The Walking Dead

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Originally Posted by Opaque

4) Episode 6 was fucking terrible. Remember when I said this show wasn't perfect and everyone cried for, like, ever, well this episode says hi.

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You can stop acting like an episode that had yet to be aired at the time of your comments somehow vindicates the stupidity of what you said about the first two episodes - which were both great, great episodes.

My expectations are always low with zombie-themed stuff, and I have never read the comic, so I wasn't disappointed with this. I thought they would pull some major cliffhanger for the finale. I'm surprised TNL is giving this show more attention than The Event, though.

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Originally Posted by Drewbacca

You can stop acting like an episode that had yet to be aired at the time of your comments somehow vindicates the stupidity of what you said about the first two episodes - which were both great, great episodes.

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On a whole they were. Just like on a whole the series is so far.

Me saying certain scenes are boring in those first two episodes is no less accurate than someone saying episode 6 was a train wreck.

The first episode was the best of the season by a mile. And thats the one that you and your 25 friends decided was boring.

You're an idiot. Stop trying to rewrite history.

I thought episode was good on the whole.

As a side note Frank Darabont wrote episodes 1,2 and 6. The first two of those had a scene or two I didn't like and the final one was, well, horrible. He worked with 4 other people on episode 3, which explains why it was getting better and then he had nothing to do with episodes 4 and 5, which I loved and thought were the closest to perfect. My only "complaint" was more about how the vatos were stupid, but even Rich thought that after he found out what they were up to, so that was kind of the point.

I have little doubt that there's not a connection there. The only things I've thought were bad were written by him, and the episodes I have nothing negative to say about were not touched by him. Defend episodes 1 and 2 as being perfect all you want, but the asshole who ruined the finally wrote them too.

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Originally Posted by Opaque

asshole who ruined the finally wrote them too.

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Darabont has his hand in every episode btw.

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Originally Posted by NeoZeedeater

I'm surprised TNL is giving this show more attention than The Event, though.

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The Event needs to get interesting again, it's been meandering for awhile.

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Originally Posted by Opaque

I thought episode was good on the whole.

As a side note Frank Darabont wrote episodes 1,2 and 6. The first two of those had a scene or two I didn't like and the final one was, well, horrible. He worked with 4 other people on episode 3, which explains why it was getting better and then he had nothing to do with episodes 4 and 5, which I loved and thought were the closest to perfect. My only "complaint" was more about how the vatos were stupid, but even Rich thought that after he found out what they were up to, so that was kind of the point.

I have little doubt that there's not a connection there. The only things I've thought were bad were written by him, and the episodes I have nothing negative to say about were not touched by him. Defend episodes 1 and 2 as being perfect all you want, but the asshole who ruined the finally wrote them too.

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Considering the show probably wouldn't exist without that asshole I would say that you are being a bit harsh here.

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Originally Posted by Opaque

Also, it was kind of stupid how much time they dedicated to teaching us about how people turned into zombie without actually telling us anything new.

The Dr admits he doesn't know if it's viral, bacterial, or fungal and he also doesn't know where it came from . Basically he tells us that it kills you, later brings you back to life and that you don't retain all your brain function when you come back to life; all things we already fucking new. It was like they just had 10 minutes that they really needed to fill. I understand not giving us all the answers, but why bother spending so much time giving us no answers? ESPECIALLY after you just spent an episode going over how you turn so well with that infected guy slowly dying and the chicks sister coming back as a zombie.

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I'm hoping that finding a cure isn't a recurring theme, I started reading the comic after watching the show and I'm hooked. One of the things that makes it great is that it has nothing to do with trying to stop what's happening, it's all about people coping and surviving. And the fact that Kirkman hasn't even hinted at a cause is just fine by me. Unfortunately, I'm pretty sure a lot of people complain if they didn't take the time to give some kind of explanation as to what's going on, although anyone who's watched a single zombie flick could have told you why the dead are walking around.

Hopefully that episode is to get that out of the way and the show will follow the comic more closely. The one thing that I wonder about is pacing. I think they left the camp around issue 8, in the show it was episode 5. If they keep on that pace it will be season 3 or 4 before they run into the Governor, which is probably my favorite arc Assuming they even use that story. If they don't I may have to organize a mob to sack the writers

I just started episode 5, so I have not been reading the later parts of this thread. I have to say I loved this show till the camp showed up. The camp parts are so fucking ponderous and boring. I was happy when they finally got attacked, but dammit they are staying in the camp! How stupid is that? It's not like being surrounded by trees is a good idea. The rest is still good.