tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585323794423400780.post4226247831167597357..comments2024-02-10T10:52:58.614-05:00Comments on THE DIG: THE WALKING DEAD Seeing Things Clearlycinemarchaeologisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13507603255666191405noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585323794423400780.post-47133790087871330642013-03-06T03:57:55.255-05:002013-03-06T03:57:55.255-05:00Although you liked the episode, you spent the majo...Although you liked the episode, you spent the majority of the review ripping on the series as a whole. You only had one partial paragraph where you discussed the good parts of the episode. I would love to hear what you liked in more detail. Lord knows you have been very detailed in your dislike of the show every week.<br /><br />I think a lot of readers and I would like you to go into more depth when you actually like an episode. It might be enlightening to a lot of your detractors.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585323794423400780.post-20030963392066707912013-03-05T10:58:37.748-05:002013-03-05T10:58:37.748-05:00Morgan is going to appear again in this season. H...Morgan is going to appear again in this season. He's listed as being in the episode that'll air on March 31st, which I believe is the finale.<br /><br />Perhaps he'll join the group and be in season 4?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585323794423400780.post-12200923677732369482013-03-05T02:44:17.876-05:002013-03-05T02:44:17.876-05:00I want to let you know how much I've been enjo...I want to let you know how much I've been enjoying your blog!<br /><br />I agree that this episode shows what TWD has the potential to be. I get so angry with the show, because I feel like a great concept is being wasted. It really infuriates me.<br /><br />But this episode was better. There was some nice storytelling, interesting dialogue, and the hitchhiker scene (which made me feel sick). Overall, I was satisfied with this episode.<br /><br />Except that... the "12-year-old running off alone" bit drives me crazy. I feel like I could have forgiven so many things with this show, if only Michonne had slapped Carl across the face.firenatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585323794423400780.post-3303345292303496592013-03-04T17:48:09.215-05:002013-03-04T17:48:09.215-05:00VL, I think the idea of having Carl and Michonne g...VL, I think the idea of having Carl and Michonne go off together was because Carl was still being very skeptical about Michonne, while Rick had decided she was all right. Rick also made sure Michonne knew all of this, discussing it with Carl while she was in easy earshot.<br /><br />I didn't feel compelled to blow raspberries at Carl's efforts to recover the photo. That sort of thing can easily lurch into saccharine sentimentality, and on TWD almost always does. In this case, I thought it was a nice touch, and seemed like the kind of thing a kid would do.<br /><br />There's no doubt the lack of all that rubbish you describe makes the ep more tolerable. I don't think I went too easy on it (though I didn't mention things like the teleporting zombies and people).<br /><br />@Anon, "all told" is a common phrse, but, once again, it isn't the one I used.<br /><br />@other Anon, yes, that "Erin" bit was a nice touch, and exactly the sort of thing one never sees on TWD.<br /><br />@Unknown, I'm with you; there's no reason why every ep of TWD shouldn't be this good or better. It requires competent, talented people, and TWD just doesn't have those.cinemarchaeologisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507603255666191405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585323794423400780.post-39693817723141698452013-03-04T14:02:32.202-05:002013-03-04T14:02:32.202-05:00You were too easy on this episode. If it had appea...You were too easy on this episode. If it had appeared after a series of good episodes, I would've given it a pass. I would've considered it an inoffensive, if not somewhat interesting, departure from the main plot. As it stands, it's a decent filler episode after a string of shitty filler episodes. <br /><br />Rick is still an idiot. A leader with any sense would've suggested that the three of them (Rick, Carl, and Michonne) look for a crib together before they leave. Instead, he allows the group to split up (always a genius idea), and he allows his 12 year old son to go off into the wild with some weirdo that neither of them trust. Of course, the writers needed an excuse to leave Rick alone with Morgan, so Carl and Michonne are off on a suicide mission for a photograph. Yeah, really, a photograph. Every scene involving this particular sub-plot could be described as pure filler. And, isn't it just so sweet that Carl would go to such lengths for the sake of his baby sister and their mother's memory? I'm sure that the Lifetime movie watchers were tickled. <br /><br />I think it was more the lack of certain things that made this episode somewhat tolerable. There was no Woodbury, no Andrea, no revisiting of the stupid drama between the characters at the prison. I could go on and on...VultureLivesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585323794423400780.post-10502813142590756062013-03-04T12:58:19.719-05:002013-03-04T12:58:19.719-05:00Filler or not I don't give a damn. All I could...Filler or not I don't give a damn. All I could say is Finally a good walking dead episode that didn't drop all over the place. <br /><br />This episode reminds me of season 1 quality. If the show has episodes as good as this then it would really be one of the best shows on tv. <br /><br />I didn't had any expectations that this episode was gonna be really good. Hopefully later in season 4 the group won't stay at some place for the rest of the season.<br /> <br />Because the writers of this show can't really make things interesting enough. unless the episode takes place somewhere else other than the farm, prison, and woodbury. <br /><br /><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585323794423400780.post-54733025575823908102013-03-04T09:02:56.766-05:002013-03-04T09:02:56.766-05:00A yawnfest. It still screams stupid. Loud and clea...A yawnfest. It still screams stupid. Loud and clear.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585323794423400780.post-65333231143762046002013-03-04T05:52:46.899-05:002013-03-04T05:52:46.899-05:00The group had assault rifles since the first episo...The group had assault rifles since the first episode of the season when the stormed the prison. And they clearly showed them finding ammo and smoke/flash granades. <br />You dont know what condition morgsn was in if someone is extremely tired, malnourished <br />Injuries have more of an effect. Its not impossible to believe he passed out. Also he was pretending to be out for a while they showed him waiting for an opportunity to get a knife and break loose.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585323794423400780.post-40851640818219580432013-03-04T03:04:38.517-05:002013-03-04T03:04:38.517-05:00Also Morgan's smart enough to build walker tra...Also Morgan's smart enough to build walker traps and routinely kills and burn them. Our "heroes" on the other hand are too stupid to kill walkers of opportunity, allowing them to surround them later. They seem to do this constantly.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585323794423400780.post-18231414672656804632013-03-04T02:59:30.177-05:002013-03-04T02:59:30.177-05:00Another surprising good bit of storytelling they h...Another surprising good bit of storytelling they had was the sign that instructed somebody named Erin that they were heading to a mountain. Later when the car gets stuck in the mud, we see one of the zombies wearing a bracelet with the name Erin on it.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585323794423400780.post-51937192505300068872013-03-04T02:19:14.415-05:002013-03-04T02:19:14.415-05:00Actually 'all told' is proper use. Do a ba...Actually 'all told' is proper use. Do a basic google search and you can confirm this yourself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585323794423400780.post-84685280805588196272013-03-04T01:08:19.189-05:002013-03-04T01:08:19.189-05:00"All tolled" is a proper use. "All ..."All tolled" is a proper use. "All told" is a popular expression; it just wasn't one I was using, there.cinemarchaeologisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507603255666191405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585323794423400780.post-11447326105924962742013-03-04T01:02:11.956-05:002013-03-04T01:02:11.956-05:00By the way, the expression is 'all told,' ...By the way, the expression is 'all told,' not 'all tolled.'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585323794423400780.post-79580745341386798522013-03-04T00:33:59.869-05:002013-03-04T00:33:59.869-05:00Of course, the IMDB fanboy trolls will be here sho...Of course, the IMDB fanboy trolls will be here shortly to scream at you and say you're a hypocrite, because somehow one episode being good means they all are. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com