Red Mosquito

saw this floatin around lately

I love that pic.

I thought her killing her sister was more "shocking" than Carol killing her.

How can the ginger army guy buy into the 'save the world' stuff with the doctor guy who is clearly full of shit?

WE GOTTA SAVE THE WORLD!!!

the walkers sticking out of the rubble was pretty great.

So, is Terminus good or bad? It has to be bad, right? I sure hope so. However, I'd guess we will realize it's not a good place to be and then, bam, end of season. This was the worst season by far, regardless of what happens next week.

15showsandcounting wrote:So, is Terminus good or bad?

That is the question.
I don't think I care

Thejambi wrote:

15showsandcounting wrote:So, is Terminus good or bad?

That is the question.
I don't think I care

Actually, that's a pretty solid answer.

I'm really hoping that those guys Darryl is with catch up to Rick, Carl and Michonne and kill them.

after reading a recap of the ep, it totally went over my head that the guy Joe was talking about, when he said one of his guys got taken out in a house they found, is Rick.

Stickman wrote:after reading a recap of the ep, it totally went over my head that the guy Joe was talking about, when he said one of his guys got taken out in a house they found, is Rick.

It was only when he was talking about it that I recognised those guys being the ones that entered the house Rick was in

edit: nevermind

spike wrote:

Stickman wrote:after reading a recap of the ep, it totally went over my head that the guy Joe was talking about, when he said one of his guys got taken out in a house they found, is Rick.

wasn't it actually one of joe's gang that killed the guy? rick saw it from under the bed.

I think he meant the guy Rick choked out in the bathroom.

The only thing that saves this season for me is if they kill off Rick or Daryl. Carl would be nice too.....

Let me start off by mentioning that I'm not a big fan of zombie movies/shows in general. I started watching this show right before the third season and caught up by watching on Netflix over the course of a week or two. Didn't mind the pacing of the second season as much as I read critics talking about it online, my theory is watching episodes back to back on demand prevents irritation building up from having to wait a week for every installment. After starting to watch this show as it aired disappointment started to build up.

The biggest problem right now is that the most of the characters aren't really striking a chord. Since the beginning of season three I can't really think of a major character they've introduced that I've really cared about other than Tyreese, who is likable enough. On top of that a number of the main characters that have been around for a while start to feel like they're just there. Rick is supposed to be the main protagonist right? If he was gone from the show next week would it really make much of a difference at all? Rick doesn't do much other than react to what's happening around him (more on this later) so it isn't as if there would be some large void left to fill. Carl would mourn him for a bit, Michonne would comfort him, after a few episodes it would be like he was never there.
Glenn and Maggie bore me to tears. It's a shame because I really liked Glenn in the beginning. Once they got together they were no longer Glenn and Maggie, but Glenn/Maggie, a single entity dedicated to and revolving around itself. Hey Maggie, don't you have a sister out there somewhere. I know you were really torn up about being separated from your love but maybe we can find an ounce of care about her too? Oh wait, nobody ever cared about Beth before, right.
Speaking of I can also imagine Beth just never being mentioned or brought up again. Aside from that one jerk in the gang trying to rile him up, Daryl seems to busy adapting to his new surroundings to worry about that. I'm sure Daryl's thinking about her somewhere in the back of his mind and by some coincidence she'll cross paths with him or some other survivors at some point, even if it is short lived. Until then I'm not sure who will be missing her.

Let me back up a bit. I claimed Rick wouldn't be missed much because all he does is react. That's not a problem by itself, what was Empire Strikes Back without our heroes reacting the entire time. In that case though you had a strong central antagonist moving the plot along providing conflict. Walking Dead not so much. The villains consist of the walking dead, thugs, and psychopaths. Of those you got your psychopaths as the big bad. Thugs as your occasional filler conflict. The walking dead, well yeah it's a zombie show so you need to have them. I'm not sure what to say. I want to say they're a plot device to move things along but it's a zombie show so the're essential, right? I guess you can say they're there for the gore factor as well. Anyway, I'm not much of a zombie fan if I didn't say so already and you can't figure it out. Zombies themselves are boring. Stabbing, shooting, and killing dozens of zombies is mindless but it appeals to some people. When this show is at its best is not when you have people struggling against zombies, but when you have people struggling with humanity, and by that I mean not just other people but their own humanity.

I was a big fan of The Next Generation. Not for all the cheesy science fiction elements but for the stories about people dealing with their humanity, morals, and ethics. With something as simple as people getting sick you had the best point in the whole season. The characters had to face a moral issue over what to do with the sick and contagious, their decision not only affects themselves and the others but speaks volumes about themselves. Major characters risking their lives for each other in what could easily have been a lost cause. By the way, Hershel should have died here, it would have been much more powerful rather than introducing some random new guy as a doctor and killing him off. I have no idea why they spared him only to kill him off a few episodes later in a ridiculously overdramatic manner that said nothing about his character other than making him look like a naive idiot.
I similarly have a gripe with their treatment of Carol. I was really looking to forward with how justice would be decided and what controversy it would stir within the fragile community, but instead we got treated to a weak conclusion of Rick autonomously banishing her.

Enough for now, I'm sure I've rambled on for far too long and I could go on all day. If someone actually reads all that and wants to respond that is awesome. I'm eager to discuss the show, even if we only have one episode left this season, and just wanted to get my feelings thus far out there. If anyone has read all of the above and their main question is why the hell I'm still watching this show, well I'm not completely sure. I guess I see some potential and I'm hoping it gets tapped at some point.

Tonight was 'opening day' at Security Field where I'm working at the Fox Den for the baseball season. This was the first night that I worked in the store, and wow was it freaking busy. I sold so many blankets, sweatshirts, and beanies! This was because of fans that came to the game unprepared for the cold weather. I swear I must have sold over 100 blankets. At $32 a pop for a blanket? whewwww.


For the first 30 minutes after the gates opened they had bag pipes playing, which sort of made sense because earlier in the afternoon I wondered why the hell some guy would wear a kilt to the game considering how cold it was.

The highlight of my night was two guys that patronized the den. One was swapping out his Detroit Tigers cap for a Sky Sox cap. We talked about both having moved to Colorado and how we'll probably have to become Rockies fans now. I asked about which cap he would wear if both the Tigers and the Rocks go to the World Series, and he grinned and waved his Tigers hat at me as he went out the door.

Nice.


The second was a guy from southern MI. He was swapping out his Red Wings beanie for a Sox beanie. He told me about how his Irish grandparents got off the boat and found themselves in an all Polish neighborhood in Detroit, so that's how his family learned how to fight and play hockey. His uncle and another relative of his played for the Wings is what he told me. So I told him where I was from and he said "oh I know where that is! It's right here!" and he held up his hand and pointed right to the Saginaw Bay.

It was nice to talk to a couple of strangers with a familiar place in common.



Most retail jobs are grueling. But this one isn't. It's light hearted and fun.


To sum it up. I really really really hope I get to meet Fox the Sox at some point.

@SkitchP wrote:Tonight was 'opening day' at Security Field where I'm working at the Fox Den for the baseball season. This was the first night that I worked in the store, and wow was it freaking busy. I sold so many blankets, sweatshirts, and beanies! This was because of fans that came to the game unprepared for the cold weather. I swear I must have sold over 100 blankets. At $32 a pop for a blanket? whewwww.


For the first 30 minutes after the gates opened they had bag pipes playing, which sort of made sense because earlier in the afternoon I wondered why the hell some guy would wear a kilt to the game considering how cold it was.

The highlight of my night was two guys that patronized the den. One was swapping out his Detroit Tigers cap for a Sky Sox cap. We talked about both having moved to Colorado and how we'll probably have to become Rockies fans now. I asked about which cap he would wear if both the Tigers and the Rocks go to the World Series, and he grinned and waved his Tigers hat at me as he went out the door.

Nice.


The second was a guy from southern MI. He was swapping out his Red Wings beanie for a Sox beanie. He told me about how his Irish grandparents got off the boat and found themselves in an all Polish neighborhood in Detroit, so that's how his family learned how to fight and play hockey. His uncle and another relative of his played for the Wings is what he told me. So I told him where I was from and he said "oh I know where that is! It's right here!" and he held up his hand and pointed right to the Saginaw Bay.

It was nice to talk to a couple of strangers with a familiar place in common.



Most retail jobs are grueling. But this one isn't. It's light hearted and fun.


To sum it up. I really really really hope I get to meet Fox the Sox at some point.

Yes, that story was just as boring as this season of TWD. At least I assume that was the point.

@SkitchP wrote:Tonight was 'opening day' at Security Field where I'm working at the Fox Den for the baseball season. This was the first night that I worked in the store, and wow was it freaking busy. I sold so many blankets, sweatshirts, and beanies! This was because of fans that came to the game unprepared for the cold weather. I swear I must have sold over 100 blankets. At $32 a pop for a blanket? whewwww.


For the first 30 minutes after the gates opened they had bag pipes playing, which sort of made sense because earlier in the afternoon I wondered why the hell some guy would wear a kilt to the game considering how cold it was.

The highlight of my night was two guys that patronized the den. One was swapping out his Detroit Tigers cap for a Sky Sox cap. We talked about both having moved to Colorado and how we'll probably have to become Rockies fans now. I asked about which cap he would wear if both the Tigers and the Rocks go to the World Series, and he grinned and waved his Tigers hat at me as he went out the door.

Nice.


The second was a guy from southern MI. He was swapping out his Red Wings beanie for a Sox beanie. He told me about how his Irish grandparents got off the boat and found themselves in an all Polish neighborhood in Detroit, so that's how his family learned how to fight and play hockey. His uncle and another relative of his played for the Wings is what he told me. So I told him where I was from and he said "oh I know where that is! It's right here!" and he held up his hand and pointed right to the Saginaw Bay.

It was nice to talk to a couple of strangers with a familiar place in common.



Most retail jobs are grueling. But this one isn't. It's light hearted and fun.


To sum it up. I really really really hope I get to meet Fox the Sox at some point.

I hope you do to!

I think this show needs an end date.

Watch The Flames wrote:

@SkitchP wrote:Tonight was 'opening day' at Security Field where I'm working at the Fox Den for the baseball season. This was the first night that I worked in the store, and wow was it freaking busy. I sold so many blankets, sweatshirts, and beanies! This was because of fans that came to the game unprepared for the cold weather. I swear I must have sold over 100 blankets. At $32 a pop for a blanket? whewwww.


For the first 30 minutes after the gates opened they had bag pipes playing, which sort of made sense because earlier in the afternoon I wondered why the hell some guy would wear a kilt to the game considering how cold it was.

The highlight of my night was two guys that patronized the den. One was swapping out his Detroit Tigers cap for a Sky Sox cap. We talked about both having moved to Colorado and how we'll probably have to become Rockies fans now. I asked about which cap he would wear if both the Tigers and the Rocks go to the World Series, and he grinned and waved his Tigers hat at me as he went out the door.

Nice.


The second was a guy from southern MI. He was swapping out his Red Wings beanie for a Sox beanie. He told me about how his Irish grandparents got off the boat and found themselves in an all Polish neighborhood in Detroit, so that's how his family learned how to fight and play hockey. His uncle and another relative of his played for the Wings is what he told me. So I told him where I was from and he said "oh I know where that is! It's right here!" and he held up his hand and pointed right to the Saginaw Bay.

It was nice to talk to a couple of strangers with a familiar place in common.



Most retail jobs are grueling. But this one isn't. It's light hearted and fun.


To sum it up. I really really really hope I get to meet Fox the Sox at some point.

Yes, that story was just as boring as this season of TWD. At least I assume that was the point.

I'm not sure if it's exactly what @SkitchP was going for but I think the message may have been, and definitely a problem I see with The Walking Dead, that action always needs a point.
Sure we had plenty of zombie attacks, the governor came back with a big freakin' tank but what was the point? It's action for action, conflict for conflict because that's what's the story needs.

is this Mary from Terminus?