morgankobi

OK, catrox14, I need you to do something for me. Take a deep breath and look at the back of your left hand. Now your right. If you see even the faintest hint of red ink, get yourself to the doctor immediately! Just make sure his name isn't Dr. Pete and he isn't really eager to look you over. :) Seriously, though, a politician keeping the water supply lightly laced with a happy drug so that she can finally have her own community she's in charge of is an interesting idea.

My guess is that he drank to excess while grieving Mattie, then incorporated it into his plan. I'm sure at some point he was alcoholic, but he's not the kind to seek help. Mike's character strikes me as the kind of guy who cleaned-up when he needed and was able to go back to light drinking after the clouds had passed. All on his own.

Jimmy, when he meets Mike in the interrogation room: So what happened? The Mayor didn't give you enough stickers?

I did, if that counts. I even did it in a whiney voice :)

PHOTO RECAP!!! Solid entry.

TD = TTD = The Talking Dead: Post-show discussion panel hosted by Chris Hardwick of The Nerdist empire. The show began with Season 2 of The Walking Dead. It was 30 minutes long until the middle of TWD Season 3, when it was extended to 60 minutes. The panel is usually two to three guests, plus Chris. Although it varies, the line-up is often two people associated with the show (usually at least one actor) and one famous fan. Like its inspiration, Talking Bad (Hardwick-hosted panel for Breaking Bad), the show also features a sneak peak of the next episode that differs from the general promos. Notable insightful famous fans: Yvette Nicole Brown, CM Punk and Kevin Smith Notable WTH? famous fans: Marilyn Manson

Mike kills the two cops 6 months after Mattie was killed.

I would have to add, though, that is was obviously the story about Mike's son that changed Saul's mind (his looks at Mike spoke wonders). Can someone remind me what he did for Nacho that was so bad (especially since he threatened Saul's life and was actually innocent in regards to the kidnapping)?

Nothing scary and evil ever happens at cabins on lakes :)

It's a brave new world in terms of actor, creator, etc. accessibility. After shows, gigantic comic-cons, other panels, twitter, youtube extras, and on and on. Some will participate and some won't. I would venture more method actors would stay away as much as they are able to, contract-wise. I would guess a show looooves when people argue and discuss their product :) Bwahahah!

Or how long he was in the court house. Yes.

Damn, I should have used "no soup for you!" Directors and show runners are the ones I think should adjust if the audience is interpreting things in ways they don't like. Everything from the score to editing adds to our perception and can alter an actor's performance on screen. At some point, you create your art and let the masses interpret as they will.

Carl's Dirty Chapeau I'm sorry, but I still think this character might be on the autism spectrum. He acts very odd about his routine being upset (Rick not having a stamp) and his going through the window to talk to Carol seemed off in terms of social cues. (Please don't let this start an argument about autism!) Either that, or he's a typical crappy kid actor. Because plot. Ouch. Well no invitation to our book club or homemade chicken pot pie for you. And you can't sit with us, bye! :)

I would guess that this will continue to be Saul/Jimmy's show, and the tone will not vary too much. Non-BB viewers needed a good intro to Mike, and this did it wonderfully. Plus, I don't know if I could survive another heavy show right now-I like the lighter tone. (Funny what passes for "light" here!) One of the things I really love about Gilligan is his openness and gratitude with his fans, but I have never felt that he adjusts to their whims. The more I hear him talk about his, and his writers's, process the more I am sure of it.

Similar to this, maybe

Especially when groups (who aren't trying to eat you) meet. Each group probably has different info and strategies they could share. One only group has been to the CDC. How many know about the virus, Morgan's pikes, walker guts, or Michonne's crazy, yet effective, puppet trick?

Two horses in two years of the ZA and almost 5 seasons is a pretty low average. If anything, horses are being under represented. Where's the horse union when you need them, this series is species-ist!

I do love that the wall stroking scene can be interpreted differently (I also love there is now such thing as a "wall-stroking scene"). My first read was that it was Rick seeing how the danger is still right there. There was a fence at the prison and a wall at Woodberry, too, so Rick knows a fence/wall is not enough (against walkers or people). Also, AGAIN BS on Deanna's we haven't seen anyone, alive or dead, for a long time! I think it was intended to juxtapose the light scene of Jessie and Pete strolling along, Jessie showing off the stamp her goofy, carefree son gave her, la, la, la. (yes, I know there was the close-up of Rick's gun right after, but I'm speaking to the tone of the community being presented here.) I think the walker outside shows the danger, not enforces the security. Plus, a walker who hears noises will keep pushing on the wall until killed, or distracted. That walker will attract more walkers. We have had absolutely no indication that people stay quiet in ASZ, so I'm still unsure why we should think they don't need to exterminate around their walls like Woodberry had to.

There was a thread created yesterday, and there's already some good ones in there. Pinned at the top of the front page, "WTH is a CDB." I'm confused. Do we know for sure that is the case? Did that happen? No Sam hasn't squealed, but I think one thing we can mostly agree on is CDB wouldn't just say, "Bye, Carol" and close the gates.

Yes, definitely. I wonder if the ASZhats banished Carol (a real banishment, not a "banishment" that is really murder), would a majority of CDB decide to leave with her. I can't see them trying to take over unless these guys try to harm the group.

I don't think Sasha had any scenes with Sam. She refused to talk anymore with son #2 because he was blathering on about a pasta maker, but I don't think there was a stamp involved.

I'm still surprised they very first shot wasn't an attempt to put the horse down. I know he was overrun with walkers, but Aaron and Daryl are both great shots. It wasn't shown as such. And, sure, some may say just because we didn't see it, doesn't mean it didn't happen. But the production team chose not to show anyone outside his family and Rick with the stamp, so I would say that's intentional. I might humor an immature-acting 10 year old for a bit, but no way I'd let that kids stamp my hand for two years! I don't believe, as some have guessed, that it is an actual mark used by the ASZhats. I doubt something like that would be put in the hands of a 10 year old. They are a closed community of about 30, pre-CDB. No need to mark people, there aren't any visitors here with day-passes.

Mike was definitely in the BCS present when yelling at his daughter-in-law. The reason he knows she talked to the cops was because of the coffee-stained notes he lifted from the "small" detective.

I'm not really diving into this debate, except to say I'm pretty sure they were crowded-room-adjacent. Rick was alone looking out a window when Jessie came in. You could see the party through the doorway, but they were alone in that room.

That's why I said "basically" self-defense. Yes, he set-up the situation, but the situation also confirmed his theory that they killed his son when they made no argument whatsoever. He did nothing that made it OK for them to kill him and stage a suicide, that was their choice to make. They chose to force him into the car, they chose to drive to a deserted area, and they chose to use his gun. Pretending to be drunk and telling someone you know what they did doesn't relieve them of any of that responsibility. The writers made a narrative choice to make Mike seem less cold-blooded here than in BB murders, and this is the one time his cold-bloodedness might have been OK with many viewers. I'm interested in the choice they made here.