"'The Walking Dead' - 'Inmates' (spoiler)" Topic
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Tango01 | 18 Feb 2014 3:55 p.m. PST |
"Two episodes in, Scott Gimple and company have been using the back half of this season to experiment with the form and structure of the show. Last week, we got a quiet character piece that only featured Carl, Michonne and the half-dead hamburger helper that is Rick at the moment. With "Inmates," we catch up with everybody else — including Carol, who was conveniently in the vicinity of the prison when Governor Brian showed up to ruin everything for everyone — but in an episode structured as a series of vignettes, not all in chronological order and each one focusing on one subset of prison escapees. "Inmates" also continues what appears to be the theme of this half-season: if things are so terrible at this point that the best anyone can hope for is mere survival, who wants to go on living? It's the fundamental question of the series — and could in theory be a question the audience is asking about whether to keep watching, except that not even the Olympics can derail the ratings by now — and this harrowing diaspora after the relative safety of the prison seems a good time for characters to be asking it. And "Inmates" does offer some hints that hope is still out there, whether it's the community that Tyreese and Carol hear about, or the military guys(*) who show up to banter with Glenn and Tara (Lily's would-be cop sister) at the episode's end. But ultimately, "Inmates" felt less like a character spotlight or thematic statement than a more prosaic piece-mover episode, one that fills us in on what the characters we're meant to care less about than Rick, Carl or Michonne have been up to since the prison fell, and set their stories in motion for the remainder of the season
" Full article here. link Amicalement Armand |
jgawne | 18 Feb 2014 4:55 p.m. PST |
Once again the group shows what morons they are. They can get a bus ready to evacuate, but cannot set a rally point in case they have to bug out. |
tuscaloosa | 18 Feb 2014 5:39 p.m. PST |
Amen. That's the single most aggravating point for me. It's turning a bit into "Lost", where elaborate plot developments, though unrealistic, are clearly only intended to maintain interpersonal drama. At one point, when they blunder into the smaller group of men on the railroad tracks who are fighting off a zombie attack and losing, you have to wonder who could survive 2-3 years of a zombie apocalypse, and then go under to an attack by only 4-5? At this point, every survivor ought to have his close combat skills pretty highly honed, because if they haven't, they'd be dead by now. And despite all the firearms, and crossbow, and Katana swords they are messing around with, I think the best zombie killer (at least in the open) would be a 4-ft lance/spear, strong yet flexible (maybe bamboo), with a large nail in the end to pierce the brain. That way, you can fight them off at a distance, without having to get in close with knife or hatchet (to avoid the obvious danger of getting infected by blood/brain spray). |
DsGilbert | 18 Feb 2014 6:28 p.m. PST |
And why would you stay near any populated areas? Jump in some cars and head to Montana! |
Phillius | 18 Feb 2014 7:03 p.m. PST |
You guys just wanna spoil all the fun! For the first time since mankind began walking upright, we in New Zealand get to watch a current TV show while it is still actively showing the current series in its country of origin. Excluding Coronation Street of course. |
Ark3nubis | 19 Feb 2014 6:55 a.m. PST |
My 2c; Once again the group shows what morons they are. They can get a bus ready to evacuate, but cannot set a rally point in case they have to bug out. They maybe did, but the last zed to get killed was under a dead body (and so couldn't move) making it apparent that some of the passengers got caught by the fire coming from the Governor's crew as they attacked. admittedly you would have thought that the deads wouldn't necessarily have turned quick enough to take the whole bus over and without any living exiting in some fashion (front or back doors) or before they got to the rally point. At one point, when they blunder into the smaller group of men on the railroad tracks who are fighting off a zombie attack and losing, you have to wonder who could survive 2-3 years of a zombie apocalypse, and then go under to an attack by only 4-5? Well, they may have had a similar situation to either Lilly, her sister, dad and her daughter before the Gov found them, holed up somewhere relatively cushioned from it all. Or they could have been in a nice little town like Woodbury for ages before things made them evacuate, in the meantime getting pretty lax about their survival skills etc, although generally you do have a point
And despite all the firearms, and crossbow, and Katana swords they are messing around with, I think the best zombie killer (at least in the open) would be a 4-ft lance/spear, strong yet flexible (maybe bamboo), with a large nail in the end to pierce the brain. That way, you can fight them off at a distance, without having to get in close with knife or hatchet (to avoid the obvious danger of getting infected by blood/brain spray).
Cue the whole 'what's the best zombie apocalypse weapon to have
' ([personally I wouldn't have a spear of any kind unless I could assure that the target was pinned in place to take the hit (if you miss or are ineffective they are on you, game over) And bite proof armour
how hard would it be to make some
Yup, even cardboard with duct-tape would do a reasonable job I think
For the first time since mankind began walking upright, we in New Zealand get to watch a current TV show while it is still actively showing the current series in its country of origin. Excluding Coronation Street of course. You poor poor s*ds getting Corrie, being in the UK I never watch anyway! Hope that helps to clarify some of your OPs! Ark |
tinned fruit | 19 Feb 2014 1:15 p.m. PST |
Apparently in Georgia 65% of the population lives in a home with more than one firearm so I'm constantly surprised the weapon of choice is a crossbow or claw hammer. After much debate the kids and I are torn between a cricket bat or a sharpened spade. |
tuscaloosa | 19 Feb 2014 6:52 p.m. PST |
I think you want to minimize energy cost for a strike; that's why I'd go with a spear-type weapon. Slide it in, pull it out, next. You avoid the overhand swing that takes more energy, and you maintain a further distance, thereby buying more time. |
tuscaloosa | 19 Feb 2014 6:55 p.m. PST |
And the thing about bite-proof armor, to me would be that you'd want to avoid letting them get that close at all costs. If one is close enough to bite, then others are right on top too, and sooner or later you will be overwhelmed, even if they are only jawing you because they can't bite through. Whereas, if you don't wear armor, but stay light and quick on your feet, you can avoid them getting close in the first place. That's why I like WD; it gets you thinking about practical survival skills which are so far removed from our day to day concerns with things like car insurance and mutual funds. |
21eRegt | 19 Feb 2014 9:32 p.m. PST |
I saw the suggestion that a hooded sweatshirt covered with duct tape is the ideal defense. Still somewhat flexible and bite-proof. Only down side is its not ideal clothing for Georgia in the summer. |
StarfuryXL5 | 19 Feb 2014 9:39 p.m. PST |
You'd have to live with the discomfort, if you wanted to continue living. I'll bet Glenn's SWAT armor wouldn't be very comfortable in the summer, either. |
geekygamer | 26 Feb 2014 11:06 p.m. PST |
Fatigue from a Southern summer could do in many a good Z fighter. Regarding weapons, I've been thinking that going 3 Musketeers style might be good – Rapier with parrying dagger for those unsightly "Crap I hit its ____ and can't pull my blade out in time" moments. |
Ark3nubis | 27 Feb 2014 10:34 a.m. PST |
Nope, I think a mace would actually be the best weapon. I used to think a baseball bat (metal, due to ease of use and availability) but if you could fashion a mace of some kind, with no spikes to get caught in anything (alive or dead) that could be used one handed as well as 2, would be ideal. Tyreese' hammer is the closest thing (although the swing needs to be uni-directional as using the claw side will likely result in the thing getting stuck. Sharps can only be effective by punching through the skull, or through an eye socket, but considering that you have to be exact (eye socket) or strong enough (through skull) there's too much margin for error/lack of success. At least with a mace a hit will knock the target back as well as any other effect. The main offset might be its tiring to use, more than a rapier or something, but more effective per hit on average. |
EJNashIII | 02 Mar 2014 12:40 a.m. PST |
The gun use, like most other zombie flicks is bothersome. The show focuses on interpersonal talk, but you wouldn't have much of that left after a couple years of near daily indoor weapon fire without hearing protection. "What? Did you say something? I can't hear crap!" Combine that with a deaf person being much easier for the zombies to sneak up on. I had a cousin who has been deaf for about 10 years visit recently. It was a bit shocking to see how far his communication and social skills had deteriorated and how totally unaware he was of his surroundings. If he couldn't directly see it, it wasn't there as far as he was concerned. While he could read lips, allot of information was obviously lost in any conversation. |
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