tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post7643827762125777821..comments2024-03-28T05:50:51.675-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: The Walking Dead: What Happened and What's Going OnBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-75809684021459704942015-03-24T11:39:54.686-04:002015-03-24T11:39:54.686-04:00I feel like this is just me but I swear to god thi...I feel like this is just me but I swear to god this episode gripped me hard, so much so that I began bawling towards the end. It's just so sad to see yet another optimistic voice bite the dust, Tyresse protested against the hallucinations, roaring that he would never give up, and then he did. The direction in this one was especially exquisite. I loved the flashes and the Beth funeral fake-out, I think it all managed to somehow ram home just how bleak and hopeless their situation is. I am so so tired of losing characters I grow to love, I don't even know if I can take all the grim anymore, guys. The silver linings are far too thin, far too short-lived. These people deserve better, and I can't take any more of this, watching beloved characters get cut loose one by one. Gah! Such a complex, frustrating, brilliant show!<br /><br />Why do we love torturing ourselves with this stuff !?? Elfienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-4832085910117278822015-02-11T01:17:33.185-05:002015-02-11T01:17:33.185-05:00Apart from Chad Coleman exiting stage right cuz I ...Apart from Chad Coleman exiting stage right cuz I love him, I was on board with TWD this week. It's so heartbreaking to watch the group try and salvage an impossible situation, a member of their group in the grips of death or hell, waking up the next day. I agree with your word, Jess, 'lyrical' is a wonderful way to describe much of the visuals plus this interesting vantage point, gentle Tyreese's mind, from which to tell this ep's story. Great great review, Doc! Love the thought you ended us on. <br />And finally, I'm glad we're back!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13953652907115935895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-13837013144689881422015-02-10T10:48:41.908-05:002015-02-10T10:48:41.908-05:00Henrik, I get what you are saying but the sub-text...Henrik, I get what you are saying but the sub-text seemed to indicate that he subconsciously wanted to be bitten even though he then raged against it.drnanamomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667806039402426676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-48453664687450839682015-02-10T04:14:42.935-05:002015-02-10T04:14:42.935-05:00But, but...I don't get it! How can yet another...But, but...I don't get it! How can yet another person be bitten by a zombie that SNEAKS UP ON THEM!?<br />It's a tired way of doing it. <br />Henrik Bennetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18446577900313568158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-78999449067476141162015-02-09T22:27:49.688-05:002015-02-09T22:27:49.688-05:00Ladies and gentlemen, Chad Coleman. He was amazing...Ladies and gentlemen, Chad Coleman. He was amazing in this episode, and I am going to miss Tyreese. Four out of four stars.Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-65081937392085236992015-02-09T14:07:43.411-05:002015-02-09T14:07:43.411-05:00Thanks for that tidbit Jesse. Knowing that it was...Thanks for that tidbit Jesse. Knowing that it was Andrew Lincoln's voice makes it somehow more disturbing. I think there are some hopeful voices in the group left behind. As you said, Tara and Carl but they have both gone down a dark path at some point while Beth and Tyreese never did. I guess in some ways, their hope is even more powerful because of that. I think the writers intended for us to feel the hopelessness of the group - they seem to do that quite well - make us feel what the characters feel but I'm not sure that is a good thing if we don't move forward from it somehow. On another note, I don't think that listening to the horrors ie. not turning it off is good enough. It is essentially meaningless if we don't also act.drnanamomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667806039402426676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-12496302433471464612015-02-09T12:05:03.080-05:002015-02-09T12:05:03.080-05:00Lovely review, Doc. I’m not sure this episode enti...Lovely review, Doc. I’m not sure this episode entirely worked for me, but I found it strangely lyrical in a lot of respects. The extended focus on a character dying as a more internal process was a really interesting change of pace, and I was quite moved by Tyreese’s final moments in the car. Him making that decision that he’s done and seeing Beth, the girls, and Bob --- now sans grievous wounds ---- welcoming him to what comes next was deeply touching. And profoundly sad. I’ll miss him.<br /><br />And I’m with you, Doc, that it’s very troubling that all the optimistic voices are the ones being taken out of late. Hershel, Mika, Bob, Beth, and now Tyreese. The ones seeming to try the hardest to hold on to their humanity. To not let this world “end <i>you</i>” as Bob once put it to Rick. There are so few voices of hope or optimism left. As you note, even Glenn has entered the dark “what the hell does it matter, it’s all shit anyway” place. Tara, perhaps, might remain a somewhat positive voice. (Hard to tell without seeing her.) And, in this episode, Michonne is trying to step up into that role. So we haven't completely lost those voices yet, but I'm concerned. Here’s hoping this is a case of the night always seeming darkest before the dawn, and that we get some other reasons to feel hopeful soon.<br /><br />Audio tidbits: Thanks for sharing that the shoveling sound went on over the credits. When you watch the broadcast version, they pop up the previews, so you don’t get that audio. And here’s one for you: on <i>The Talking Dead</i>, they shared that it was Andrew Lincoln voicing the radio broadcaster, using his native accent.Jess Lyndehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14165015932507376656noreply@blogger.com