blatantninja
Resident Redneck Facist
I'm still trying to decide if that was an intentional pun.
But of course! He does still have one good hand though.
I'm still trying to decide if that was an intentional pun.
I get it that the writers want a moral compass. Thing is, we're talking zombie apocolypse--is a moral compass really all that appropriate in such a situation? "We've got to bury people because it's what decent folk do!" Dude, it's assholes and elbows to get out of an attack zone and screw the dead--you can apologize to them later when they show up to nibble on your arm. I don't like the bug-eyed actor (playing Buddha with a facial expression more suited to a pro wrestling interview just doesn't work for me), so that's certainly coloring my view, but it seems like they're forcing the whole thing simply because "Dammit, every story ever written has a moral compass character so we must need one too!"Dale is quite likable as well. They haven't fleshed him out yet, but you'll start to understand the drama with the girl a little later. At least if they try to stick to the comic a little bit.
OK, but why does this Obi Wan always have to look like Charles Manson on his 8th cup of coffee?Dale is a great character later. He isn't supposed to be the moral compass though. He's more like Obi Wan to the Sherifs Luke Skywalker. In small ways at least. If they stick to the book then you'll see how he evolves.
I get it that the writers want a moral compass. Thing is, we're talking zombie apocolypse—is a moral compass really all that appropriate in such a situation? "We've got to bury people because it's what decent folk do!" Dude, it's assholes and elbows to get out of an attack zone and screw the dead—you can apologize to them later when they show up to nibble on your arm. I don't like the bug-eyed actor (playing Buddha with a facial expression more suited to a pro wrestling interview just doesn't work for me), so that's certainly coloring my view, but it seems like they're forcing the whole thing simply because "Dammit, every story ever written has a moral compass character so we must need one too!"
Not sure how you're able to draw a line between what characters are "worth a crap" so easily. So I'll have to kindly disagree with your "analysis". Daryl has become likeable, sure, and it's his pragmatic stoicism that helps make him easier to like. But initially the actor appeared to be wanting to impersonate an angrier Leonardo Di Caprio from "The Departed". I also tend to question the plausibility of him electing to stay with the group considering who he is and what he's experienced. Hopefully these conflicting elements will be further explored as the season progresses. (The return of Marle?)When you get down to it, the only character they've got right now that's worth a crap is the redneck (sorry, I can't remember any of the characters' names, probably a bad sign), and that's a supporting role so they can't hang the series on that.
What? I'm supposed to see the main lead somehow as a badass? I'm assuming you mean Rick by the way. Sorry, but that seems odd to me - I don't follow your thinking since that perception has never even crossed my mind. Could be an American thing though. I think he's a good, solid lead character who really grounds the story with his ethical considerations. Essentially he's just trying to cling to hope for his family and survive.Sheriff #1 is a decent lead, but they're really screwing up his "badass briefly cracks under the pressure" moment by both misplacing it and dragging it out too long.
Shane is an alpha-male driven to desperation and burdened by the guilt of his choices. I fundamentally disagree that he has no reason to seek redemption - he has his friendship to salvage and a truth that he has to keep hidden; as well as aSheriff #2 is a bastard and his episode 2 heroics are totally out of character. He's got no reason to "seek redemption" at this point.
Dale? Why? I don't see any reason to be intolerant of him. I think his relationship with the Andrea character is interesting. (And good pick up JDR, I'd forgotten about the actor being in Silent Hill…a game film adaptation I actually quite liked)RV Guy just annoys the piss out of me. Not sure why.
Again, I disagree. Each of the characters within the main group are designated tasks and are doing something - whether or not it's onscreen the more is another issue at this point. We'll see more of Glenn though, I'm sure of it. I had to smile at the image of his flying down the highway in the pretty mustang…Asian Guy is wallpaper. Haven't noticed him since last season.
Bit reductionist and cynical don't you think? Particularly in the light of Carl's epiphany with the deer and that reaffirmation of life (which Lori needed.)Sheriff Kid and Girl Kid are just plot devices. Kids are a necessary complication in shows like this, but ultimately they have no depth of their own—they're just vehicles for plots involving adult characters.
Agree with you here in a way - because she just seems so disempowered and one-dimensional at this point. Calling her baggage is a bit harsh though.Baldie Mom is cardboard these days. Actually, that's fairly reasonable given her background story, but her story arc was pretty much completed last season. She's just baggage these days.
She's not getting it done because that's part of the whole point of exploring a character's makeup is it not? To look at the shades of grey in decision making and to pose questions about what we value and who we are?Blondie is just not getting it done. They can't decide whether they want her to be a suicidal quitter or a tough broad. The repeated swing between those roles has made her a pointless mish-mash desperately in need of becoming Zombie Chow.
The kids are too young for a "coming of age" storyline and too frail to carry any load for the group. Their sole purpose is to create situations for the adults to deal with—getting lost, getting shot, running off, causing a "fatherly love" triangle, giving Mommy a renewed desire to live. I've got no problem with that and it's a very useful literary tool, but the characters have no attraction of their own.