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Old 22-03-2016, 09:56
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I obviously wasn't watching properly either..... how do we know Dwight and his gang are part of Negans saviours?
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Old 22-03-2016, 10:15
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Are you kidding? I've seen better acting in school nativities.

Also, about those medical skills. Remember when she had no idea what she was doing, and then all of a sudden became really knowledgeable, just out of nowhere. Ridiculous character from the very beginning.
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She knew what to do from the start, theoretically. Remember she had had three years of medical school training. But she had wimped out as soon as it came to practical surgery and went into psychiatry instead. She just needed the confidence to use her skills.
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Old 22-03-2016, 10:19
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I obviously wasn't watching properly either..... how do we know Dwight and his gang are part of Negans saviours?
Just by implication. Dwight stole Daryl's bike. Daryl found his bike at Negan's compound. There aren't any other groups out there that we know about, apart from the Hilltop group who are now under Rick's overlordship. I'll bet next week's episode will have a flashback filling in the gaps in Dwight's story.
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Old 22-03-2016, 10:28
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Ah yes, forgot about the bike... just before Dwight turned up I had been wondering what happened to Daryl's crossbow.... couldn't remember that either?!
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Old 22-03-2016, 10:50
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Are you kidding? I've seen better acting in school nativities.

Also, about those medical skills. Remember when she had no idea what she was doing, and then all of a sudden became really knowledgeable, just out of nowhere. Ridiculous character from the very beginning.

They managed this far without medical knowledge. I'm sure they'll magically come across a doctor in a few weeks.
I agree. She was full of anxiety, and had almost no medical knowledge. Then suddenly she became a skilled surgeon, able to stitch up Carl's eye. And this is not easy surgery.
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Old 22-03-2016, 10:58
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I don't understand why they kept repeating that scene at the very beginning (before the credits rolled), where the Father kept walking around with his rifle and Carol sitting on the swinging chair???
And Morgan just staring into the distance at nothing without really doing a whole bunch... I'm guessing eventually Rick is going to end up in that cell
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Old 22-03-2016, 12:08
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I don't understand why they kept repeating that scene at the very beginning (before the credits rolled), where the Father kept walking around with his rifle and Carol sitting on the swinging chair???

I think it was to show how the events of the episode had an impact on the behaviour seen at the start.

Alexandria under observation and them relaxing the guard a bit. Smiling and only intermittent Father patrols at the start with Eugene involved at the gate (not a strong choice), then all serious and back to full patrols at the end with Rosita instead of Eugene. Showing they'd dropped their guard thinking they'd taken out Negan's gang but discovered that wasn't the case.

Then Carol's decision on the swinging chair to leave and Morgan wondering about it instead of just going through his stick routine.

Also, the garage at the start for food, then at the end they'e getting out the trolleys of guns.
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Old 22-03-2016, 12:11
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I don't understand why they kept repeating that scene at the very beginning (before the credits rolled), where the Father kept walking around with his rifle and Carol sitting on the swinging chair???
Presumably to show that the group has settled into some sort of 'normality' at this point. i.e. people have got established routines and are able to live something of a 'normal' life. Hence there was no pre-amble to introducing Rosita's lover, albeit an obviously casual one to her; it just is. The group has had relative peace and stability long enough to form relationships.
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Old 22-03-2016, 12:17
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And Morgan just staring into the distance at nothing without really doing a whole bunch... I'm guessing eventually Rick is going to end up in that cell
Morgan tricks Rick into getting locked up in the cell > The Saviours attack > Group is down two of their best fighters (Rick and Carol - possibly more if others go looking for Carol or are out on a run) > Result = Carnage?

If something like that happens, I hope someone puts a bullet in Morgan.

But my feeling is, the way he was stood thinking and staring at the spot Carol would normally be sitting, he is going to try find her and bring her back. I mean it would be a great excuse for me to avoid preparing for war and avoiding fighting/killing anyone if he wasn't in Alexandria when the Saviours attack.
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Old 22-03-2016, 12:17
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I think it was to show how the events of the episode had an impact on the behaviour seen at the start.
Exactly. Normality = equals complacency, but by the end, as Carol put into words, there will always be someone looking to take what they have. That will never change and the group have to accept that.
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Old 22-03-2016, 12:35
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Well, I'm all caught up on TWD now and, I have to say, it's gone pretty-much exactly how I thought it would.

On the one hand I really enjoy watching it but, conversely, it's getting ever more frustrating the way they continue to do utterly dumb-ass things and never seem to learn from their mistakes.

You'd think that, by now, they'd have learned the value of "staying on-mission" rather than getting sidetracked by various things.
Hell, it's only supposed to be a month ago that Daryl and Rick lost an entire van-load of supplies because they were dicking around.
You'd think that would focus the mind on the importance of avoiding distractions and remaining vigilant at all times.

And then there's Abraham.
Here's a guy who's supposed to be a sergeant in the US army and he's never seen fit to offer the others any advice on tactical thinking or situational awareness and nobody has ever bothered to ASK him for advice either?

And, on that note, what was with their attack on the Satellite Array?
"Hey, somebody's told us that the people there are bad so let's just take them at their word and wade in without even scouting the area first or seeing if we can verify their story"?
Yeah, right. That's sure to work out perfectly and certainly won't come back to bite you on the ass.
Obviously nobody would have ever said "Okay Abraham, this is a military operation so you're in charge of this".

For a moment I was really impressed with Eugene when he found the abandoned machine-shop but then I was disappointed again when his only plan was to use it to make ammunition.
I've always thought that one of the primary concerns would be to rebuild a manufacturing industry to make parts for anything mechanical that might be subject to wear & tear.

Even there, it looks like they're going to do something stupid by setting up shop IN the abandoned machine-shop (which, miraculously, will have it's own power source) which will be vulnerable to attack and, at best, split their manpower between Alexandria and the Machine-shop.

And nobody's even thought of saying "Okay, let's get all this machinery stripped down and take it back to Alexandria where it's secure and can be run from the town's power supply"?

Compulsive viewing still, but getting ever more ridiculous.
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Old 22-03-2016, 12:47
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Exactly. Normality = equals complacency, but by the end, as Carol put into words, there will always be someone looking to take what they have. That will never change and the group have to accept that.

It makes Carol's decision to leave now a bit strange if she's just off to be alone so she doesn't have to kill anyone. Leaving behind those she cares about rather than be able to help protect them. She's no safer alone outside, unless she doesn't care and is accepting her fate. I hope Morgan goes looking for her rather than moping around with his stick, seeing as she seems to be on the path he went down.

If next episode the Alexandrian's still don't have a proper plan of what to do when inevitably attacked then they deserve to get wiped out. Until recently I didn't realise at least part of Alexandria was protected by water. They could expand that to a proper moat if they bothered to get some of that construction machinery where they got the wall panels from. Fill the moat with walkers for anyone foolish enough to try swimming across.
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Old 22-03-2016, 13:00
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Carol leaving again. Hope this time it's not same story as Terminus. Either she just disappears or goes deep undercover with the Saviours by letting them find her well away from Alexandria/Hilltop. Anyone who has met her from the Saviours is now dead I think so her cover wouldn't get blown straight away.
That would be an interesting plot but I think she really has just had enough.


Until recently I didn't realise at least part of Alexandria was protected by water. They could expand that to a proper moat if they bothered to get some of that construction machinery where they got the wall panels from. Fill the moat with walkers for anyone foolish enough to try swimming across.
Is it protected by water? There's a lake in the middle of Alexandria (which I guess must have a source outside) but I can't recall a river acting as a boundary.
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Old 22-03-2016, 13:27
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She knew what to do from the start, theoretically. Remember she had had three years of medical school training. But she had wimped out as soon as it came to practical surgery and went into psychiatry instead. She just needed the confidence to use her skills.
A medical degree takes much more than three years. It's not like a normal degree.
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Old 22-03-2016, 13:37
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I think it was to show how the events of the episode had an impact on the behaviour seen at the start.

Alexandria under observation and them relaxing the guard a bit. Smiling and only intermittent Father patrols at the start with Eugene involved at the gate (not a strong choice), then all serious and back to full patrols at the end with Rosita instead of Eugene. Showing they'd dropped their guard thinking they'd taken out Negan's gang but discovered that wasn't the case.

Then Carol's decision on the swinging chair to leave and Morgan wondering about it instead of just going through his stick routine.

Also, the garage at the start for food, then at the end they'e getting out the trolleys of guns.
Thank you. You are really good at observing and interpreting events
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Old 22-03-2016, 13:38
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A medical degree takes much more than three years. It's not like a normal degree.
That is true. I am a midwife, which means three years to become a nurse, and then two years to become a midwife.
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Old 22-03-2016, 15:08
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A medical degree takes much more than three years. It's not like a normal degree.
It's still enough to mean she wasn't completely clueless and then overnight was suddenly knowledgeable. She clearly had a good foundation in medicine and all she needed was a confidence boost for her to use that knowledge.

I miss her If they had to kill someone Carol would have been better rather than a daft wimp out from her.
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Old 22-03-2016, 15:47
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Ah yes, forgot about the bike... just before Dwight turned up I had been wondering what happened to Daryl's crossbow.... couldn't remember that either?!
I always wonder where the endless supply of arrows come from.
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Old 22-03-2016, 15:50
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I always wonder where the endless supply of arrows come from.
i just assumed he either retrieves them after a kill or makes them
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Old 22-03-2016, 15:54
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I always wonder where the endless supply of arrows come from.
i just assumed he either retrieves them after a kill or makes them
You often see him ripping them back out once he has fired, as it's been shown, they don't have to constantly show it for us to assume that's what he does, just now and again as a reminder.
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Old 22-03-2016, 17:42
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I'm hoping Carol's exit isn't permanent. A great character like her deserves a proper final end if this was to be it. It also stole some of the focus from Denise's death so I would have preferred it (but still been upset) if she'd been killed by the arrow if there's no more appearances from her. If she's just on another walkabout away from the group, ready to return and save the day, then that's just a retread, this time voluntarily which is disappointing.
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Old 22-03-2016, 17:53
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I hope Morgan goes looking for her rather than moping around with his stick, seeing as she seems to be on the path he went down.
I can't be the only one who can't help but giggle when I see him swinging his stick around!
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Old 22-03-2016, 19:28
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I can't be the only one who can't help but giggle when I see him swinging his stick around!
No, I do too
I wonder what kind of tree it is made from, since it does not break..
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Old 22-03-2016, 21:39
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Poor Denise, first time out and some asshat kills her.

If Carol leaves, viewers will constantly be wondering when she's coming back. I just don't see the point of her leaving, unless Melissa McBride asked for some time off?

Curious about how the season will pan out. Deaths seem an inevitability, just hope they don't go too kill crazy with the characters.
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Old 23-03-2016, 10:50
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Why does everyone think Carol has left on a long-term or permanent basis?! She left a letter saying she's leaving but for all we know she could still be in the next 2 episodes (there's 2 left right?).

She could just be gone until the next season, she could head off and end up being caught by Neagan and be back on our screens in the finale, lots of options.

The letter could be a lie, she could be going off to scout out Neegan by herself (or part of a secret plan), like a covert mission, i doubt it, but my point is, she left a letter and that's all we know.
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