TWD Season 5

[Oh Shoot]

I think we missed the whole "Getting from Atlanta to 100 miles outside of Washington" thing.

 

Yep, far as I "was told", they were still in GA somewhere before this episode.

 

- OS

[LI0NSFAN]

Yep, far as I "was told", they were still in GA somewhere before this episode.

 

- OS

 

I am pretty sure, Noah was from Richmond, VA

[monkeylizard]

Yep. and it's 530 miles by Google Maps from Atlanta to Richmond, so yeah, they went about 500 miles from Georgia to Richmond.

 

The only thing game-changing about it is that they're back on the road again. Kirkman said in the Talking Dead that they'll be getting desperate as things like food and clean water run out. That's good.

 

Season 1: on the road = awesome

Season 2: wandering around the woods for 3 weeks followed by sitting on the farm = suck

Season 3: Sitting in a prison in a spitting contest with a town = suck

Season 4: Getting sick in the prison followed by burning it down and a walk to another "shelter" at Terminus = suck followed by not bad

Season 5 so far: Terminus....hiding in a church near Terminus....a nearly zombie-free Atlanta = suck

 

The only really good episodes in season 2-5 have been when they're on the move. Season 1 was almost all on the move which made it great. It looks like they're on the move for much of the second half of this season, so I'm holding out hope.

[tnguy]

Yeah, the story really needs to advance occasionally which it really hasn't done since the revelation that everyone's infected.

[felinesNfreedom]

Yep. and it's 530 miles by Google Maps from Atlanta to Richmond, so yeah, they went about 500 miles from Georgia to Richmond.

 

The only thing game-changing about it is that they're back on the road again. Kirkman said in the Talking Dead that they'll be getting desperate as things like food and clean water run out. That's good.

 

Season 1: on the road = awesome

Season 2: wandering around the woods for 3 weeks followed by sitting on the farm = suck

Season 3: Sitting in a prison in a spitting contest with a town = suck

Season 4: Getting sick in the prison followed by burning it down and a walk to another "shelter" at Terminus = suck followed by not bad

Season 5 so far: Terminus....hiding in a church near Terminus....a nearly zombie-free Atlanta = suck

 

The only really good episodes in season 2-5 have been when they're on the move. Season 1 was almost all on the move which made it great. It looks like they're on the move for much of the second half of this season, so I'm holding out hope.

 

Damn, just about spot on. Season two was fine with me. After that I think it all went down hill with a few exceptions like you said ,

[Clod Stomper]

Meh.  I'm gonna keep watching.  I don't usually like documentaries, but this one is pretty good  

[jtmaze]

They almost lost me a couple of times in the past when they are playing house. I like it much better when they are on the move, just because Zeds aren't the only bad thing they can run across. We will see.


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[Oh Shoot]

They almost lost me a couple of times in the past when they are playing house. I like it much better when they are on the move, just because Zeds aren't the only bad thing they can run across. We will see.
 

 

Oh I agree that if the Zeds were their only adversaries, I probably would have given up on it a good while ago.

 

- OS

[Titansfan]

S5 E9 What Happened and What's going on?

 

Watched the program on DVR running about 25 minutes behind, staying off Facebook during that time to not have spoilers.  

 

Episode was confusing from the start, going back and forth, did see a road sign in South Carolina.  I knew from last episode, they would not stay in Atlanta.  

 

Rick stays in touch with Carol on handheld radio.  Commenting they were 5 or so miles away.  Myself being a Vol. Fire Fighter, I know in best conditions my radio can function to about 15 miles, but works best when well under 10.  I did wonder how they charge the radio?  I assume, they grabbed some ideas from the hospital where the people there used excersie equipment to produce electricty.  

 

They wisely park by some wrecked vehicles to make it look like their truck is part of the wreck scene.  Walk up to Noah's old neighborhood, he wants to look around.  Even finding his own house.  What got me that in all the other episodes, it was ordered at beginning of the outbreak, people should head to areas such as refugee camps (in which that was the worse thing to do) but Noah's family and possibly neighbors stated put.  They also fenced in the area.  But, (unless I missed something), did little for fortify their own houses.  Also, did anyone notice, of Rick's group, only two had firearms, and those being handguns????  I am assuming the ammo has run out.  

 

Michone is getting fed up with being on the move, which is very much unlike her since she has been a moving type since we first met her.  

 

Noah, very doubtful he will survive the season, he is more useless than Eugene and can't take care of himself.  

 

Tyress, has fought up to a dozen walkers with a hammer but is taking down by one of Noah's twin brothers who is a walker.  He knew there were walkers in the house and didn't clear the house before making a search.  

 

The episode director intentionally mislead the viewers during the entire episode with many sub-mystery plots to be solved later.  There is also something about wolves.  Something we didn't think about, What about the wildlife?  Of course, domesicated animals, pigs, cows, etc would be found and eaten by walkers.  Deer would be eaten by walkers, until they learn to stay away.  Wolves, a natural predator, fast enough to get away from walkers, go in packs for protection and hunting more effective.  Wolves will figure out which humans are walkers and hunt the non-walkers.

[Murgatroy]

 

 

The episode director intentionally mislead the viewers during the entire episode with many sub-mystery plots to be solved later.  There is also something about wolves.  Something we didn't think about, What about the wildlife?  Of course, domesicated animals, pigs, cows, etc would be found and eaten by walkers.  Deer would be eaten by walkers, until they learn to stay away.  Wolves, a natural predator, fast enough to get away from walkers, go in packs for protection and hunting more effective.  Wolves will figure out which humans are walkers and hunt the non-walkers.

There were a lot of teasers in the episode. The wall was burned, attacked, someone drove a large vehicle through it. Noah's people weren't overrun by walkers, humans did that. "Wolves are Near." I don't think that meant wildlife. The headed torsos in the truck, the half bodies in the field by the breach. The old pick-up and the Volvo were riddled with bullet holes, that wasn't just a random accident in the woods. 

 

The radio broadcast. It kept going through over and over for Tyreese. I think that has something to do as well.

 

I think they are going to meet an organized group, something to make Woodbury look amateurish. I think there will also be some form of armed resistance to that 'Republic.' I think that resistance is the 'Wolves.' I think that is who took down the gated community.

[Oh Shoot]

I actually like the episode, btw, thought it was very nicely done and an interesting change of pace from a totally linear plot line. Nice way to blend a bit of the past and also tantalizing hints to a creepy mystery at that compound and of course as always suggesting a sense of foreboding for the future.

 

- OS

Edited February 15, 2015 by Oh Shoot

[monkeylizard]

I'm with OS on this one. I kind of liked the flashbacks and the humanity of Tyreese coming to terms with who he was, who he is, and the end of his life.

[tnguy]

Not a bad plot and premise but clumsily executed.

[john455]

Nice Juicy worm Darrel

[Caster]

Sasha needs a dose of what her brother got last season. A good stiff asswhippin'.
Acting stupid like that gets everyone hurt.

That was a good plan though! Nice and gentle, calm and cool. Gentle guide the herd over the edge, one at a time. Leave it to one fool to F it up.

[Caster]

Meat's back on the menu boys!

[R1100R]

What's with all the commercials??

[Mike.357]

had to take a pass on this episode, maybe later this week On Demand.

 

No way was I missing the SNL 40th Anniversary show.

[Spiffy]

Well they know now what Mel Gibson was talking about in "The Patriot".

[Clod Stomper]

Well they know now what Mel Gibson was talking about in "The Patriot".

Dog is a fine meal. Just ask BO.

However, I wouldn't eat without water. Just dehydrate quicker.

[Oh Shoot]

Another good episode. Showing them at one of lowest points ever, overall despair was quite palpable.

 

- OS

[Grand Torino]

had to take a pass on this episode, maybe later this week On Demand.

 

No way was I missing the SNL 40th Anniversary show.

SNL hasn't been any good since Ackroyd. Belushi, Curtain, Radner and the rest.

[Mike.357]

SNL hasn't been any good since Ackroyd. Belushi, Curtain, Radner and the rest.

 

 

I would say that 35 years worth of viewers since these names retired from SNL beg to differ.   No argument that they were the best though.

[monkeylizard]

They had a good run in the late 80s/early 90s with cast members like Mike Myers, Dana Carvey, Phil Hartman, and Chris Farley. Other time spans have had a good one or two cast members plus a bunch of mediocre ones. Billy Crystal, Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, etc.

[Jamie Jackson]

Did I miss something? There were zombies on SNL? :cool:

 

I'm personally liking this new direction. And OS was right, the despair was quite palpable. imho it's despair that's a true killer.