The Walking Dead (Season 4)
 

Well I made a new thread since the last thread was based on season 3 and season 4 just started Sunday.

Spoilers:

[COLOR="White"]So it looks like the sickness is... waterborne now?[/COLOR]

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I don't think it's in the water, I think the dead pig has something to do with it, and perhaps Daryl passed it to that kid when he licked his fingers before shaking his hand.

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So animals are contaminated now?

And how would his licking his fingers pass it to the kid? (I know you probably don't know and they'll answer it in up coming episodes. But I'm just speculating out loud).

If the sickness is triggered at death, then at this point it'd be.. saliva-borne? Food borne? The previews for future episodes look like the jail goes into full scale walker takeover mode, so I'm assuming some of the people in jail turn.

And what was up with Rick burying his gun?

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Yeah I can see the virus jumping to animals and mutating somehow.

I think Rick's gun was symbolic of him trying to put some of his recent past behind him. He's tired of all the killing and violence.

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Hold the phone! Did the new season start?

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yeah, first ep was a bit slow. assume it's just setting some things up.

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Rick didn't bury the gun, he found one that seemed to be randomly buried. But I agree that he seems to want to avoid all the violence around him now, which is why he doesn't want to bring his gun on food runs.

There were a ton of special effects this week, but did anyone else think they looked kind of shitty? When the zombies were falling through the ceiling it looked like one of those terrible SyFy channel movies; I don't know why, but I found that kind of distracting.

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[quote=DynamiteRave;1033120]So animals are contaminated now?

[B]And how would his licking his fingers pass it to the kid? (I know you probably don't know and they'll answer it in up coming episodes. But I'm just speculating out loud). [/B]

If the sickness is triggered at death, then at this point it'd be.. saliva-borne? Food borne? The previews for future episodes look like the jail goes into full scale walker takeover mode, so I'm assuming some of the people in jail turn.

And what was up with Rick burying his gun?[/quote]

On 2nd thought now maybe the deer Daryl killed was infected? They seem to be setting it up so that animals are now carriers. I'm sure we'll find out.

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Yes i think that's a good point. Remember there was the sick boar in the woods that died right before Rick met the irish-sounding lady that had whatever it was in the bag "eddy"...

But i'm pretty sure in the comics animals 100% cannot get infected so maybe this is the show's take on things...

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Couldn't it be just a regular kind of disease is spreading? Like swine flu? Everyone is already infected with the zombie virus so once they die the turn anyways.

[QUOTE=RobH4413;1033560]Couldn't it be just a regular kind of disease is spreading? Like swine flu? Everyone is already infected with the zombie virus so once they die the turn anyways.[/QUOTE]

Yeah could be.

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[quote=RobH4413;1033560]Couldn't it be just a regular kind of disease is spreading? Like swine flu? Everyone is already infected with the zombie virus so once they die the turn anyways.[/quote]Yeah, that was sort of my guess. The world of TWD seems extra dirty and all the seemingly "normal" diseases that are are otherwise easily remedied are going unchecked.

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He's back.

About time, the whole flu thing and fighting off the walkers at the gate was starting to get a little tired to me.

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[quote=Mattyk;1040473]He's back.

About time, the whole flu thing and fighting off the walkers at the gate was starting to get a little tired to me.[/quote]

I was just waiting on Glenn to die.

And what's up with that little girl? Didn't Carol make it a whole point to teach her walkers weren't people and to be on the defensive?

And what does this little turd do? Assume that because the walker didn't bite Glenn it might be able to be controlled. Ugh, when is she going to be killed off? The Governor needs a new zombie daughter to give all his unrequited love.

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I totally gave up on this series....snooze feast now.

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I think each episode has slow parts, but the action parts are INSANE. The past couple of seasons I'm like, "Where are the zombie hordes?! Why is it constantly like 3-4 of them wondering around in a field?"

Nice to see just mobs of them running around. That's what got me hooked on the series in the first place. I think The Governor coming back will make it extra intense again. I think I unfairly will think The Walking Dead will fill Breaking Bad's spot in my heart, but no way that's going to happen.

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I've kinda lost my interest a bit this season. I'm sticking with it, but when you think about it nothing has really happened. People are sick and walkers keep piling up at the gates. Whoop-de-do.

The Governor should help spice things up. And hopefully by the end of this season they'll be moving out of the prison. It's time for a big shakeup again.

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Agreed. Maybe it's my hope that eventually there will be some kind of resolution. Like, I'll be pissed if the show follows this formula: 1) OH NO! Scary zombies! 2) Whew, a new shelter 3) New characters 4) Zombies broke in, OH NO! 5) Run, find new shelter.

I can see this show going on for years since it's still being written right?

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[quote=TheMalcolmConnection;1040541]Agreed. Maybe it's my hope that eventually there will be some kind of resolution. Like, I'll be pissed if the show follows this formula: 1) OH NO! Scary zombies! 2) Whew, a new shelter 3) New characters 4) Zombies broke in, OH NO! 5) Run, find new shelter.

I can see this show going on for years since it's still being written right?[/quote]

Yeah Kirkman has said the one thing he always hated about zombie movies is how they wrapped up nice and neat and too quickly. I think he imagines this going on for a pretty long time. The comics at least. I guess with the show as long as the ratings are there they'll keep going. They could even do spin-offs following different groups of people.

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I'd be all about this being a 6-7 season type of thing because there's only so much you can do.

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Governors back baby....... aaaaaaand now he's the former antagonist that we will sympathize with because he's protecting the girl now, which creates and internal conflict about how we really feel about him and about humanity as a whole. Ultimately we will ask ourselves what we would do in the situation and it will be a reflection of how power changes all of us but now he has come back to his roots and he's sorry for his past crimes, but wait... he probably still has evil left in him so should we trust him?, he confronts rick and rick isn't sure who do believe, then his son will come in and kill him and he'll be like, "Carrrlll don't", and then the old man will say it's what had to be done and we're all living in this crazy world which is in turn a statement on society today and what we become because of the craziness around us.... and people are dying, and yatta yatta...

Yeah, I'm getting sick of this show, but I still like killing zombies.... so there's that.

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I thought it was great to get another angle on the Gov. I thought it was the best episode so far this season. He definitely can't be trusted, and there's no way the prison takes him in.

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yeah, that was a good episode.

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It's getting a bit slow for me which is okay. I'm hoping it goes like SOA and slows down and then whams us with the unexpected.

Personally, I'm looking forward to seeing Frank Darabont's (TWD's season 1 writer) "Mob City". Hopefully some season 1 action. And the dude who plays Shane is the main character, so there's that.

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So looks like the Gov is back to his old self. I guess we shouldn't be surprised.

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Didn't this just happen last season? War on the prison?

I guess the prison is going to lose this time though. Good job writers.

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The Gov is back, he's pissed off, and now he's got a tank.

It's about time for Rick and the gang to move on anyway.

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Killer kids! Sucked to see Hershel eat it like he did (same way as another existing character did at this point in the books so it's kinda cool that they are incorporating them at times).

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Good mid season finale. I wasn't expecting the Gov to bite it, thought they might drag that out a little more. Typical with this show though, nothing happens for long stretches and then boom, everything goes to shit.

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[quote=skinsfanthru&thru;1044923]Killer kids! Sucked to see Hershel eat it like he did (same way as another existing character did at this point in the books so it's kinda cool that they are incorporating them at times).[/quote]

So I'm wondering where the other sister went. Not Lily (the one who killed The Gov) but I think her name was... Amy? She got cold feet and I'm wondering if she ran off.

It'll be interesting to see if the group finds each other again, since everyone splintered off.

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I just love when they're on the road. That's what hooked me on the show in the first place. Would love to even see them get out of GA.

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After that 2 episode miniseries I was ready to stop watching.

I'm glad they shook up things, watching Rick in his garden was boring.

I have a feeling that Tyrese will figure out the little girls have killed before and carol was just taking the blame.

I'm curious to see how Carol is going to make her way back.

Finally a little excitement.

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[quote=jamf;1045497]After that 2 episode miniseries I was ready to stop watching.

I'm glad they shook up things, watching Rick in his garden was boring.

I have a feeling that Tyrese will figure out the little girls have killed before and carol was just taking the blame.

I'm curious to see how Carol is going to make her way back.

Finally a little excitement.[/quote]

Carol. The Governor v2.0

I mean it is a big unsettling that a 10 year old and an 8 year old are such a good shot. Carl wasn't even that good in the earlier seasons.

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[quote=RobH4413;1042773]Governors back baby....... aaaaaaand now he's the former antagonist that we will sympathize with because he's protecting the girl now, which creates and internal conflict about how we really feel about him and about humanity as a whole. Ultimately we will ask ourselves what we would do in the situation and it will be a reflection of how power changes all of us but now he has come back to his roots and he's sorry for his past crimes, but wait... he probably still has evil left in him so should we trust him?, he confronts rick and rick isn't sure who do believe, then his son will come in and kill him and he'll be like, "Carrrlll don't", and then the old man will say it's what had to be done and we're all living in this crazy world which is in turn a statement on society today and what we become because of the craziness around us.... and people are dying, and yatta yatta...

Yeah, I'm getting sick of this show, but I still like killing zombies.... so there's that.[/quote]

Gotta admit... this made me :laughing-

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Did anyone catch the mid season premiere?

Man this show is turning into one giant pity party.

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[quote=jamf;1059181]Did anyone catch the mid season premiere?

Man this show is turning into one giant pity party.[/quote]

Yeah I can't take how up and down this show is. A few weeks in a row it'll be amazing and then have several episodes that make you not want to watch the show anymore.

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Glad I quit it. Seems like it went no where fast; too bad had potential.

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You can't appreciate a show if it's balls-to-the-wall every week, :D. Even Breaking Bad had slower episodes.

I do like they're splintered off, and sometimes the reactions of people annoy me (like for no reason Carl acts like a total asshole?), but I have a lot of hope. STILL waiting for them to get out of Georgia. Would be awesome to end the season with them going a helicopter or plane to another country or totally different terrain only to find it's more of the same.

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Did people give up on the series? They finally killed off Mika and Lizzie the sociopath.

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I'm sticking with it, although up until last night I kept wondering why I was bothering.