Author: TJ Provost

For when every zombie has to DIE!!!

Episode  11, I Ain’t a Judas

Summary:

Episode 11 opens up with Merle laying out the tactical situation. In short, it sounds like the the governor has them by the balls. Rick starts to wander off, but Hershel calls him to the carpet, and he seems to snap back to his regular self…at least for a little while.

While the survivors at the prison try to figure out what their next steps are, the people of Woodbury are getting ready for all out war.

The episode really revolves around Andrea as she tries to come to terms with the two worlds she knows -Rick’s group and the Governor’s group. Carol tries to aim Andrea at the Governor, but apparently he’s really good in the sack because she just can’t finish the job (after she finished the job).

Things I loved about this episode…

• Hershel calling Rick to the carpet when he starts to wonder off, telling him he needs to own up to being the leader of the group.
• Carl being a douche. What can I say, the kid can’t help it. It used to make me mad, but now it doesn’t. If his Dad let’s the others take a turn being the “leader” doesn’t Carl realize they will all die? Rick is the only one strong enough to hold them all together.
• The Governor lying to Andrea about going to the prison and shoot it up. He lies so well, but I think she likes being lied to.
• Merle and Hershel talking. They are two very good actors. It was a simple scene, but it still added something to the episode. The same with the little exchange between Carol and Daryl.
• Awesome special effects when the Governor takes his eye patch off.
• But not as good as the sweet zombie destruction action as Andrea takes the arms and then the teeth of a walker in the hopes of making something like what Michonne had done with her twin walkers.
• Michonne telling Andrea “You chose a warm bed over a friend.”
• Carol telling Andrea “You need to sleep with him, give him the greatest night of his life. Get him to drop his guard, hen, when he is sleeping, you can end this.” You go Carol. Brutal advice for a brutal world. I doubt Andrea has the balls to do the job though.
• Beth ( Emily Kinney) has a beautiful voice. She sings at the end of episode 11 and it is very touching
• The realization that Andrea has now slept with two of the bad guys. Shane first, and now the Governor.

Things that I didn’t like about this episode…

• Where did the people in Woodbury get the neat little devices to hold zombies by their necks? Do those really exist?
• Andrea – doesn’t mention T-Dogg when she looks around and people are missing from the original group.
• Oh damn, Rick’s karma is coming back to bite him in the ass. The group he forced out of the prison made their way into Woodbury and are a little pissed at Rick.
• Who sends the one arm dude out to open the fence?
• Andrea driving right up to the gate at Woodbury. I think they would have just opened up on her.

I can’t wait for tonight’s episode.

Sincerely hoping that Rick has stepped off the crazy train and is going to lead the survivors in the prison again.

Having said that, Daryl is one of my favorite characters. Something about him having a dark side but always trying to do what’s right.

And, he got the “Best Zombie Kill” award for the crushed head in episode 10. 

Do we have to kill every zombie?

It’s like any other job, sometimes you just want to say f*ck it.

My rating: 2 of 5 stars

My tastes must really have changed over the years. I remember absolutely loving these books when I read them in my early teens, and actually feel back about giving it such a low score now, but I just couldn’t enjoy large sections of the book.

I found myself painfully plodding forward during the BEM/Evil sorceress sections of the book. They seemed to have no real point other than to stretch out the content. (And I know, the BEM did play a part at the end when he was figuring out how to get back to his reality, but it just felt so forced.)

I’m really debating picking up the 3rd book. Sometimes maybe the memory is better – but not always. What do to?

Episode  10, Home

Summary:

Episode 10 starts off just about where 9 ended, with Rick losing his goddamn mind. I know it adds to the drama, but I really just want to see people surviving the zombie apocalypse.

Meanwhile, back in Woodbury Andrea gets a strange offer from the Governor. He wants her to take over, or at least that is what he says to her. He appears to be playing all ends against each other.

Back in the prison, Glenn is taking charge, but he wants to go and preemptively strike at Woodbury until Hershel talks him out of it. But then Maggie and him fight over the horrible emotions of what happened in Woodbury and Glenn can’t quite deal with knowing that Merle is left alive. He and Maggie can’t quite come to terms with the pain of what almost happened.

The episode ends with an explosive battle between the Governor’s assault team and the few survivors left at the prison.  The attack was well planned and well done, even if it was against the good guys. Daryl and Merle (which surprised me more) come to the rescue at the end, saving Rick from dying on the wrong side of the prison fence.

The honest truth is that the episode was a 2 or or a 3 until the last five minutes, when it jumped to a 5 out of 5 with the attack on the prison. Can’t wait to see how the prison survivors plan on fighting back next week.

Things I loved about this episode…

• Carol talking with the inmate. There is something about her that just makes you want to cheer for her. I hope she keeps surviving.
• Merle showing his true self when the people are on the bridge over the water. “I’m not wasting my bullets on no one who never cooked me dinner.” And then he goes on to say something about maybe Daryl being adopted. I hope Daryl sees his brother for what he really is and ditches him.
• Daryl coming to the rescue on the bridge and crushing the walker in the tailgate.
• Daryl telling Merle to get out of the car and not steal from the survivors on the bridge. Good guy Daryl.
• Hershel trying to talk some sense into Rick and Rick finally talking to someone about the crazy sh*t he’s been seeing and hearing. Hopefully its the beginning of him coming back to a more normal state.
• The zombie drop off van. Great idea, even if was against the good guys.
• Merle and Daryl coming to the rescue at the last minute. I love a good surprise saving of the *ss. The question is going to be, what is Glenn going to do with Merle around?

Things that I didn’t like about this episode…

• Rick chasing Lorie’s ghost. I hate seeing him lose his mind. I kept waiting for the ghost to become a walker and try to bite him. I also didn’t like that when he slung the AR on his shoulder he put it on wrong, if he swings it around, it would be facing the wrong way.
• OMG – The pain between Maggie and Glenn when she is telling him about the abuse she got from Merle. The whole thing just puts a knot in my stomach. I know the show is supposed to be gritty and real, but I still want a little happiness as well.
• The people on the brdige are a little too good with the head shots.
• The Governor can’t hit shit after his first shot. Come on, some of those people would have bit it. Not that its what I want, but I hate it when people run across open ground when automatic fire is going off all around them.