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The Walking Dead Season 6 Discussion

Remember she's the survivor of abuse. She's probably developed a "hard core" that she retreated into during the abuse and now it serves her just as it does Carol, to be able to do what's necessary.

For Carol that development took a very long time though, and isn't necessarily the logical outcome of being a victim of abuse. Something about that whole scene just rubbed me the wrong way. Maybe it was because she then took time to make like the 3rd speech of the episode. It didn't really seem natural.

Sometimes shows like these that have such rampant death don't really treat their characters like real people because most would be very apprehensive or nervous about it. FTWD had it way worse.

I hate to sound like I'm ragging on this episode though. I thought there were several good character interactions, like Tara/Denise, Aaron/Maggie, and Spencer actually became an interesting character.

Remember back to the black and white flashback scenes in the season premiere. They seemed to indicate that there was a decent gap between seasons. At least a few weeks. Still would be considered a short timeframe to deal with a death like that (or for Deanna and her son to deal with Reg's death), but in the TWD world, at least they had some time.

Yeah, it might have seemed like that, but other things don't quite line up. I think they wouldn't have wanted to skip that much time because it's hard to believe that certain characters, like Morgan, would isolate and not resolve any issues. The pace ever since they reached Alexandria has been too insane to have a period like that without much happening.

I know it's not official, but there's the Walking Dead wiki timeline, which assumes about five days. Scott Gimple isn't very fond of this kind of tracking though. On one episode of Talking Dead he kind of avoided any questions about dates and times because it's just the way they tell stories (I think this was as it related to Judith's age). There's all sorts of time problems on this show, probably the most notable being how long Rick was in a coma. There are others like people healing rather fast or Carl's aging. Some of that has more to do with the fact that 1 season doesn't exactly equal 1 year. They have to feel out when things become too sudden (Rick/Jessie hookup) or when they're being too dragged out (Sophia, Glenn, Beth, etc).

I don't think we'll see anything with Glenn until midseason finale.
 
Oh, by the way, Alana MAsterson (Tara) is pregnant! We noticed that on the episode.

The theory is that because of that,she might still be around for a while . We'll see.


I'm glad Aaron "fessed" up. The thing is, I don't think he's THAT guilty. Yeah, the Wolves got a leg up on Alexandria due to the pack...but it was a total accident, and life or death situation. And considering Aaron brought in Rick and company, who really saved Alexandria, it's a forgiveable mistake. I will be genuinely sad for his character if h or his lover dies.
 
All I want to know is when do Daryl and Carol get to do what Rick and Jesse did.

Carol? Daryl getting action will depend on how long Aaron's boyfriend Eric lasts. ;)

I know it's not official, but there's the Walking Dead wiki timeline, which assumes about five days. Scott Gimple isn't very fond of this kind of tracking though. On one episode of Talking Dead he kind of avoided any questions about dates and times because it's just the way they tell stories (I think this was as it related to Judith's age). There's all sorts of time problems on this show, probably the most notable being how long Rick was in a coma. There are others like people healing rather fast or Carl's aging. Some of that has more to do with the fact that 1 season doesn't exactly equal 1 year. They have to feel out when things become too sudden (Rick/Jessie hookup) or when they're being too dragged out (Sophia, Glenn, Beth, etc).

Gimple might as well learn to live with fans applying rational analysis of timelines to the series. There's only a certain amount of time Rick could have been in a coma / hooked to a dry IV before dying. Similarly, the time between the fall of the prison and the failed rescue of Beth is (by some estimates) just 10 days. So in several cases, time--unless specified on screen) is passing by at a fast clip.

There's just no stretching out the series in certain storylines, just as in the opening episodes of this season.


Oh, by the way, Alana MAsterson (Tara) is pregnant! We noticed that on the episode.

The theory is that because of that,she might still be around for a while . We'll see.

The character needs to have a reason to be on the series. She does not have one, and is really a lingering carryover from the last of the Governor's arc.


I'm glad Aaron "fessed" up. The thing is, I don't think he's THAT guilty. Yeah, the Wolves got a leg up on Alexandria due to the pack...but it was a total accident, and life or death situation. And considering Aaron brought in Rick and company, who really saved Alexandria, it's a forgiveable mistake. I will be genuinely sad for his character if h or his lover dies.
Shit happens. This is, after all, The Walking Dead, and the weaker characters never have a long shelf life.
 
I would have to describe that episode as filler. It was necessary and there were a few interesting strands being dangled in front of us.

1) Deanna getting her shit together (that's what the ending signified to me).
2) Rick getting some lovin.
3) The son (I smell trouble).
4) Maggie being pregnant.

But still essentially filler. Let's milk that Glenn - is he, or isn't he? - for as long as we can. Looks like they might squeeze in one more episode before we find out.

But where the hell was Carol in this one?
 
Morgan and Michonne were both seen in this one as you'd expect from high ranking members during an emergency hence Carol being noticeable by her absence.

I need my Carol fix!

It's been bugging me where I've seen that doctor before. Then I realised she was in nurse Jackie. I hope she becomes one of the regulars.
 
Morgan and Michonne were both seen in this one as you'd expect from high ranking members during an emergency hence Carol being noticeable by her absence.

Would assume most of those folks were resting up through most of the episode.

And of course they were not changing. While many of the other Alexandrians were undergoing significant changes. Carol and Morgan and Michonne were just being the same old Carol and Morgan and Michonne that we already knew, while the likes of Deanna and Spencer and Jessie and Co were all transforming.

As for Aaron, count me in the group which says that he has nothing to feel bad for. He and Daryl got trapped in a seriously hairy situation and can't be faulted at all for losing some of his material while there.


As for the rest of the Alexandrians, some of them are bound to stick around for the long haul, right? It's nice that we're getting to know them. And not just the "tough" ones, like Aaron and Heath, but the others too. This show likes to have a rotating cast, and it would be no surprise to see some of the regulars from the past few season die off and get replaced with more screentime for the new folks.

And yeah, I'm not holding my breath for a Glenn resolution next week. But if you want the ultimate TWD tragic shocker type of story, have Glenn finally make it back or be reunited with Maggie somehow, and then watch Maggie get killed less than 5 minutes later. (Not that I want Maggie to be killed off, mind you. And it'd be nice if Alexandria stood for a while, and we saw multiple babies there.)
 
As for Aaron, count me in the group which says that he has nothing to feel bad for. He and Daryl got trapped in a seriously hairy situation and can't be faulted at all for losing some of his material while there.

Agreed. And while there's no harm in him feeling a little personal responsibility for the situation, the inverse is certainly not true. If anyone accuses him or takes it out on him, they're way out of line.
 
Yeah, Aaron has nothing to feel guilty about.

Well, those sewer Zombies were pretty creepy, but they certainly strain the credulity of the concept. They had practically no muscle left. And how did they even have brains. The brains would have been gone long before the muscles.

And Maggie's pregnant, as expected. And Glenn's still not dead. :D
 
So it looks like they're going to drag the Glenn thing out until the mid-season finale. Glenn is this season's Sophia, and we're all waiting for the barn door to open.
 
I'm guessing for next season, at the very earliest the end of this one. I would think by now they've wrapped up filming of this season or at least have scripts of the rest of the episodes.
 
I don't know if I've seen him in anything before (closest would be on Enterprise as a reptilian Xindi), but he has the general look down. He could maybe be a bit bigger though. I wonder if he'll be clean shaven with short hair.

Gimple might as well learn to live with fans applying rational analysis of timelines to the series. There's only a certain amount of time Rick could have been in a coma / hooked to a dry IV before dying. Similarly, the time between the fall of the prison and the failed rescue of Beth is (by some estimates) just 10 days. So in several cases, time--unless specified on screen) is passing by at a fast clip.

There's just no stretching out the series in certain storylines, just as in the opening episodes of this season.

I'm sure he's not losing any sleep over it.
 
As for Aaron, count me in the group which says that he has nothing to feel bad for. He and Daryl got trapped in a seriously hairy situation and can't be faulted at all for losing some of his material while there.

Agreed. And while there's no harm in him feeling a little personal responsibility for the situation, the inverse is certainly not true. If anyone accuses him or takes it out on him, they're way out of line.

How is that "way out of line?" He's responsible for the wolves finding the ASZ. No other reason. They were not in the area, nor had they tracked some stray resident. He screwed up by panicking, and dropping that bag. In the history of the series, we have witnessed others in worse situations, but still kept their head.

Hell, Tyreese was was avoiding Governor soldiers and tank blasts, yet still saved Judith, and escaped the prison. He did not drop Judith, or fall over.

Aaron admitted his guilt--because he was guilty, and has to deal with all of the lost life.
 
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