The Walking Dead

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[DannyBeane]

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In an attempt to get over my depression from last night's episode, did anybody catch the cameo from the Dawn of the Dead zombie?

[Shonokin]

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Here's a great write up of last week's episode. I agree, it was one of the best this season. But ONLY read it if you're caught up.

http://www.uproxx.com/tv/2013/03/what-w ... king-dead/

Here's a piece about why Scott Gimple may have been hired to replace Glenn Mazzara as show runner. If that really is their reasoning and Gimple can take on such a huge task, Season 4 could be incredible.

[quote]After the dust settled on filming season three of The Walking Dead, and Robert Kirkman looked at what had been accomplished, I imagine his thought process went something like this: “We have a fun show on our hands. It’s the biggest drama on television. It’s fast-paced, action-oriented, and entertaining as hell on most weeks. The Walking Dead is a good show. But how do we make it great?â€

[jellydonut25]

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I liked the episode, but I dunno if it's my favorite of the season. I like the "zero in on one person" approach, and I like that Merle earned some redemption, but there were parts of the episode that felt a little out of place, and the pacing seemed a touch off or something...I wasn't quite as riveted as usual, maybe because nobody who I think is "untouchable" was in a dire situation.

I just wish next episode wasn't the finale, and not for ENTIRELY selfish reasons, either. I'd really like to get a Daryl-centric episode to see him deal with killing his brother, but I think it's gearing up for an action-oriented episode (i don't have an issue with this, i just would like to see Daryl's reaction, and I kinda think we might not ever get it, as Season 4 might feel like too much of a gap for it to be emotionally impactful)

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I don't feel the same way, but those are valid critiques.

I kinda agree that I'd like more moments with Daryl dealing with it and hopefully we'll get a little of that next episode... but yeah, next episode kinda HAS to be a big action episode. I'm sure he'll get some moments in next season. Maybe it'll be a bit rewarding to watch the last 2 episodes of this season right before the next one starts?

Also, Merle listening to Motorhead and drinking whiskey in the car with zombies everywhere around him was awesome.

[jellydonut25]

[klen7]

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So what did everyone think of the finale?

I thought it was a perfectly decent episode, but a bad finale. I feel like there should be another episode or two left.

I really wish Andrea got more to redeem herself because when she died, I really didn't feel myself caring.

I'm not sure if bringing all those refugees back to the prison was the best idea since the Governor is still out there.

On the other hand, I'm glad we'll be getting more Governor next season.

Pretty strong episode, weak as f*ck finale.

[jellydonut25]

Spoilers abound people....so, you know, i don't feel like whiting out all the spoilery stuff.

Honestly, I didn't even like it much as an episode. I thought it was one of the weaker episodes of the season, and in the pantheon of all WD episodes, it'd probably fall pretty safely in the bottom half.

Glen, Daryl, Maggie, Carol, get little to no screen time in order to bring us an Andrea-centric episode that doesn't do anything to make the character more likable, and if anything, made me like everything that happened with her even less.

I can't even describe to you how offensive to my intelligence the whole handcuff escape was...and how equally offensive her inability to hold a pair of pliers with her bare feet was...i'll fully admit that my feet are basically good for existing at the end of my legs, but anybody who can move their toes can hold a pair of f*cking PLIERS in them.

And I absolutely HATED Andrea killing herself. Way to just completely and utterly DESTROY her character arc. She could have and should have apparently killed herself the first time she wanted to. If they wanted to attempt to redeem her and give her the hero's goodbye, she should have gone out like a hero instead of a b*tch.

I know there's a popular opinion that her character was impossible to redeem anyway, but I don't know if I agree. While she did act like a complete MORON all season long, 99% of her actions could have been explained, even if the explanations weren't terribly good and made her continue to sound kinda stupid...they could have brought her back from the brink, but chose not to, and instead wasted an entire episode focusing on her death as though it were some kind of huge deal, and my emotional connection to the moment was ZERO.

I don't mind the Governor living at all, and I don't exactly mind him gunning everyone down, but for a guy who usually seems smart even in stressful situations, I thought it was a pretty stupid thing to do. No major complaints, but didn't exactly love it either.

I think really the only thing in the episode I liked was the Rick/Carl tension. It gave them some gripping screen-time and set something up for next season very nicely.

Not a good episode on its own, and a pretty abysmal season finale. Why in the hell would they choose to bring everyone back to the prison instead of taking over Woodbury? I really hope that question gets answered next season, because from where I stand, it seems like a STUPID thing to do...like, really, REALLY stupid. "Hey let's give up a well-fortified position with supplies, running water, and electricity for a dank concrete pit that's infested with zombies, impossible to ever completely fortify due to structural damage, and has just been pummeled by explosives, 50-cal ammo, and trucks running through the fences."

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[klen7]

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