The Walking Dead: "This shit is screwed up!"

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VDay: Jul 2, 2003; I'm Pacman Jones!

Spiteski posted:

I imagine the typical knowing look between Tyreese and Carol, both with grim expressions, averting their gaze quickly, followed by "the girls didn't make it"

Then it will never be mentioned again.

They can also just say nothing. No one's going to be a dick and push them for details about how the two little girls died.

# ? Mar 18, 2014 07:03

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Lycus: Aug 5, 2008; Half the posters in this forum have been made up. This website is a goddamn ghost town.

It's not like anyone knew the girls were ever with them, so no one would ask them.

# ? Mar 18, 2014 07:06

Austrian mook: Feb 24, 2013; by Shine

Wizard Master posted:

This is harmless risk. Only if you're brave and shameless enough. Taking whiffs of girl's butts in public places, can ya do it?

One easy place to start is at a strip club. Quite simple to do with the dancers. Whenever any of them talk to you, just ask "can I smell your butt?" To sweeten the deal, promise them that you'll buy a lap dance or two after they've turned around and let you smell their butt.

I don't see that as a challenge, but for first timers that's a good way to get your nose wet and gain a little confidence.

Another semi-safe way to get going is to start with girls you already know in some capacity. A friend, or someone you see and speak with on a fairly regular basis.

It's easy to steer the conversation. Say you're talking about new year's resolutions. Most common is diet and exercise. And then you always talk about yourself and how much weight you need to lose and how much firming up you need to do. And then you blurt out "I'm so jealous of you. Your butt is PERFECT. Everytime I see it I want to just spread jelly on it and eat breakfast". Or something of a lesser sort if you're not that brave yet.

But if you steer it right, now you've got the door open to talk about her butt just a little more. Take it where you want it.

The hardest butts to sniff are those on girls that you don't know and won't speak to. You'll just sniff them.
I did it once in a video store. When you see someone browsing the wall slowly and moving in your direction, drop down into a squat and start reading the backs of the video covers on the bottom shelf.

If she stops near you, simply do the side shuffle and move very slightly closer to her. If she's already stopped right next to you, everything is set. If you see her preoccupied with looking at a video, take your chance to kind of lean in her direction and get your face as near to her butt as you dare. Close your eyes and inhale deeply.

Be creative, there are many variations and ways to do it. In fact, I'll give you another freebie right now.
In most stores they have things on the top shelf that are difficult to reach, and the sales associates use step ladders to get them for you.

Identify an item, select a fine sales associate, and request her assistance with retrieving the item. "Hold" the ladder for her like a good gentleman, off to one side with one hand on the ladder is best. And then don't miss your opportunity when buttocks pass nose level.

Duly noted :thumbsup:

# ? Mar 18, 2014 07:09

VDay: Jul 2, 2003; I'm Pacman Jones!

Wizard Master posted:

This is harmless risk. Only if you're brave and shameless enough. Taking whiffs of girl's butts in public places, can ya do it?

Just keep looking at the flowers, Wizard Master. Just keep looking.

# ? Mar 18, 2014 07:12

AndyElusive: Jan 7, 2007

Wizard Master posted:

This is harmless risk. Only if you're brave and shameless enough. Taking whiffs of girl's butts in public places, can ya do it?

One easy place to start is at a strip club. Quite simple to do with the dancers. Whenever any of them talk to you, just ask "can I smell your butt?" To sweeten the deal, promise them that you'll buy a lap dance or two after they've turned around and let you smell their butt.

I don't see that as a challenge, but for first timers that's a good way to get your nose wet and gain a little confidence.

Another semi-safe way to get going is to start with girls you already know in some capacity. A friend, or someone you see and speak with on a fairly regular basis.

It's easy to steer the conversation. Say you're talking about new year's resolutions. Most common is diet and exercise. And then you always talk about yourself and how much weight you need to lose and how much firming up you need to do. And then you blurt out "I'm so jealous of you. Your butt is PERFECT. Everytime I see it I want to just spread jelly on it and eat breakfast". Or something of a lesser sort if you're not that brave yet.

But if you steer it right, now you've got the door open to talk about her butt just a little more. Take it where you want it.

The hardest butts to sniff are those on girls that you don't know and won't speak to. You'll just sniff them.
I did it once in a video store. When you see someone browsing the wall slowly and moving in your direction, drop down into a squat and start reading the backs of the video covers on the bottom shelf.

If she stops near you, simply do the side shuffle and move very slightly closer to her. If she's already stopped right next to you, everything is set. If you see her preoccupied with looking at a video, take your chance to kind of lean in her direction and get your face as near to her butt as you dare. Close your eyes and inhale deeply.

Be creative, there are many variations and ways to do it. In fact, I'll give you another freebie right now.
In most stores they have things on the top shelf that are difficult to reach, and the sales associates use step ladders to get them for you.

Identify an item, select a fine sales associate, and request her assistance with retrieving the item. "Hold" the ladder for her like a good gentleman, off to one side with one hand on the ladder is best. And then don't miss your opportunity when buttocks pass nose level.

This still doesn't explain who set off the prison alarm or why Maggie was sleeping next to an icecream truck surrounded by zombies.

# ? Mar 18, 2014 08:00

Bored: Jul 26, 2007; Dude, ix-nay on the oice-vay.

AndyElusive posted:

This still doesn't explain who set off the prison alarm or why Maggie was sleeping next to an icecream truck surrounded by zombies.

We've already established that zombies love eating ice cream almost as much as they like eating people and she was looking for pets but got overwhelmed by the number of zombies arriving for their daily treat of ice cream and decided to hide under dead zombies for camouflage. Don't you even read the thread?

I thought we also agreed that it was Judith who set off the prison alarm using telekinesis from Lori's uteris. Although after seeing that dog, I'm kinda thinking he did it.

Bored fucked around with this message at 08:45 on Mar 18, 2014

# ? Mar 18, 2014 08:35

Karma Comedian: Feb 2, 2012

Bored posted:

We've already established that zombies love eating ice cream almost as much as they like eating people and she was looking for pets but got overwhelmed by the number of zombies arriving for their daily treat of ice cream and decided to hide under dead zombies for camouflage. Don't you even read the thread?

I thought we also agreed that it was Judith who set off the prison alarm using telekinesis from Lori's uteris. Although after seeing that dog, I'm kinda thinking he did it.

The governor snuck in and set off the alarm.

# ? Mar 18, 2014 09:08

Mu Zeta: Oct 17, 2002; Me crush ass to dust

Who stole the van in season 1?

# ? Mar 18, 2014 09:28

Austrian mook: Feb 24, 2013; by Shine

Good job not answering the Beth kidnapping plotline, guess the writers just forgot about it.

# ? Mar 18, 2014 09:43

Karma Comedian: Feb 2, 2012

Austrian mook posted:

Good job not answering the Beth kidnapping plotline, guess the writers just forgot about it.

Or they didn't, and we're not meant to know. It's almost like hosed Up poo poo happens in the apocalypse sometimes, and sometimes that hosed Up poo poo is left unresolved, because it's hosed Up poo poo.

# ? Mar 18, 2014 10:29

Austrian mook: Feb 24, 2013; by Shine

Wizard of Smart posted:

Or they didn't, and we're not meant to know. It's almost like hosed Up poo poo happens in the apocalypse sometimes, and sometimes that hosed Up poo poo is left unresolved, because it's hosed Up poo poo.

First, I was making a joke, and there's absolutely 100% no loving way they leave this unresolved. Did they do that with the Gubner? Or, anything else they've set up in the show so far? Secondly, that's just horrible writing. Is that the end of Beth's character? Just kidnapped, almost offscreen?

# ? Mar 18, 2014 10:44

Evernoob: Jun 21, 2012

Props to the show for daring to do this plot twist. I'm also glad the news sites do not appear to be full of disgruntled shocked parent who condemn this sort of TV. Kids dying on TV is no longer taboo.

This wasn't pointless violence either (well it WAS pointless, but not pointless violence because there was... a point)but a really good example of a mentally sick person (child). And sometimes there is no way to rationally explain their behaviour.

Earlier someone asked if the reason they cut up the group like this was to save money. Indirectly I think episodes like these are cheaper, but mainly because they are faster to produce. Smaller teams lead to less waiting times.

Also hard to tell if the cast of a show is paid per episode, or per working day. I believe main cast, who feature in the credits without even appearing are definitely paid per season.
If you compare to Game of Thrones : They have multiple storylines and many actors haven't even met eachother on set. So they have different production crews doing their thing. This vastly increases shooting speed which is necessary to deliver a new series every year with that kind of production value.

# ? Mar 18, 2014 11:21

Owlbear Camus: Jan 3, 2013; Maybe this guy that flies is just sort of passing through, you know?

Whatever moral panic there is over this episode is dumb. Way worse poo poo has happened to children over the course of the dozens of Law and Order spin offs and poo poo. Here it didn't seem forced or exploitative, the narrative earned it and it was some of the tightest and most affecting writing the show has had in its entire run. There was nothing cathartic or titillating about the terrible poo poo that happened, and the payoff with the confession and extremely grudging absolution was really good.

I kept meaning to show my girlfriend Bad Lip Reading: Walking Dead and finally remembered after this episode. I think it was exactly the kind of decompression we needed. poo poo was grim.

# ? Mar 18, 2014 11:35

Schneider Inside Her: Aug 6, 2009; Please bitches. If nothing else I am a gentleman

Well, this episode has just reinforced my belief that Carol is the Best Character.

# ? Mar 18, 2014 11:41

spikenigma: Nov 13, 2005; by Ralp

How could you? There must have been another way with Lizzie. Especially after your actions at the prison. God dammit, COOOOORL!
Carl: Yes, dad?
:geno:

No. COOOOOORL!
Daryl: Yeah, there's some coal in the barn just over there. Should keep us warm.
:geno:

No, you don't understand. It's COOOOOORL!
Michonne: yes, the Terminus is pretty cooool after all we've been through.
:geno:

No seriously, COOOOOORL!
Maggie: Yes, we should corral those deer into a corner in order to catch them for food.
.......7 minutes later.............
group: ah!, CAROL. You want us to deal with Carol.

I laugh to hide the disturbingnes of the episode :smith:

# ? Mar 18, 2014 11:58

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

So it just occurred to me that there are now no Woodbury characters left. They really did just use them as meat shields this season.

# ? Mar 18, 2014 13:48

Ned: May 23, 2002; by Hand Knit

Wizard of Smart posted:

Calling it now, they get to the state line to find that there's been a giant wall erected and it's only Georgia infected. Instead of trying to cure it, the rest of the world sent messages that it was global so they wouldn't try to leave before cutting contact, and sealed it off.

I'm pretty sure if it was a global initiative they'd have made the smart decision and tacked on Florida as well.

# ? Mar 18, 2014 13:58

Austrian mook: Feb 24, 2013; by Shine

I've always wondered how, like New Zealand or something or Japan didn't manage to go uninfected.

E: At least like, the Camen Islands

# ? Mar 18, 2014 14:01

Andrew Verse: Mar 30, 2011

Austrian mook posted:

I've always wondered how, like New Zealand or something or Japan didn't manage to go uninfected.

E: At least like, the Camen Islands

You can't escape space radiation from Venus by hiding on an island.

# ? Mar 18, 2014 14:03

Evernoob: Jun 21, 2012

That is what I liked most about Jericho : The USA got into this huge Post Nuclear Holocaust Civil War, and the rest of the world just decided to close all borders and let things run their course.
This was also something the cast/viewers learned about in season two.

Too bad they canceled it, but a very similar premise is happening in Under the Dome.

I really hope somewhere in the TWD universe large groups of people have managed to form "civilized" communities. Perhaps this won't be explored by Rick & Co but is more something for the Spinoff to explore.

# ? Mar 18, 2014 14:08

Owlbear Camus: Jan 3, 2013; Maybe this guy that flies is just sort of passing through, you know?

Austrian mook posted:

I've always wondered how, like New Zealand or something or Japan didn't manage to go uninfected.

E: At least like, the Camen Islands

Madagascar. :haw:

Over-under on Terminus being another Woodbury-esque poo poo-show?

# ? Mar 18, 2014 14:12

moist turtleneck: Jul 17, 2003; Represent.; Dinosaur Gum

It's just going to be a zoo filled with zombies. Lizzie was right all along and the only way to survive is to become a walker.

On another note, why doesn't Tyreese's baby look anything like him? Talk about bad casting.

# ? Mar 18, 2014 14:16

fullroundaction: Apr 20, 2007; Drink beer every day

Otisburg posted:

Over-under on Terminus being another Woodbury-esque poo poo-show?

I really want them to do something clever and not that, but I almost feel like it's pre-destined to hit the same beats as the comic (surviving in the wild -> new town/community -> group decides they can't just chill the gently caress out, everything goes to hell -> repeat forever).

# ? Mar 18, 2014 14:20

MeLKoR: Dec 23, 2004; by FactsAreUseless

Otisburg posted:

Madagascar.

Over-under on Terminus being another Woodbury-esque poo poo-show?

They haven't done cannibals yet so my bet is that is the terrible secret of this community. :chef:

# ? Mar 18, 2014 14:23

Austrian mook: Feb 24, 2013; by Shine

I wonder, when it does, how this show is going to end?

# ? Mar 18, 2014 14:24

G-Spot Run: Jun 28, 2005

Montage to REMs Everybody Hurts showing the characters dying and or turning with the final horde of leads shambling past to the you're not alone final bridge.

# ? Mar 18, 2014 14:28

MeLKoR: Dec 23, 2004; by FactsAreUseless

Austrian mook posted:

I wonder, when it does, how this show is going to end?

It's gonna get canceled and you'll never know what happens to Carl's daughter after she was forced to put down her fiancee due to a wedding night heart attack.

# ? Mar 18, 2014 14:28

That DICK!: Sep 28, 2010

I hope Terminus is a ghost train, we haven't had many ghosts since Lori. Not nearly enough Frankensteins or Draculas either

# ? Mar 18, 2014 14:31

i am the bird: Mar 2, 2005; I SUPPORT ALL THE PREDATORS

Austrian mook posted:

I wonder, when it does, how this show is going to end?

Season 16, on the eve of Carl's re-election as president of New America.

They solve the zombie crisis in season 7. Seasons 8-12 are about cleaning up, putting down the roving groups of cannibals and bandits, rebuilding a capital city, and beginning a new political, social, and economic era. Seasons 13-16 cover Carl's first term where he has to centralize power and begin to establish foreign relations with other states in reconstruction. The final episode takes place during the retirement ceremony of Five Star General Daryl Dixon.

"You've served your country well, General Dixon."
"Ah, mah time is up. I ain't your lackey no more."
"Daryl... You also served your friends well."
"Cut that poo poo out."
"So, what do you think you'll do now that you have some free time?"
"You know, I think I'll go... camping."
The two share a laugh, then embrace.
<guitar riff>
<fade to black>

Post-credit scene is Daryl being eaten by a zombie, played by Robert Kirkman.

# ? Mar 18, 2014 14:58

Bored: Jul 26, 2007; Dude, ix-nay on the oice-vay.

Wizard of Smart posted:

The governor snuck in and set off the alarm.

Well, I did say I think the dog did it. And the dog is the were-form of the governor. You can tell 'cause he's missing the same eye.

# ? Mar 18, 2014 16:36

That DICK!: Sep 28, 2010

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T55ArHjeR1c

# ? Mar 18, 2014 16:37

Crankit: Feb 7, 2011; HE WATCHES

Has anyone said Of Mika and Men?

# ? Mar 18, 2014 17:37

Bored: Jul 26, 2007; Dude, ix-nay on the oice-vay.

Crankit posted:

Has anyone said Of Mika and Men?

lol.

# ? Mar 18, 2014 18:29

Korak: Nov 29, 2007; TV FACIST

MeLKoR posted:

They haven't done cannibals yet so my bet is that is the terrible secret of this community.

So that giant fire is just a really awesome human-pickin bbq? Sign me up.

# ? Mar 18, 2014 20:57

Gianthogweed: Jun 3, 2004; "And then I see the disinfectant...where it knocks it out in a minute. One minute. And is there a way we can do something like that. Uhh, by injection inside..." - a Very Stable Genius.

Bored posted:

I agree. It also fits well with something people might be forced to do in that world. There are going to be people that can't survive in that fictional world where it would be kinder to kill them than to leave them behind. I promise I wasn't saying it was bad. I was also very sad that during the first airing of the show, nobody else was quoting "of mice and men". Although, I did find out, when talking to someone else about it today, that not everybody has read the book. I probably personally wouldn't have read it if not for it being assigned reading for highschool freshmen English. It's a great book though and everyone should read it.

The performances in this episode were also fantastic. Like, I hate when they interview Carol's actress because she seems to have trouble finding the words to describe her opinions. But gently caress, if she isn't an amazing actress. I'm guessing some of that is due to having a hard time expressing herself in regular life.

Edit: John Malkovich is one actor who can go "full retard" and come out unscathed.

I was getting total "of mice and men" flashbacks while watching that scene. It's a shame that wasn't the book they were reading (as opposed to Tom Sawyer).
http://youtu.be/5Ddap2Pyhtw

Gianthogweed fucked around with this message at 07:03 on Mar 19, 2014

# ? Mar 19, 2014 07:00

A True Jar Jar Fan: Nov 3, 2003; Primadonna

It would have been way too on the nose to actually explicitly name the book they were paying homage to.

# ? Mar 19, 2014 07:09

HowPeculiar: Feb 6, 2014; I may look like a seal
But I'm actually a cancerous sperm cell.

You don't wanna jizz with me.

I actually cheered when Carol shot Lizzie. I was expecting some prissy self-sacrifice from carol where she walks off with her, probably to be killed by walkers or Lizzie herself. I was screaming at my screen "JUST SHOOT HER" when they were walking away and then she actually did. That bitch was loving crazy.

I don't believe in the death penalty in any civilised society. But society collapsed a long time ago, and she was a liability.

HowPeculiar fucked around with this message at 07:34 on Mar 19, 2014

# ? Mar 19, 2014 07:27

A True Jar Jar Fan: Nov 3, 2003; Primadonna

Everyone should read the pages of this thread right after the episode ended so we don't need to do this again.

# ? Mar 19, 2014 13:37

messagemode1: Jun 9, 2006

Has anyone mentioned yet how the scenes in the last episode were similar to of nice and men?

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Irish Joe: Jul 23, 2007; by Lowtax

messagemode1 posted:

Has anyone mentioned yet how the scenes in the last episode were similar to of nice and men?

You just blew my mind.

# ? Mar 19, 2014 14:47

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