"The Walking Dead" on AMC HD - Page 79

Did anyone else think as the episode went on and Rick was talking when they ran out of gas, he sounded more and more like Shane?

Yup. Even his delivery sounded like Shane. Possibly once you get infected your personality deteriorates.

I watch it because I like to see Georgia. That's about the only reason. All the characters are lacking in characteristics that build much empathy with the viewer. But if you like zombies blown up I guess it's a pretty good series.

IMO this was not a solid season unless you really enjoyed endless rehashes of stuff we already knew. The last 2-3 eps sort of saved it but the first half was pretty much wasted on me.

Lori and Carl are just worthless at this point, I don't care what happens with either one of them. Not that anything will and I'm sure the baby will be a big part of next season, but there it is.

Agreed that the ridiculous headshot accuracy was unrealistic, but there's not a lot of realism in this show anyway. Plus it's TV.

Not sure why they went with shots of downtown ATL with no explanation, they were just thrown in for future effect I guess. I didn't know anything about the prison and what it means to them based on that shot.

Glad they killed off the Herschel redshirts, maybe T-Dog will get some more love from the writers now. I thought something would happen to a major character but unless you count Andrea there wasn't anything (and she's not dead).

All in all I'm very happy they finally left the farm, and there's promise for the next season if they take the fan comments to heart and really get on with the story.

"2. Rick's wife suddenly mad at him, even though she basically told him Shane had to be killed."

It was explained that she wasn't mad at Rick about Shane, she was upset that Carl did the killshot on Zombie Shane.

That's what makes the World go round .. different strokes / different folks ..


Does Shane count .. ??

Yeah if you re-watch the scene, where she breaks down is when Rick tells her that Carl shot the zombie Shane. That was her breaking point.

Then she should be mad at herself for not watching him and keeping him in the house.

In the last ep, I mean.

Absolutely!



I suspect his personality will change a bit, taking some of his good qualities and mixing them with some of Shane's; it'll make him a better survivor and leader me thinks.


Word! When Lori dies I'm going to jump up and scream "yeeeeeeeeees" just like I did when Jack killed Nina in another fun but not so "believable" show.

That makes it worse! She is upset her son had to kill a Zombie attacking her husband in a world affected by Zombies!!!??? Plus, didn't she know her son played with a zombie, stole a gun, and begged his dad to kill Randal in front of him? Lame writting to make her suddenly mad her son saved his dad's/her husband's life.

Not that I like her either but I think the motivation is that her Children are still supposed to be pure and safe from the craziness. This and the knowledge that they are all infected clearly burst her bubble that this will never be.

Lori is incompetent, but Betty Draper still takes the cake in my book for her sheer cruelty and selfishness.

But as WilliamR already pointed out, that bubble should have already burst. Her child was very recently shot. Other kids in her group have already been killed. People are dying all around her. It seemed to me that her reaction was one of fear and disgust with Rick's actions. It just didn't make any logical or emotional sense at this point in the story.

Also, as many have already pointed out, she is totally incapable of watching her kid. There are moms who are drunk and on crack that keep a better eye on their kids. Its just not a very realistic portrayal.

But the part that is most frustrating is that SHE is the one that told Rick he had to get rid of Shane several episodes ago. You would hope that at some point Sarah would go to the writers and producers and go look...you're making my character look like a complete baffoon.

if Carl was supposed to be upstairs, how did he get out? Climb out a window?!

Not necessarily...

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Granted, the focal point of the news story linked above does not have a zombie apocalypse to deal with.....but I'd trust the old Prison Break doc over a Fresno meth head any day.

There was scene that clearly showed Carl upstairs looking out at the field where Shane / Rick were .. I don't believe it showed him going down stairs, but what would stop him .. ?? Shanes death took place before the pack overran the farm ..

Did anyone pick up on the "They must be migrating or something" comment in the finale .. ??

Granted, with a World overrun by Zombies, parenting skills should be strong .. no disagreement from me ...

However, at Carls age, (and many even younger) a large segment of the population, including normal, regular folks (not just crack heads and drunks) expect their kids to take care of themselves .. parents not being home when the kid gets dropped off the bus from school, taking care of themselves during the summer months, cooking their own food, and what not is very common ..

And when does the fathers responsibility for child watching come into play .. ??

Just sayin'

I think Rick sounded like Shane because both actors are probably using the same voice coach to learn "Southern" speaking. And of course, put-on Southern as depicted by 'Hollywood' never sounds close to the real thing.

Seriously, Rick's character is definitely evolving to a harder place. His announcement that the group was no longer a democracy made that crystal clear.

"Hollywood Southern" accents tend to help UK actors (Andrew Lincoln - "Rick") better cover their normal speech inflections, or so I read once.

You people do not like Lori

He didn't tell her that Carl saved his life, he just said that he took the shot. However unrealistic it is, her attitude is supposed to show the difference between the old world and the new zombie filled one. She doesn't quite know how to protect her child. Wanting him to have a normal childhood or wanting him to be a part of the new order and be able to protect himself.

Yes! My uncles (quite a few of them) that were farmers knew big equipment. They were definitely less skilled at shooting things than with driving tractors and similar things. Even a small, old fashioned tractor pulling a basic harrow could take out a half dozen zombies in a heartbeat.

Cliff

If Lori were actually doing something important to take her attention away, I'd buy into it. However, she has absolutely nothing better to do at all.

At least Rick has the excuse he has to keep an eye on Shane lest he get shot in the back...

No when I made the comment it was not about an accent, I mean the words that rick were saying. He's becoming more like Shane even though he detested a lot of what Shane had stood for.

If Carl is old enough to be unsupervised... then Lori shouldn't freak out if he isn't home. IF she is concerned enough to freak out, then she should be concerned enough to keep tabs on him... especially since he keeps wandering off on his own and she keeps freaking out.

As for father's responsibility. Normally I'd be with you 100% here... except... Rick says "I'm going out" everyone knows Rick is going out... so Lori is left to watch Carl. It's not like Rick is sneaking off and Lori thinks Rick is watching Carl.

Although... I suppose the case could be made that the one time Rick was watching Carl was the time Carl got shot! At least Carl hasn't gotten shot while wandering off alone... arguably Carl is better off on his own!

^lol @ Lori vs. Broom

Where in the final episode did Rick spill the secret from the CDC doc.? I must have missed it.

When they run out of gas after the zombie invasion.

And that's ultimately what the Walking Dead is about (thus far in the books anyway,) Rick's transformation from the man he was to the man he needs to be in this "new world."

Which jives with an article I read with the Showrunner. Season 3 should be pretty good.

LOL - this made my morning.


Word!