Right. Let's kill them off in a way that advances the characters we care about. I don't have an issue with this, unless we can go back in time and just completely rewrite them all.
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The Walking Dead Season 6, Part 2 Sundays on AMC
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Right. Let's kill them off in a way that advances the characters we care about. I don't have an issue with this, unless we can go back in time and just completely rewrite them all.
mugoldeneagle03
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I can't seem to find the first half of season 6 anywhere online to stream, not even AMC. Am I just blind? Anyone have an idea where I can find them?
I get a 404 error on AMC's website when I go to watch episode 1 of Season 6. Says it's beacuse of a site re-design. I haven't went on the website recently, so idk how new is it, but maybe it'll pop up in a few days?
RatskyWatsky
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Negan absolutely tops a horde.
Small Comic Spoiler
Part of what he and his group do is clean areas of huge amounts of walkers
They really did start the show with a showstopper. My guess is the rest of the season is rebuilding Alexandria, and then in the finale they all get captured by Negan and it was all for naught.
neurosisxeno
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I saw headlines stating the midseason premiere was the worst TWD episode to date, and after watching it I have no idea what the hell those writers were thinking. But that could be because I am a firm believer that Crazy Rick is Best Rick. On top of that, it did an excellent job giving motivation for the people of Alexandria to unite around him. All in all this was the kind of TWD episode people have been waiting for, and it gives me a lot of hope that this might finish as one of the best seasons the show has had.
Ultra Numb
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Those writers are definitely in the minority. All reviews I've seen and just general reception has been very positive, and I've looked at twenty or so. I'd probably have to type in keywords and search thoroughly to find several reviews bashing on it.
So some redditors spotted a car drive up in the background of the motorcycle gang just before daryl does the bazooka thing:
http://imgur.com/a/iQDUV
Someone's gonna know that Daryl's responsible for killing those men....
http://imgur.com/a/iQDUV
Someone's gonna know that Daryl's responsible for killing those men....
Ultra Numb
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I feel like that's just a production goof lol
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
Same here.
Have been rewatching today. Disagree. The pilot will never be topped. The rest has been hit or miss all along. I think the things you don't like have always been there and always be.
hey_monkey
Banned
I've been rewatching, too, and while I have always thought the show really has its ups and downs (so many), I will say that I think the progression of the survivors and some of the character development has been great. I wish it was more consistent. Maybe this is because I was not watching straight through, but skipping around, but the differences in the way people fight and even move through zombies in the early seasons versus everything starting with season three and beyond is really fascinating to consider -- they keep learning and adjusting and moving, at least in terms of survival systems, and that puts some of the stuff I write off as dumb into new perspective for me.
I don't know. I don't love the show, but I also think it's one of the more interesting things on television.
I don't know. I don't love the show, but I also think it's one of the more interesting things on television.
You can get them on Amazon. If you mean Netflix or some other subscription service, they're usually a season behind.
Meh agree to disagree; my GF and I watch season one and two all the time. Love them.. Much higher overall quality than the others.
bitbydeath
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Really?
I thought Season 1 was the worst, the whole CDC thing ruined what could have been a great season.
Daffy Duck
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I straight up thought Negan was the guy on the bike who stopped them and all, NOPE.
I'm in a quandry do I read the comics or not? I have read book 1.
I'm in a quandry do I read the comics or not? I have read book 1.
Go on. The comic is fun.
WaffleTaco
Wants to outlaw technological innovation.
I read the first compendium...and it is quite different. Not bad different or good different, just different.
Wait.. what? You say it's a generally great season but because of one episode it's the worst? I agree the CDC thing was out of place but I still loved the implications behind it. It just shouldn't have been as sci-fi future/techy.
Do it the comics are awesome. Things have really started to build up with these last few issues so it's a good jumping in point to get caught up.
Just be warned tho that the show has started to really follow the comics and its general path with the overall story. So some big moments are likely going to be spoiled if you do read them.
I disagree with this completely. In fact I would argue that the death of Andrea marked the point where this show returned to it's top form.
You recall character development in S2. I recall character schizophrenia in S2 and some of S3. Laurie and Andrea in particular. And there were just so many dumb annoying characters back then: Dale in particular.
WaffleTaco
Wants to outlaw technological innovation.
What was wrong with Dale?
Poor Bob, no one remembers him.
WaffleTaco
Wants to outlaw technological innovation.
He really should have ended that line with:"...and so many others."
I don't think he was written poorly. He was just so self righteous he got on my nerves.
Oldest Snake
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So I'm not the only one thinking the Sam/Ron/Jessie sequence was some real amateur hour bullshit, right? The actors felt so flat and lifeless, and the flashbacks just didn't gel for me. I get that in the story they're trying not to alert the walkers but it just didn't work on screen, it all felt so lifeless and stilted.
Made me laugh though the way Rick just loses it at the end and starts going ham on the walkers and the rest of the town thinks he's making some kind of stand. Must have been awkward to explain when they were finished.
Made me laugh though the way Rick just loses it at the end and starts going ham on the walkers and the rest of the town thinks he's making some kind of stand. Must have been awkward to explain when they were finished.
bitbydeath
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Well I think it pulled the whole season down a few notches.
Not just the future part but also the bomb where people chose to stay behind and get blown up.
RatskyWatsky
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WadiumArcadium
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The comic's great and superior to the show if you ask me. The compendium's are well worth buying.
Well, it was Valentine's night. People creating life, not watching it end.
More_Badass
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The beginning of the end
well saying t-dog takes away all seriousness in any conversation
Yep I agree I think these last three seasons 4,5 and 6 are better then 1, 2 and 3. Granted 6 isn't finished yet but I don't see it going downhill enough to change my opinion.
For me the real strong point of the earlier seasons was Jon Bernthal as Shane. Him and Andy really nailed their material together. Besides the whole Shane thing going on season 2 would've been complete crap. And season 3 was just blah all together they ruined Andrea (one of my favorite comic characters) and had a terrible finale with the whole governor deal falling completely flat.
Season 1 is completely overrated besides the first episode still being probably the best episode. Vatos gang was beyond lame and the CDC was completely pointless.
TheBryanJZX90
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Maybe people are figuring out that things are just going in circles.
ArkkAngel007
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There was a major Charter outage on the East Coast during the premiere, so that likely factored.
More_Badass
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How does that compare to the ratings of the other mid-season premieres?
S2: 8.1
S3: 12.26
S4: 15.76
S5: 15.64
S6: 13.74
Edit: Feb. 15th episode last year was 12.27m, second episode of the half. I think Valentine's weekend plays a part.
poppabk
Cheeks Spread for Digital Only Future
I thought it was pretty well done, everyone having to try and stay calm as people are being eaten. It also sorta answered the question of why people don't just wander around covered in zombie guts all the time. I will say that the zombie gut overalls were some of the worst make-up they have had on the show which is usually its strength.
I really loved the rain fake out they had going, I was already rolling my eyes when I saw the spots of rain here and there.
The Artisan
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could've just said theodore then.
Except that this newest episode showed completely the opposite. If we were going in circles then Alexandria would've been destroyed and Rick and the group would be back on the road. Rick's little chat to Carl at the end proves they don't want this to be another farm or prison situation.
And someone correct me if I'm wrong but aren't a lot more people using dvr to watch the show? That takes a decent chunk away cause most people don't wanna sit through commercials. Plus it was Valentine's Day coming off an average midseason finale. I see no reason for AMC to worry.
That's worse than saying T-Dog.
Dunedain_Ranger
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Rematches the episode loved it . Little things I asked myself why didn't Daryl just throw a match in the fire and save the rocket or use it against the horde? As for the car driving up probably a production era would be cool if it was the name of which we don't speak ! I'm calling it right now comic spoilers
michonne is comic Andrea and will end up with Rick
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yep it has to be happening that way. After I saw michonne kiss Carl before going to fight I knew it was going to happen. Carl is going to be calling her mom. I can see it now.
I definitely thought it lacked the intensity that the comic had. Jessie was a lot more distraught in the comic version and Rick's action seemed a lot colder because of that. It didn't help that this was all supposed to happen seconds after the kid starts calling for mom but it was dragged out. Granted, I probably only feel this way since I read the comics. I'm sure I would have been just as blown away as others had this come as a surprise.
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