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Brad and Amy made me cry this week when they were talking about grieving. Poor kid. It must have been so scary for her to have to run from and fight that maniac and face that she might turn into that same thing. That's a lot for anybody to process, especially a child. I was struck this week by how everyone (except Amy and maybe Lila) was both right and wrong. There are very few unqualified heroes and villains in this situation. Brad may legitimately care about Amy, but he is the guy who kidnapped her. Amy was right about that. A nice kidnapper is still a kidnapper. Lear and Sykes may have thought they had good intentions, but they are still the new king and queen of human experimentation. I mean, DOD dude wasn't wrong. He authorized the program, but Sykes and Lear experimented on people for 3 years, so they don't have the right to act all pure and holy now. Clark may have finally seen the light (maybe), but he's still been the primary enforcer in this nonsense. Pandora's box has been opened. It doesn't really matter now if he says, "Oops!". On the Virals side, I can understand why Shauna feels betrayed by Nicole. She really did think they were friends. OTOH, how is Sykes supposed to remain friends with some chick who appeared dead at first and now wants to steal her life and taste her blood? When Babcock and Sykes were arguing, I was like, "See, this is why we can't be friends". And Fanning seems to actually expect Elizabeth to be grateful to him for forcing this condition on her. He could have explained to her what he wanted to do when he visited her and let her make the decision. But, noooooo! He's Mr. Brilliant (and a man), so he just decides to bulldoze over her and choose this for her. If she turns, I hope she hates him for it and takes every opportunity to express it.

I.Loved.This^^^^. Oh, Fanning just KNEW he was dropping a bombshell on Lear, only to have Lear basically tell him, 'Oh, that? Yeah, I know. Liz told me. No biggie'. It was delicious. Me too! I want this so bad. I also want Lacey to survive a long time. She's such an interesting character. Yep. Agree with this as well.

This. I found the backstories of Babcock AND Carter to be severely lacking. Yes, they both would have gotten serious jail time, probably even an unfair amount of time, but the death sentence? Naw. I just can't buy it. Plus, the fact that Shauna and her mother looked the same age in her flashbacks kept taking me out of the moment. I really wish they'd have used a younger actress. As for Carter, I really felt like they cheaped out on his backstory. It's like they were afraid to give him an actual reason to be on death row other than making him the poor widdle victim. Puh-lease. There are plenty of black men behind bars and on death row because that's exactly where they belong. He would be much more compelling to me if he really had done a terrible thing, but was now remorseful because of what he actually did. Instead, they made him seem dimwitted and infantile. I mean really! Between his dumb backstory and him passing cutesy crayon notes back and forth to Amy, I feel like they went the Green Mile route with him. I don't like it. Speaking of things I don't like, these have to be the most incurious and incautious group of doctors and scientists ever! Yeah, they're totally going to unleash vampires onto the world. Lordt! The incompetence. Of course, if they were good at their jobs there wouldn't be a show, so whatever, I guess. Still love the show, especially Amy and The Agent. She's such a smart little cookie. I love how she keeps finessing the adults around her. Also, when she and Brad were running and she blew past him? Yeah, she's feeling the effects of that vampire blood. She's mentally and now physically superior to those around her. I'm interested to see where they go with this. All I need right now is for Brad and Amy to escape that compound and hook back up with Lacey. I need more Lacey. Just imagine Amy after Lacey takes her under her wing. Talk about formidable. Amy would be unstoppable.

Same. I actually said out loud, "Ummm, Sweetie, that's a vampire". When a show has me talking back to the characters, I know that I am fully engaged.

Daryl is a grown-azz old man. If he doesn't want a leadership position, he can just not take it. Daryl is a grown-azz old man. It's inappropriate to even mention him as a potential romantic partner for Lydia, a girl young enough to be paired with a teenaged Henry.

IA that it won't win, but, for me, that's not what's most important. The biggest significance of any Best Picture noms for BP is that it means that Danai and Lu will appear on the red carpet. I mean, all that other stuff (precedent, opportunity, etc) is great. Wonderful, but I just want to see Danai and Lu Sorry, not sorry.

Eh. If not Star Trek, then another opportunity will come along. I'm not worried about Danai's career. As for the show, I'm okay if Danai signs up for one or more of movies to finish out Rick and Michonne's arc, but as for continuing to be a regular on TWD? That's the last thing I'd want for her.

I wonder how contract negotiations with Danai are going? Judging by some of the reactions I've read on SM and YT, the first half of the season 9 seems to have presented Michonne in a rather unfavorable light. AMC's social media certainly never passes on a chance to take regular potshots at the character. Meanwhile, Danai is out here raising her A-list celebrity profile, while also becoming a UN Goodwill Ambassador and paying the show and the network dust. Interesting.

What is the fair supposed to accomplish though?

Sooooo.....I saw a clip of the show on Tumblr and curiosity has gotten the best of me. I have to ask. What is the deal with the Kingdom and why is the fair so important to them?

I'm sorry. I didn't mean to spoil that for you. I thought that had already revealed it on the show.

THIS. Can you imagine how tiresome it would be to have to shuffle around all day whispering and wearing walker skins? During the middle of a Georgia summer? Why would anybody do that? I thought the trash people were loony. This takes stupid to a whole 'nother level.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks the whole concept of the Whisperers is stupid. I mean, the thought of Walkers evolving was hella scary, but once you realize that the new threat is just some meat-suit-wearing weirdos? Please. I'd pull a Carol and carry lighter fluid and matches with me everywhere I went. How can you tell a Walker from a Whisperer? Easy. Walkers melt in place. Whisperers either holler and run around on fire or they stop, drop, and roll.

https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/walking-dead-season-9-midseason-finale-ratings-1203037010/ “The Walking Dead” has hit a new midseason finale ratings low for the second year in a row.

Either they haven't yet figured out the details of this rift or they're saving the details for these epic spinoffs and TV movies they plan on making. Even if I thought the writers were still capable delivering great, original storytelling, they're too hamstrung by AMC's mandates and money schemes to actually deliver. AMC's greed now drives every aspect of TWD production. They're not trying to give you quality TV. They're trying to sell you a new streaming service.

God, I hope so. Well, technically, I hope she gets AL's deal so that she can come back for the movies and give Richonne a happy ending. Otherwise, see ya!

Wow. In reading through this thread, it seems like the farther TWD gets away from Rick as the main character, the more incoherent it's becoming.

Who was Justin?

Going by what I've seen in the fandom, I don't think they've screwed up Michonne. I just think some people have their panties in a bunch because she didn't roll out the welcome wagon for the hot new convict and her crew. Oh. and she had the nerve to have Rick's baby. Other than that, she's good.

Breakfast Club ZA? I hadn't seen that one before. On SM, they were calling the stills of the ZA teens TWD 90210. Sooooooo....Henry and Lydia are going to be the new Dylan and Brenda? Plus Negan as the bestest guy evah?? Yeah, okay. LOL

THIS. Jadis traded human beings to the helicopter people for supplies. Right now, her purpose is still unknown, but based on how she had Rick locked up in S8 and both Negan and FPP trussed up recently, I'd guess that most people were shipped off against their wills. Now, we may find out later that she had altruistic reasons. Rght now though, I'm going to call her a kidnapper at best. She's quite possibly a human trafficker or worse. Either way. I never found that she added much to the show.

Who was Jesus? <Gimple, Kirkman, and the writers turn to each other in confusion> He was a gay guy with a cool name who threw awesome ninja kicks. What more did you need to know?

Yeah. That was awful. I could never. On a different note, I really hope people go to see this movie this weekend, because I want this to turn into a franchise. Gimme a sequel, dammit! I'm not tired of these characters yet.

I don't know much about film-making, but I wish directors had more control over the editing process. Editing is such a crucial part, and it seems like that's the part that the studios control the most. I'm still salty that Marvel cut the quarrel between W'Kabi and Okoye in Black Panther. They thought it was unnecessary. I thought it was vital and would have instead preferred a shorter CGI fight at the end. In the case of this movie, like I said, I wanted to see more of the women and less of Colin Ferrell and the john/pimp/whatever. Like that scene of Young Mulligan at the social club. They should have cut that and used the the time to develop the ladies. That social club scene told me nothing I didn't already know.

Agree. The most powerful shot to me in the whole movie was when Young Mulligan was campaigning in the hood and left to go home. It was brilliant watching the landscape change as his car traveled from the hood to his home. Such a difference in just a few blocks. Later on when Viola's character visited the Mulligan home and she asked the wife how many guards they had, I wanted to slap the wife when she commented about needing a guard "in that neighborhood". I was like, "Shut up! You're here living like kings amongst these people that you're actively suppressing; technically living in their borough, but actually living a world apart. Just shut up!" I also agree with others that the movie could have used less time spent on the Mulligans and more time developing Cynthia Erivo's character and the Mannings. I wanted to know how and why she and Michelle Rodriguez's character bonded so quickly. I remember being a little thrown towards the end of the movie with that quick scene of them praying with their children in church right before the heist. When did they get that close? Had their children become friends as well? I would have liked to have seen that. I also could have spent a little less time with Alice (?) and her john, Seems like I spent too much time with him. I would have rather spent that time learning more about the remaining two women of the crew. And yes, the Mannings were very scary, especially Daniel Kaluuya (although both were excellent). I actually wish Young Manning hadn't died by car. I think the final confrontation would have been much more dramatic and exciting if his character had survived the car crash and showed up during the final showdown with Harry. Now that would have been pulse-pounding! I really enjoyed this movie though. I agree that it was a wonderful character study. Of course, you can add me to the people who thought it was going to be an action movie. Wasn't it promoted as an action movie? I mean, I don't blame the studio for that little deception. It's hard to get audiences to come out for anything other than superheroes these days. I can see how they didn't want to advertise an absorbing character study. Where's the fun in that? Ha ha. It was great watching a movie for grownups though. Those seem to be in really short supply.