The Walking Dead...

Agree with Tucker&Me.

My dad loves Shane, haha. I think he's an arrogant douche bag but at the same time, sometimes I like how he just wants to get things done, and survive. But he can be just kind of annoying control freak IMO. I started out liking him though.

Dale kind of creeped me out. I was SHOCKED to see him go and kind of upset at first, but then I think it was a good idea to get rid of him. His thing with Andrea was SO weird IMO. I dunno, his personality just irked me.

I've never read the comics though, either.

Dude T&M, get out of my brain! Lol You summized my thoughts!

Dale was the conscious, now who? Andrea?

Denis and I sighed with annoyance when Carl escaped the zombie. I wonder if it will come up that he in a round about way caused the death.

Anyone else wonder if the fact those two cops in the dumping randell scene had no bite marks will come up?

I vote moving on as well. The farm house is getting stagnant.

I wasn't shocked at all with Dales death... Meh. I was more shocked with Sophia.

While I find Shane's demeanor sexy (what can I say pre-Denis I had a thing for douchebags) I find his story boring. Oh look a playboy who wants a family, an obsessive psycho, I dunno, it's not doin it for me.

Oh, yeah, Carl is getting on my nerves. And I am sure he's going to end up going crazy from keeping his secret that he saw the zombie that killed Dale and let him go and didn't tell anyone about it. Little brat.

For some reason, I really didn't find Sophia's death super shocking. I knew after that many episodes (it seemed like they were searching for her forever) that it would be impossible for a little girl to survive on her own. I thought it would have been unrealistic to have had her survive.

Yes I do, and I heard a GREAT theory about the infection that ties in beautifully with the fact that those two had no bites I am very interested to see if more evidence pops up in support of it.

Also, as for the moral compass of the group... I too wonder if Andrea will step up to the plate. I think she is assertive enough that she could really sway some heads in her favour if she argued her points right. Where Dale was a bit of a bumbling old man, I think she would definitely be taken more seriously. I know a lot of people dislike Andrea, but I hope she comes to rely more on her own intuition rather than feeding off others. I think she has the capability to become the ass-kicking heroine the show so desperately needs if the writers develop her properly. It is very possible that the death of Dale will give her guilt and make her reevaluate who she chooses to be in this new world.

Yeah the whole Shane thing... It really leaves me scratching my head. In some ways I think he was treated very poorly and unfairly (Lori... Die already!) but especially as of late, he has really gone over the deep end. Half the problem with Shane is that, while I agree with a lot of the decisions he makes (walkers in the barn, what to do with Randall, etc.), his delivery totally SUCKS. He has no tact and everything turns into this giant drama explosion because he has a very quick temper and let's his anger control him. It almost feels as though they are trying to now portray him as if he is suffering from a mental break-down and entering a state of psychosis and paranoia.

I'm so glad I wasn't the only one to catch that, if they don't revisit it it seemed like a pointless thing to offer up. Whhheeeee I'm excited to see what happens with that!

Andrea is totally annoying. I know girls like that that have way too much to prove. However, maybe she'll find her way, I don't know.

I think they're trying to build a turning point for Rick making him more callus, more survivalist (i.e. shooting the guys in the bar) so I am sure one for Shane isn't far off, they can't both be the same character so they're going to have to either flip flop or Shane will have to be more radical (or one will have to die).

Thus far my favorite is still Daryl. Oh and Glenn is one I root for a lot. I cringed and jumped in the bar scene with him. I really like him but he's a disposable character (I suppose they all can be) so it makes his near death parts even more intense. I actually like Carols character, I think it is done well, she's a product of abuse but she has a survivors soul in there somewhere.

I'll be interested to see if we develop T-dog and the other members of the Hersel house or what.

Mostly though I want to see what's up with the no-bites and I want to see something happen to have them leave the farm. Part of me wants an invasion but part of me hopes they'll just leave and I can have this tiny bit of relaxation that somewhere even in that scary world there is a tiny piece of safety. Har Har.

Do tell!
I missed this, but they brought it up after the episode, but in the Public Works episode Shane uses his knife to kill a zombie, and then later in the bus uses the same knife to slice his hand open. WHY IS HE NOT A ZOMBIE!

Oh man I missed that... maybe just a "whoops"? Or are we to presume he cleaned it very well? LOL

Lol, I noticed that too, major writing error!

If they were going to completely deviate from the comics as they have, they shouldn't have taken the name sake or any of the characters and just created a poorly acted, poorly paced, poor executed zombie story.

I noticed this!

My dad and I were both like... well, WTF, why are they not infected now?! I think it's just dangerous to be messing with your own blood and killing them and their blood and just... yuck, yeah, I was curious about that myself.

You're the only person I've met yet who's not happy with this show. I'm sure more exist but it's such a sensation, I'm shocked. Plus I have a lot of friends who love the comics and enjoy the fact the show is deviating so they too are now in suspense.

I really feel for Andrea, actually. She has been denied the right to carry a gun several times, despite the other male characters all getting one (including Dale... Who never killed one zombie. Ever ), and has been told off for not doing 'women's work'. After admitting she wanted to die, she was treated like an incompetent child and patronized constantly by Dale who couldn't seem to grasp that ultimately, she is an adult and he has no right to control any aspect of her life. Now this is not to say she has acted like a little angel because she certainly hasn't (her woe is me attitude drove me nuts at certain points), but I can certainly understand where her desire to prove herself came from and I don't blame her.

Oh my gosh I was getting so excited about the prospect of Rick toughening up a bit until this last episode! Last week's episode really built that up with the bar scene, I completely agree. This week though, that image completely fell apart I was very disappointed because I was looking forward to this new Rick.

I love Glenn, and I actually don't think he is disposable. They spent a LOT of time this season developing his character and there are endless possibilities for how this thing with Maggie could turn out. He is really a character on the cusp of becoming something awesome so I have a feeling we will be seeing more of him in episodes to come I don't think they are in a hurry to kill him off. Daryl I like also, but he needs to pull himself together. He is having a giant temper tantrum right now imo I think he is a diamond in the rough and I would love to see him become a little more emotionally stable.

Can't say I am crazy about Carol

Ok, here goes WARNING theory below: (I can't take credit for this theory, not my original idea)

Remember when Jenner whispered something in Rick's ear before he died? Well, according to this theory, what he told Rick is that everyone is infected because the infection is airborne and that when they die, they will join the walkers. Jenner took everyone's blood sample, so he would be able to test and see if they have it. This would also make sense for all the times the group has been splattered by zombie blood and guts and somehow avoided getting infected. Those two officers who only had scratches are further evidence that being bitten isn't necessary. Notice Rick didn't really respond when Shane mentioned that "It must only take a scratch...", and, it would make sense that Shane was able to use the same knife to cut himself and the Zs. It also would make sense that Rick wouldn't tell the rest of the group because of the incredibly demoralizing effect that would have. Anyway, just a theory, but certainly an interesting one

Well, it is your opinion it is poorly done. Obviously that is not a unanimous opinion as evidenced by even just this thread alone If you really dislike it that much, maybe watch something else on tv? Just a thought

This. I know a few people who just aren't really into zombie stuff (weird, I know ), but pretty much everyone else loves this show. I don't pretend it's perfect. I've noticed a few major writing errors that made me raise a brow and be like, "Really?" But whatever. I still really enjoy the show.

I hear there are some awesome laugh-tracked sitcoms out there ripe for the pickin'

..Of course it's my opinion? I didn't realize we could ONLY discuss the show if we absolutely loved it.

haha, see it's the exact opposite for me. This is the first time I've read good reactions to the show. Videogum.com does some pretty awesome reviews of the show every week.

Ohhh very dastardly! ***RESPONSE BELOW!***

Though infected or not, I don't think that would make them immune to being in contact with walker as they can become a walker by just being scratched (Jim was scratched and became a walker). Though if they are infected and will become walkers when they die, how did the two officers die? I feel like something has to be connected with why they keep stopping and focusing on the piles of bodies they burned (both at the farm and water works place they did this). Maybe the only true way to not come back as a walker is to be burned? Hmmmm.

Now I think I need to re-watch season 1. lol

Ahhhhh I love *this* part!!

Well, you stated the show was poorly acted, poorly paced and poorly executed. You never said you THOUGHT it is, just that it is. I was just trying to say that clearly not everyone feels that way and some really enjoy it So I was disagreeing with you Im sorry if it came across as offensive, it wasn't intended to be. And I don't believe I ever said you couldn't discuss it...

I'm sorry.. what? Yes, I did state it was all of those things because sometimes when you have thoughts you state them. I have no idea what you're trying to say because the entire thread is full of opinions but you did not ask for clarification from any one saying it was a great show. I'm not splitting hairs over whether or not I should have said "I THINK the show.." because I never had any one, until this moment, assume every thing I say is to be taken as a fact unless specified otherwise. It's not offensive, it just doesn't make any sense so I really don't know what to tell you here.

Anyway, does any one read the actual comic? There is confirmation (not just from Darabont, since his confirmation.. kind of doesn't matter anymore, lol) that Michonne will be there at the end of this season.