The Walking Dead "The Walking Dead" General Stuff & Thaaaangs Thread - Part 9

[Hunter Rider]

Ugh, they killed off Beth.

 

[raisethe3]

Damn, crazy episode. I liked Beth.

Me too. Sad to see her go. Felt that her death was weak and not sure why she would be stupid enough to start something like that.

 

[Leenie]

This show is getting so dreadfully bad. The writing is just awful, and it really hurts to type that. Nothing pertaining to Beth mattered. Everything is back where it was, with the only difference being that they have Noah now. Nothing in the hospital mattered. They're in f***ing Atlanta, the city where the first episode of the entire series took place. They have gone nowhere, traveled nowhere, made zero progress as a group this entire series. It's just awful.

It's been like 2-3 years give or take, and they have not mobilized anywhere. Like, move already. They travel these long distances by bus or by RV or cars, and they never actually WENT anywhere... this ENTIRE series. I can understand the occasional "filler" episode, but this is essentially an entire filler season, and it makes everything before it meaningless. Awful writing, and I hate admitting that to myself, because I love TWD. Or I did.

As a group, as a people, they should be making some kind of progress. Instead, they're completely stationary, wasting time at a farm, a prison, a church, a hospital, trying to survive, with no real goal to move forward. The cops in the hospital were looking pretty good and healthy... Am I to believe that Rick and his entire group could've just stayed in a building in downtown Atlanta for these entire five seasons, and they would've been fine? Come on. These are signs of a group of producers and writers who don't know what they're doing.

I agree.

I love The Walking Dead and I was really forgiving about a lot of things for a long time ... This midseason finale, though. Dreadful. So many episodes wasted on an arc that didn't even matter. Heck, the PR spent the entire off-season hyping up the whole #WhereIsBeth thing. Where is Beth? Doesn't matter. The story isn't interesting enough to tell.

I just feel really robbed by that storyline, and it's especially annoying because I loved last season ... And the first three episodes of Season 5 were fan-freaking-tastic (especially the season opener). So much promise, so little payoff.

I think the whole "twist" with Eugene lying should have been saved for when they arrived to D.C. People would be in a different location at least. Something new.

One thing I will say, though: Rick has improved greatly. Easily my favorite character of the show now, and he probably still would be if the show were much better.

Le sigh. The Telltale Games version of The Walking Dead remains to be my favorite by far. The writing for those two seasons make the television series look like a joke. So yeah, I guess I can still call myself a fan of The Walking Dead ...

 

[Will Nolte]

"I told him to stop." - Rick Grimes.

 

[Kane52630]

Cliff Curtis Will Lead The Walking Dead Companion Series


Alt Rick Grimes is here.

 

[marcvader]

"I told him to stop." - Rick Grimes.

No means yes in Georgia.

 

[Whiskey Tango]

Ugh, they killed off Beth.

 

[The Apocalypse]

I just finished season 1 of the walking dead game. So damn sad.

 

[Whiskey Tango]

"I told him to stop." - Rick Grimes.

"You all saw him. He had a gun."

 

[Brother Jack]

The cop running away was inconsistent with how he'd been shown prior, being "one of the good ones". He had no incentive to run and him tricking Sasha and getting Rick'd had no bearing on the story's outcome.

 

[Whiskey Tango]

That's twice I've seen Maximiliano Hernández get run over by a motor vehicle this year.

 

[Man in the Suit]

The cop running away was inconsistent with how he'd been shown prior, being "one of the good ones". He had no incentive to run and him tricking Sasha and getting Rick'd had no bearing on the story's outcome.

It was to show how the world could view Rick and Co. as the villains. Same with Gabriel running away from the church after seeing them slaughter the Terminians (Termites?) only to see that they were telling the truth when he saw the BobBQ.

 

[Leenie]

I just finished season 1 of the walking dead game. So damn sad.

Yup. Never thought I'd be fighting tears while playing a video game, but the Telltales game did that for me. It's a beautiful ending though, as sad as it is.

Spoiler

I loved season 2, especially with the ending I chose for it, but I missed Lee so badly. Every time Clem mentioned him in season 2, I felt really sad.

 

[Brother Jack]

It was to show how the world could view Rick and Co. as the villains. Same with Gabriel running away from the church after seeing them slaughter the Terminians (Termites?) only to see that they were telling the truth when he saw the BobBQ.

Yeah, I get that but it wasn't as consistent or explicit as it should have been. Rick and the gang were fair to the hostages especially Bob 2 and he had seemed heartfelt and amicable and others said he was a good guy. His betrayal came out of nowhere because he seemed level-headed and there didn't seem to be such a tangible threat to him. If the cop that Daryl fought and almost killed ran it would have made more sense.

And, again, it has no bearing on how the hostage exchange goes down. I was expecting Dawn to somehow know that Bob 2 was killed by Rick's hand and that's why she wanted Noah but that's not what happened.

 

[Evelisse]

I'm not a huge fan of crazy one strike and you're out Rick on the show currently, but don't want super naive Officer Friendly Rick either, I hope Morgan can bring balance to Rick, and without having to die in the process.

 

[FrozenBanana00]

It was awesome seeing Morgan again. The guys acting in it is amazing.

 

[Jesse]

Yeah Lennie James is an excellent actor. Hope he stays on as a regular.

 

[Elevator Man]

Speaking of Morgan wonder if we'll get an episode in the upcoming mid season half catching up with the character post "Clear"?

 

[Brother Jack]

Morgan has always made the show better. Two of the best episodes feature him. I really hope these teases are leading to him becoming a series regular.

 

[Kane52630]

Really?

The Walking Dead Fan Petition To Bring Back Beth Gains Steam

 

[Travesty]

Maybe Michonne can keep her on a leash as she walks around all Zombie-like?

Or maybe it was all just a dream?

 

[Elevator Man]

It's obviously the Daryl & Beth shippers behind that petition. Besides it would be difficult to resurrect a character in any form, who got their brains blown out.

 

[Piper Maru]

Maybe she'll come back as a ghost and haunt Maggie for not caring about her while she was missing.

 

[FrozenBanana00]

I didn't expect them to kill off her character. I thought she was pretty safe with the rest of them, to be honest. That death was a shock. All of them have been really, but a few have taken me by surprise.

 

[Brother Jack]

I'd be fine if they screwed up the continuity and just started the second half off with Beth still alive and no one ever mentions it. It would be correcting a mistake.