February 10th, 2013 at 5:29 PM ^
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February 10th, 2013 at 5:32 PM ^
Definitely excited. Been watching the marathons yesterday and today.
This morning I watched the season 2 mid-season finale where Sophia came out of the barn. That goes right up there with some of the best endings on TV of the past few years.
February 10th, 2013 at 7:19 PM ^
I called pretty soon after she went missing. Certainly one of my prouder television watching moments.
That scene was incredible but the rest of season 2 was awful.
February 10th, 2013 at 7:25 PM ^
I was completely blindsided by it - and glad I was. I had assumed that she was dead long before that episode.
The whole scene was gut wrenching and brutal. And then when Sophia walked out my jaw literally dropped and my stomach turned. It was quite the ending.
Similar endings that come to mind are this years Breaking Bad where Todd shoots the kid and the Season 4 finale of Dexter.
I just speed watched the rest of season 2 - it's actually amazing how much you can fast forward through without losing any of the gist. The finale was good and the penultimate episode was good, but the four inbetween were pretty, pretty, pretty drawn out.
February 10th, 2013 at 8:16 PM ^
Ha! Should've read your reply before I posted, looks like we had the exact same reaction.
February 10th, 2013 at 8:14 PM ^
When Sophia came out of the barn I audibly gasped and my jaw literally dropped. It truly shocked me, didn't see that one coming at all.
To me, that's the craziest, most impactful plot twist there's been on TV since LOST.
February 11th, 2013 at 12:14 AM ^
totally make up for some of the lesser episodes. But to comment on your post, I agree that I was completely shocked. Initially I was very dissapointed that the season was comprised of a barn and occasional ventures out to search for a girl who the audience had no real connection to. HOWEVER, finding her in the barn (this may sound cynical) was the best thing that could have happened from a viewers perspective. Would have been way too corny to find her after 12 episodes, The Walking Dead is far from disney.
February 10th, 2013 at 5:36 PM ^
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February 10th, 2013 at 6:32 PM ^
February 10th, 2013 at 6:38 PM ^
Was there more to that name? It just seemed so random and stupid. My teacher's name was Judith, let's go with that? Strange. I always assumed there was a story behind it that maybe was clear in the comics or something.
February 10th, 2013 at 7:41 PM ^
He was sleeping with his teacher that's why.
February 10th, 2013 at 7:57 PM ^
Ike Broflovski
February 10th, 2013 at 7:00 PM ^
Carl is a badass now. I want Carl to start saying stuff from Pulp Fiction. "Say what again."
February 10th, 2013 at 5:39 PM ^
Now that Whori (as they affectionately call her over on IMDB) is gone, every episode is my favorite episode.
February 10th, 2013 at 5:53 PM ^
February 10th, 2013 at 5:56 PM ^
February 10th, 2013 at 5:54 PM ^
I'm pretty excited to watch the episodes in Black and White starting on Thursday.
I don't know if any other show has done that since - you know - everything was in black and white.
February 10th, 2013 at 5:58 PM ^
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February 10th, 2013 at 5:59 PM ^
Great thanks for the reminder. There is going to be more human to human killing and that is going to be disturbing. I hope that they do not take it to far from the zombies.
February 10th, 2013 at 6:09 PM ^
Without giving anything away, I have a question for the comic readers.
I've read that the series deviates significantly from the comics. Could you put a % on it?
For someone that has not read any of the comics, would you suggest me going ahead and giving them a shot or let the series runs its course and then go back?
This summer I read A Game of Thrones and have started A Clash of Kings, but I had a friend recommend to me that I should just watch the series and then catch up on the books. The more I read, the more I'm thinking that might be a good idea.
February 10th, 2013 at 6:17 PM ^
I believe Amazon has the 2 compendiums fairly cheap if you do wish to learn things ahead of the show, I'd certainly recommend it if you wish to invest. And trust me, they aren't long reads: pictures, pictures, captions, pictures, rinse and repeat.
February 10th, 2013 at 6:25 PM ^
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February 10th, 2013 at 6:59 PM ^
Yes I missed these threads because the first half of the season during No OT. ( Because it was football season)
Very excited for tonight. Haven't read the comics but thinking about startng them. Hope my boy Daryl makes it out ok. Pretty sure he does from what I saw from the preview for the season.(Favorite part of the series is when he nicknamed the baby little asskicker)
I also can't wait for the prison group to meet up with the govenors group. Should be pretty awesome. The first half of season 3 was my favorite season of any show. Hope they keep going off the momentum even with e.p. Glen Mazarra gone.
February 10th, 2013 at 7:01 PM ^
February 10th, 2013 at 7:05 PM ^
Yeah I would be curious to hear the reasons he was shown the door.
February 10th, 2013 at 7:08 PM ^
February 10th, 2013 at 7:11 PM ^
While that is annoying, I wonder if it is a trade-off for keeping the episode # low and not turning it into a pure cash cow ala The X-Files and LOST. If that's the reasoning, then I can play along.
February 10th, 2013 at 7:59 PM ^
I miss Lost though.
February 10th, 2013 at 10:21 PM ^
I think Matthew Weiner demanded more money to shoot Mad Men. I remember hearing that AMC had to lower budgets on other shows to pay for Mad Men.
February 10th, 2013 at 8:23 PM ^
February 10th, 2013 at 8:28 PM ^
Just imagine if Darabont was still on, the season 2 premiere would have been legendary.
http://www.aintitcool.com/node/52526
February 10th, 2013 at 8:52 PM ^
That just broke my heart. The idea of origin/standalone/perspective episodes would have been a nice break and contrast to what felt like an entire season of looking for Sophia -___-
February 10th, 2013 at 8:54 PM ^
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February 10th, 2013 at 11:47 PM ^
Dang never knew that! Wish Darabont would have stayed on, that would have made a really cool episode. Thanks for the link.
February 10th, 2013 at 7:03 PM ^