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So the episode was actually awesome in substance I thought...except the black and white to signify the fact that they weren't going chronologically. I mean, get out! Black and white? Not going in precise order? Throw in a couple Ken Burns effects and a Green Day song and you basically have anything that I though was a clever compilation in high school. And the scene where the guy got his face eaten...pretty terrible acting there.

That being said, I am pretty damn excited for this season. I definitely think it was the Wolves but they also mentioned other "tribes"...a tribe element in the region would be pretty cool. And if it is coming from "home" it could be someone inside sabotaging the thing.
 
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RB07OSU said:
So the episode was actually awesome in substance I thought...except the black and white to signify the fact that they weren't going chronologically. I mean, get out! Black and white? Not going in precise order? Throw in a couple Ken Burns effects and a Green Day song and you basically have anything that I though was a clever compilation in high school. And the scene where the guy got his face eaten...pretty terrible acting there.

That being said, I am pretty damn excited for this season. I definitely think it was the Wolves but they also mentioned other "tribes"...a tribe element in the region would be pretty cool. And if it is coming from "home" it could be someone inside sabotaging the thing.
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Oh. I thought I was watching American History Z. My mistake.
 
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Spoilers I guess...

Yeah there are a lot of people out these saying the episode was boring, but I think those people just have 5 second attention spans and watch too much reality TV. A lot was set up for the rest of the first half of the season in this one. Several questions popped up for me (I am not going by the comics, though I know some of what happened there…the show doesn’t always go by the comics anyway):

1) The one I mentioned before, who honked the horn, and why? At first I thought Wolves, Father Asshat, or Blondie’s dufus kid. However, I doubt it was dufus, because he wouldn’t want to get his mom killed, and I doubt Father Asshat, because I don’t think he wants the women and children from the community killed. Another possibility is that, based on the limited preview for next week, is that the Wolves hit the community while Rick et al. were out with the Walkers, so someone is honking the horn warning of danger and to return to Alexandria, perhaps not realizing the implications for the Walker heard…I guess we’ll see.
2) Is Maggie pregnant? That whole “that’s not the only reason” line stood out while discussing whether she should stay or go. Of course, as should have been expected by the other 10 times it’s happened to them already, she will likely be in more danger staying behind than she would have been under Rick et al.’s protection.
3) Are they setting up for Rick to get kicked out of Alexandria by having his own group turn on him? Rifts with Daryl and Michonne this episode seem to hint at that a bit.
4) Are Rick and Blondie going to bump uglies? Lots of mixed messages regarding that this episode, though it seems to be leaning towards no for now.
5) Sasha and Booger Red…something going on there?
6) Is jackoff who tried to kill Glenn really reformed, or is he just waiting for the best chance to stick it to him?
7) Carol is still trying to put up the Martha Stewart front…but she is stuck with the group back at the compound when the shit is going to hit the fan. Will she finally have to unleash Rambo Carol in front of the Alexandria group? Will that deception cause trust issues between the groups?
8) And finally…does Rick really just want to kill everyone not in the Dirty Dozen? It seems like he has morphed from wanting to incorporate people to just wanting to get rid of them. Seems like that question lies at the heart of most everything.
 
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I like that theory for the horn. Everybody is speculating that the whole point of the horn was to do exactly what it did. If that's the case....how the fuck could whoever is beeping it know it would have that effect. Between the timing of it, to knowing that the herding was happening that day because of a freak accident....I hope there's a better answer than "It was the wolves just pissing the group off".

I'm also hoping there's a bigger reason that Rick hasn't told anybody about as to why he's moving that herd. Like, he's aiming them at a rival camp or something. It's pretty far fetched to think the only reason he was doing it was to get them away from Alexandria. I know the truck falls off the cliff and lets them all out....but how could he know that was likely to happen? Wouldn't the assumption be that the trap has lasted for 2 years now, so it's likely fine?
 
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I don't know man, if I'm Rick and I see that pit of walkers so close to "home", I'd probably want to do something about it rather than take the chance that the trap holds up. But if the end goal is just to march them to their death, I'd think he would have instead done something with them in the pit (bonfire??) rather than try to herd them off a cliff or something. So yeah, it'd make more sense if there's some bigger reason for the million deadman march.

Awesome first episode overall. I probably wouldn't have minded another half season of community drama before chaos but I'm really looking forward to what happens now.
 
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BuckeyeNation27 said:
I like that theory for the horn. Everybody is speculating that the whole point of the horn was to do exactly what it did. If that's the case....how the fuck could whoever is beeping it know it would have that effect. Between the timing of it, to knowing that the herding was happening that day because of a freak accident....I hope there's a better answer than "It was the wolves just pissing the group off".

I'm also hoping there's a bigger reason that Rick hasn't told anybody about as to why he's moving that herd. Like, he's aiming them at a rival camp or something. It's pretty far fetched to think the only reason he was doing it was to get them away from Alexandria. I know the truck falls off the cliff and lets them all out....but how could he know that was likely to happen? Wouldn't the assumption be that the trap has lasted for 2 years now, so it's likely fine?
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Yes and no...in the big group meeting, he had highlighted its "not if they get loose, but when" and said it could have happened as soon as the next heavy rain. So there could be ulterior motives, but his reasoning was that it could happen any time.

Hats off to Carol for that "that sounds terrifying" too...nicely played :lol:
 
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Anybody catch the sneak-preview on Talking Dead?

Enid locking herself up in the abandoned car and writing JSS on the window?

My theory is that she is responsible for the horn, as I don't believe anyone is doing it to intentionally mis-direct or draw the heard, but I have no idea why. Maybe she's just being a melodramatic teenager wanted to skirt danger, so she's drawing a crowd to her where she thinks she's safe. That'd make sense. Probably getting rescued just in time as the group races to get ahead of the walkers.
 
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Bucklion said:
8) And finally…does Rick really just want to kill everyone not in the Dirty Dozen? It seems like he has morphed from wanting to incorporate people to just wanting to get rid of them. Seems like that question lies at the heart of most everything.
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Rick's character swings like a pendulum, right now he's on the high point of "Ricktatorship" mode. If his arc follows the comics, this is around the time when he swings hard the other way and ends up "Father Grimes".
 
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Sooo…anyone watch last night? Should have appealed to all those that said “nothing happened” in the opener, because there was plenty of action. Thought it was a well-constructed episode character-wise, with the obvious contrast between Carol and Morgan (to the point you can see them as the Devil and Angel on each of Rick’s shoulders) taking center stage. Rambette Carol was back, so that was a plus. I also liked the hint of teen angst and self-centeredness…Coral and Blondie’s kid fighting over Enid…but I hope that’s all it is, a hint, because the last thing we need is for this show to turn into Twilight. Enid’s whole JSS mantra was a nice touch but will have to be explored more if it is to mean anything outside of one episode. Maybe it will since she bailed…for now.

Thought they introduced the Dr. chick nicely (she could be interesting) and I am interested to see where they are taking Father Gabriel. Maybe he won’t just have change the channel heat if they do more with him. I wasn’t real crazy about the Wolves, though having both of Morgan’s attackers was cool and watching Aaron find his backpack with the pictures in it was also an underrated touch. The lead chick realizing her “power” is useless because she is more or less useless is also something that will be interesting as it develops. One thing that is going to have to change soon (and likely will, as soon as next week) is that they are running out of “nameless” Alexandrians to hack to death. Someone major is going to have to die soon, the reaction to which will hopefully serve as a focal point to keep the story moving.

All in all, I thought it was pretty good (with the usual eye-rolling parts on occasion).
 
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Awesome episode. I honestly thought the Wolves attack was pretty badass and not what I expected, particularly right when it started with the lady smoking outside. I know the horn should have been a bit of a giveaway but I thought it was just a trap to use the walkers against them. The machete, guerrilla warfare is actually intriguing...the way Morgan brought up the guns, it makes me think that the guns are a bit of a scarce resource outside the walls of Alexandria. And clearly Morgan is something of a legend, as the Wolves all seemed to know of him. But agreed on all the nameless Alexandrians, a big death has to be on the horizon.

Also liked the beginning of the episode, interesting to see that girl was not the reclusive emo girl with no outside experience...the scene with her parents was brief but intense and well done I thought. So far, so good but I hope they don't trail off a really good story arch after a few good episodes like last season.
 
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