The Walking Dead Series
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I was reading something today that explained how the ratings are the lowest since Series 3 and have been dropping steadily all season. The problem is that the whole series has been filmed already so if they have misjudged and fucked it up then its already done.
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I'm not minding it too much, although the last episode was crap.
If people are switching off, it's probably because Glen got his head caved in and then the next episode was about a dude with a tiger.
I see what they're trying to do but it's a pretty ponderous and shit way of going about it. It should get much better when the focus is on the inevitable Rick-Negan conflict.
They need more Jesus too. Can't believe I'm saying that because when he first appeared I wanted them to run him over.
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I wasn't at all worried about losing Glenn as I'd always found him an annoying character. The eye popping scene was truly gruesome though and will live long in the memory. I predicted Abraham would be the victim because why wouldn't Negan pick the largest and strongest male to bash to death, but his is a character I do miss despite having been prepared for it.
I just watched a few minutes of The Talking Dead and they said that until this week, Tara hadn't been seen for nine episodes. That's well back into the previous series and illustrates how farcical it was to suddenly have an entire episode devoted to such a bit player.
Jesus is an ok character but I need to see him doing something bad ass in conflict to become a true fan. What I do like the thought of is Rick allying with the Kingdom's padded cavalry and especially the dude who got beaten up in episode two because he'll be out for revenge against Negans' goons.
All these various satellite groups who currently serve Negan kind of reminds me of the Elves, Men, Dwarfs and Hobbits teaming up to battle Sauron. Different circumstances but similar concept.
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@shark although you have the same argument for him caving in Daryl and Ricks heads too...I know Negan gets the satisfaction from breaking people, but taking out Rick and Abraham would have made more sense and then break Daryl who has always been a bit more of a loner in the group.
Glen was always gonna buy it, they almost killed him twice last season, plus the comics had him dead by Lucille already...
Jesus needs a cool back story
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@taniwharugby Daryl may not have been on Negans' radar until he had a crack at him. Well, so far as we know. Rick he clearly always wanted to subjugate. Maybe smashing Abraham's head to a pulp was purely fluke based on his eeny meeny miney mo game. But if I was in his shoes I'd want to demonstrate what Lucille could do to the biggest dude.
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Longer episode tonight but still fairly slow despite going back and forth between different storylines involving Negan, Rick, Michonne and Rosita. Thankfully though after last week's dross, they've gone back to developing multiple storylines in one episode and based on next week's trailer this will be the case again. Plus finally we get taken back to The Kingdom. Be interesting to see what Jesus gets up to.
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yeah it was a better episode, bit of teeth I suppose.
Was waiting for Carl to drop Lucille on Negans head, but I guess self preservation is still high on his list as opposed ot out and out revenge.
Assume Dwight had the 'iron' treatment as well?
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@taniwharugby Yeah the fact that Dwight got it came up obliquely in a previous episode.
Best part of this ep for me was "We're literally starving here" and then the look. Fecking funny that one.
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He made fun at her the last time too about her being in charge of the food...
and then he asked her for sex too, cracked me up.
I do really like his portrayl of that character, but in small doses.
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@taniwharugby I agree, too much Negan and he becomes a parody and then you'd lose that sense of menace.
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Liked parts of the final ep, but others I didn't.
The shot by Rosita, that was pretty weak, the chances of her aiming at him and hitting Lucille?? C'mon, these are people that use guns all the time to survive, and they have survived, they get one chance at killing their worst enemy, and you hit a bat?
Knew Negan was gonna kill Spencer? He's always been a pussy.
Good to see Darryl out, but boy Negan will be pissed when he gets back, especially with Fat Joseph gone too
Some scenes It's like they cant really be bothered though, like the paddle across that little lake...seemed a wasted scene to try and add a weak sense of drama, but be interesting to see who this other cat is that was watching them.
Have to think the show down with the Saviours will have to happen in the next few eps of next season?
