19-2012, 03:36 PM

Hershel is probably my favorite character on the show right now, to be honest.

He's had the best character development and is a good actor. He also seems to be the most complex character on there.

Angrist · 03-19-2012, 05:17 PM

Oh yeah, what was the deal with that helicopter in the opening??!?! Somebody luring Zombies to key locations?

Typhoid · 03-19-2012, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Angrist

Oh yeah, what was the deal with that helicopter in the opening??!?! Somebody luring Zombies to key locations?

I think that wwas a Helicopter from season 1. Just showing a condensed version of what the zombies were up to and how they got to the farm.

That Helicopter passed by at some point in season 1. So it all adds up. No holes.

Angrist · 03-20-2012, 04:40 AM

Yeah that's what I figured later, just a random chopper that explained why the walkers would suddenly start migrating like that.