tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585323794423400780.post4035448228996482509..comments2024-02-10T10:52:58.614-05:00Comments on THE DIG: THE WALKING DEAD's Longest Last Day On Earth [Updated Below]cinemarchaeologisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13507603255666191405noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585323794423400780.post-85330546310535161722016-04-15T12:55:49.916-04:002016-04-15T12:55:49.916-04:00I don't think the "example fellow" i...I don't think the "example fellow" is important enough to the story to be used as a plot hole. He could have been captured whenever and kept on hand until he was needed and he wasn't really needed. I think everyone is already convinced that the Saviors are serious. The Saviors don't need clairvoyance, just the intention of capturing Alexandrians. If the Saviors kept a scout with a radio at the main road from Alexandria, when the RV leaves becomes irrelevant because any vehicle will be noticed. Setting up roadblocks then becomes an exercise in mobilizing people. Imo, the RV, because it could potentially carry many people, is a high priority target and would justify the first roadblock even without the Saviors knowing Rick was on board.<br /><br />Showing how easy it would be to lay siege to Alexandria would mean showing Rick's group to be orders of magnitude more inept than the Saviors.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585323794423400780.post-28727851436706308282016-04-11T21:41:12.944-04:002016-04-11T21:41:12.944-04:00"You will make ironically watching TWD easier..."You will make ironically watching TWD easier and more fun."<br /><br />Thanks. I do try.<br /><br />"However, I don't think the Saviors would need clairvoyance, just scouts at important intersections, walkie-talkies, enough people to block more than one route at a time and mobility."<br /><br />But without clairvoyance or time-travel technology, they can't know Rick is about to leave the safe zone and head for Hilltop. And it <i>is</i> Rick, <i>specifically</i> the leader, they're trying to impress. The Saviors went out and set up their roadblock and rounded up that fellow they intended to turn into an example for Rick before <i>anyone</i> had left the town.cinemarchaeologisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507603255666191405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585323794423400780.post-86015811021626188562016-04-09T14:21:25.417-04:002016-04-09T14:21:25.417-04:00It is Glenn. There were countless and obvious hint...It is Glenn. There were countless and obvious hints and foreshadowing for it for the entire second half of the season.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585323794423400780.post-47637821189137955352016-04-09T14:12:51.843-04:002016-04-09T14:12:51.843-04:00First, I found your blog the day after this episod...First, I found your blog the day after this episode aired, read your critiques on seasons 5 and 6, and your take on TWD very closely parallel my own. You will make ironically watching TWD easier and more fun. <br /><br />However, I don't think the Saviors would need clairvoyance, just scouts at important intersections, walkie-talkies, enough people to block more than one route at a time and mobility. As well, the more often the RV attempted a different route, the more apparent their destination would become. The writers approach walkie-talkies the same way they approach zombie guts as camouflage; only employed when they are useful in propelling plot and not as a persistent environmental characters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585323794423400780.post-45741001723217790372016-04-06T19:19:34.908-04:002016-04-06T19:19:34.908-04:00http://www.blastr.com/2016-4-5/walking-dead-direct...http://www.blastr.com/2016-4-5/walking-dead-director-reveals-end-season-6-finale-hasnt-been-filmed-yet<br /><br />This is hilarious the people behind this show really have no clue what they are doing...<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585323794423400780.post-70774666334950084762016-04-04T21:00:02.766-04:002016-04-04T21:00:02.766-04:00"Without a doubt, one of the most contrived p..."Without a doubt, one of the most contrived pieces of nonsense I've ever seen."<br /><br />Yep. Ninety minutes of an RV driving in circles, premised on an unbelievably stupid decision on the one hand (all of the best fighters deciding it takes a heavily-armed commando squad to take a sick woman to the doctor) and a plot-hole on the other (the Saviors' clairvoyance).cinemarchaeologisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507603255666191405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585323794423400780.post-73052600308700740322016-04-04T20:57:58.712-04:002016-04-04T20:57:58.712-04:00Yes, the ratings will continue to decline. It was ...Yes, the ratings will continue to decline. It was actually pretty sharp this year, sharper than I expected (though I'd predicted a flattening or decline). I've looked over various sources last night and today and I've only found one full-throated endorsement of this ep. Nearly everyone posting about it hates it, with a much smaller corps of people praising this-or-that but still criticizing the ep.cinemarchaeologisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507603255666191405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585323794423400780.post-62333774880758152252016-04-04T20:55:16.983-04:002016-04-04T20:55:16.983-04:00Everyone was waiting for Negan to kill one of the ...Everyone was waiting for Negan to kill one of the characters and instead, he killed the cameraman!<br /><br />The ratings dropped significantly this season. They'll drop again next. TWD is on its last legs.cinemarchaeologisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507603255666191405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585323794423400780.post-24727096417119796882016-04-04T16:31:20.311-04:002016-04-04T16:31:20.311-04:00That's the thing... it was for the fake death ...That's the thing... it was for the fake death of Glenn too... but the network/powers that be are so freaking tone deaf or incompetent that they do not care. My contention from the get-go of this season was that the writers focused almost entirely on creating "trending" or "hashtag" moments instead of telling a story.<br /><br />One funny thing is that the live question portion of The Talking Dead was skipped due to "technical difficulties"... translation: we can't find a single non-pissed off viewer to throw up on Skype and ask a question.Jacobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03745307652533481582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585323794423400780.post-31538458983823349072016-04-04T16:28:35.098-04:002016-04-04T16:28:35.098-04:00I hope ZERO people watch the premier next season. ...I hope ZERO people watch the premier next season. What a freaking joke. They might as well have had the last 15 minutes of run-time be a live stream of Gimple laughing hysterically and giving the audience two middle fingers. I rewatched season 1 over the course of the airing of the last two episodes.<br /><br />I follow spoilers for the show so I knew all the rumors about it being a cliffhanger were out there. But wanted to badly to believe that Negan's victim would be known and that they had just done a really good job of keeping that spoiler contained.<br /><br />Oh how wrong I was. Not only did they jump the shark... the bashed its brain in with a barbwire wrapped baseball bat.Jacobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03745307652533481582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585323794423400780.post-29418573900288199432016-04-04T12:28:56.608-04:002016-04-04T12:28:56.608-04:00If you look at nearly all corners of the internet ...If you look at nearly all corners of the internet the reaction is almost universally negative. We have already seen a slight rating decline this season I wonder if we will see a more significant decline in season 7? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585323794423400780.post-56502082855476718442016-04-04T09:23:30.688-04:002016-04-04T09:23:30.688-04:00#GimpleMustGo #KirkmanStrangleholdsPlot
Sums it u...#GimpleMustGo #KirkmanStrangleholdsPlot<br /><br />Sums it up for me. Since these two have taken over character development ceases to exist to except act randomly to set up iconic moments of a mediocre comic. Past Fanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174088300290923150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585323794423400780.post-81101019694999474292016-04-04T08:50:20.348-04:002016-04-04T08:50:20.348-04:00This show is a disgrace. This show is a disgrace. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01944275888321115656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585323794423400780.post-83098896594979525382016-04-04T08:24:35.591-04:002016-04-04T08:24:35.591-04:00The fact that TWD ended on a cliffhanger is actual...The fact that TWD ended on a cliffhanger is actually a spoiler. Whomever is killed by Negan is a secondary character. It's either Abe or Eugene.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585323794423400780.post-29176513998259702332016-04-04T06:39:26.755-04:002016-04-04T06:39:26.755-04:00With a s many men and resources that Negan has, wh...With a s many men and resources that Negan has, why wouldn't he just go to Alexandria and storm the gates instead of setting elaborate and time consuming road blocks to capture Rick&Co.? Gimple is mediocre as a "writer" and just flat out horrible as a showrunner.<br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585323794423400780.post-8652314662483716172016-04-04T05:27:58.057-04:002016-04-04T05:27:58.057-04:00Without a doubt, one of the most contrived pieces ...Without a doubt, one of the most contrived pieces of nonsense I've ever seen.<br /><br />The episode called for the 'core group' to be captured and educated by this new boss villain- so we were treated to another episode of bumbling, faffing, speechifying and the obligatory bad leadership of rick.<br /><br />They all deserve to die for being so incompetent.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com