The Walking Dead: Season 8

yeah that's xmas for me.time for loved ones and to celebrate those gone.

Latest episode? Thoughts? I liked it. Big surprise, huh?

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What episode is it up to, dad? I always forget about TWD but I'll let Mr D know

I don't know if it was the last episode or the one before, but I thought the whole Rick vs. Daryl fight was lame.

(After all this time Daryl's gonna be a dick now and wreck all the plans they spent so much time forming, sacrificed and worked so hard for? Of course, his reaction is probably because he's wondering what we all are - why didn't Rick just shoot Negan when he walked out that door a few episodes back and Rick had a clear shot and could've ended it all right there? Answer - that's what anyone would've done in real life, but then we wouldn't have a TV show - which has nothing to do with real life since it's about zombies!)

Man, I think I was thinking of the previous episode. It's up to Episode 6, and holy crap! I just realized I haven't watched the entire episode yet! I was sure I had but I've been sick since Sunday night and forget to pick back up...I think. It's not on my DVR and I've been out of it! Crap! I need to get on my On Demand and see if it's there! I remember certain things happening but I'm not sure if I remember the end or watching the after-show with Chris Hardwicke.

thanks, D

I'll watch it when I get home but will give hubby the heads up

The worst season of TWD ever.

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Well, I watched it on On Demand and it turns out I did see it but it was late, I was sick, and half-remembered what happened. I did indeed like it as it turns out. I particularly liked Rosita being prominently featured on the episode and .

I also enjoyed Maggie

I was (shock! surprise!) disappointed by Rick's actions in going to

Which leads me to my next bit of wondering: is Daryl and the rest of the crew in the garbage truck going to She's with them, but is she with them? Hmm.

What was the deal with Rick opening up the microwave sitting on the wheelbarrow at the side of the road? Is this their system of mail now? He was reading Maggie's words. And people handed Maggie paper where she read what Carol said about the Kingdom's few survivors from their last ordeal. And Carol was also reading what Maggie had written. So it appears they have a mail system between the communities.

I just kind of want to see Rick's "leadership" slip some more because at this point, most of the people are chafing against his wanting to be humane. They are ready to kill to survive and they don't seem to much care if they kill men, women, and children to overthrow Negan. They haven't yet, but they seem willing.

The problem with Daryl's plan is that it'll unite the saviours rather than have them give up peacefully

Originally Posted by Doolallyfrank
That, and it opens a big hole for the Saviors to get out, which defeats Rick's plans. I think that's what Michonne was talking about when she said something like, "Things are good as they are now" or some such. She meant that they were trapped by the walkers for now, no matter what, but Daryl's gone off plan and screwed the pooch.

Yeah, Rick was stupid to go to Jadis and her group and get turned down and then I can't wait though. I'm going to a Walking Dead wiki and see what happens with her and her Scavengers ultimately. I know we can blame the show runners for some of the annoying stuff, but then again, Robert Kirkman is one of the show runners and he writes the comic so I'm guessing they're still following his basic blueprint to keep him happy. So basically what we're seeing is the comic played out, unless the after-show makes a point (and they usually do) that the show is straying from the comic on a certain story line.

This show makes my brain hurt (or maybe if I had a brain I wouldnt keep watching).

The scene where the Saviours roll up on Maggie and co at the roadblock. Why do they sit in the cars and do nothing and just hand over the guns? Looks like at best there are 10-12 Saviours and 6 cars full of Hilltop armed soldiers, the Saviours are way outnembered and outgunned yet Hilltop just rolls over. Scenes like this are the thing that has ruined TWD, basic logic is abandoned.

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I understand your frustration. I was really honked off with the fight between Rick and Negan inside the Rick's house, and when Rick finally gets the drop on Negan with his gun, he doesn't fire??? What!? And all this time he's been saying, "Only one man has to die." What the hell?

And then we have Carl I mean the damn, man, give us as fans something, like a huge victory or two, or the death of a bad guy at the hands of our heroes. And no, Maggie shooting the guy from the outside pen/jail doesn't count because in all honesty, I'd forgotten who the crap that guy was.

And were we supposed to feel something for Neil or whatever his name was when Simon shot him while he sat in the backseat of Maggie's vehicle? I don't remember that guy at all. They give him a lame throwaway line like, "Damn straight!" so we'll notice he's sitting there and then we're supposed to feel for the guy when he's offed? I don't think so. I think this was the weakest mid-season finale yet and I'm usually championing this show. But this one was pretty lame.

Your journey to the Dark Side is now complete.

I'm soooo tempted to open dad's Carl spoiler but I havent seen this season yet and I just know it doesnt say

NEGAN KILLS HIM!

No, Dani, Negan doesn't kill him but it's not for lack of trying on Negan's part.

Yeah, I didn't even know who Simon shot - I was pissed at that scene. First I thought they shot Jerry, but then they show Jerry still on his knees with a gun to his head. Then I thought he shot Jesus, but he's okay... and the guy in the back seat behind Jesus is okay, but there's blood on the back window. Talk about a throw-away character - I didn't even know there was a guy that had been sitting behind Maggie!

On Carl:

Heh, heh, I liked the "Coral" reference there, Captain. As for Enid, remember Hmm. A blooper or a show mystery to be solved? The way things have been going lately I'm going to call blooper that they won't even try to explain.

I've defended The Walking Dead for several seasons up to this point, but it's finally lost me. AMC refuses to give it the budget it deserves, and everything suffers as a result: the visuals, effects, writing....everything. Some parts of the story remain interesting, but for the most part it's become a stagnate, repetitive mess. I don't think Gimple is the best showrunner in the world, either, but I don't think all of this falls on him (again, budget).

I'm not one to stop watching a show cold turkey as I try to finish everything I start, but I can't say I'm looking forward to the second half of season eight.

There was not a single moment in this episode that felt earned. The writing has just gotten so mediocre, even with the characters.

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I can't stand Eugiene, they failed to make him interesting.
Editing was horrible, I had no idea what was even happening sometimes. Who got killed? lol idk.
Rick's character has become uninteresting, and the writing has become so lazy that they keep on post-poning something that could've happened long ago. He had the upperhand to Neagan twice! Why didn't he shoot him? Idk man, lol. What about when Neagan was on the floor and Rick had the bob-wire bat! "Lol, nah fam I will hit him with the butt of the bat and not bash his head in because reasons"
Also, Carl with the bite mark? Where did that come from?
Can I also say that because the show has been so lackluster, literally nothing gets a real emotional response from me anymore? They basically confirmed that Carl was going to die, and I was like "Meh". I am just so exhausted from the show. I'm sure I will get sad later, cause he was a good character.

The show has been plummeting in ratings, I have a lot of friends who LIVED for Walking Dead a couple of years ago, now even they are disinterested. When I told them about Carl they were like "Oh really? Okay". Please, the show just doesn't have much thread left to pull from, get good, strong writers to conclude the show with Season 9, I want to have good memories of Walking Dead when I look back 5 years later, I've invested so much time, we deserve better.

Heh! That's kind of funny!