The Walking Dead - Season 8

[joeycovers 391]

With the new announcements of what is coming they are going to milk this franchise for every drop they can.  

[EvilCaseMcCoy 691]

1 hour ago, joeycovers said:

With the new announcements of what is coming they are going to milk this franchise for every drop they can.  

and as long as that weasel Scott M. Gimple is involved, we can fully expect it to be all be garbage. 

[F250 28823]

It's going to be a challenge keeping the story going without Rick and Carl. Seems kind of a big gamble to have an unknown child actor take up the mantle left by Carl and Rick.

[EvilCaseMcCoy 691]

12 minutes ago, F250 said:

It's going to be a challenge keeping the story going without Rick and Carl. Seems kind of a big gamble to have an unknown child actor take up the mantle left by Carl and Rick.

Also, having 3 Rick movies where he's not desperately trying to get back to Michonne and Judith, let alone Alexandria, doesn't make any sense.  I bet them pull some amnesia bull shit or something. 

[F250 28823]

27 minutes ago, EvilCaseMcCoy said:

Also, having 3 Rick movies where he's not desperately trying to get back to Michonne and Judith, let alone Alexandria, doesn't make any sense.  I bet them pull some amnesia bull shit or something. 

Yeah, Rick's drive has always been his family. Hell, the entire episode last night was about him getting to his family. Now we are going to have spin off movies with solo Rick. I can't imagine what his motivation will be other than "I will do this to get back to my family" and his adventures take years to complete. I guess they could go with the amnesia route and he puts together clues to remember his history but that would suck pretty bad.

 

 

 

[immortal13 4059]

1 hour ago, F250 said:

It's going to be a challenge keeping the story going without Rick and Carl. Seems kind of a big gamble to have an unknown child actor take up the mantle left by Carl and Rick.

Right, how could anyone possibly fill those big shoes?

[EvilCaseMcCoy 691]

14 minutes ago, immortal13 said:

Right, how could anyone possibly fill those big shoes?

By giving a little girl half pigtail half straight hair, Rick's colt python, Carl's hat, and Michonne's sword, then making her introduce herself like James Bond.  I'm Judith, Judith Grimes.

In other news, for those who may have read the comics, the credits appear to be finally touching back to that narrative. 

[RomaVicta 30029]

1 hour ago, immortal13 said:

Right, how could anyone possibly fill those big shoes?

 

I was lazing around Sunday with nothing to watch. I saw TWD on the guide and thought, what the hell? It's the last episode, I think, so let's see.

I flipped to the channel and caught the last few minutes of the previous episode. They set up the cliff hanger where Rick is thrown from his horse as walkers close in. Powerful stuff.

I think I flipped over to a cooking show or an NFL game I don't care about and never went back to watch even a second of the new episode. 

Lame plotting.

 

[Jerry Callo 8731]

Not sure how the Rick stories will go, but I'd like to see what is offered.  Other places in the world dealing with the zombie apocalypse differently would be a nice change.  FearTWD was supposed to be different, but turned same really quick. 

[notre dame joe 196]

15 hours ago, EvilCaseMcCoy said:

and as long as that weasel Scott M. Gimple is involved, we can fully expect it to be all be garbage. 

I think as Gimple recedes into other projects the show will improve, but it may be too little too late ala the recent Simpsons. 

[trza-hawk 269]

I don't know how it will go tonight or going forward, but the show desperately needed a shake-up in its whole plotting and scripting. Having the same guy bellowing "CORAL!!!!" for so many years has gotten so tired by now.

[notre dame joe 196]

What the hell is going on?

[EvilCaseMcCoy 691]

4 hours ago, notre dame joe said:

What the hell is going on?

Alpha

[Chewbacca 7787]

Yeah, so are we supposed to believe that 8 year old Judith is now in charge?  This show is reaching new levels of asshattery.

[joeycovers 391]

I know i'm in the minority but i actually enjoyed that episode a lot. Felt like a fresh reboot that was badly needed. 

[Jerry Callo 8731]

Older Judith and no Rick were the only things fresh about it.  Everyone still running off doing unnecessary things to get themselves into trouble - the only plot device they seem to have. 

[joeycovers 391]

1 hour ago, Jerry Callo said:

Older Judith and no Rick were the only things fresh about it.  Everyone still running off doing unnecessary things to get themselves into trouble - the only plot device they seem to have. 

Always chuckle when people say this. They have been living in a world where "walkers" roam free for almost a decade now... 

We live in a normal world and people run off and do unnecessary  things to get themselves killed all the time. 

People are stupid. Walkers don't change that fact. Especially when it is the new normal.  In fact i would expect it to be more chaos and stupidity than what they show. 

[notre dame joe 196]

4 hours ago, joeycovers said:

I know i'm in the minority but i actually enjoyed that episode a lot. Felt like a fresh reboot that was badly needed. 

It feels like lazy writing, to skip ahead into the future because you don't want to clean up the mess you made.

 

And none of the rump savior band noticed Carol was dousing them with gasoline?

[trza-hawk 269]

I kinda like the new set up so far, and not exactly knowing where things are going.

[SpiralOut 1818]

18 hours ago, notre dame joe said:

And none of the rump savior band noticed Carol was dousing them with gasoline?

Not only is Carol a ninja, she also has the superpower of keeping people from smelling things.  Really neat trick if you ever need to douse 10 people in gasoline in the dead of night.

[High Plains Drifter 11052]

Ethanol. They were doused in ethanol. But whatever, same point still stands.

We went from teenage Coral running around getting into trouble to a new teenager running around getting into trouble.

 

What the fuck with the helicopters. Were they some sort of metaphor for dying? Or is Rick still alive, somewhere, and not at all trying to get back to his family? Somebody explain what is happening.

[EvilCaseMcCoy 691]

43 minutes ago, High Plains Drifter said:

Ethanol. They were doused in ethanol. But whatever, same point still stands.

We went from teenage Coral running around getting into trouble to a new teenager running around getting into trouble.

 

What the fuck with the helicopters. Were they some sort of metaphor for dying? Or is Rick still alive, somewhere, and not at all trying to get back to his family? Somebody explain what is happening.

He's totally alive. They are going to do 3 made for TV movies with him and his new story (per Scott Gimple and AMC). 

[High Plains Drifter 11052]

43 minutes ago, EvilCaseMcCoy said:

He's totally alive. They are going to do 3 made for TV movies with him and his new story (per Scott Gimple and AMC). 

JFC.

Thanks for the info.

[notre dame joe 196]

5 hours ago, High Plains Drifter said:

Ethanol. They were doused in ethanol. But whatever, same point still stands.

We went from teenage Coral running around getting into trouble to a new teenager running around getting into trouble.

 

What the fuck with the helicopters. Were they some sort of metaphor for dying? Or is Rick still alive, somewhere, and not at all trying to get back to his family? Somebody explain what is happening.

I suppose 6 years is enough to learn the lost art of fermentation.  Still seems like an inefficient use of moonshine.

[notre dame joe 196]

Cannot quite grasp the plot beyond the head shots.  So fresh face squire grew up to have a crush on Enid.  And that matters because . . . 

Edited November 19, 2018 by notre dame joe

[Buzzrock 14944]

What happened? Big time jump? I don’t watch any more but I come here for the complaining.

[Chewbacca 7787]

Yeah, this show has totally lost me with the time jump.  I'm out.  Didn't watch more than 5 min of the last episode.

[Knoxtnhorn 6066]

What's going to be annoying (more so than the normal stuff) is that they're going to probably have a bunch of flashbacks for God knows how long.  They've got about 10 plots to hash out - Darryl by himself, the "X" marks, why dumbass Maggie took off, etc... They'll also prob need to show/explain the back stories of the new arrivals as well.  Like Lost, I watch because I feel obligated, but geez.  

[trza-hawk 269]

I kinda like the last few episodes more, and the new bad guys that are slowly sneaking into the scene are better than the last three years of the same Rick v. Negan stuff.

[Chewbacca 7787]

It feels like a new show to me and i don't like it enough anymore to get invested.

[Rabidhorn 121]

6 years later and there seems to be for packs of walkers now than before, when do they run out of humans to feed on?

[Ldogg53 514]

6 years later and there seems to be for packs of walkers now than before, when do they run out of humans to feed on?

320 million people in the US. Plenty to have to kill. But why no kids ever?

Also, in one of the episodes a few years ago they killed a pack simply by setting the lake in Alexandria on fire. Why the fuck wouldn’t you just set up a big ass bonfire somewhere that you keep going and let them all walk right into their own demise?

[Bartles 769]

On 11/20/2018 at 5:18 PM, Knoxtnhorn said:

  Like Lost, I watch because I feel obligated, but geez.  

You can get out, I did a couple years ago! Still check this thread 1-2 times per season to confirm my decision. Carl dying a virgin is the only thing this show got right.

[notre dame joe 196]

Loved the nightmare in the fog, reminded me of Silent Hill. 

[trza-hawk 269]

The latest bad guys are a good change of pace, the Negan and the Saviours stuff just dragged out for too long and isn't even over now.

[joeycovers 391]

All the saviors are dead or flipped (i know i know).

Something tells me Negan is going to play a key part in bashing in Whisperers Heads before its all said and done. Makes no sense why he would have been kept alive that long only to go back to what he was doing again. 

[notre dame joe 196]

4 hours ago, joeycovers said:

All the saviors are dead or flipped (i know i know).

Something tells me Negan is going to play a key part in bashing in Whisperers Heads before its all said and done. Makes no sense why he would have been kept alive that long only to go back to what he was doing again. 

IF Gimple was still in charge we'd get some variant of the honor among thieves where the Whisperers just randomly meet Negan and trust him. 

[High Plains Drifter 11052]

So the whisperers were just weirdos dressed up like walkers?

Would have been much cooler if they were actually evolving zombies.

is it too much to ask that we just kill off negan and move the fuck on?

[Tom 2959]

On 11/20/2018 at 4:18 PM, Knoxtnhorn said:

Like Lost, I watch because I feel obligated, but geez.  

 I mean, sure, Lost went off the rails towards the end.  But this show has had more terrible seasons than the total amount of seasons Lost was on air.  And there was never a point in The Walking Dead where it even remotely approached the greatness of Lost seasons 1 through 3.  

Just quit....you'll feel better.  Then once a month or so you can check this thread and laugh at how ridiculous the show still appears to still be.

[Knoxtnhorn 6066]

I guess, as a teacher, I've got plenty of time each week to have a show on while grading.  I'm not entirely paying attention.  Though, I have to ask...  what in the hell are the Whisperers suppised to be?  Humans posing as zombies?  I couldn't see the final scene very well.

[notre dame joe 196]

11 hours ago, Tom said:

 I mean, sure, Lost went off the rails towards the end.  But this show has had more terrible seasons than the total amount of seasons Lost was on air.  And there was never a point in The Walking Dead where it even remotely approached the greatness of Lost seasons 1 through 3.  

Just quit....you'll feel better.  Then once a month or so you can check this thread and laugh at how ridiculous the show still appears to still be.

TWD was great; at copying the structure of Lost.

[Spartan52 151]

On ‎11‎/‎28‎/‎2018 at 6:00 AM, Knoxtnhorn said:

I guess, as a teacher, I've got plenty of time each week to have a show on while grading.  I'm not entirely paying attention.  Though, I have to ask...  what in the hell are the Whisperers suppised to be?  Humans posing as zombies?  I couldn't see the final scene very well.

Yeah the Whisperers are humans who have basically cut the head/skin off a walker and were wearing it like a mask, not sure how that covers the 'live human' smell that was a problem earlier on but lets not look too closely for logic here, I did laugh when the Z ducked under Jesus' sword and stabbed him in the back, again so many times it just makes me wonder how any of them survived in the first place.

[NWBuck 8587]

Seems to be an interesting start to the whisperers storyline 

[notre dame joe 196]

6 minutes ago, NWBuck said:

Seems to be an interesting start to the whisperers storyline 

It makes the random zombie encounters more suspenseful too.

[joeycovers 391]

5 hours ago, notre dame joe said:

It makes the random zombie encounters more suspenseful too.

Agree Completely... Was waiting for Big Ritchie or one of the other Sanctuary Zombies to make a move on Negan that never happened. 

[High Plains Drifter 11052]

So, I saw the new episodes on my DVR. I started watching the first one, and the stupid started burning less than 5 minutes in.

----A 5(?) yr old girl walking around with her dad's hand cannon. Unattended. In the middle of a zombie apocalypse. With the world's most heinous psychopath ever locked up in a basement.

 

The most heinous psychopath ever walking around with a shovel? How did he escape? Did I miss something?

Why did he sneak into the house?

 

(Shitty lazy writing to build some sort of fake suspense is my answer.)

 

Finally, as I said before, it would have been a whole lot cooler if the fake dress up zombies had actually been real zombies that were evolving.

 

Also, who are they looking for again? Rick?

 

Lastly, why the fuck do I care?

[GottaB 595]

At least the shitty writing has some groovy music this episode.

Alpha. The new nemesis. Ok. Defenses meant for the walking dead will be shit for these creepers. I imagine fire or massive herds will bring down the walls.

[notre dame joe 196]

Liking Alpha as a character.  

King&Carol chemistry seemed to be lacking.

[High Plains Drifter 11052]

Is it bad to hope Darryl puts a bolt through Henry's dumb ass?

[Nolacycling 893]

21 hours ago, notre dame joe said:

Liking Alpha as a character.  

King&Carol chemistry seemed to be lacking.

Carol is hot!

I'm 61.