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Jordo! · 11-06-2013, 04:32 PM

Ugh...

Very uneven episode.

I'm not even going to get into the fact that you can't logically send someone away for fear of them hurting your post-apocalyptic-surviving-by-a-thread-group AND give them a car load of desperately needed supplies as a parting gift out of sentimentality.

It just doesn't work. It's dumb.

But they couldn't have a Rick vs. Carol showdown because there'd be no way to resolve it that wouldn't upset a large chuck of viewers (i.e., you can't Kill Rick and if he kills her it seems awfully misogynistic...), so after writing themselves into a corner, they went for a sappy "break-up" ending complete with goofy "heartbroken" music outro.

Boo. Hiss.

Also, I hope they don't blow the whole season on the flu. It's just a mechanism for killing off all the new people they picked up who are deemed irrelevant to the broader plot without springing for Zombie make-up or developing a real storyline for anyone. Terrible.

Otherwise, performances were good, directing was good, use of LESS dialog was good in some scenes (e.g., the "quieter" more withdrawn Rick).

11-06-2013, 04:32 PM	#633 (permalink)
Jordo! A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: nirvana Posts: 6,394 Drives: 2023 NATM Rep Power: 418	Ugh... Very uneven episode. I'm not even going to get into the fact that you can't logically send someone away for fear of them hurting your post-apocalyptic-surviving-by-a-thread-group AND give them a car load of desperately needed supplies as a parting gift out of sentimentality. It just doesn't work. It's dumb. But they couldn't have a Rick vs. Carol showdown because there'd be no way to resolve it that wouldn't upset a large chuck of viewers (i.e., you can't Kill Rick and if he kills her it seems awfully misogynistic...), so after writing themselves into a corner, they went for a sappy "break-up" ending complete with goofy "heartbroken" music outro. Boo. Hiss. Also, I hope they don't blow the whole season on the flu. It's just a mechanism for killing off all the new people they picked up who are deemed irrelevant to the broader plot without springing for Zombie make-up or developing a real storyline for anyone. Terrible. Otherwise, performances were good, directing was good, use of LESS dialog was good in some scenes (e.g., the "quieter" more withdrawn Rick). __________________ Enjoy it. Destroy it. Last edited by Jordo!; 11-06-2013 at 04:35 PM.