The Walking Dead (Season 2)

[Champion8877]

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i always kinda liked dale. i liked him more in season 1 and early season 2. lately in the last few episodes he has been getting annoying, especially this episode. so it was kinda sad to see him die, but at least there is finally some more action, since the barn shooting the episodes have been slow and hardly any walkers

personally i think if the world went to hell, i would have no problem killing that kid if he was a threat to my friends and family. i mean he knows where they live since he knew maggie, so obviously if he finds his friends they are gonna be comin back for revenge.

as for dales reasoning, i understand it, but in the world they are in its survival of the fittest. you really cannot take a chance in hoping that this kid, who was trying to kill Rick, Hershal, and Glen a few days ago, turns out to be a good guy and go not get his 30 friends to come back and waste them all.

carl was getting annoying this episode as well, but you really can't blame him for the way he is acting and talking back. i mean he is only what like 10 and watching the world completely fall apart. he was better though before Sophia got lost, then he never really talked much

like somebody else said, i hate everyone besides Daryl lol. i mean really, Darly is awesome, he is the only one who i consistently like every episode. seems like i am constantly switching sides about if im on Ricks side or Shanes side. and i just really dont like anyone else, especially not Lori

[DukeC]

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When I first saw him get attacked I thought he was only going to get bitten on the arm or leg which would lead to him getting amputated (like he was in the comics).

Welp, I was wrong .

Kinda sad to see him go as he made a compelling argument. The irony was not lost on me either .

I feel kinda bad for laughing at that

Edit: Carl's around 7-8 years old. His lack of athleticsm is common and I'm sure he'll grow into it.

[goh]

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One thing, I wanted to see was to watch Dale make it out alive because I'm curious if you become a zombie after being scratched (So far everyone who's become a zombie has been bitten). Other than that, good episode as usual.

The cops didn't have any bites.
Must've been scratches.

Here's this weeks comic to TV comparison: http://www.tvovermind.com/the-walkin...parison/128397

Again spoilers and potential future spoilers are plentyful.

[ThePPL]

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The cops didn't have any bites.
Must've been scratches.

Here's this weeks comic to TV comparison: http://www.tvovermind.com/the-walkin...parison/128397

Again spoilers and potential future spoilers are plentyful.

Oh yeah right, I forgot about that. Question answered.

Still, I would like to see some people die in future episodes from seeing scratched instead of bitten. It would bring some more variety to the zombie transition.

[erickonasis]

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if this season ends up like the spoilers i read around the web the holy **** its gonna be a good one

[OSUFan_88]

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People saying they should keep their humanity and stuff...well...Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs FTW.

But, for the record, I think that is what makes this show so great. It's what makes the comics so great. The constant struggle between humanity and survival.

[Ollienyy]

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Someone put the complete synopsis up for next weeks episode "Better Angels" on a comments section of a preview video on Youtube

DO NOT READ IF YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW, I ONLY READ HALF BEFORE I GOT THE BETTER OF MY CURIOSITY SO STILL DON'T KNOW HOW THE EPISODE ENDS

Spoiler

Shane lets the kid go under pretense that he wants to join their group, he then snaps Randall's neck, and throws the kid out to a bunch of walkers. He then hit's his head against a tree to simulate being attacked by Randall before going back to the group and telling them he was jumped (as seen in the preview) The gang go looking for Randall and come upon his corpse being eaten by Walkers. On examining the body, they realize that he had a broken neck before the Walker bites, suddenly Randall reanimates and tries to attack the group, Glen kills him. Thats as far as I know, believe this takes up the first 20-25mins

[CaptainZombie]

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Someone put the complete synopsis up for next weeks episode "Better Angels" on a comments section of a preview video on Youtube

DO NOT READ IF YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW, I ONLY READ HALF BEFORE I GOT THE BETTER OF MY CURIOSITY SO STILL DON'T KNOW HOW THE EPISODE ENDS

Spoiler

Shane lets the kid go under pretense that he wants to join their group, he then snaps Randall's neck, and throws the kid out to a bunch of walkers. He then hit's his head against a tree to simulate being attacked by Randall before going back to the group and telling them he was jumped (as seen in the preview) The gang go looking for Randall and come upon his corpse being eaten by Walkers. On examining the body, they realize that he had a broken neck before the Walker bites, suddenly Randall reanimates and tries to attack the group, Glen kills him. Thats as far as I know, believe this takes up the first 20-25mins

From what I read, it gets even crazier than that preview. I was shocked with Dale's death and even though he annoyed me to a degree, it was terrible to see him go the way he did. That was an open field and did he not see or hear the walker? That was one strange plot hole there if you ask me. It really showed a story about consequences with Carl messing around with that same walker only for him to break free and attack one of their own.

I found this to be one of the best episodes so far this season. It just really flowed well together besides some small flaws. The one thing that I don't get is with Randall. If this kid were to be kept with the group, how could they expect him to trust them now that he has been tortured, tied up, and had a gun to his head? At that point you would have to kill him or else face him escaping and bringing his buddies back. You could tell he was up to no good as he was listening to Shane's conversation with Andrea almost scheming something, but even worse as he tries to manipulate Carl into setting him free.

READ AT YOUR OWN RISK: (LOL)

Spoiler

Episode 12 "Better Angels"

Episode begins with Dale's funeral. Rick makes a speech, intercut with Andrea, Daryl, Shane and T-Dog killing some random walkers in a field. Funeral ends with Rick saying that the group has to set aside their differences and pull together in honor of Dale. Cue theme music.

Hershel finally allows everybody to move into the house. Rick decides to let Randall loose instead of killing him, just like they had originally planned. Shane gets all mad at the idea, but Rick says it's his decision and Shane needs to shut up. Later, Carl reveals to Shane that he done *beep* up and stole Daryl's gun as well as released that walker from the swamp, but asks him not to tell anyone. While Shane is building a lookout platform, Lori comes to talk to him. She thanks him for everything he had done (saving them from Atlanta, etc.) and says she's truly sorry for all the crap that happened between them.

Shane asks Rick that he and Daryl be allowed to go dump Randall, but Rick refuses. Shane then tells Rick about what Carl did and gives him Daryl's gun. Rick has a talk with his son and basically tells him to grow up. Meanwhile, Shane sneaks into the shed and releases Randall. They secretly leave the farm and take off into the woods together. Shane tells the kid that he wants to join their group and asks Randall where it is. He tells Shane that they have a camp on a highway five miles away. Shane then proceeds to snap his neck. (CONT'D)

CONT'D) The group discovers that Randall is gone and gets all panicked. Suddenly, a bloody Shane appears. He says that Randall knocked him out and escaped (he actually smashed his head into a tree after killing Randall) and that he tried to run after him. Two pairs head out to look for Randall: Glenn & Daryl and Rick & Shane. Daryl uses his epic tracking skills to deduce that Randall and Shane actually walked together and had a scuffle near the tree with Shane's blood on it. Then, a zombie-Randall appears. Daryl misses with his crossbow, there's a fight, Glenn takes out Randall. Daryl uses his epic Sherlock skills to deduce that Randall was killed by a broken neck and zombified in spite of having no bite marks.

Shane and Rick meanwhile arrive on a field. Rick tells Shane that he knows Shane plans to kill him there. Shane plans to pin the murder on Randall and says he's better for Lori and that Rick has no idea how to fix the situation. Shane wants Rick to raise his gun so he wouldn't have to kill an unarmed man. Rick talks him out of the murder, telling him that there's still a way out of it. As Shane is lowering his gun, Rick stabs him in the chest, killing him. Carl appears, having left the farm looking for them, and sees Shane rising from the dead while Rick's back is turned. He shoots Shane in the head, attracting a nearby group of walkers. Rick and Carl stand over Shane's corpse, oblivious to the huge horde of walkers approaching the farm from the woods. End episode.''

[goh]

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Someone put the complete synopsis up for next weeks episode "Better Angels" on a comments section of a preview video on Youtube

DO NOT READ IF YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW, I ONLY READ HALF BEFORE I GOT THE BETTER OF MY CURIOSITY SO STILL DON'T KNOW HOW THE EPISODE ENDS

Spoiler

Shane lets the kid go under pretense that he wants to join their group, he then snaps Randall's neck, and throws the kid out to a bunch of walkers. He then hit's his head against a tree to simulate being attacked by Randall before going back to the group and telling them he was jumped (as seen in the preview) The gang go looking for Randall and come upon his corpse being eaten by Walkers. On examining the body, they realize that he had a broken neck before the Walker bites, suddenly Randall reanimates and tries to attack the group, Glen kills him. Thats as far as I know, believe this takes up the first 20-25mins

Ah so next week is the week for...

Spoiler

[cardinals57]

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I want to look at those spoilers so bad, but yet I don't. Decisions, decisions.

Spoiler

Who am I kidding? I can't wait for what comes next after reading those.

[rdub78]

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List of Glaring stupid events from this episode (this is from anoterh source)

1.) It's a post-apocalyptic world roaming with undead, and NOBODY. EVER. CHECKS. ON. CARL. He's gone all freaking day and nobody notices or cares. His parents don't even act like he was gone. How can you justify this?

2.) The Walker sneaking up on Dale. First of all, if it killed a cow, IT WOULD STILL BE EATING THE COW. Second of all, how are these shambling piles of corpse suddenly so freaking quiet and stealthy? Last I checked, they groaned and hissed and made tons of noise whenever they so much as saw a human. Now they kill something, don't eat it, wander off out of sight, see a human, sneak up on them and then eat them? How dumb does it get with this show?

3.) Rick not being seen as totally inept by the group. So let's see, he made the supposedly 'moral' choice to save Randall, and then he proceeds to either leave him to be eaten alive in the middle of nowhere or just execute him anyway, which was what Hershel advised when they first saw Randall and would have solved the damn problem right there and then. Rick is an idiot.

4.) Every scene with Carl, for self-explanatory reasons. I don't care if he's 'getting sociopathic', that should be real development and not just suddenly appear in one episode where he's suddenly full-on sociopath. And it's never a good sign when half the viewers can;t even stand to look at the little *beep* when he's onscreen.

EDIT: 5.) I forgot about Randall randomly admitting that his group raped those girls. That was just awful writing. "I'm not bad, I'm good! I watched little girls get raped but come on, I didn't personally do it! I'm good!" What lousy writing, unless Randall is mentally impaired and we don't know yet.

I mean, Dale's moral questions and his death should have made for a good episode, but the writers REALLY dropped the ball in terms of basic logical storytelling.

[JBH3]

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Only guy I like is Darryl.

Yeah Darryl is pretty much the only character that I like at this point as well.

like somebody else said, i hate everyone besides Daryl lol. i mean really, Darly is awesome, he is the only one who i consistently like every episode.

Guys...I am accepting applications to Team Crossbow.

[JBH3]

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I feel like I'm the only one who feels sad for Dale. While he can get annoying at times, he has a very good point - the world they lived in is gone, but it doesn't mean their humanity is as well.

I'd like to think if **** went down, humans would have each others' backs. Responses here make me cynical of that.

As for Carl, I thought you were gonna pop that zombie. All you did was embarrass yourself. Can't even throw right. Jeez!

I was sad for Dale. I expected he would be there for awhile. I think the group did waaaaay more than what they should've done given the circumstances. However, once Rick used Randal to help him save Shane, they should've worked it out with Randal instead of tying him up in the barn.

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What pissed me off about Rick in this last episode is his dealing w/ Carl.

Carl should've gotten his *** beat at least 3 times in this past episode.

Once after he called Carol an idiot. It should've been..."Go apologize [Carl], and when you come back pull your pants down to your ankles"...then Rick proceed to bend him over knee and put the switch on them hind parts. Rick's whole "Think before you Speak" speech, weaksauce.

Carl telling his father to "Do it, kill him dad" should've earned Carl a 2nd *** whoopin, and once they find out the Beretta is missing and why...*** whooopin #3.

Then maybe a 4th *** whoopin for Carl being responsible for Dale's death.

[sven]

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Then maybe a 4th *** whoopin for Carl being responsible for Dale's death.

More like give the kid a medal.

[Kanobi]

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Maybe I'm the only one who felt this but....man....I thought Carl was gonna kill Randall during that scene in the barn. Somethin about the way Carl was lookin at him...I thought for sure he had a gun on him and he was gonna shoot Randall in the head.