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Canelek wrote:
Lynks wrote:Was that blue meth in episode 2? :)

Is it just me or did it seem like the zombies moved a bit faster at the hospital?
It was the blue meth indeed! And yeah, they were hauling ass at the FEMA trailer.
I was actually laughing during that scene watching the fat guy run and thinking Rule #1: Cardio
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Bloodletting (ep02) was a nice episode.
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That episode blew. Nothing happened at all. It took an entire episode to locate supplies?
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And they totally didn't plan that escape right at all. The skinny man should have run and draw off all the zombies while the fat man skipped out the back way. I thought Otis was going to be a feast for those zombies making him run all that way. Those zombies were way too fast imho.
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Those Zombies felt like The Infected from Dead Island, not like the Walking Shamblers.

Bad luck for Otis that he had to run! :D

His best woirkout ever?
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Wow! A nice pick up in pace. I had to rewind since I thought I missed something, but apparently, I did not.
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Haha. I did the same thing. I thought my PVR stopped recording for a few minutes.

Nice to see the zombies walk at their normal speed again. They only seem to go as fast as the people they're chasing.
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The way normal zombies walk, you should be able to lay a garden hose in front of them and trip the lot of them up :)
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True, Plant Tripwires all over town, it's not like they're lifting their feet/jumping.
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Latest episode was pretty damn boring compared to the previous. It basically had two themes: kid gets lucky and gimmick well-ghoul. That said, the story is certainly plodding aside from a few moments so far. Luckily, we are getting some good character development this season.

Dragging out plot lines may work nicely in graphic novel form, but here it seems a bit much, especially with a short season 1 and a split up season 2. Little girl has been gone since season 1, Mearl has been gone since the pilot!

Guess I can't complain too much since it is a rad zombie series. Still hoping Mad Men goes away so the budget opens up a tad and there is greater chance of season renewal.
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The only character that is really annoying me is the wife of the cop. She gives me the same vibe as that chick Clint Eastwood used to run with in a lot of his movies, Sondra Locke. Ewwwww.
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Bubba Grizz wrote:The only character that is really annoying me is the wife of the cop. She gives me the same vibe as that chick Clint Eastwood used to run with in a lot of his movies, Sondra Locke. Ewwwww.
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What was wrong with Sondra Locke? Beside Clint having to force her to do a tubal ligation?
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She has those evil bug eyes and a voice that makes my gag reflex act up.
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She freaks me out as much as Shelly Duvall.
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Mid-season finale was awesome. They're really diverging from the comics though.
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It was rad! Holy shit!
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Yeah! I kept saying to myself, "That wasn't in the comics"! I'm very interested to see how they progress. I hope they change some of the other shit in the comics I wasn't overly fond of. All in the name of good drama!
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It's good that they stray a tad from the comics, then even we who have read the comics can be surprised.

I know that Merle will be back, but Merle will not be the Governor.
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Zygar_ Cthulhukin wrote:Mid-season finale was awesome.
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The barn shootout scene was INTENSE.
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Zygar_ Cthulhukin wrote:Mid-season finale was awesome.
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The barn shootout scene was INTENSE.
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Definitely was NOT expecting Sophia there...
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And Hershel had to know that was who they were looking for. What exactly was his game plan there? He planned to only let them stay until they found her, but he knew she was in the barn.
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Kilmoll the Sexy wrote:
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And Hershel had to know that was who they were looking for. What exactly was his game plan there? He planned to only let them stay until they found her, but he knew she was in the barn.
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I was thinking that too, but I also thought that maybe she climbed into the barn looking for shelter and got bit the fuck up.
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Not sure if you guys watch Hell on Wheels, but each episode so far they've shown a small scene from the next Walking Dead...
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Herschel said that Otis was responsible for rounding up walkers to put in the barn. If true, that's a reasonable excuse for no one realizing Sophia was in there, since Otis got killed before the whole group made it to the farm.
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They touched on this during Talking Dead also, and I think it's pretty clear that Hershel didn't know. Otis handled the zombie herding, and died before the subject of Sofia ever came up. Clearly Shane isn't buying that, though, in the extended preview shown during HoW.
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Season 2 resumes this Sunday!
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Nebraska was nice!

Now, if Merle would return soon then everything would be dandy! :D
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Just about to watch the finale for season 2.
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Two of the three people I can't stand die in back to back episodes?? Fucking awesome, now that Shane and the obnoxious crybaby old guy are dead, the other blonde chick that Shane was buddy buddy with needs to go and it'll be perfection.
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Officially the best season finale ever. I Need to know who/what the fuck Kung Lao with the two zombies chained to him is. Good to see Rick finally step up to the plate and tell everyone gator ain't never been about no shit, feel me!
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It's a character from the comics named Michonne. The current issue of Playboy (April 2012) has a mini-comic (6 or 8 pages, I forget) that has the comic book version of her back story in it. No idea how accurately the TV show will incorporate this character, but from the one scene with her, it's looking pretty good.


Edit to add: Link to a scan of the Michonne story in Playboy: http://imgur.com/a/tjBYV
On a related note, I get the impression that the people behind the show are trying to move the TV series back to parallel the comic a little more closely, while breaking with it enough to keep people guessing.
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Nice! Thanks.
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No problem. Also, on The Talking Dead aftershow, they announced that the actress who will be playing Michonne next season is Danai Gurira (imdb profile).
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Xatrei wrote:
Kilmoll the Sexy wrote:two things I need to nitpick with your nitpicking:

1) Is there some special force shield that would prevent Airborne members from entering a stationary tank to attempt to escape from zombies?

2) Glocks can have manual safeties on them. It is not a factory option, but there are several places you can either have them done or get one to add in yourself.
1. Of course there's nothing to prevent a soldier from a non-armor unit (or a Sheriff's Deputy from Kentucky) from entering the vehicle, but I doubt that much thought went into it. I think they just told their wardrobe people to get some soldiery looking kit together for the scene.

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Apparently, I sold the producers short on this. There was a plan behind the paratrooper in the tank all along. Sadly, we'll never see that plan come to fruition.

Edit: The link I forgot to include --> http://www.movieweb.com/news/the-walkin ... sam-witwer
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What was the plan? Don't think I have seen anything detailing much of the plans they have had for the series.

Also...now that we know that everyone is already infected, it makes more sense that two people inside a tank were zombified and very well may have died from dehydration.
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Shit. Sorry about that, I meant to include a link with that post. Fixed it now.
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So Netflix is streaming s2 now, and I find myself agreeing more and more with Shane the psycho and less and less with Rick the diplomatic vagina. Some of those people are dumber than shit, and I would use most of them as gut-shot walker-bait at the first chance I got. Can't travel the zombie pockyclips with that much emotionally-fragile deadweight.
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Solid start to Season 3. Not sure if the cast that is left can hold up on their own--story-wise. Still though, my biggest hope is that we lose some more dull, plodding spots, which plagued the first half of last season.

Season 3 begins what appears to be several months after the events that closed season 2.
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I agree, I thought it was a great start to the season. If it keeps up at this pace it's gonna be a great season.
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There was more action in the season 2 finale and season 3 opener than all of season 2 combined.
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Zombies are slow, and it takes a while for them to catch-up and attack!
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It wasn't so much the lack of zombie action that bothered me, it was how the story didn't progress much, especially when I knew where it was going
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I've never watched the show but I trust this an accurate depiction!


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That may fit for some episodes in the past, but overall the show is very good and if this season continues following the series for the most part it will be the best season yet.
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A big part of the problem last year was apparently related to the last minute departure of Frank Darabont. The new show runner, Glen Mazzara, was left to pick up a bit of a mess - scenes that were shot were scrapped entirely, sets that had been built were not used, several story lines were abandoned entirely. Due to a combination of budget limitations and time constraints, they were forced to stretch the farm arc over more episodes than originally planned. That resulted in the plodding middle portion of last season. They're promising a big shift in action this season, and hopefully they'll deliver. Knowing what the whole Governor arc involves in the comics, I have a hard time not taking them at their word.
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Holy mother of God Season 3, episode 2 was amazing. This episode had something awesome every commercial break. It was fantastic. The Ricktatorship is absolutely brutal. Season 3 Rick would slap the shit out of Season 1 Rick.

Season 3 is knocking it out of the park so far and there's still a ton of stuff to look forward to!
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The Ricktatorship is just fantastic this season.

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Fairweather Pure wrote:Holy mother of God Season 3, episode 2 was amazing. This episode had something awesome every commercial break. It was fantastic. The Ricktatorship is absolutely brutal. Season 3 Rick would slap the shit out of Season 1 Rick.

Season 3 is knocking it out of the park so far and there's still a ton of stuff to look forward to!
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Really great episode. Tense as fuck!
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