for me it was the "HEY LOOK, OVER HERE!!! We are going to kill someone with PLOT ARMOR this season, well next season because CIFFHANGERS ARE SO IN RIGHT NOW, Our show is edgy like GoT or Breaking Bad right? because we kill people with PLOT ARMOR right?
given my limited tv watching (right now its down to Got, Better Call Saul, and a couple of shows that I have sampled to see if they are worth watching) This show had to go. last seasons bs ending followed by this seasons opener (I wasn’t even going to watch but I figured I couldn’t post if I didn’t) pushed it way over the line for me. Out of that entire episode Carl’s “just do it dad” was the best bit of writing by miles. Compare this episode to Better Call Sauls season 2 final episode, the scene with Mike and the rifle, wordless, brilliantly acted/directed, and filmed. that one scene of a few minutes contains more talent than an entire season of TWD.
If you know Negan is coming in 1 week to take half your stuff and he doesn’t know how much stuff you have, wouldn’t it be prudent to hide some of your stuff?
Well perhaps. The upside is you keep a few extra cans of beans and some bandages. The downside is you get found out and someone gets a dented skull.
Nothing I have said even slightly relates to what you told me ( not asked me but told me ) I believe. That’s not someone wanting a debate. It’s someone coming up with an argument they want to make and assigning it to the person they want to fight with.
And you thought the old world IRS was scary.
When has she ever used
Yeah, the punishment for lying and withholding tribute is certainly going to be a lot worse than having insufficient tribute to begin with.
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The Autobahn. He built the Autobahn. Please to remember this for future!
Note the part where you mention rebuilding.
Note my response where I’ve left the following punctuation “?!?” I’m not telling you anything. Two of those punctuation marks are question marks. You are imagining a debate where there is none and accuse me of constructing than fighting a strawman. It must have struck a nerve though.
I don’t care what you watch. I was a bit curious as to what you were looking for in a this form of dystopic show.
If anyone’s finding TWD too pointlessly bleak, I highly recommend switching over to Z Nation, which has all the gore and violence but the occasional laugh - its most recent episode incorporated a One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest parody.
I love Z-Nation because while it laughs at itself it does have a serious thread running through it.
Lately I have been getting my post ZA fix by reading zombie stories. 2 places that come to mind are:
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11759047/1/Journal-of-the-Zombie-Years which has a few too many recipes in it for me but the storytelling is good and has a bit different take on zombies
and
http://www.talesofworldwarz.com/stories/ which has many short stories most of which are quite decent “starts” for longer stories… they give me good dream/nightmare fodder.
I’ve lost track of the number of times a villain had Rick in his crosshairs and failed to pull the trigger. Rick has layers and layers of plot armor. Negan should’ve killed him and put one of his people in charge of the remainder of Rick’s group.
Well, you picked a fine time to cleave me Lucille. I normally have a stomach of iron, but my chips and salsa weren’t quite so appetizing through those scenes.
Like others, I didn’t care for how it dragged on. I got bored. I wanted someone to yell at Negan to shit or get off the pot. Just stop talking already. Then two guys get clubbed like a baby seal and both of them managed to stay upright for a final line. Ugh.
I was irritated that Negan chose Carl’s left arm. It bugged my sense of symmetry; at least let his body parts all be harvested from the same side.
I suppose I’ll keep watching but I’ve lost enough interest that I probably won’t mute my husband when it’s on.
The episode broke my heart. 
I knew it was coming but then when it happens, it feels like shit. I had to wait for days to get the image of Glen out of my head.
Oh, damn. Well, now I know what I’ll be buying with the annual Amazon gift card from the 'rents.
Best part of that episode of TD.
Perhaps burned face guy, who I believe stole Darryl’s bike, will free Darryl in an effort to get in good with Rick’s group.
On the preview shown on The Talking Dead, Dwight was watching a couple of guys with ‘F’ spray painted on their backs, fighting walkers. He had an expression on his face as if he was having thoughts about his situation.
That is what made me think of it, in addition to something I read on the SDMB about the comic.
Thanks for reminding me of the guy’s name.
I didn’t read that. Still haven’t gotten to the comics (though I have them).