tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post8886060171337600228..comments2024-02-28T01:43:54.906-08:00Comments on Terry Tyler: Review: The King, The Widow and Rick #TWD S8:6 #TheWalkingDeadTerry Tylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15077413235902203848noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post-28089145995031450702017-12-04T01:18:44.215-08:002017-12-04T01:18:44.215-08:00Nicely done, Terry. Keeps me going mid week. My ...Nicely done, Terry. Keeps me going mid week. My prediction? I'm going to be pounding my fists on the floor waiting for the next series. It's still Daryl for me btw xBev Spicerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05035892477756704972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post-91758141676875728422017-12-01T06:35:47.344-08:002017-12-01T06:35:47.344-08:00Yes - he should be! And they'll both be okay....Yes - he should be! And they'll both be okay.... I think Dylan's comment is right, though, below - they need to get rid of another main character to keep us on the edge. But please, not Rick, Daryl, Michonne, Carol or Aaron.... and not Carl, because Rick couldn't take it! Also, we only have the Atlanta 4 left, we can't lose another. Thanks for commenting :)Terry Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15077413235902203848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post-50478400620380186722017-12-01T06:33:50.632-08:002017-12-01T06:33:50.632-08:00Saving Vikings!!!! Til it's all been on - so ...Saving Vikings!!!! Til it's all been on - so no spoilers, Drea and Dylan!!!Terry Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15077413235902203848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post-41396256272306462342017-11-30T19:06:46.925-08:002017-11-30T19:06:46.925-08:00I hope he makes it!!! Right?! Darryl would never f...I hope he makes it!!! Right?! Darryl would never forgive himself. Wouldn't mind to see Rick & Michonne again soon. Great Carol is back!! She rocks. Hope Darryl is the one to save Rick<br />Machelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08113485970242285106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post-69670014715368501512017-11-30T11:52:29.555-08:002017-11-30T11:52:29.555-08:00I concur! This is everything I am feeling but I k...I concur! This is everything I am feeling but I know I'll be watching again next week.<br /><br />(On the plus side, Vikings is back with a double episode)K9-Dreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16882829247049805585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post-61653150477814881972017-11-30T00:30:27.470-08:002017-11-30T00:30:27.470-08:00I think the dialogue has gone down the pan a bit, ...I think the dialogue has gone down the pan a bit, Dylan; I was watching some of S2 yesterday, and it was much more 'real' then. <br /><br />As for the no nearer to resolving - it's a long game! If the Negan problem had been over in one battle there would not have been time for all the side stories, like Dwight, Gregory, etc. I love how they're showing the same couple of days from lots of different POVs, like they did in S6, when the first 9 episodes took place over 3 days. But of course Gabriel would have tried to rescue Gregory - he's a man of God who is trying to make up for the wrong he did. I thought that was totally in character. Jesus, not so much; at first he was a sharp, fighting guy, and now they've suddenly turned him into something else. But we were seeing a softer side of him, gradually, throughout S7. I watch them all more than once, and see the subtleties, I have to admit!<br /><br />I don't think it matters that we're never in danger of seeing the main characters die. We never thought Glenn or Abraham would, did we? And this is what happens in fiction - the main characters pull through by the skin of their teeth, mostly. Or maybe one of them WILL die, but it can't be Rick, because he is the main character. It's about how they grow and change, not about who gets killed. And the explosions. Love the explosions.<br /><br />I do think it's time for the Negan storyline to end, I have to say. I think it's time it moved on to something else. Considering your comments, maybe it's just that the show isn't for you anymore, as you dislike the things that most people love? I don't think it needs more trauma right now. I think it needs a calming down and coming together of the main group again. <br /><br />I agree re the awful Junkyard people, I was most disappointed when I read that Jadis was going to become a regular character. Hate them. I agree it was stupid that Rick went back to them, but he still needs numbers, and he's worked himself up into the mindset of 'stupid brave' when he thinks he can achieve anything. I suspect Jadis will take him to Negan. And he will escape by the skin of his teeth.... but there you go!Terry Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15077413235902203848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post-45498786541876727032017-11-29T10:53:23.846-08:002017-11-29T10:53:23.846-08:00At the risk of enducing everyone's wrath here,...At the risk of enducing everyone's wrath here, I'm struggling to keep watching this season. Four or five episodes of all out war and we're no closer to resolving things than we were during the first second of this season. And too many characters are making too many dumb decisions--starting with Gabriel trying to rescue Gregory in episode one, and capped by Rick's stupid decision to return to those junkyard people. They betrayed him, almost got Carl killed, what the hell was he trying to achieve going to them? I hate those people too, they make me reach for the remote control and consider switching the tv off. And don't get me started on Jesus, the guy needs to be tied up alongside those Saviors he's trying to spare. The storylines are slow and characters are acting, well, out of character.<br /><br />And I don't fear for them anymore. I'm not concerned that Rick might get shot or Daryl bitten, because that'll never happen. The lesser cast get killed off at regular intervals, but the main cast are immortal, it seems, and it dilutes a lot of the tension and excitement.<br /><br />I'll keep watching, I guess, but season eight is the poorest yet. It desperately needs something fresh or utterly traumatic to happen before it flatlines completely. I desperately need Vikings to start back up again to give me something to look forward to.<br /><br />:-)Dylan J Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11577547144226502127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post-45877023232104465822017-11-28T07:11:12.958-08:002017-11-28T07:11:12.958-08:00Yes and I should imagine after the viewing figures...Yes and I should imagine after the viewing figures have dropped they will want to know why. I can't say that for me it's boring, it just seems to be floundering a little and the storylines are slow. For example, the first episode of this series...I hated the flitting between real life and fantasy. It certainly hasn't been crap after Season 2. That's when it really got going for me but for the love of God, Rick...get your shit together! I'm like a rabbit in headlights and I can't stop watching it in the hope that Jesus will realise what an idiot he's being, Gregory will get his just deserts and Negan will bow down to Daryl...K9-Dreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16882829247049805585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post-21436598702627009102017-11-28T05:32:25.345-08:002017-11-28T05:32:25.345-08:00It's all about advertising and investors, isn&...It's all about advertising and investors, isn't it... if they're sensible, which one presumes they are, I imagine they will do polls and take note of public opinion. Like on soap operas, when they regularly do assessments to find out which characters are unpopular, and write them out. I would imagine they've got a way to go before HBO pull the plug, as it's been the most successful show ever, but I would imagine they have a team who watches social media to see what the fans are saying. Hope so, anyway! It's one reason why I always tweet my posts to the site, in the hope that they'll get read by whoever runs their Twitter page (some lowly PR girl, I should think!). I don't have much time for the people who say that it's been crap since Frank Darabont left (after Season 2!), or who tweet about how boring it is - it isn't boring, and if they don't like it, why not just watch something else, rather than watch it and tweet about it being crap - don't understand that at all! But what keeps it great is the characters we love, and that's what they need to watch, I think - if they become caricatures of what they were at first, or have cliched dialogue, that's when it could go south. But I still love it, anyway.... I'm like one of those mad old birds who still watch Dallas over and over!!!Terry Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15077413235902203848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post-70003317266085200512017-11-28T04:57:53.975-08:002017-11-28T04:57:53.975-08:00Yes, absolutely...it was a great story line but th...Yes, absolutely...it was a great story line but there's scope for so much more, either deal with it or move on in some way, even if it's away from Negan for the time being and have him pop up again unexpectedly at a later date. The series has such a huge following, it would be awful for it to fizzle out as so many have done beforeK9-Dreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16882829247049805585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post-59947521760160287042017-11-28T04:32:38.009-08:002017-11-28T04:32:38.009-08:00Come on, it's a long game, Drea!!!! I do know...Come on, it's a long game, Drea!!!! I do know what you mean, though - after half of S6, the whole of S7, and this half of S8, I'd kind of like to move on from Negan and the Saviours.Terry Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15077413235902203848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post-1352446218281317912017-11-28T04:31:35.500-08:002017-11-28T04:31:35.500-08:00Not biting a nail for Rick????!!!! I know, it'...Not biting a nail for Rick????!!!! I know, it's ridiculous about Maggie's flat stomach. I imagine she will suddenly pop out in the second 8 eps! I loved this episode, because I love when you see so many POVs, and can see (although they can't) that it's all going to tie in... sometimes disastrously. Also love when they do a whole half season that only takes place over a few days, like they did with the first half of S6. So clever, how you see all aspects.Terry Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15077413235902203848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post-92014834520648852992017-11-28T04:29:27.344-08:002017-11-28T04:29:27.344-08:00That's why I loved it too, Machel - and yes, w...That's why I loved it too, Machel - and yes, why isn't SOMEONE saying, um, Maggie's supposed to be at least 4 months pregnant by now, shouldn't it be showing???? Yes, I'm worried for Rick....<br /><br />Thanks for your comment, so glad you liked the post - I took notes this time to make sure I didn't miss anything :)Terry Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15077413235902203848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post-57001670329864850732017-11-28T02:38:32.261-08:002017-11-28T02:38:32.261-08:00I've invested so much time in this series that...I've invested so much time in this series that I can't bring myself to stop watching for fear of missing something major. I just hope people get their just desserts sooner rather than later.<br /><br />As for Carol...gotta love her!K9-Dreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16882829247049805585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post-54202049683217890512017-11-28T00:35:06.497-08:002017-11-28T00:35:06.497-08:00I was so excited when the door slid back and Carl ...I was so excited when the door slid back and Carl and Michonne appeared! Yay!! Loved the bit with Rosita and the rocket launcher haha, although they were lucky Daryl arrived to save the day. <br />Gregory got what he deserved - go Maggie!! Also, is she EVER going to look pregnant?? <br />Not my favourite episode as it ended without me biting a nail, closing my eyes, or gasping loud enough to scare the cat. Can't wait to see Rick running butt naked through the next episode though ;) Shelley Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07513209160436996810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post-89621336176924516932017-11-27T17:12:55.950-08:002017-11-27T17:12:55.950-08:00I loved this episode because it had the old gang- ...I loved this episode because it had the old gang- Michonne, Rosita, Carl, Rick, Maggie, Darryl & Carole all in one episode. <br />Maggie Prego bump not showing by now is comical & distracting.<br />Loved zombie escapades with Carl, but bummed Rick got caught. <br />Nice to see Carl.<br /><br />Coral...! <br />Great write Terry, love this blog cause it ties everything in so well & love previous references!! Machelnoreply@blogger.com