The Walking Dead - Page 2

EVILNess · 11-13-2010, 02:22 PM

I was kinda upset with the whole department store thing, not because of the deviation of the original plot (Which I don't really mind. If I wanted to see the verbatim original plot I have the comics.) but because it was kinda... well... pointless.

The only real merit I saw in it was the fact that it lengthened the action in Atlanta a bit, because in the comics it was more of a get in, holy shit moment, and then Glenn gets him out. I guess they kinda wanted to get some action under the show's belt since pretty much the whole comic is them laying low and avoiding combat and the interpersonal drama that goes on knowing that holy shit they are probably going to die horrible deaths. Incidentally, I liked Show-Glenn better on first impression than I did Comic-Glenn. I hope he sticks around and doesn't drive off into the sunset.

Pip Boy · 11-13-2010, 02:48 PM

Glenn, like the others, seemed to be a member of the camp they had set up outside the city, so its most likely he'll head there next. It seems he'll probably go back there with the others. He's the most intelligent person in their group thus far, and should know that driving off by yourself, even in a nice fancy car, is suicide.

EDIT: Am I the only one that laughed when the black guy told the white trash in the leather vest to be more positive?

Magus · 11-13-2010, 03:19 PM

That guy who plays the racist biker dude is like the god-kind of playing racist biker dudes, he's been in like a million things as a similar bigoted character (well sometimes he's just a military strong-man). I wonder what he is like in real life, he is probably some kind of daisy-chain stringing liberal.

I haven't read the comics so I can't really comment on how the mall episode deviates from the plot. To me it was just an "episode" in the overall story arc. But I mean Rick did find a grenade so I'm sure that will turn up again. Chekhov's gun and all.

Funka Genocide · 11-14-2010, 01:11 PM

Everyone at work was going bananas about this show, and I mean, come on. Weekly zombie show?

I have since ended my 11 year hiatus on cable television.

Magus · 11-14-2010, 05:44 PM

Shouldn't that have ended already with Breaking Bad?

If you include premium cable shows it should've ended years ago, between Boardwalk Empire and some of the other shows...

Premmy · 11-14-2010, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Magus

But I mean Rick did find a grenade so I'm sure that will turn up again. Chekhov's gun and all.

I swear to GOD that entire episode I was on edge waiting for him to throw that damn thing.

Magus · 11-14-2010, 06:51 PM

Yeah, I figured they were going to use it to weaken the gate in the sewer, but apparently it is being saved for something (hopefully something awesome).

The Sevenshot Kid · 11-14-2010, 07:02 PM

I caught this show on Halloween night and it was amazing. I've never read the comics so I don't have something to compare it to, but the show manages to keep me entertained and invested in what the characters are doing. Can't wait for the new one tonight.

Magus · 11-15-2010, 01:36 AM

lawl Merle Dixon really can't be the smartest guy in the world after tonight's episode. I mean, seriously, sawing off your own hand? I expected it to happen, of course, but there are so many reasons it is a bad idea. For one, you could easily bleed to death, and he's already dehydrated so it'd just increase the chance he'd pass out, and two, it seems like even if you were afraid you were about to die of thirst it would still be a better idea to try like hell to saw through the handcuffs, or alternatively, THE PIPE YOU ARE SHACKLED TO, as I'm pretty sure that pipes are easy as hell to cut through with hacksaws even if handcuffs aren't.

Maybe Merle was completely out of his mind with thirst at that point, though, so maybe it makes sense in his head.

Also, when the hell is Rick going to use that godforsaken grenade?

Carade · 11-15-2010, 11:49 PM

I thought the implication was that he jumped off the building, I mean the door to the roof was still all padlocked.

11-13-2010, 02:48 PM	#12
Pip Boy Sent to the cornfield Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: A right and proper Nerd Cave Posts: 2,460	Glenn, like the others, seemed to be a member of the camp they had set up outside the city, so its most likely he'll head there next. It seems he'll probably go back there with the others. He's the most intelligent person in their group thus far, and should know that driving off by yourself, even in a nice fancy car, is suicide. EDIT: Am I the only one that laughed when the black guy told the white trash in the leather vest to be more positive? Last edited by Pip Boy; 11-13-2010 at 02:55 PM.

11-13-2010, 03:19 PM	#13
Magus Archer and Armstrong vs. the World Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 7,164	That guy who plays the racist biker dude is like the god-kind of playing racist biker dudes, he's been in like a million things as a similar bigoted character (well sometimes he's just a military strong-man). I wonder what he is like in real life, he is probably some kind of daisy-chain stringing liberal. I haven't read the comics so I can't really comment on how the mall episode deviates from the plot. To me it was just an "episode" in the overall story arc. But I mean Rick did find a grenade so I'm sure that will turn up again. Chekhov's gun and all. __________________ The Valiant Review

11-14-2010, 05:44 PM	#15
Magus Archer and Armstrong vs. the World Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 7,164	Shouldn't that have ended already with Breaking Bad? If you include premium cable shows it should've ended years ago, between Boardwalk Empire and some of the other shows... __________________ The Valiant Review

11-14-2010, 06:51 PM	#17
Magus Archer and Armstrong vs. the World Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 7,164	Yeah, I figured they were going to use it to weaken the gate in the sewer, but apparently it is being saved for something (hopefully something awesome). __________________ The Valiant Review

11-15-2010, 01:36 AM	#19
Magus Archer and Armstrong vs. the World Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 7,164	lawl Merle Dixon really can't be the smartest guy in the world after tonight's episode. I mean, seriously, sawing off your own hand? I expected it to happen, of course, but there are so many reasons it is a bad idea. For one, you could easily bleed to death, and he's already dehydrated so it'd just increase the chance he'd pass out, and two, it seems like even if you were afraid you were about to die of thirst it would still be a better idea to try like hell to saw through the handcuffs, or alternatively, THE PIPE YOU ARE SHACKLED TO, as I'm pretty sure that pipes are easy as hell to cut through with hacksaws even if handcuffs aren't. Maybe Merle was completely out of his mind with thirst at that point, though, so maybe it makes sense in his head. Also, when the hell is Rick going to use that godforsaken grenade? __________________ The Valiant Review

11-14-2010, 01:11 PM	#14
Funka Genocide Sent to the cornfield Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 4,566	Everyone at work was going bananas about this show, and I mean, come on. Weekly zombie show? I have since ended my 11 year hiatus on cable television.

11-15-2010, 11:49 PM	#20
Carade DO THE D-A-N-C-E Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 118	I thought the implication was that he jumped off the building, I mean the door to the roof was still all padlocked.