re: The OFFICIAL Walking Dead Season 2, Episode whatever Nebraska Thread

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Yeah, the timing was the dumbest thing. Rick wasn't even in town yet when she decided someone needed to go find him. She didn't have any new info or anything.

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Lori doing something stupid and selfish is entirely within her established character. It's not like it felt dishonest -- it felt like Lori is doing something stupid and selfish again. And I loved Daryl as a standin for the audience, telling her exactly how stupid she is and that his time would be better spent whittlin'. Literally.

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It looks Rick will be held up in the bar for a while, so the writers could have at least let some time pass before having her get so concerned that she goes out on her own.

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Well, we did see her panicked looking out the window. and going to Dale. She's just that impatient and stupid.

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I also thought the farmer's daughter acted irrationally here. She didn't want Glenn going out? It was to find her father. Based on what we have seen thus far from her, her more natural reaction would be to insist on going with them.

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She wasn't mad Glen was going to look for her dad. She was made she said "I love you" and he didn't say it back. They established that in the car scene.

People act irrational. That's wholly realistic. People do dumb things. Especially Lori.

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I agree. It's not the pace that bothers me, it's some of the stilted dialog. The show's greatest failing is that it takes time to settle in with characters, and it has largely failed to develop interesting characters. That's not a pacing problem, though. Shane and Glen are, by far, the two most interesting character and about hal the cast adds almost nothing. They could get eaten in the next episode and generate zero emotional response. Like, does anyone care what happens to T-Dawg? At all?

Forgot about Dale. He is seriously starting to annoy the shite out of me. Still love Shane's and Rick's characters though. And hopefully we get more badass Daryl being a badass next episode



What did Dale mean when he said, "I've known men like Shane. He is going to kill again"?

Dale is about the right age. I think at some point it is going to come out that he was a Vietnam vet and a serious badass who was changed by the war. At some point he'll do something that will surprise everyone with how hardcore it is because none of them know his past.

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Thought this was interesting. I actually thought the same thing but about Herschel's character. Everyone seems to dislike Herschel's soft stance in the ZA, however now that we see he has a different past than present it makes me wonder. It appears that Rick was starting to talk sense in him and he did realize he was living in the past and the present is a much different situation that needs to be handled as such. The bar scene only reinforced the situation.

My curiosity is how Herschel will go from here as a character. I was thinking he is a good age for Korea/Vietnam or maybe both. Was he always a preacher/Veterinarian? His soft stance was obviously related to the loss of his family. Will we see Herschel pop open the secret room and have a stock pile of old weapons ready to get things done. Would be fun to see the preacher go into protect the flock mode.

What triggered this was that Rick/Herschel seemed to immediately pick up the scent on the two in the bar while Glen initially acted very naive. We know Rick was a policemen so he was used to this however Herschel seemed to be step for step in the recognition even though he was drunk.

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She wasn't mad Glen was going to look for her dad. She was made she said "I love you" and he didn't say it back. They established that in the car scene.

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I got the feeling the "I love you" conversation happened while Rick watched just before he and Glenn left. I don't think that's why she was upset in the kitchen.

How long does T-Dawg last? Any takers? I say he separates from the group and you wonder if he survives rather than killing the only black guy.

My thoughts, thus far:

Shane still a hotheaded bad-arse. I love watching the cat and mouse game between him and Dale. Though I am bias because I side heavily with Shane and now can't' stand Dale at all.

Daryl has finally began to harden to the environment around him. He put everything into finding Sophia, and to see Carol completely lose faith has damaged his ego. He wasn't the hero he was trying to be, but instead sees now that he is seen (as Lori has shown him) that he just an errand-boy.

Lori as I said last season, still a stupid, selfish, irrational c**t. I really wish she and Carol would just f*cking die already.

Hershel, hated him.. but now it seems he as seen the errors (and stupidity) in his ways and knows now Rick and the group are his only hope to protect his family (what's left of it) and himself.

T-dawg... I cringe every time some one says his name. Just a place holder on the screen...

Carl... "I would have shot Sophia too" So it begins.

I say Morgan and his son show up, save rick(again) at the bar or saves the group at some point at which time t-dog dies

I appreciate your effort.

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setting up the Philly guys from the bar to be an example of what Shane could become

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Nah, the whole northeast population acts like the Philly Boys. The Philly Boys were scouts anyway.IMO

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What did Dale mean when he said, "I've known men like Shane. He is going to kill again"? Dale is about the right age. I think at some point it is going to come out that he was a Vietnam vet and a serious badass who was changed by the war. At some point he'll do something that will surprise everyone with how hardcore it is because none of them know his past.

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Yep, Dale's character has to make a major turn soon, or, as Shane said to him, "what do you do other than sit on top of that RV and watch the guns?". Maybe he'll be the one to cap Shane when Shane goes over the edge.

A storm's a'brewin', and I can't wait. It's like the waste of the first half of this season all built up to an amazing second half.

I watched the bar scene several times too...awesome.

Herschel Walker...best joke of the day.