The Walking Dead Season 5

[marillion]

Definitely a gruesome way for Noah to go... The look on his face? Gave me a shudder...

But his death scene makes me question something... Yes he was bitten and it's not hard to imagine being able to bite through flesh. However, the speed of his evisceration makes me wonder how the hell the walkers are able to tear into him like that... Especially now that they are far more soupy than they were at the beginning of the ZA... If one merely needs one good stomp on their heads to turn them to mush, how are the walkers able to tear through living flesh with such speed and ferocity?

Granted... Suspension of disbelief and it's just a show... But still...

 

[DarthTom]

Yellow pages, of course.

Amazing that warehouses are listed in the yellow pages since typically that don't actually sell directly to the public.

Unrelated. My partner and I went down to Senoia yesterday as we live in Atlanta. To my surprise, they walled up the entire community not just a portion of it. Additionally, it's actual metal not wood which surprised me as well. I suppose that makes it a lot easier to film without interruptions from gawking fans.

They are building a small structure that resembles a church right outside the steel walls. Also, the homes look brand new. So I guess a housing contractor partnered with AMC to build the community with plans to sell the houses after they leave Alexandria.

 

[Locutus of Bored]

Reality check though - what are the odds that a solar power parts warehouse would be conveniently located near Alexandria? Moreover, they'd know exactly where it was. That kind of stretched my disbelief.

http://www.angieslist.com/companylist/us/va/alexandria/solar-panels.htm

 

[Reverend]

Definitely a gruesome way for Noah to go... The look on his face? Gave me a shudder...

But his death scene makes me question something... Yes he was bitten and it's not hard to imagine being able to bite through flesh. However, the speed of his evisceration makes me wonder how the hell the walkers are able to tear into him like that... Especially now that they are far more soupy than they were at the beginning of the ZA... If one merely needs one good stomp on their heads to turn them to mush, how are the walkers able to tear through living flesh with such speed and ferocity?

Granted... Suspension of disbelief and it's just a show... But still...

It's almost certainly not realistic (duh!) but the way I tend to rationalise things like this is that it's just the combined strength of all those people (with zero concern for pain or self harm) all applying pressure or leverage at once.

 

[DarthTom]

http://www.angieslist.com/companylist/us/va/alexandria/solar-panels.htm

Now if only the internet was working during the ZA, and that would be easy enough to find. I suppose though that Deanna's husband the architect would know where to find supplies like that and/or the houses had replacement supply locations written down somewhere.

It just seemed way to convenient. Speaking of which, I suppose now the electrical grid in the community is down permanently now?

 

[Locutus of Bored]

http://www.angieslist.com/companylist/us/va/alexandria/solar-panels.htm

Now if only the internet was working during the ZA, and that would be easy enough to find. I suppose though that Deanna's husband the architect would know where to find supplies like that and/or the houses had replacement supply locations written down somewhere.

It just seemed way to convenient.

No it didn't, because it's not 1950 any more, and the point of the link I posted was that there's a shitload of solar panel suppliers and installers everywhere. Also, they all had to find their way to the Safe Zone and they go out for regular foraging runs, so when they do that they would map out important sites for future reference. Plus, the site was self-sufficient and set up before the ZA with solar panels, so it's probably got the service address right on the panels themselves or the instruction manuals. Plus, they have an architect living there, like you said. It's the least implausible thing ever.

 

[yenny]

Definitely a gruesome way for Noah to go... The look on his face? Gave me a shudder...

But his death scene makes me question something... Yes he was bitten and it's not hard to imagine being able to bite through flesh. However, the speed of his evisceration makes me wonder how the hell the walkers are able to tear into him like that... Especially now that they are far more soupy than they were at the beginning of the ZA... If one merely needs one good stomp on their heads to turn them to mush, how are the walkers able to tear through living flesh with such speed and ferocity?

Granted... Suspension of disbelief and it's just a show... But still...

In the Night of The Living Dead, even though it didn't show it. I live person was torn apart. Cause it shown them walking away, eating pieces of body parts.

On The Walking Dead, To me, it look like a human was involve in Noah death beside the walkers. The walkers would had pull him away, and force him down to the ground and then they would start tearing pieces of his body from him.
But the scene, he was press against the rotating door glass window and held there. Which look like a intellegent person was involve.

 

[Admiral2]

Frankly, not saddened by Noah's death. I think he should have been left for walker food after he trapped Daryl and Carol.

Meanwhile, I finally get Father Gabriel. He's not crazy. He's just been scared shitless ever since he met the group and now, when he finally has something of an authority figure to report them to, he can only couch his horror in biblical terms. If Deanna picks up on that, she may not dismiss him so easily.

Sucker still needs to die, though...

 

[DarthTom]

Meanwhile, I finally get Father Gabriel. He's not crazy. He's just been scared shitless ever since he met the group and now, when he finally has something of an authority figure to report them to, he can only couch his horror in biblical terms. If Deanna picks up on that, she may not dismiss him so easily.

Sucker still needs to die, though...

It will be interesting to see how Deann's personality/feelings towards the group changes after she learns about the death of her son.

Trouble seems an easy time finding Rick and his group.

 

[Mojochi]

Despite Father Gabriels biblical hyperbole, he's actually right on the nose about Ricks group. they have stated privately amongst themselves that they would try to take over Alexandria if the circumstances were right.

Then of course crazy Carol is threatening young children after stealing guns.

I was wondering what Maggie was thinking to herself on the stairway? Perhaps, 'we are busted.'

You gotta wonder how Deanna and her husband will react to the death of their son.

Depends on how believable their survivor is, if he lies & contradicts Glenn & Eugene.

All in all, only Rick & Carol have been conspiring, and Daryl through association, though I don't think of him as complicit anymore. Maggie & the rest know nothing about the secret plot. They assume that they are all supposed to make it work. In that light, it looks to her like Gabriel is throwing them under the bus. Even he doesn't really know what's going on behind closed doors. He just knows the level of atrocity they're guilty of (out of context to boot) and that Rick & Carol are playing wolf in sheep's clothing. IMHO, It's a dick move, period

 

[Admiral2]

Definietely a dick move, hence the need for him to die...

 

[Reverend]

Meanwhile, I finally get Father Gabriel. He's not crazy. He's just been scared shitless ever since he met the group and now, when he finally has something of an authority figure to report them to, he can only couch his horror in biblical terms. If Deanna picks up on that, she may not dismiss him so easily.

Sucker still needs to die, though...

It will be interesting to see how Deann's personality/feelings towards the group changes after she learns about the death of her son.

Trouble seems an easy time finding Rick and his group.

The idiot shot a live grenade and his mate pulled a road runner act. Combined with the loss of Noah and the wounds on Tara I don't think there should be any serious suspicion of foul play.
She'll still be upset obviously, but I don't think it'll be a matter of trust.

As for Gabriel, I think it's clear he's not exactly crazy but emotionally unstable. Not that he's very far off crazy mind. It's pretty obvious he's been on the verge of loosing it altogether since they found him.

 

[Morpheus 02]

Despite Father Gabriels biblical hyperbole, he's actually right on the nose about Ricks group. they have stated privately amongst themselves that they would try to take over Alexandria if the circumstances were right.

Then of course crazy Carol is threatening young children after stealing guns.

I was wondering what Maggie was thinking to herself on the stairway? Perhaps, 'we are busted.'

You gotta wonder how Deanna and her husband will react to the death of their son.

Depends on how believable their survivor is, if he lies & contradicts Glenn & Eugene.

All in all, only Rick & Carol have been conspiring, and Daryl through association, though I don't think of him as complicit anymore. Maggie & the rest know nothing about the secret plot. They assume that they are all supposed to make it work. In that light, it looks to her like Gabriel is throwing them under the bus. Even he doesn't really know what's going on behind closed doors. He just knows the level of atrocity they're guilty of (out of context to boot) and that Rick & Carol are playing wolf in sheep's clothing. IMHO, It's a dick move, period

Meanwhile, I finally get Father Gabriel. He's not crazy. He's just been scared shitless ever since he met the group and now, when he finally has something of an authority figure to report them to, he can only couch his horror in biblical terms. If Deanna picks up on that, she may not dismiss him so easily.

Sucker still needs to die, though...

It will be interesting to see how Deann's personality/feelings towards the group changes after she learns about the death of her son.

Trouble seems an easy time finding Rick and his group.

The idiot shot a live grenade and his mate pulled a road runner act. Combined with the loss of Noah and the wounds on Tara I don't think there should be any serious suspicion of foul play.
She'll still be upset obviously, but I don't think it'll be a matter of trust.

As for Gabriel, I think it's clear he's not exactly crazy but emotionally unstable. Not that he's very far off crazy mind. It's pretty obvious he's been on the verge of loosing it altogether since they found him.

i'd agree that Noah's death (with whom Reg was started to get to know, and i think was beginning a mentor relationship), and Tara's injury is in favor of "our group"'s version of the truth.

Also, adding in the construction foreman's admission that if Abraham obeyed his order (which i assume was the standard operating procedure), there would have been one or more deaths.

And with the previous deaths under Aidan's watch...if Deanna is honest (yeah, i know, oxymoron, Honest Politician), and she's smartly worried about her group, she'll have to admit the truth.


And let's think of it like this -- Father Gabriel was in solitary confinement for more than a year, with not even a guard to occaisionally interact with.... that would drive people crazy.

 

[Mark_Nguyen]

I think it's a good symptom of the running theme here - that whether intentionally or by accident, Rick's group HAS been out there for too long, and that they are the de facto antagonists here. Sure, there's some domestic violence and general jerkwad-ness going on in Alexandria (the latter of which has expired), but as the stuff hits the fan now, it's very tough to root for our team with all that's going on.

Mark

 

[jbny67]

Yellow pages, of course.

Amazing that warehouses are listed in the yellow pages since typically that don't actually sell directly to the public.

http://www.angieslist.com/companylist/us/va/alexandria/solar-panels.htm

Now if only the internet was working during the ZA, and that would be easy enough to find. I suppose though that Deanna's husband the architect would know where to find supplies like that and/or the houses had replacement supply locations written down somewhere.

It just seemed way to convenient.

No it didn't, because it's not 1950 any more, and the point of the link I posted was that there's a shitload of solar panel suppliers and installers everywhere. Also, they all had to find their way to the Safe Zone and they go out for regular foraging runs, so when they do that they would map out important sites for future reference. Plus, the site was self-sufficient and set up before the ZA with solar panels, so it's probably got the service address right on the panels themselves or the instruction manuals. Plus, they have an architect living there, like you said. It's the least implausible thing ever.

Aidan tells Deanna, right before they leave, that they used the phone book & maps to locate the place. I believe he also said it was Glen's idea to find it that way.

 

[davejames]

Well even if Deanna buys their story, she might still decide that having them around is more trouble than it's worth, and is endangering their own people too much. Or is making things just a lot more unpredictable than they used to be.

As for Gabriel, I think I would have preferred if the writers had him saying "We're not good people. You shouldn't have let us in, etc". I think that would have been far more powerful and interesting, instead of simply making it about Gabriel trying to save his own skin.

 

[Jax]

Dam that was one of the worst deaths in TWD, Brutal ending for Noah and if I was Glenn, I'd shot the guy Gabriel is also worthy of a bullet right now the traitorous bastard.

Damn, been a bad time to be a brother lately on The Walking Dead

Been bad to be a brother on this show full stop though lately it's like the show is being written by Ferguson cops.

 

[Admiral2]

I think it's a good symptom of the running theme here - that whether intentionally or by accident, Rick's group HAS been out there for too long, and that they are the de facto antagonists here. Sure, there's some domestic violence and general jerkwad-ness going on in Alexandria (the latter of which has expired), but as the stuff hits the fan now, it's very tough to root for our team with all that's going on.

Mark

I have no problem still rooting for the group. I don't think in terms of good and bad guys. I graduated long ago to "My guys and Everybody else," and apparently so has Rick, and Carol beat him there long ago.

It's the only way to look at it. They've tried to be good throughout this whole apocalypse and they've just been preyed upon by mad dictators, cannibals, nutty woodsmen, greedy police officers and a few vipers-at-the-bosom (Merle, Shane, Lizzie) on top of all the dead people trying to eat them. I see no problem with any or all of them finally saying, "Time to stop being victimized and layeth the smackdown on somebody else."

 

[davejames]

Yeah they might have done some pretty brutal things to survive, and have some darker impulses at times, but ultimately they still come across as good and honorable people who more often than not try to do the right thing. So I have no problem continuing to root for them.

 

[Ryan8bit]

Been bad to be a brother on this show full stop though lately it's like the show is being written by Ferguson cops.

Yeah, it's bad enough that they ditch Bob, Tyreese, and Noah within a fairly short span, but then they proceed to the whitest town of Alexandria, apparently cutting out the character of Heath from the comics, who was black.

There could probably stand to be some more diversity.

I really liked the episode, and I think the Alexandria storyline has made the show many times more exciting than it was in the early to middle parts of this season.

I was kinda hoping that Aidan would be killed by Rick or someone, and not by his own stupidity, but I guess I should've figured that's how it would go down. Also, I think it's sad that Noah had to die so soon. Now it really feels like the hospital arc was filler.