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Ok. That would make a pretty awesome Romero-eque plot development though, a la "Day of the Dead."

Yeah, but if they did that they'd be universally panned as just ripping-off Romero. They've got plenty of awesome coming if they just stick to the comics general plot line. Aside from the 28-days-later-esque beginning (and I'm not sure which did that first- WD or 28 Days?) they don't have to crib off anybody.

I am worried that all the drama the show is gen'ing up is just to have more drama. Doesn't zombie survival horror have enough drama already?! While I don't want a complete re-tread of the comic, they've already skewed the story off several times. While it's all pretty awesome so far, I worry that they'll get derailed from the book's core plot points and get too much soap opera in my zombie apocalypse! :p
 

Yeah.. a reentry into the city to save a jerk kinda stretched credibility. I guess it's going to tie into the helicopter that we saw in part 2. Still, not following the comics does kinda keep things surprising. I expect a walker to jump out from every unseen nook and cranny, such as the pond they're using for washing.
 

Yeah, but if they did that they'd be universally panned as just ripping-off Romero. They've got plenty of awesome coming if they just stick to the comics general plot line. Aside from the 28-days-later-esque beginning (and I'm not sure which did that first- WD or 28 Days?) they don't have to crib off anybody.

I am worried that all the drama the show is gen'ing up is just to have more drama. Doesn't zombie survival horror have enough drama already?! While I don't want a complete re-tread of the comic, they've already skewed the story off several times. While it's all pretty awesome so far, I worry that they'll get derailed from the book's core plot points and get too much soap opera in my zombie apocalypse! :p
TWD #1 came out before 28 Days Later.
 

Yeah.. a reentry into the city to save a jerk kinda stretched credibility. I guess it's going to tie into the helicopter that we saw in part 2. Still, not following the comics does kinda keep things surprising. I expect a walker to jump out from every unseen nook and cranny, such as the pond they're using for washing.

Speaking of jerks, who taught him how to use a hacksaw?

He had plenty of time to look around for the hacksaw.

when reaching for a hacksaw that is just beyond your arm reach, rotate your body and use your foot. It's not rocket science.


On the drive back to Atlanta, they had plenty of time to paint a sign to say stay out, or come up with a story.
 

Still, not following the comics does kinda keep things surprising. I expect a walker to jump out from every unseen nook and cranny, such as the pond they're using for washing.

No kidding! I thought for sure something was going to happen at the quarry!
 

I liked this episode a lot more than the last.

It's clear to me now that this season is going to end where the first novel did.

Glad to say I was wrong to hesitant about Lori and Shane. I don't think it was as messed up as it was in the comic. Still, I think they did a good job convincing me that a) Lori would have gone for Shane, and b) Shane is a dick. It was satisfying, if that's the right word for it.

I could have done without the washing circle scene. There's a similar scene in the comic, but minus the misogynist guy. It's also a bit more interesting - Lori tells the story of how she met Rick. Also, it's a little less sexist in the comic - while Lori and the gang are washing clothes, Rick and Shane are off hunting and Glenn is (IIRC) back in Atlanta. With all the extra characters, I guess they felt they needed to make the point of people not doing work. Still, the scene didn't really add anything, except to show Shane freaking out.

I was really glad to see Merle using a bow - that's a long-standing gripe among the comic viewers.

Given how the Lori/Shane thing turned out, I'm a little less hesitant on Hacksaw guy cutting off his hand. Still, a tourniquet is not a magical cure for amputation, and I was hoping for something a little more realistic from the show. I don't even remember seeing blood, and there's no way a self-amputation with a hacksaw would be that neat and clean.
 

Rick was more interested in Helping out Morgan and son then with saving Merle. That was a side 'bonus'. He owes almost everything to Morgan so it made sense he would risk himself to help Morgan out. Morgan might not approach Atlanta the same way etc

and we wanted those guns.

Most of you guys are Americans, arnt Guns plentiful there.. I saw that large calibre machine gun in episode 1 and 2!
 

I liked this episode a lot more than the last.

It's clear to me now that this season is going to end where the first novel did.

Glad to say I was wrong to hesitant about Lori and Shane. I don't think it was as messed up as it was in the comic. Still, I think they did a good job convincing me that a) Lori would have gone for Shane, and b) Shane is a dick. It was satisfying, if that's the right word for it.

I could have done without the washing circle scene. There's a similar scene in the comic, but minus the misogynist guy. It's also a bit more interesting - Lori tells the story of how she met Rick. Also, it's a little less sexist in the comic - while Lori and the gang are washing clothes, Rick and Shane are off hunting and Glenn is (IIRC) back in Atlanta. With all the extra characters, I guess they felt they needed to make the point of people not doing work. Still, the scene didn't really add anything, except to show Shane freaking out.

I was really glad to see Merle using a bow - that's a long-standing gripe among the comic viewers.

Given how the Lori/Shane thing turned out, I'm a little less hesitant on Hacksaw guy cutting off his hand. Still, a tourniquet is not a magical cure for amputation, and I was hoping for something a little more realistic from the show. I don't even remember seeing blood, and there's no way a self-amputation with a hacksaw would be that neat and clean.
The weird thing is that the misogynist guy/beat up scene happened in the comics just a few months ago, in an entirely different setting:
it's pretty much a year later, and in a "safe" community outside DC, and it was Rick that went berserk on the guy.
 

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