haltz wrote:The Americans does a great job of taking a nuanced and honest approach to a time period instead of falling into a trap where they treat a decade as a caricature of itself. However, I wish it treated the spy game as more action-oriented and less of a tension-filled series of mundane events. I love it - just wish it was more shoot em up.
Last night's The Walking Dead... Coulda, shoulda, woulda all happened long ago. I love the show, but come on. Enough dragging out the poor decisions of Andrea, and the flip flopping of Tyreese.
So, NOW Andrea realizes the Govenor is whack and going to go to war?
NOW, Milton realizes he's crazy too and burns the zombies, BUT let's hang around Woodbury still, that will end well!
Tyresse- make up your mind. Poor writing, he's basically doing the same thing Andrea is. Why do people follow the Govenor???
Tyreese -"I hate Rick, and will fight him! I don't trust this Govenor, he's crazy! Wait, sometimes I just say stupid things, I'm with you Govenor, let's kill Rick!"
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not a whole lot to say but i enjoyed the episode. i thought the governor/andrea chase, particularly in the building was really suspenseful. nothing over the top just kinda that classic thriller suspense scene, just well done. especially how she escaped, thought that was clever. and actually when he was chasing her in the truck and was honking after her that felt like, a 70s chase movie, or jaws or something. i also like how the governor is wearing that duster now...now he looks close to the comics and does look intimidating. miltons gonna get got...he may escape but i think governors gonna take him out at some point, or he'll sacrifice himself.
i suppose i did have "issues" with how quickly tyreese is already questioning woodbury/governor. kinda like how quickly morgan went from insane "kill me now" and stabbing rick to being completely "fine". i dunno, i realize they only got 50 mins to tell the story but they could have started the questioning in last weeks episode and it would have felt more fluid if it was then continued in this episode. ultimately i don't care that much 'cause i want them in ricks group anyways. i'm thinking tyreese and sasha may see andrea and help her escape and then she'll take them back to the prison or something. i suppose the only other issue i had was that rick was on watch, even though he sees people.
i've really enjoyed this season, but i've liked 'em all so i'm biased.
another tyreese thing...i thought it was funny how he initially was being supportive of that "white guy" that was part of his initial group, who was saying how donna ending up fawning over tyreese because he saved her and ty was like "she was just scared" yada yada but then at the walker pit he gets mad and just instantly uses donna as an insult towards him.
not a whole lot to say but i enjoyed the episode. i thought the governor/andrea chase, particularly in the building was really suspenseful. nothing over the top just kinda that classic thriller suspense scene, just well done. especially how she escaped, thought that was clever. and actually when he was chasing her in the truck and was honking after her that felt like, a 70s chase movie, or jaws or something. i also like how the governor is wearing that duster now...now he looks close to the comics and does look intimidating. miltons gonna get got...he may escape but i think governors gonna take him out at some point, or he'll sacrifice himself.
i suppose i did have "issues" with how quickly tyreese is already questioning woodbury/governor. kinda like how quickly morgan went from insane "kill me now" and stabbing rick to being completely "fine". i dunno, i realize they only got 50 mins to tell the story but they could have started the questioning in last weeks episode and it would have felt more fluid if it was then continued in this episode. ultimately i don't care that much 'cause i want them in ricks group anyways. i'm thinking tyreese and sasha may see andrea and help her escape and then she'll take them back to the prison or something. i suppose the only other issue i had was that rick was on watch, even though he sees people.
i've really enjoyed this season, but i've liked 'em all so i'm biased.
another tyreese thing...i thought it was funny how he initially was being supportive of that "white guy" that was part of his initial group, who was saying how donna ending up fawning over tyreese because he saved her and ty was like "she was just scared" yada yada but then at the walker pit he gets mad and just instantly uses donna as an insult towards him.
I still really enjoy the show alot. It was certainly a suspensful episode. However, it was super frustrating "big picture" wise.
My bf said, before the show started - "Ready for the big war to go down?"
and I said "Is this the season finale?"
He said "No"
and I said, "then the war is not going to happen in this show."
docellis wrote:I don't know, I thought it was pretty good.
My bf said, before the show started - "Ready for the big war to go down?"
and I said "Is this the season finale?"
He said "No"
and I said, "then the war is not going to happen in this show."
i certainly understand the andrea complaint. i suppose it's because shes the new dale? they've created this world where dale "saved" her, gave her new perspective yada yada so i guess she is just hopeful the governor can be reasonable yada yada...
i keep going back and forth with her. sometimes i like her, sometimes im annoyed
ya definitely, that makes sense. i suppose what "annoys" me is that she's obviously smart (civil rights attorney) and she's been trained in combat and is very good but then she sees these warning signs on who the governor/woodbury is really like and she just kinda ignores it or doesn't accept it as real. she's a bit of a character you love to hate i suppose. and thats where i don't know if i'm being overly critical...maybe thats what makes good television, is having characters that pull yer hair out.
i suppose its also kinda a complaint against dale...he, and andrea, are hoping for humanity to remain intact etc but...that just ain't gonna happen.
Jocephus wrote:ya definitely, that makes sense. i suppose what "annoys" me is that she's obviously smart (civil rights attorney) and she's been trained in combat and is very good but then she sees these warning signs on who the governor/woodbury is really like and she just kinda ignores it or doesn't accept it as real. she's a bit of a character you love to hate i suppose. and thats where i don't know if i'm being overly critical...maybe thats what makes good television, is having characters that pull yer hair out.
i suppose its also kinda a complaint against dale...he, and andrea, are hoping for humanity to remain intact etc but...that just ain't gonna happen.
Andrea is just plain dumb. And you're right, her charcter shouldn't be.
After ALL that she's seen from the Govenor, when Hershel told her about Maggie, and she STILL went back to Woodbury, that's the straw that broke the camel's back on my views of her.
