Walking Dead on AMC

WarrenM · 2011-11-25T09:41:23.000Z

Vivianne:

how about just cleaning out the pharmacy all at once since its a safe bet they are going to need most of that stuff? the characters on this show make the dumbest choices ever.

Because that fucks over everyone else in the area. I think Maggie mentioned that on the first trip … something about how the town had agreed, “take what you need but no more”. So it’s a shared resource.

Shadarr · 2011-11-25T10:19:58.000Z

Slainte Mhath:

The suburban scenes were the best ones in this episode in my opinion. From the first glimpse with the garbage sitting by the curb, to the final shot of the zombies closing in from all sides it was the creepiest thing they’ve done since season one. I longed to hear more about what happened in that house, from the walled off hallway to the stairs with the dead zombie pileup tot he garage with the burned corpses. Did the owners try to make a stand and fail? Did they escape? It would have been a great 5 minutes or so to have Shane looking at the scene and narrate what he thought might have happened based on the evidence, and it wouldn’t even have been a stretch given that he was a police officer prior to the ZA. The whole thing reminded me so much of my own neighborhood that I could not stop thinking about what I would do to protect my kids if something like that happened here, and THAT is good TV.

I agree with everything you said except one thing: Shane explaining it would’ve completely ruined the scene, just like Shane talking has ruined so many other scenes in this show. It’s a more powerful statement when all that stuff is just there, sort of in the background but more interesting than what’s going on in the foreground. If Shane stops looking for Sophia and starts breaking down game film on every house they walk into, it would instantly go from powerful to annoying. Some things don’t need to be explained. In fact, I would say this show would be a lot better if they cut out half the dialog.

Popeye · 2011-11-26T15:14:12.000Z

WarrenM:

Because that fucks over everyone else in the area. I think Maggie mentioned that on the first trip … something about how the town had agreed, “take what you need but no more”. So it’s a shared resource.

Who else in the area? Shared between who? When was this decided, at the town council meeting? “Issue 1: The world ended, what should we do with our remaining antibiotic supples?”
Like, are there other random people just chilling at their strangely undefended houses in the middle of the apocalypse that we haven’t seen? if so, why would you decide to store critical supplies in a dangerous area instead of at someone’s house?

gameoverman · 2011-11-26T15:57:59.000Z

I think they’re going for a rural small town ‘everyone knows everyone’ vibe.

It’s likely everyone who lives in that area goes to the same church, and so on.

So when this disaster hits, they all bunker in their respective locations which they’ve prepared for this purpose. I bet most of the supplies they make runs for are of the type we’ve seen. Totally off the wall unexpected stuff. Does anyone think Herschel ever planned to do surgery? I don’t. So why the hell would he stockpile surgery supplies?

Now repeat that for any neighbors still around. They only make runs due to unforeseen circumstances. In that scenario it makes sense to leave everything where it is and don’t waste your time or space on stuff you might not ever need. A side benefit is it allows the town to remain quiet and therefore as zombie free as possible.

drewl · 2011-11-26T19:48:10.000Z

I finally got around to watching the webisodes, and I thought they were pretty good.
I could watch ones on every zombie we’ve seen killed!

Raife · 2011-11-26T21:22:07.000Z

The sign in the window of the pharmacy has been referenced like a dozen times in this thread. The people at the farm were pretty clearly honoring that. I think the main survivor group would have a totally different looting approach if they were on their own.

I liked the suburb scene too, as well as the pharmacy scare. More zombies, dammit.

Also, anyone else think farm girl is going to die a grisly death soon causing Glenn to get more jaded? They’ve been spending a lot of time setting that up.

DrDel · 2011-11-26T21:32:01.000Z

drewl:

I finally got around to watching the webisodes, and I thought they were pretty good.
I could watch ones on every zombie we’ve seen killed!

Thanks for reminding me to watch the webisodes. Only 6 so far, right?

I watched them all… pretty sad actually. yuck… .poor kids.

DrDel · 2011-11-26T21:32:50.000Z

Raife:

The sign in the window of the pharmacy has been referenced like a dozen times in this thread. The people at the farm were pretty clearly honoring that. I think the main survivor group would have a totally different looting approach if they were on their own.

I liked the suburb scene too, as well as the pharmacy scare. More zombies, dammit.

Also, anyone else think farm girl is going to die a grisly death soon causing Glenn to get more jaded? They’ve been spending a lot of time setting that up.

No, I dont think she is going to die anytime soon. I think the two will hook up for a bit longer.

Shadarr · 2011-11-26T23:54:53.000Z

My money’s on Lori. And by that, I mean that I am offering money to the person who kills Lori.

Raife · 2011-11-27T00:06:38.000Z

Shadarr:

My money’s on Lori. And by that, I mean that I am offering money to the person who kills Lori.

If you widen that to include zombies, it’s more likely to happen. Unless you were using the Hershel ‘person’ definition, in which case, you’re a weirdo.

Dean · 2011-11-27T08:28:25.000Z

Shadarr:

My money’s on Lori. And by that, I mean that I am offering money to the person who kills Lori.

What do zombies need with money? Offer brains.

drewl · 2011-11-27T12:21:01.000Z

Just another nitpick: I’m watching a repeat of Rick and Darryl cutting open a Zombie stomach to see if it ate the missing little girl, these people are in way too close contact not to have been infected by now.
Whether smearing zombie guts on themsleves or close contact head splattering, the chances are they would have swallowed some zombie molecules flying through the air.

Dan_Theman · 2011-11-27T15:34:38.000Z

Some director guy on The Talking Dead said the issue of whether zombieism (sp?) can be transmitted by something other than a bite will be addressed this season … and there’s not exactly much of this season left (well, unless he’s calling this a half-season).

Tin_Wisdom · 2011-11-27T17:47:02.000Z

Naw, tonight is episode 7 of 13, so we’ve got plenty of screen-time to introduce that little chestnut this season.

DrDel · 2011-11-27T18:45:55.000Z

Talking dead is 1hour tonight… Set yer pvrs

drewl · 2011-11-27T19:10:45.000Z

Dan_Theman:

Some director guy on The Talking Dead said the issue of whether zombieism (sp?) can be transmitted by something other than a bite will be addressed this season … and there’s not exactly much of this season left (well, unless he’s calling this a half-season).

I guess it’s because we never really got any backstory to the whole reason or cause we’re left to fill in the gaps with our own speculations or theories.

Aww…man…tonight’s ending was just brutal…

jerri_blank · 2011-11-27T19:45:00.000Z

No happy endings on THIS show.

spoilar

I wonder why it didn’t occur to Herschel that he had Sophia in the barn. Then again, I suppose he wouldn’t have told them about her if he HAD suspected she was in there, since he was keeping the barn a secret.

Huzurdaddi · 2011-11-27T20:03:49.000Z

Genius ending.

Rick really showed some character there.

jerri_blank · 2011-11-27T20:05:57.000Z

Yeah, I think he had to prove he was up to it in order to stop the mutiny. I kinda expected him to take her somewhere else, though, and not shoot her in front of her mother.

Huzurdaddi · 2011-11-27T20:08:42.000Z

He also had to show Hershel that they were not hypocrites. He paid the price when no one else would.