The Walking Dead (AMC Series)

[james0246]

Originally Posted by PzIVf3

Answer.
Frankenstein?

I think you mean Frankenstein's Monster, and yes that could be a good idea. I assumed they were looking for a way to domesticate the zombies, turning them into cattle (well, horses, and pack mules and other serviceable tools at least...then again, could a human eat a zombie? Maybe if you cook the meat enough and add the right spices...), or even a form of cure. Then again, maybe the Governor simply wants a zombie army .

[Xion Valkyrie]

We know Penny is his daughter, who's a walker that he keeps around (waaaay creepier than Hershel's barn full of walkers. So I'm assuming that notebook was a list of all the people that he knew who died, and after penny, he dehumanized everyone else and they're just numbers to him. I'm guessing all those marks are the people that he's seen killed or killed himself after Penny's death.

[Kizoku Keenan]

if I lived in a zombified world...i'd have a badass samurai sword....or 3

Good episode this week, not as great as the last episode but sometimes you got to cool things off to build to something big again.

The Guv is one weird cool mofo.

[germanturkey]

totally called that whole episode...

Spoiler:

phone calls were all in Rick's head
Merle's an asshole
Carol's alive

but yeah, great episode. its so tense moving into next week.

[Dilla]

Spoiler:

Michonne was even nice enough to bring the baby formula with her.

[james0246]

Originally Posted by Dilla

Spoiler:

Michonne was even nice enough to bring the baby formula with her.

Spoiler for episode spoiler...:

Proof that Michonne knows the meaning of the word "diplomacy"....

Damn fine episode. Andrea further proves her near bipolar behaviour as well as her awful taste in men. Rick solved his crazy in 15 minutes flat (take that psychotherapy!), and Merle proved his crazy is still alive and kicking. And of course, Michonne defines the word badass.

Good episode with solid pacing and a strong interplay between the various stories. I especially loved the brief scene between Carl and Daryl, and then later Daryl finding Carol alive and kicking.81/100

[Kizoku Keenan]

love how everything is merging together now. Excited for whats to come *giddy*

[PzIVf3]

Andrea why are you still a whore. I kinda feeling this girl will fight against Rick group.

[james0246]

I wonder if Andrea had equally bad choice in men pre-end of the world? Because it's hard to imagine her sinking any further...(yes, I am allowing for dramatic irony concerning her situation).

That being said, since I forgot to mention it earlier, Andrew Garfield has been quite strong these past three episodes. When just allowed to emote, Garfield's Rick is quite scintillating. While brief, Rick's breakdown was quite beautiful.

[Kizoku Keenan]

Andrea was in need of a good pipe cleaning, if Phil (the guv) didn't do it I bloody hell would have.

Had to stop myself from shouting at the TV when merl bumps into Glen & Maggie, I love glen & maggie, don't like the idea of something bad happening to them *whimpers*

[Kyero Fox]

Originally Posted by Kizoku Keenan

Andrea was in need of a good pipe cleaning, if Phil (the guv) didn't do it I bloody hell would have.

Had to stop myself from shouting at the TV when merl bumps into Glen & Maggie, I love glen & maggie, don't like the idea of something bad happening to them *whimpers*

Spoiler for sorta spoilers but they already spoiled it in a preview:

They already spoiled in the preview of the last last episode that they get back fine =\

[Kizoku Keenan]

Originally Posted by Kyero Fox

Spoiler for sorta spoilers but they already spoiled it in a preview:

They already spoiled in the preview of the last last episode that they get back fine =\

Drat I didn't notice, all that worrying over nothing. Love that Michonne has went to rick and the gang for help.

[PzIVf3]

I dont know what to expect the next episode. The Governor didnt believe the girl said were 10 people at the jail. He expecting they will face a size of platoon.

[Kizoku Keenan]

This episode did a really really good job of making me hate the Guv, No one touches my Maggie =(

[james0246]

Very much a transitional episode, still there were at least 3 great segments.

1) Andrea assisting Milton with an experiment to test if walkers can retain any of their past memories. It was a very simple scene, but the emotion (fear and crushed hope especially) was quite strong and seeing Andrea acting as a teacher of sorts (or at least showing her obvious experience) was quite nice. It was also one of the stronger walker deaths if only because we are given a name and history for the dying patient before the experiment begins.

2) Glenn's torture and "escape". Many times seen as a comical character (or at least not given the respect he rightly deserves), Glenn really showed his mettle and his loyalty in this episode by enduring a very bad torture session with the ever sadistic Merle before finally fighting a walker while taped to a chair. Very nice (his bellow of indignation, triumph and satisfaction was echoed by myself and friends while watching the scene ).

And finally, 3) The Governor's torture of Maggie. If there was ever any doubt as to the Governor's intention or nature, then watching him cruelly mentally torture Maggie would put to rest any doubts that this man is a monster. Even then, the acting from Lauren Cohan and David Morrissey was wonderfully tense and scary (once again proving that humans are always scarier than walkers). Simple yet powerful and meaningful. (I was sure many times during the episode that the Governor was seconds away from killing Maggie, it got to the point where I was actually yelling at the screen for the Governor not to kill Maggie .)

That being said, the Rick portions of the episode dragged a little. While there was an okay juxtaposition between how Rick and his group "torture" Michonne versus how the Woodbury crew extract information, ultimately the Rick portions felt very rushed and a little uninspired. I'm still confused as to why Michonne decided to trust this group while also not revealing Andrea or Merle (she has to know that this Rick is Andrea's Rick, right?), I'm also confused as to why Rick's group high-tails it to Woodbury without first sending a scouting party (they literally leave the Prison unguarded save for Carl and potentially Carol (Herschel and his youngest daughter are kind of dead weights, and Carol will be dealing with the baby)...

Whatever the case, there were some very strong portions, but others felt too rushed. The development was good although light (as I said, this was more of a transitional episode), and I can't wait to see how this all ends next episode before the show goes on break until January (?). 78/100.

p.s. the next episode will be written by series creator Robert Kirkman, the first full-length episode he has written since Season 1 Episode 4 (he also co-wrote the season 2's opening and closing episodes).

[Kyero Fox]

They don't need a scout team when Michonne already scouted the place head to toe, she trusts them because they aren't as fortified and open kindness to hide their true nature. Rick is right in her face about it, not a nice guy mask.

She doesn't mention Merle or Andrea because she doesn't want to give out too much information right away. If she said anything about Merle it might have effected ricks group towards her. or something.

[james0246]

Originally Posted by Kyero Fox

They don't need a scout team when Michonne already scouted the place head to toe, she trusts them because they aren't as fortified and open kindness to hide their true nature. Rick is right in her face about it, not a nice guy mask.

I agree with the inbold part, but the rest is a little iffy. Whether she scouted the place or not is irrelevant, he and his group have not scouted the place, and considering Rick's group disposition toward outsiders, there was no reason for them to trust her so implicitly (especially since she seemed to know nothing about Woddbury's greatest defense, a wall of zombies ready to spring forth at a moments notice), especially to risk the safety of the Prison over (he did leave no real defense at his home base). No, there was no reason to trust her, and besides his honesty, she had little reason to trust him (unless she knows him, which she should).

Originally Posted by Kyero Fox

She doesn't mention Merle or Andrea because she doesn't want to give out too much information right away. If she said anything about Merle it might have effected ricks group towards her. or something.

That makes no sense, she would have instantly been accepted, or at least listened to, if she had used her pre-existing connections to Rick and the group. Instead, she has purposely mislead them (that is if she realizes that this Rick is Andrea's Rick) and potentially put them in worse danger because of her refusal to provide all the relevant information.

[Kyero Fox]

The baby stuff and her telling them about Glenn and Maggie is enough for someone like Rick to give her a chance by asking her. She was on deaths door and had something the baby needed and knew where they were.

If it was a trap, she went through great lengths to shoot her self at a perfect angle and pretend to black out.

[james0246]

Originally Posted by Kyero Fox

If it was a trap, she went through great lengths to shoot her self at a perfect angle and pretend to black out.

You're not paranoid enough, especially for an end of the world party .

[Kyero Fox]

Originally Posted by james0246

You're not paranoid enough, especially for an end of the world party .

Watch the Talking Dead. It helps understand stuff.