The Walking Dead: Discussion Thread

DRW50 · October 11, 2014

Rolling Stone picks their top 10 TWD episodes. I don't agree with some of the choices (especially choosing Governor-heavy episodes), but some are decent.

http://www.rollingstone.com/tv/lists/10-best-walking-dead-episodes-20141010/claimed-season-4-episode-11-20141010

London · October 11, 2014

JSYK: When this season eventually goes on break.... it will resume the the midseason premiere on Feb. 8 in the US and then the next day internationally.

http://deadline.com/2014/10/new-york-comic-con-the-walking-dead-midseason-premiere-date-february-8-849770/

London · October 12, 2014

If you can't wait until tomorrow night... The first four minutes of the opener is available online!

http://deadline.com/2014/10/the-walking-dead-season-5-first-four-minutes-849849/

DRW50 · October 12, 2014

Thanks!

gtru1981 · October 13, 2014

Best season opener since season 1!!

ChitHappens · October 13, 2014

One helluva premier! Awesome!

soapfave06 · October 13, 2014

That was so good. Loved the scenes with Tyrese and the baby. And that ending!

slick jones · October 13, 2014

Awesome premiere! I always forget how much I love this show when it's off. Now on to finding the last blonde...

Carol, once again our hero!

quartermainefan · October 13, 2014

Great episode. Carol picked up right where she left off last season and is still the best character on the show. I love how non-chalantly she told that guy "we're friends of the chick with the sword and the kid in the hat." Tasha Yar didn't have much chance against her either. The last scenes with the reunion was a rare happy moment for out crew. A little surprising how they got done with Terminus after only one episode but maybe their leader will resurface looking for dinner later this year.

Not too many people had a lot to do this week. Tyrese and yet another magical unable to be shown take down of walkers bores me. The guy who was talking about how the government has ways of stopping this all seemed interesting.

DRW50 · October 13, 2014

I thought this was a terrific episode. Suspenseful throughout, no real time spent on pontificating. I'm not a fan of making Carol an uber-hero, but Melissa McBride offsets any potential Mary Sue breakouts with her naturalistic acting style. I also like that she clearly learned from the people around her (the walker guts on her face, the weapons training).

The reunions at the end were very moving. The Terminus people were beaten a little too quickly, but then, this is likely the first time they'd been challenged on so many levels, and it's obvious not all of them are gone.

The question of just how good you should allow yourself to be popped up yet again, as we saw Tyreese and Glenn both screw up based on their attempts at being decent people, and possibly the group screwing up by not letting Rick go back to kill. Yet we also have the Terminus people telling us that you can't go too far in the other direction. This morality play may get a little stale at times but it works overall.

This show gets so many small details right, like Michonne and Carol, both mothers without children, watching Rick and Carl with Judith.

I'm sorry to see Denise Crosby go but it was a real pleasure getting to have her on TV again. I hope this gets her some more acting work.

I wish we'd gotten more of the group this week but I was mostly just happy no one died, as their death would have had no meaning with so much going on. I love having such a large cast. I'm sure a few will die soon, and sadly, not the ones I want dead (looking at you, Abraham and Eugene), but I still like having this many characters who can bounce off each other.

And it's a real credit to the show how much more diverse the cast has become in the last two seasons.

The biggest shock of all...the biggest shock ever in the show's history...Morgan! I just happened to keep watching the credits, assuming the show was over, and there he was. There have been rumors for eons about him returning (I think the last one was that he would return to help battle The Governor). HOW did they keep that a secret? I can't wait to see how he is with Rick now. They've both changed so much.

Edited October 13, 2014 by DRW50

Vee · October 13, 2014

After Carl's status update I expected Carol or the baby to get, like, shot in the face at the end or something. I was hoping maybe they'd take Rosita out too. Instead I almost fast-forwarded past the post-credits tag.

Great show, but I continue to fear for my beautiful Sasha, who has yet to make the opening credits. This was also probably the best acting Denise Crosby has ever done, not that that's saying much (and I loved Tasha Yar).

DRW50 · October 13, 2014

DRW50 · October 13, 2014

I could have sworn they said last year they'd made her a regular for this season. I get so mixed up.

I don't mind Rosita, although she's superfluous. I like that they addressed the earrings (having her use them as a weapon).

What did you think of Morgan being back?

I just hope they don't feel that means they must write Tyreese or Bob out to somehow balance it out.

Vee · October 13, 2014

I believe Sonequa Martin-Green is still in the Also Starring category with Larry Gilliard (who they haven't done nearly enough with yet, so I'm hoping he's okay for now), but I may be wrong. Emily Kinney was there for years, though, as was Melissa McBride, and now they're both on the big board. Not that that means that much on TWD, but still.

I am always happy to see Lennie James, but I question what it will mean. They can feel free to kill any of Abraham's people to free up space.

Edited October 13, 2014 by Vee