tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post6862557625863741474..comments2024-03-27T23:50:21.307-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: The Walking Dead: The Day Will Come When You Won't BeBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-47528839931361772062017-06-12T05:07:21.107-04:002017-06-12T05:07:21.107-04:00The episode where I quit the show. It was unnecess...The episode where I quit the show. It was unnecessary and exploitative torture porn to get people talking, and ironically (for them) it made me and millions more switch off. I found Glenn's death to be deeply unsettling (as it was supposed to be) but it went way too far. I will never forget his final line, heartbreaking and cold. A man with - by then - brain damage muttering to his distraught, pregnant wife. There was no hope in this situation, and it was a bleak, miserable experience. Which made me realise that the Walking Dead is never going to change. It's as slow moving and depressing as it's walkers. Don't get me wrong, Rick and co are just as bad as Negan. They killed innocent people while said people were sleeping. But I just know down the line (I'm guessing, haven't read the comics), the show is gonna ask us to accept Negan into the group, as an anti-hero, and I'm not on board with that. The only character I could still relate to was Morgan, and I hear that even he has reverted to his killing ways. I'm sad I wasted six years watching this bleak, depressing pap, out of habit. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-77079974548727283302016-11-01T03:18:19.037-04:002016-11-01T03:18:19.037-04:00Rck's gang just moves on from one bad situatio...Rck's gang just moves on from one bad situation to another, each time losing and/or picking up a character or two. That's what TWD's always been about. We continue to watch because despite this tedious repetition we kind of care and want to know how the get out of each dilemma. The story needs a major twist (can't remember the last time it had one) and some idea of resolving the zombie situation. If not, then after Negan there will just be another bad guy, another craphole to get out of.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-69499390342060371242016-10-29T00:21:58.551-04:002016-10-29T00:21:58.551-04:00I think the thing that bothers me the most about t...I think the thing that bothers me the most about this is that it feels like the writers are toying with us. They made us think that Glenn was dead with the dumpster incident and saved him, only to kill him off half a season later? After that cliffhanger, in my mind they were not allowed to kill Glenn (or Maggie because they're a unit). Honestly, I would have moved on if they had killed Rick.Mariannahttp://www.mariannahorn.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-60423900153538430192016-10-28T02:51:03.183-04:002016-10-28T02:51:03.183-04:00Very difficult to watch and it feels like the situ...Very difficult to watch and it feels like the situation is hopeless. <br />I'm enjoying Fear the Walking Dead because there's still lots of character development but TWD seems to have lost that now. <br />I'll keep watching but I'm not sure if I can enjoy it any more Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00529637825721479725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-82682826461621562642016-10-27T15:28:48.440-04:002016-10-27T15:28:48.440-04:00I have to agree with some of the other posters. W...I have to agree with some of the other posters. Watching this show feels like wallowing in a sewer at this point. I just don't see the redeeming value anymore.TheShadowKnowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11073693648569864707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-7017981547666766192016-10-26T02:47:58.524-04:002016-10-26T02:47:58.524-04:00Mallena, I totally agree and get where you are com...Mallena, I totally agree and get where you are coming from.<br /><br />I am completely against violence and am abhorred by some of the stuff we see on TV everyday. That includes the news and dramas such as TWD, GoT, Westworld and such. <br /><br />However - this show actually IS about people coming together to fight the zombies and survive. That's what everyone was doing in the prison and Alexandria - for a long while. <br />But. It's also about what you're willing and/or forced to do to protect that. <br /><br />Now, I don't want to give away the comic story, but if they take the tv-show in the direction of the comic there is worse, but also, better to come. <br /><br />The trouble is, of course, if you had a show which was solely about banding together and fighting the zombies - then it'd be a boring show, although I too would really like to see at least one episode about this. Actually, we've seen one already haven't we? When they herded the...well, herd. <br /><br />Only, being a gory show they have to have gore as well. It's the same on GoT. The showrunners seem to think that if you don't have naked women and somebody getting skewered in each episode, well then it's not GoT. <br /><br />And like I said - I could also be without the gore (or the nudity in GoT/WW) but apparently they keep putting it in there. <br /><br />Anyway. I hope the you'll keep watching. And I hope the violence is toned down. <br />But don't watch anything for anyones sake but your own. If you're out then I totally understand. <br /><br />However your ship sails, I wish you safe waters. <br /><br />Henrik Bennetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18446577900313568158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-83258948100597717832016-10-26T01:09:02.777-04:002016-10-26T01:09:02.777-04:00Henric, why can't the show be about people com...Henric, why can't the show be about people coming together to fight the zombies and survive? That's the show I wanted to watch. Not the one with Papa Winchester bashing people's heads in. The early seasons had horrible deaths. Sophia, Andrea, Hershell, Beth, those two little girls with Carol. Those deaths were bad, but they were done in compelling and emotional ways. Many critics are saying that TWD has ran out of story, so they are just going for the gore. I don't want to watch people hurting each other, I can't even watch boxing. I will try to watch next week, though, just for you, but if the level of violence stays high, I'm gone again.Mallenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11368492098724611717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-60284710794802603442016-10-25T08:51:43.600-04:002016-10-25T08:51:43.600-04:00Henrik, I keep hearing that and it does make me wa...Henrik, I keep hearing that and it does make me want to continue. <br /><br />Another tidbit from <i>Talking Dead</i> -- Kirkman and/or Gimple, I don't recall which, said that the next episode is actually funny. <i>TWD</i> is almost never funny. I find that intriguing, too.<br />Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-46127231218416064822016-10-25T03:51:29.997-04:002016-10-25T03:51:29.997-04:00Mallena: Don't get out.
After "this"...Mallena: Don't get out. <br />After "this" episode in the comic, I got out. I just thought it had gone too far and only did such a brutal thing to be speculative, for shock-value. <br />But I let it sink in and eventually got back to the comic and totally think it's worth it. <br /><br />This show has always been about how monstrous people are against each other. <br />Just think of Shane waaaay back. Or Carols husband. <br /><br />And; should things play out more or less like in the comic - then we're in for one hell of a ride. Henrik Bennetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18446577900313568158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-3972523730482981542016-10-24T20:41:41.476-04:002016-10-24T20:41:41.476-04:00Thanks so much for the comments, guys. I did rewat...Thanks so much for the comments, guys. I did rewatch the episode (it was a little easier to watch when you know what's going to happen) and I filled in a bit more of the review. <br /><br />Finally finished watching the ninety-minute <i>Talking Dead</i> too, and interestingly, Steven Yeun said that when he first read about his character's death in the graphic novel, he told Kirkman to please *not* give that death to another character. Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-34434332450583434292016-10-24T16:14:18.475-04:002016-10-24T16:14:18.475-04:00Well, I'm out. I couldn't even watch it o...Well, I'm out. I couldn't even watch it on fastforward peeking through my fingers. When the show was about humans banding together to fight their way through the zombie apocalypse, I could take it. Now, when it is about humans killing each other in brutal ways? To quote Buffy: A world of no.Mallenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11368492098724611717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-84366509652849779962016-10-24T12:27:24.043-04:002016-10-24T12:27:24.043-04:00I find that I'm drained from watching this epi...I find that I'm drained from watching this episode and I'm trying to figure out if I want to continue watching TWD. I know I don't watch for the gore, I just accept that is a part of the show cause it has zombies and villains. I watch because I'm trying to see the characters survive and grow in a new world where the old answers and ways don't always work anymore. I know about the graphic novel and the differences between the show and it. <br /><br />Billie, I have to say for me it was too brutal and I was also waiting for the loss of limb when Rick and Negan were together. The other upsetting thing was when Negan dragged Rick into the trailer. I get this is about him asserting his authority and basically breaking Rick down. I guess it just at first reminded me of how a woman gets pulled away for a rape scene kind of like Dolores in Westworld. <br /><br />I don't believe either death will be in vain as I suspect some people will find strength they didn't know they had.I'm kind of glad there is a week for me to process and see how I feel. Right now, I just feel out. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08023125961249214563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-36176234271626647842016-10-24T12:10:59.488-04:002016-10-24T12:10:59.488-04:00The title must be referencing Rick's last conv...The title must be referencing Rick's last conversation with Dr. Jenner in Season One.<br /><br />Rick: I'm grateful.<br />Jenner: The day will come when you won't be.<br /><br />Definitely one of the most intense episodes, alongside the previous season finale. Really put us through the emotional ringer; the hand-chopping fake out riveted me even worse than Glenn or Abraham getting bashed. Is it wrong that I think Rick kind of deserved this for how ridiculously arrogant he was being last season?<br /><br />At the very least, we now get to enjoy watching this show's ultimate villain. Jeffrey Dean Morgan is killing it as Negan so far. Pun intended.Logan Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04927158558530539708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-86274008577486103432016-10-24T07:42:22.485-04:002016-10-24T07:42:22.485-04:00*shudder*
I couldn't watch parts of this epis...*shudder*<br /><br />I couldn't watch parts of this episode, because I still have the image of the bludgeoning from the comics in my head. <br /><br />Horrible, great, episode. JDM is an excellent choice for Negan. I'm also pleased they've toned down the profanity-level in the show, versus the comic, I always felt it made him less intimidating in the comic. <br /><br />Henrik Bennetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18446577900313568158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-48193937838833094562016-10-24T01:54:09.941-04:002016-10-24T01:54:09.941-04:00'Fortunately, it was all a Biblical Abraham an...'Fortunately, it was all a Biblical Abraham and Isaac exercise, with Negan playing the part of God.'<br /><br />Didn't you always hope that Jeffrey Dean Morgan would show up back on Supernatural as God? Careful what you wish for.<br /><br />Great review. Can't wait to see what more you and everyone has to say after it sits awhile. Laure Mackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692780015410946019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-69757356992165271562016-10-23T23:29:46.155-04:002016-10-23T23:29:46.155-04:00I felt emotionally drained and a little numb after...I felt emotionally drained and a little numb after watching the episode. But I wasn't furious like I usually get when a character (on any show) is written off. That means it was well done, perhaps I don't have enough distance yet to really absorb this episode but I have to admit it was a very good one.<br /><br />I also have to praise Andrew Lincoln, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Lauren Cohan, and Chandler Riggs for their acting in this one. It was really like watching these people I've come to care about suffer through one of the worst moments of their lives. It's clear things are never going to be the same, but I wonder how they are going to change.<br /><br />Thanks for getting your thoughts out so quickly, it was nice to be able share my thoughts so soon after seeing that.Samantha M. Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02340568293992559934noreply@blogger.com