i think when merle tied michonne up with the telephone cord, she became a moral compass to him... etc...

or he just needed some shit to tie her up with.

4/4/2013 12:19:36 PM

I'm not agreeing or disagreeing with the suggested symbolism, just saying I think the guy making the assertion didn't need a logical explanation of what the telephone cord was for

4/4/2013 12:23:41 PM

^Exactly. I get that he needed wire, but if it was just about wire, they wouldn't have shown it. They didn't show Merle searching for a hood to cover her head either, but yet he still had it.

Plus he didn't just take the wire, he took the whole damn phone. The same phone Rick talked to dead people on.

Just rewatched the scene. Daryl walks in and Merle's just standing by the cabinet with the phone beside him. They chat, Daryl leaves, Merle takes the receiver and hangs it up, then puts the whole thing in his bag.

4/4/2013 2:17:26 PM

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"I got to thinking there's a lot of shit like this in the show, little symbols that tell a lot more than what goes on in the dialogue. "

you thought wrong. the writers for this show are not smart enough for that.

4/4/2013 2:24:37 PM

i disagree with you assertion

4/4/2013 2:34:30 PM

lol at the last couple of posts. acting like this show was made by Stanley Kubrick. cut that shit. It is what it is.

4/4/2013 3:33:17 PM

Again, not to choose a side, but thinking that there might be symbolism to the writers choosing to show you something like the telephone, which certainly has some significance, does not liken them to some genius director or even make them very smart. The fact that 2 people on this board consider that as a possibility further lends itself to that idea (no offense to them at all, I'm just assuming they aren't extraordinarily gifted literary minds)

4/4/2013 3:39:24 PM

4/5/2013 10:57:20 AM

4/5/2013 11:07:40 AM

i hope next season one of the Woodbury refugees is a barber.

4/5/2013 11:42:23 AM

^^ahahahahahahahaha

I hope the Governor becomes one of the pseudo-zombies from WWZ, the ones that aren't dead but act like they are.

4/5/2013 4:08:52 PM

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"I hope the Governor becomes one of the pseudo-zombies"

4/5/2013 6:03:29 PM

The finale sucked. No one cared about Andrea. And the acting has always been bad. I think this season was certainly the worst.

But I like the show overall. Definitely not the best show in tv, but it's solid. The writers aren't the greatest, but they are certainly smart enough to use a lot of symbolism (not so sure about the telephone, but maybe). And they explore a lot of great themes (redemption, innocence, forgiveness, hope, a lot of group dynamics, a lot of moral dilemmas, etc), as well as create a lot of what-would-you-do-in-this-situation moments.

And it wasn't a shocking...or even overly sudden change...for Rick when he let all the Woodbury citizens in. HIS SON JUST SHOT A DEFENSELESS KID! That's enough to rock a father's world. (I think Carl made the right choice in shooting him b/c the kid should have just dropped the gun, but Rick doesn't know that.)

This season did a good job of exploring the theme of "kill or die". And how far one should go to protect those they love (Rick especially) or even to protect what they've built (Governor). Of course, that comes with a price- your innocence, your humanity, your goodness. You work so hard to save your humanity and not become a zombie, and in the end you become one, or even worse than one (the Governor). Rick was on his way. Carl was following suit. Merle was much further along, but tried to redeem himself (which brings up the question of whether or not you think one can reverse this dehumanizing process, find redemption, be forgiven, etc).

The plot is full of holes. The acting is pretty bad. But I like the questions it raises and themes it explores.

4/6/2013 8:40:54 AM

Its a good show, with a good plot....but honestly, since the 2nd half of the season started, not much happened until the last episode....and still, the governor is out there with his henchmen. I felt like every episode was a set up episode....a set up that led to nothing. You can't have set up episode after set up episode after set up episode and have it lead to practically nothing.

4/7/2013 1:13:52 AM

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"You can't have set up episode after set up episode after set up episode and have it lead to practically nothing."

4/7/2013 2:18:53 PM

i can't wait for rick and carl to discover the fucking magic light.

4/8/2013 10:50:01 AM

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"acting like this show was made by Stanley Kubrick"

no, the show isnt a steaming pile of elephant piss, thus we can conclude kubrick wasnt involved

4/8/2013 1:02:26 PM

you should have gone with "puddle" instead of "pile"

4/8/2013 1:06:52 PM

Season 4 preview

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inJFDjqziVk

4/8/2013 7:27:24 PM

4/8/2013 7:29:40 PM

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"ey didn't show Merle searching for a hood to cover her head either, but yet he still had it. "

It's a 50 minute episode. I'm sure there are deleted scenes because due to the time constraint...

4/8/2013 8:08:03 PM

Some people can't grasp the concept that an hour long weekly TV show can't show ever minute of a 168 hour week.

4/8/2013 8:32:24 PM

HOW CUZ THEY NEVAR HAS TO POOP.

4/8/2013 9:14:52 PM

*every

4/8/2013 10:31:10 PM

5/3/2013 12:47:21 PM

http://www.myajc.com/news/news/streetwise-and-camera-ready/nXngW/

Story in the AJC about the actor that played T-Dogg, Robert Singleton. Could survive Perry Homes, but not zombie apocalypse. RIP indeed.

5/13/2013 4:44:30 PM

i just watched the finale this weekend.

was very disappointed ... the final show down sucked. i dont really give a shit about andrea either.

6/3/2013 2:28:19 PM

i hated how this season they had a character that not many people cared for, and then double downed on her making her one of the main focuses of the season, which manifested into a terribly executed finale.

6/3/2013 4:07:08 PM

the redeeming factor was carl

he was ice cold

i think he was pissed that they brought all these people back on the bus

6/3/2013 4:52:45 PM

Texas Walking Dead Actress Arrested in Ricin Letters Case

http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/07/justice/ricin-letters-arrest/index.html

6/7/2013 3:26:25 PM

who is she? she doesn't look familiar at all from the show...

6/7/2013 3:48:09 PM

imdb says she played a zombie

6/7/2013 4:01:25 PM

After catching up on a few other tv shows that i had not previously seen, this has to be the most overrated, poorly-acted show on tv

6/7/2013 6:31:29 PM

I don't know if it's actually over-rated from a critical aspect (I don't know of anyone who claims it's a well crafted/acted show). But it's definitely over rated in that it gets a much more higher viewership than it deserves, anticipated premiers and finales, etc.

I think most people watch it for the potential of what it could be.

6/7/2013 7:00:10 PM

It gives me what zombie movies cannot... a "what next" after things have settled out a bit... what will happen to society? will it rebuild? etc.

but yeah they could do a lot better, but it is still entertaining, if just for the overall premise.

6/7/2013 7:14:49 PM

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"this has to be the most overrated, poorly-acted show on tv"

6/7/2013 11:56:58 PM

6/20/2013 8:22:35 PM

^that girl is from Raleigh and lives in my mom's neighborhood.

6/20/2013 8:47:32 PM

IS YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD OVERRUN BY WALKERS???

6/20/2013 11:24:20 PM

Just started the second season on Netflix. Loving this show!


Question.... Is the third season on Hulu?

6/30/2013 10:26:19 PM

IF ONLY SOME SORCERER WITH A MAGICAL INTERNET MACHINE COULD TELL US

6/30/2013 11:51:16 PM

Figured one of you people could tell me

7/1/2013 12:48:03 AM

There is a marathon on AMC this holiday weekend

http://blogs.amctv.com/the-walking-dead/2013/06/season-4-preview-weekend.php

[Edited on July 1, 2013 at 6:01 AM. Reason : add link]

7/1/2013 6:00:20 AM

Can't wait

7/1/2013 1:09:38 PM

Season 4 trailer is out!

http://www.amctv.com/the-walking-dead/videos/comic-con-trailer-the-walking-dead-season-4

7/19/2013 5:02:37 PM

I feel like i've seen the whole season now!

And it looks like the black guy's sister dies. He was mighty upset about someone dying.

7/19/2013 5:24:33 PM

FUCKING SPOILER ALERT?? JESUS

7/19/2013 6:02:59 PM

D'angelo Barksdale? Ok I'll watch a few more

7/20/2013 12:25:12 PM

Trailer looks great. But the best parts of that show are people/zombies dying. And that is all the trailer was... so we will see.

7/20/2013 2:16:14 PM

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"D'angelo Barksdale? Ok I'll watch a few more"

[Edited on July 20, 2013 at 2:39 PM. Reason : though lets be real, i'd watch anyway, haha]

7/20/2013 2:39:18 PM