Market research for unrealistic mass appeal characters. Producing a show not for art/story/performance but, for mass commercial appeal, written at best by average talent passing stories that they or the network believe to reach the most viewers, rather than producing with a criteria of believable realistic characters. 95% of this show is human conflict, 5% zombie fx time.
So, they took Rick off the show in the lamest possible way. A sad joke. A cheap shot. Con on the viewers. Last few seconds of the prior episode Rick was impaled with zombies feet away. What a cliffhanger! Then a few seconds later they showed the preview. Unshamefully spoiling. Billed as Rick's last episode, we watch Rick not getting killed by the zombies. No. He un-impaled himself, got on his horse, not once but twice, then he blows up the bridge he wanted to preserve to unite the communities (for the memory of his dead son Coral!). Rick participated in a cheap disappearing act. Who can watch this and not question the logic? Mr. Spock not necessary. Then we are introduced to Jud Grimes, aka little wonder woman, saving single handedly a bunch of survivors.
I had a whole outline to tear this a new hole, but I got tired and bored. Then I noticed all the producer paid 10 star reviews with Best, Greatest, Masterpiece. So, I decided to post what I had and add this stupid note.
Good luck, and good night.
Ok, I'm back. Here's the breakdown takedown of this week's episode. Best part was the intro. Not saying much. Rosy alone in the woods, running scared, blood on her forehead, she collapses. Wow, we didn't get to see Eug screaming like a girlyman as he gets torn apart by the fake zombies. AMC, TWD music, Commercial.
Mic and Dr Sid taking newbies to Hilltop. Hilltop is showcased. Tara reports to Jes that he's been reelected leader, with the electoral college but losing the popular vote to a zombie. Jes got a letter from Mag. So, that's how Mag is written off. Mag is relegated from main character to notes on a page. Cheap? Yes. But that's TWD way. If you're not laughing, it's because it's sad. Carol, Dumb O'Henry and Dar go to Dar's camp. Dar's been living off the land, and we meet Dar's dog, Dog. Carol convinces Dar to go with them to Hilltop. Apparently after Rick "Blew Himself Up" everybody was looking for his body. Especially Dar, who wanted to put Rick's head on his mantle. It looked like a pretty big explosion. But people have nothing better to do than look for Rick's body. Wait, isn't there a legend of someone hearing a helicopter in the distance? Commercial.
Mic and the Caravan of newbies stop over at the newbies desolated last camp site. The newbies are constantly gabbing and signing to each other in code of some nefarious mystery. What could that be? The newbies want to take their weapons, but Mic says if you take the weapons you can't go to Hilltop. Makes sense. Aaron the one Arm attacks Jes off his horse, a lame fun fight breaks out. It's like West Side Story without music. Real lame. They find Rosy. Eug apparently wasn't torn apart by the zombies, he's hiding in a barn. So, there's a chance we'll get to see Eug torn apart by the zombies. Let's hope. Commercial.
Dar is O'Henry's OB1. Mic and Caravan at rest in a large industrial basement. Mic splits a newbies Stradivarius. I was hoping it would be his hands. Dar looking for Dog, O'Henry follows. Dar saves Dog from a mud bound walker. O'Henry saves Dar, and gets a scratch, while Carol Rambo looks on. Way to build tension and bonding. Cheap and low grade. Soap. Commercial.
Very Boring. 9:40, 40 minutes in and 24 more minutes of this!
Jes doesn't want to be leader of Hilltop. Same old stuff. Leader who has had enough. I just watched the first pilot of Star Trek, The Cage from 1965. Captain Pike, "Oh, I'm nowhere near 65 but I want to retire". Jes, "I hate listening to bad rock music on the turntable while everybody is working". Boo whoo! Let's give Jes a napkin. Tara peer pressures him into shutting the hell up, and says she's heading out to look for Dr. Eug. Read that again. Dr. Eug. Who made him a doctor?
Dar accepts O'Henry as his Luke Skywalker. May the force be with us.
Now here's some genuine trash. Mic and Caravan at the basement. Newbie with broken violin babbles nonsense that music was the only thing we had over the Neanderthals, falsely claiming that the Neanderthals were smarter and had better tools. Nonsense. This man's character may be a former music teacher, but he certainly did not study anthropology. The Neanderthals were dumber and had far inferior tools and skills than modern humans. Modern humans outcompeted and probably cannibalized Neanderthals. Neanderthals didn't know what hit them. This is no surprise. When one group of humans enter a new area, they kill and destroy what was there before. Music probably gave them social unity, and communication. That's it. Please get your facts correct. And I expect once you do, you will reedit this episode so you mitigate your embarrassment.
On cue, they are attacked by zombies and the newbies ask for their weapons, and they get them. Showcase of super skill. The last zombie to die conveniently happens to be the convict newbie's boyfriend, with a new wave haircut and ugly shirt. We get to see the tough chick convict newbie turn to drama, tears, and sadness. Lame camera zoom on dead zombie boyfriend. Way to show character development, tough chick melting in front of our eyes, with sad looks all around. Real Lame! They say it can only happen in movies and here's a prime example. In real life, you kill, you run scared, and you hide. Cheap and Stupid Manipulation. Commercial.
Mic and Caravan on the way to Hilltop. Mic is about to turn back to Alexandria. Dr. Sid tells Mic that Mag has been away for a while. Soap. Nobody told Mic that Mag's contract was up. Drip of info. Mic and Mag had a falling out, probably after Mag's dumb Kill No Kill pilgrimage to Not Kill Neeg, leading to Rick to not getting killed. A couple of Hillys show up and inform them that Rosy's hurt. Mic decides to go to Hilltop rather than turn back. Carol, O'Henry, Dar and Dog make it to Hilltop, and are informed of Rosy. Jes Dar Dog and Aaron head out to look for Eug. Commercial.
I don't watch the previous. I'd rather watch the train wreck as it transpires.
Another reviewer noted watching this show without Rick is like watching the Love Boat with only guest stars hanging out on an iceburg. I was no fan of Rick but, he was the show. We got a lame sendoff of Rick. And tonight we got an even lamer sendoff of Mag, a freaking note. Yes folks, Mag, one of the major characters has been written off with a note. We are down to Mic, Dar and Carol, and a bunch of secondary characters and god help us more new characters.
Writers, please write realistic characters and situations. Kill No Kill doesn't work. Mag wanting to kill Neeg, then doesn't. Rick kills the Savys after he gives them his word, then spares Neeg. Morg, Carol, Coral all the same Kill No Kill. And get your Neanderthal facts right. This is your profession. You have a budget. Do your job! Is it possible that with this low grade writing you are contributing to the decline of the viewer's intelligence? You have influence and a responsibility, not only for your wallet, but to society and art, not just entertainment. Last note, paying losers to post 10 star reviews makes you look even more pathetic.
So, they took Rick off the show in the lamest possible way. A sad joke. A cheap shot. Con on the viewers. Last few seconds of the prior episode Rick was impaled with zombies feet away. What a cliffhanger! Then a few seconds later they showed the preview. Unshamefully spoiling. Billed as Rick's last episode, we watch Rick not getting killed by the zombies. No. He un-impaled himself, got on his horse, not once but twice, then he blows up the bridge he wanted to preserve to unite the communities (for the memory of his dead son Coral!). Rick participated in a cheap disappearing act. Who can watch this and not question the logic? Mr. Spock not necessary. Then we are introduced to Jud Grimes, aka little wonder woman, saving single handedly a bunch of survivors.
I had a whole outline to tear this a new hole, but I got tired and bored. Then I noticed all the producer paid 10 star reviews with Best, Greatest, Masterpiece. So, I decided to post what I had and add this stupid note.
Good luck, and good night.
Ok, I'm back. Here's the breakdown takedown of this week's episode. Best part was the intro. Not saying much. Rosy alone in the woods, running scared, blood on her forehead, she collapses. Wow, we didn't get to see Eug screaming like a girlyman as he gets torn apart by the fake zombies. AMC, TWD music, Commercial.
Mic and Dr Sid taking newbies to Hilltop. Hilltop is showcased. Tara reports to Jes that he's been reelected leader, with the electoral college but losing the popular vote to a zombie. Jes got a letter from Mag. So, that's how Mag is written off. Mag is relegated from main character to notes on a page. Cheap? Yes. But that's TWD way. If you're not laughing, it's because it's sad. Carol, Dumb O'Henry and Dar go to Dar's camp. Dar's been living off the land, and we meet Dar's dog, Dog. Carol convinces Dar to go with them to Hilltop. Apparently after Rick "Blew Himself Up" everybody was looking for his body. Especially Dar, who wanted to put Rick's head on his mantle. It looked like a pretty big explosion. But people have nothing better to do than look for Rick's body. Wait, isn't there a legend of someone hearing a helicopter in the distance? Commercial.
Mic and the Caravan of newbies stop over at the newbies desolated last camp site. The newbies are constantly gabbing and signing to each other in code of some nefarious mystery. What could that be? The newbies want to take their weapons, but Mic says if you take the weapons you can't go to Hilltop. Makes sense. Aaron the one Arm attacks Jes off his horse, a lame fun fight breaks out. It's like West Side Story without music. Real lame. They find Rosy. Eug apparently wasn't torn apart by the zombies, he's hiding in a barn. So, there's a chance we'll get to see Eug torn apart by the zombies. Let's hope. Commercial.
Dar is O'Henry's OB1. Mic and Caravan at rest in a large industrial basement. Mic splits a newbies Stradivarius. I was hoping it would be his hands. Dar looking for Dog, O'Henry follows. Dar saves Dog from a mud bound walker. O'Henry saves Dar, and gets a scratch, while Carol Rambo looks on. Way to build tension and bonding. Cheap and low grade. Soap. Commercial.
Very Boring. 9:40, 40 minutes in and 24 more minutes of this!
Jes doesn't want to be leader of Hilltop. Same old stuff. Leader who has had enough. I just watched the first pilot of Star Trek, The Cage from 1965. Captain Pike, "Oh, I'm nowhere near 65 but I want to retire". Jes, "I hate listening to bad rock music on the turntable while everybody is working". Boo whoo! Let's give Jes a napkin. Tara peer pressures him into shutting the hell up, and says she's heading out to look for Dr. Eug. Read that again. Dr. Eug. Who made him a doctor?
Dar accepts O'Henry as his Luke Skywalker. May the force be with us.
Now here's some genuine trash. Mic and Caravan at the basement. Newbie with broken violin babbles nonsense that music was the only thing we had over the Neanderthals, falsely claiming that the Neanderthals were smarter and had better tools. Nonsense. This man's character may be a former music teacher, but he certainly did not study anthropology. The Neanderthals were dumber and had far inferior tools and skills than modern humans. Modern humans outcompeted and probably cannibalized Neanderthals. Neanderthals didn't know what hit them. This is no surprise. When one group of humans enter a new area, they kill and destroy what was there before. Music probably gave them social unity, and communication. That's it. Please get your facts correct. And I expect once you do, you will reedit this episode so you mitigate your embarrassment.
On cue, they are attacked by zombies and the newbies ask for their weapons, and they get them. Showcase of super skill. The last zombie to die conveniently happens to be the convict newbie's boyfriend, with a new wave haircut and ugly shirt. We get to see the tough chick convict newbie turn to drama, tears, and sadness. Lame camera zoom on dead zombie boyfriend. Way to show character development, tough chick melting in front of our eyes, with sad looks all around. Real Lame! They say it can only happen in movies and here's a prime example. In real life, you kill, you run scared, and you hide. Cheap and Stupid Manipulation. Commercial.
Mic and Caravan on the way to Hilltop. Mic is about to turn back to Alexandria. Dr. Sid tells Mic that Mag has been away for a while. Soap. Nobody told Mic that Mag's contract was up. Drip of info. Mic and Mag had a falling out, probably after Mag's dumb Kill No Kill pilgrimage to Not Kill Neeg, leading to Rick to not getting killed. A couple of Hillys show up and inform them that Rosy's hurt. Mic decides to go to Hilltop rather than turn back. Carol, O'Henry, Dar and Dog make it to Hilltop, and are informed of Rosy. Jes Dar Dog and Aaron head out to look for Eug. Commercial.
I don't watch the previous. I'd rather watch the train wreck as it transpires.
Another reviewer noted watching this show without Rick is like watching the Love Boat with only guest stars hanging out on an iceburg. I was no fan of Rick but, he was the show. We got a lame sendoff of Rick. And tonight we got an even lamer sendoff of Mag, a freaking note. Yes folks, Mag, one of the major characters has been written off with a note. We are down to Mic, Dar and Carol, and a bunch of secondary characters and god help us more new characters.
Writers, please write realistic characters and situations. Kill No Kill doesn't work. Mag wanting to kill Neeg, then doesn't. Rick kills the Savys after he gives them his word, then spares Neeg. Morg, Carol, Coral all the same Kill No Kill. And get your Neanderthal facts right. This is your profession. You have a budget. Do your job! Is it possible that with this low grade writing you are contributing to the decline of the viewer's intelligence? You have influence and a responsibility, not only for your wallet, but to society and art, not just entertainment. Last note, paying losers to post 10 star reviews makes you look even more pathetic.