It's a good prediction. Also
Since I think [MENTION=2701]Tallulah[/MENTION] mentioned it, killing Sophia here would be a departure from the comics. I won't say if she's still alive in the comics or not, but at the point where they discover Hershel's farm she is not dead. Hershel and the situation at his farm, including Carl being shot, is not how it was in the comics.
[MENTION=325]EffEmDoubleyou[/MENTION] mentioned not liking Andrea, and I agree. It pains me, because she is one of the singularly best characters in the comic series (she does get depressed after the ordeal with her sister, of course, but remains pretty solid anyways). I don't like the actress playing her much. Something that's actually puzzled me since the show started about that character: in the comics, the character is in her early (at latest, mid) 20s. She's stated to have recently graduated from college. I don't really understand why they bumped that age to about 40. It's been a while since I saw season one, but the actress who played her sister was like 20 years old, right? I guess in the series there's just a huge gap between them?
(after looking it up, the sister's actress is presently 24 to Andrea's actress' 38)
I agree. I'm not crazy about the characters at all.It's funny though, It's the story that gets me...I actually don't like a lot of the characters. Rick annoys me (it's no surprise he was the whiny annoying guy in Love, Actually - I hated that character.) Shane, Carol and Andrea annoy me too. I liked Morgan and I don't think we've seen the last of him. I also like the new doctor guy (and his daughter that fetched Lori on the horse...ROWR.)
If someone doesn't want to know what has happened or what might happen, then this isn't the thread for you. The tags just seem useable so I guess people like using them.I don't know if the entire thread is considered spoil-y because of the title, but I'll use the spoiler tag for my predictions just in case.
Carl should be dead. I mean he was shot in the chest! In reality, Otis wouldn't make it either.My big guess is that Merle has Sophia. We know he's still alive and has a truck. I bet he's been trailing them, waiting for an opportunity to have some kind of leverage against the group, and saw his chance when Sophia was left alone. I hope she doesn't show up until Dale's scenario comes to pass and they have to have the discussion about the need of the individual and the need of the group. I think Carl might die, because I can't see the group taking him along in that condition, and I can't see them staying at the farm for an extended period. Maybe something crazy happens like they leave Carl with the farm family or one of his parents stays with him while the rest move on. I couldn't really tell what Shane's and Otis' situation was because it was dark, but that was a great cliffhanger. I bet Otis dies and Shane makes it back with the medical supplies. Otis pretty much has to die, I think, and his fat ass probably won't be able to keep up with Shane when they're running away from walkers.
I agree. The zombies are the real appeal for me. The characters annoy me.I'm kinda torn with the actress playing Andrea. I can't decide if I don't like the portrayal, or if the writers are just conveniently making her whatever they require at the moment. Sometimes I like her, but I feel like the writers will only let her be the victim or the Strong Independent Woman, and I don't see much room for her to be really human. Most of these characters are pretty humorless. I wish they'd let them have a few moments of attempted normality, in which they show their senses of humor or quirks.
This is also why I am generally not drawn to shows with mostly unknown casts. It feels like "generic tv" sometimes.
I don't want to be a killjoy, but since this thread is about the show, I would consider revealing details of the comic storyline to be unfair spoilers. Things may not happen in the exact same sequence, but plot points could still come into play.
I don't want to be a killjoy, but since this thread is about the show, I would consider revealing details of the comic storyline to be unfair spoilers. Things may not happen in the exact same sequence, but plot points could still come into play.
I really would be okay, actually, with the killing off of the children, if it wouldn't trigger a big cry-fest amongst the adults for episodes on end.
Is it me, or was Sophia's mom really mismatched with the abusive guy (before he got zombied), casting-wise? She looks like she'd run a feminist bookstore in Seattle, and he looks like he crawled out of the backwoods of Georgia.
I would say that in these discussion threads, it should be safe to talk about what has already happened (since the thread itself is spoiler-warned) and it should be safe to speculate. But stuff from the comics should be tagged.
Exactly!This is why I will not use spoiler tags. The title of this thread clearly states that there are spoilers, so it's your own fault if something is "spoiled" for you.
At least there was some excitement. This show is too predictable for me. So far, I preferred last years writers that were canned.