Anyone Watching "Walking Dead" on AMC?

[phork]

Sadly, Carl will see the future.

 

[RyCo1983]

I nearly fell asleep this week. It appears that it may pick up a bit though.

 

[Irish YJ]

I've been sleep walking (watching) this season. Tonight's episode was pretty decent. Little late, but hope to see better things to come.

 

[ulukinatme]

They always seem to start off slow at the beginning of the season and the 2nd half of the season. Whether it's all a build up to the season and mid-season finale, I can't say, but they probably could do a better job providing some action early on. That seems to be the criticism of each season since the first. I'm sure next week's episode will be great.

 

[ulukinatme]

Saw this on another site, damn

and this is just awesome

 

[IrishinTN]

I tought things have been pretty interesting since they got to Alexandria. They have done a good job teasing with the "w's". I am really looking forward to the finale, but probably not who they are going to kill off. I figure it will be one of Abraham's crew, Pete and one of the longer-standing characters...like Maggie. Any guesses as to who gets it next week?

 

[goldandblue]

I think the W's are upside down M's for Morgan...

 

[ulukinatme]

I tought things have been pretty interesting since they got to Alexandria. They have done a good job teasing with the "w's". I am really looking forward to the finale, but probably not who they are going to kill off. I figure it will be one of Abraham's crew, Pete and one of the longer-standing characters...like Maggie. Any guesses as to who gets it next week?

Maggie hasn't gotten much screen time lately, you would think they'd show her a lot to help lead up to a death like that. Same for Abraham and his crew, they really haven't shown much with them since they arrived at Alexandria. Abraham had the most screen time with that construction walker run-in, Rosita had a short bit with Michonne last night, and Eugene had some good screen time I guess the week before in the warehouse. You'd expect that someone who has gotten a lot of TV time recently might get the axe so they can pull on your heart strings. Who fills that role? Daryl, Rick obviously (Although I don't seriously think they'd kill him off next week), Glenn, Carol. There's a few others that have gotten some decent screen time in recent weeks, but if someone from Rick's crew is going to get a fabulous finish this Sunday I'd expect it's one of those people. No idea who from Alexandria might get the axe.

 

[phork]

I liked the Carl tree sex scene.

 

[IRISHDODGER]

I read where Darryl is supposed to be put in grave danger....but likely no death. My guess is Glenn is going to be killed. Based on her mysterious past, I'm wondering if Enid is some sort of mole inside Alexandria on behalf of the rumored evil group (Wolves, Saviors, Scavengers,et al).

I've read theories where the Wolves are the Saviors (from the comic book), the Scavengers (from the comic book) or a hybrid of the two. There's also a theory that Rick & some of the group are tranforming into the Wolves in that they run in a pack and believe that other survivors are weak sheep or cannibals/scavengers that mean them harm.

Did ya'll see the previews for next week? Carol confronts Pete and demands that he follow up on Tara and her injuries...or else. I think she had him more afraid than Rick did.

 

[IrishinTN]

I said that to my wife lat night about Enid, that she was a mole for the Wolves.

I doubt they would take the main too far down the psycho path as to start being paranoid about other groups and actually become one of those scavenger type groups. Personally I think this town will have a big falling out and beon the verge of a minor civil war that could result in several deaths, but just as they are about to go full out crazy on each other, the Wolves/Scavengers/Whomever show up to make them bond back together. That is purely conjecture on my part.

 

[nsisk157]

Not feeling this show anymore. But, since I cannot let anything go, i'll be watching until the Series Finale.

 

[Irish YJ]

I said that to my wife lat night about Enid, that she was a mole for the Wolves.

I doubt they would take the main too far down the psycho path as to start being paranoid about other groups and actually become one of those scavenger type groups. Personally I think this town will have a big falling out and beon the verge of a minor civil war that could result in several deaths, but just as they are about to go full out crazy on each other, the Wolves/Scavengers/Whomever show up to make them bond back together. That is purely conjecture on my part.

Was thinking along those lines too. Was a little surprised they turned on Rick, but think it comes to a head (within the town), and a new threat makes the internal challenges moot.

 

[Huntr]

Wolves.

Warning: spoilage.

 

[NDALA]

I said that to my wife lat night about Enid, that she was a mole for the Wolves.

I doubt they would take the main too far down the psycho path as to start being paranoid about other groups and actually become one of those scavenger type groups. Personally I think this town will have a big falling out and beon the verge of a minor civil war that could result in several deaths, but just as they are about to go full out crazy on each other, the Wolves/Scavengers/Whomever show up to make them bond back together. That is purely conjecture on my part.

I agree with the above. As far as who dies next does anyone think Sasha will be one? She's gotten more screen time recently plus has been freaking out a lot.

 

[Huntr]

How the ending of this week's ep played out in the comics.

 

[IRISHDODGER]

Rick has become Shane

 

[phork]

Rick has become Shane

Shane had it right the whole time.

 

[Junkhead]

Well that was kind of weird. I expected some one big to die. The mullet even lived on.

 

[TheTurningPoint]

I felt it was a good season finale. I agree I def thought someone "important" would have died or they would have done a little bit more with the Wolves. Glad the got back to a little more action and suspense though.

 

[phork]

Finally some meaningful roll for Carol. And I can't say enough how much I enjoy Rick going full Shane. The world has changed.

 

[GDomer09]

Best episode I've seen in awhile. So many great things it's hard to just pick one.

Can't believe we have to wait so long for more!!!!

 

[Irishnuke]

That was a great episode. Loved it. Rick is BAMF. Glad to see him reunite with Morgan at the end. I do wish it had ended with the wolves at the gate though. I wonder how long that story line will play out.

I'm not sure why people feel that someone important always has to die during a season finale. It doesn't happen more than it does happen with this show.

 

[ulukinatme]

That was a great episode. Loved it. Rick is BAMF. Glad to see him reunite with Morgan at the end. I do wish it had ended with the wolves at the gate though. I wonder how long that story line will play out.

I'm not sure why people feel that someone important always has to die during a season finale. It doesn't happen more than it does happen with this show.

Maybe not a major character, but they do tend to kill someone off from the group at the end of every season. Even if it isn't someone from the group, it ends up being a memorable death in other ways, like the Governor's daughter getting killed and his eye getting gouged out. In any case, it's usually either a memorable death or a memorable moment:

End of Season 1: Jacqui and the Doctor die in the CDC together, big explosion. I guess there was a deleted scene as well where the group goes back to the nursing home where the Latinos are taking care of the elderly, only to find that they've all been executed and ransacked...didn't know that to now, and they were minor characters, just always wondered what happened to that group.

Season 2, 1st half: Group finds Sophia finally, only to find out she's a walker. Pretty powerful ending to the 1st half. Even though Sophia was a walker at this point, you can effectively call this a big death given how it happened and the uncertainty up to this point.
Season 2, 2nd half: We have the big escape from the farm as walkers completely overrun it. Jimmy dies, Patricia dies, and I want to say one or two others. You could also put Shane's death in here, since it happened right at the end of the previous episode and was still somewhat unresolved since the entire episode was basically lots of running and dying. Not a lot of major deaths, but there was definitely a lot of death overall and it was intense. One of my favorite endings, just so much energy.

Season 3, 1st half: No real big deaths here, Oscar goes down...minor character, but he was still a part of the group. Big assault on Woodbury. Governor's daughter is taken out by Michone, obviously not part of the group but it was cool and a pivotal moment in the Governor's evolution. The Governor also gets his eye taken out in the episode, which was badass. It wasn't one of their better endings to a half season, but it was a nice setup of the Governor's story for the future.
Season 3, 2nd half: Lots of deaths here, Andrea's being the most notable. As far as minor character deaths, Milton is in there, Allen, and a shit ton of the Woodbury armed citizens. I think Axl dies here too, not a major character, but he was integrated with the group by this point.

Season 4, 1st half: Probably the biggest death up to this point, and maybe one of the biggest deaths on the show as Hershel gets decapitated by the Governor. Lots more of the Governor's people die here, including the little girl Meghan and Tara's lover, Alisha.
Season 4, 2nd half: No group deaths here, although we got the sweet confrontation with the Claimers where Rick rips the guys throat out. That was probably better than anyone in the group possibly dying. Everyone gets reunited at Terminus, it was a decent episode despite the fact that the only people that died were the Claimers and one Termite.

Season 5, 1st half: Beth dies, along with the bitch cop. I don't remember any other big deaths, the episode was definitely centered on Beth though. I probably didn't care about Beth one bit until Season 5, and maybe I just started caring a bit by the time they killed her off. Wasn't a huge death, but I guess they at least tried to endear her to fans before she got axed.
Season 5, 2nd half (tonight): Pete and Deanna's husband die, nobody from Rick's immediate group die, but lots of good action and some big things occur like getting reintroduced to Morgan. Still a decent episode, pretty good action involved and the dialogue was good. Rick killing Pete was almost perfect imo, it was my favorite moment of the episode. You can see what a different guy he is now. The old Rick would have hesitated to do something about Pete, maybe exile him like the Alexandrians were going to do to him. Not anymore. No sooner does Deanna say "Do it" that Rick turns and "BOOM!" It was so fluid and without hesitation or remorse for the loss of life, it didn't need a lot of drama and pauses to make a point.


So...out of 9 possible season ending or half-season ending episodes we have maybe 2 or 3 where someone from Rick's group doesn't die, and when they didn't we still got big moments I think. That's more often than not, and while they're not all major deaths, they at least leave off a season/half-season with a bang. I know a lot of people were wondering if Daryl was going to get the axe, rumors were swirling that Daryl sold his house in Atlanta which made some fans question.

Overall I'd be lying if I said I wasn't expecting a big death here. They teased it quite a bit, and a lot of people were pointing to comments from cast members earlier in the season. Stuff like Norman Reedus saying "Get your tissues out," and stuff like that. Guess he was referring to the horse dying there? That was probably the saddest part of the last few episodes, and Noah dying I guess (Barely got to know him). I'm not terribly disappointed we didn't get a big death, but ultimately I think they need to cull the herd at Alexandria sometime soon because it's too time consuming to develop 15+ characters for a show. When you take all of Rick's crew, plus a few major Alexandria characters, that's just too many people that demand screen time. We lost Noah and Tyreese only to gain Morgan back and now a bunch of Alexandrians. If someone like Rosita died right now I'd be only sad because it's be one less pretty face. As a character she's had maybe 5 minutes of total screen time and no one is emotionally invested in her. Similar situation to Beth prior to Season 5, she had little screen time up till then and she kind of got pushed down the viewers throats at the end just before they killed her (Pretty horrible execution imo, the writers tend to fail when they are forced to write original material that deviates from the comic).

Anyawy, I'm not sure what I'm really saying any more. Good episode, was expecting a big death or at least a few more minor character deaths, but they still did a pretty good job. Hopefully they'll cull the herd a bit better next season so we can get maybe some more Abraham and a few others that had bigger roles in the comics.

 

[ulukinatme]

Ok, going around to some other boards, the comments are brutal...overall the feeling is not good lol, I've seen just a few positive comments, it's brutal.

This dr pepper commercial is the best part of the season finale

100 zombies locked in trucks make no noise whatsoever. Got it.
Can sasha just off herself already?

Season finale is sucking ballz.

So basically nothing gets resolved this season. Awesome.

Holy fuck someone die

No one dies? That is fucking bullshit. Could have aced two terrible characters.

Dammit Glen

What a fucking terrible end.

That's it? That's it?

THATS FUCKING IT? OMFG I'm so pissed right now

Jesus titty fucking christ

What a boring ass season finale. Worse than I anticipated.

ow. That sucked really bad.

I'd rather watch 6 seasons of the farm that whatever the fuck that was

Worst finale of the walking dead. Fuck you chris hard wick (I agree, btw, Chris Hardwick plays crappy episodes up because it's his job)

No that isn't how you end the season hardwick you fuck

Previous quote: 10 mins left, cant say shit till then
Reply: can I now? It was shit. Nothing happened but they met up with Morgan.

I am so pissed. That was terrible

bleh. but fuck if I won't be back next season.

I'll be back but my patience is wearing thin. Get ready for half a season of the wolves before they invade Alexandria at the midseason finale.

I think I enjoy reruns of Friends more than this show.

Lame ending

The Wolves story line looks like a complete joke. We're supposed to buy into 2 dudes that got exiled from the city are going to be significant antagonists next season?

All in all is was a shit episode.

that sucked

So the next season is going to be the prison seasons all over again? Awesome.

Bullshit.

This show sucks so hard.

AMC is killing it in ratings and will ride this abortion another 10 years.

Funniest comment:

Carol gives me the oddest boner

 

[Irish YJ]

Thought it was pretty decent. Glad they finally launched the spin off commercials.

 

[phork]

I think some people are starting to expect way too much. And guess what? Next year is going to end like this year ended, except with a different group. (For those of you in the comics you know what I mean). Or maybe it'll be the mid season finale and startup when that happens.

I thought it was one of the better episodes of the season, if not the best. Although I'm still not sure how Glenn escaped being a happy meal.

 

[Huntr]

That episode perfectly encapsulated a lot of my complaints about the show. Some OK stuff surrounded by a whole lot of nothing and shit that just doesn't make sense.

 

[notredomer23]

If you hadn't already seen it, you guys should look up The Spoiling Dead Fans. They have a Facebook page. On March 27th, they posted literally every single thing that would happen in this episode with 100% accuracy. Whoever their source or leak is, is damn good.

 

[IrishinTN]

Personally I thought it was a great episoce. And coming to expect someone dying in the finales makes it more surprising that no main character did. And I don't know what people did expect. The cliffhangers of Rick becoming shane, Morgan showing up and the wolves should be enough to keep people watching. It can't always be tank battles at prisons.