LadyArcadia

Phoebe <shouting>: LEO!!!!!!!! Leo: Shhhhhhh! Phoebe <whispers>: leo It's all in Alyssa's delivery. Cracks me up every time.

You think that's bad? I spent the entire episode mesmerized that they found someone who looked exactly like Finn. Duh. Ditto all the Evan love. I'm actually pretty shocked Ryan Murphy didn't automatically cast Finn in the March role. It seems like an obvious choice to have those actors switch their roles. Thank god he didn't. Evan is wonderful.

*shudder* Poor Judith! My point being - Anyone who has breastfed a baby of that age knows full well the moment you try to cover their head with a blanket it gets thrown 3 feet with an accompanying "fuck that shit" scream.

I literally shouted out "Booom! Drops mic" after Carl's statement. I see Jessie is trying to overtake Lori in the mother of the decade award. What kind of mother would have their children BEHIND THEM in that situation? Hell no! My kids would be directly in front of me, where I could see them at all times, and I'd be holding on to them for dear life. No mother would ever have their children behind them in that situation. I guess that confirms Rick has a type. Sorry Richonne shippers. Speaking of Lori, there appears to be a lot of complaints about this season. Have we so quickly forgotten season 2? Now that was Days of our Walking Dead! Oh Goddess, the drama of why Andrea wasn't doing fucking laundry like the other women folk. Ugh... Everyone was screaming to get them off the farm, now we're complaining that they should settle and rebuild? The show runners can't win. And I call bullshit on Judith sitting so quiet under the meat blanket. I breastfed both of my kids for over a year. 'nuff said.

Mr. Arcadia: "I sometimes pay attention to the older episodes you watch and they look good. This? I don't know what this is, but it's not like the other ones." Just about sums it up.

Ha! I'm aware of the term, but it never even occurred to me. Hahaha! Thanks!

..and now I have to apologize and ask for an explanation because I don't get it at all and I feel left out!

Exactly my thoughts. Either way he'll be gone and I won't be happy. He's my favorite character. I always swore I'd stop watching if Glenn died.. and I'm a GoT watcher; I'm used to heartbreak. Glenn is a deal breaker for me. Also, I wouldn't mind it if Maggie was pregnant. For one, it's a bit more realistic. I mean, if you're having sex, it's a possibility. There should be more pregnancies in the show actually. I mean, I don't want another crying baby that they have to lug around, but having babies is more realistic. Secondly, Maggie needs family. One by one she's lost them all. Her being pregnant is more than a cliche. She needs this.

I'm more amazed none of them are in fabulous 6" heels. All these walkers wear sensible shoes? Puh-lease. Also, I think Maggie and Tara bonded during their GREATM time together. We don't need to see it all, it's believable to me. Agreed with whomever said they connected with Heath quicker than anyone on FTWD. I still don't remember half the names on that show, but Heath captured me the first few minutes on screen.

Fuck this show. I had such high hopes and it failed on every level. Such a massive betrayal with the bait-and-switch promotion of the show. It started off with such promise and the "9 days later" bullshit ruined the whole thing. As I said after the first episode, there was no reaction, no fear, no "what the hell is going on?!!?!" and that remained throughout. The characters all acted like they had a friggen hangnail. This should have been the scariest show on television. This could have been spectacular.

This! 1,000x THIS!!! I want to put this on a plaque and hand deliver it to the writers. We should be nearly two weeks into it. Where are the walkers?! Where's the "FEAR"? The best they came up with so far were the riots. That was riveting! Then....ZZzzz... Are we seriously that far along and have only seen 7 walkers?! In the middle of LA!! Disgraceful. And..the new guy. I guess his name is Strand. I don't get the love. At all. The moment he started speaking my face contorted into a "who farted?" look. Is he auditioning for a commercial? A new stadium announcer? Who TALKS like that?! That wasn't even buttery creamy smooth, that was game show host levels of bad. Shut UP new guy and stop trying to audition for something more grand. This is "Fear the Walking Dead." Trust me, it ain't that great.

Do a lot of people really know morse code nowadays? I mean, the average, ordinary human? I know of it, but I'd just see flashy lights in some sort of pattern. I'd understand someone needed help, but there's no way I'd be able decode a message.

You're not the only one. I turned to Mr. Arcadia and said, "I thought her boyfriend's name was Matt? Patrick was the neighbor. I had no idea that was Susan's letter. I was very confused. I defended this show and had patience with it, but now I'm annoyed. I wanted to see the fall of society. Not "let's fast-forward 9 days to watch family drama inside a locked in neighborhood. Oh and.. the army killed all the zombies in LA while we fast-forwarded. hurray!" I wanted to SEE all that happen, dammit! I wanted to see the population of zombies increase. I wanted to see the mass chaos. I don't want to see someone going for a fucking morning jog in the middle of an apocalypse. Gah! And I missed the whole gun thing at the end too. I thought he was seeing the signal and realized his son was telling the truth..and that was it. Clearly, I'm bored and not paying close enough attention.

WHAT??!! No, seriously.. What??! The music was so loud and the talking so quiet; I spent the entire hour trying to figure out what they were saying.

I'm making a large assumption, that we're supposed to believe he was bitten previously and that made him sick. I like the fact that it's a family. There's a stronger sense of keeping each other safe and a stronger emotion when one of them dies. It's sad when a stranger dies, but it won't have the same emotional impact. However, I wish they would have had a better family. I'm not digging them.

When I first watched it, I liked it. Especially the actor who played Nick. I thought he did a fantastic job. I also accepted the slow burn of the story. I don't want zombies everywhere, I want to see the confusion, the fear and slow realization of what's really happening. Then I started thinking about it more and my initial positive reaction quickly faded and turned into frustration. "Fear" the Walking Dead. There was no fear, no shock, no "What the fuck is going on?!" As other's have said, the Mom practically reacted to Cal reanimating like she simply lost her keys. If my son said he shot his friend, then the friend tried to eat me, then my son ran over him twice, I'd be screaming my head off. After all of that, the friend then turned his head around, still not dead, I'd panic and grab onto my husband in pure terror. There was no terror. There was hardly any reaction from either of them. Your son is running over a person! TWICE! In a zombie-less world, that would be terrifying! Our folks in TWD land are desensitized to the walkers and gore. These people shouldn't be.

Probably Moon Boy for all I know..

I was going to write a long post about how annoyed I am at the "ZOMG Gilly almost got raped!" outrage, then I was going to mention that the show is completely missing "The prince who was promised" plot, then I read your post and you said it all for me! So, YES to your whole post! I'll just add a few points: 1) Gilly got threatened with rape by.......rapists. Seriously, if you can't expect that behavior from the guys on the wall, then you don't understand why they're there in the first place. 2) There are many elements of the story that make up Game of Thrones. One of the biggest story lines happens to be the very first shot shown in the very first episode of the show: The White Walkers are coming. That was the very first thing established in the books and show. The "prince who was promised" is supposed to be the savior against the White Walkers. Yet, the show is completely ignoring this! Why, why, why, have Mellisandre remind Stannis that he is "the one" and miss the opportunity for Aemon to tell Sam to find Dany and tell him they were wrong about the prophesy (the prince not necessarily being a man)? Why is the show ignoring this key element? If I were just watching the show, I'd have no idea why the red witch is so interested in Stannis other than she thinks he'll be king. I have no idea about her motivation on the show. It seems to me that this is one of the key elements of the entire story and they're not explaining it very well at all!

As a dancer, I'm not sure what you saw that made you think that wasn't a Rumba. That Rumba was true to form, straight up, no-frills Rumba. And it was fantastic. I could clearly see hip action, toe leads, excellent counter balance hip connection, and basic core syllabus steps - including several that are in my Rumba routine (that made me happy :) ). That Rumba was the best I've ever seen on the show and deserved the scores. Editing to add: Yes! This!! I'm not saying the poster I quoted above is in this category, but it kinda drives me nuts to hear people praise the lyrical mismatch they've been trying to pass as a Rumba on this show. The showcase element of the show is creating confusion on what the dances really are. Rumer's dance was praised as "basic" because it wasn't a bastardized version for entertainment. Rumer and Val performed a true Rumba, as it should be. And I'm glad many saw the beauty in it.

Awww man. I'm on the Littlefinger love train, but now you just ruined it for me. Now I'll only be able to see Snidely Whiplash instead of the smarmy hotness I used to see.

By the way the internet is slamming Daario's butt and making fun of his "pancake ass" I'd say we're even less likely to see more male nudity in the future. Thanks a lot, Internet.

Ya know, nudity is so much a non-issue for me that I actually completely forgot about that moment. You're right. They could have shown her going to take the skirt off and him stopping her before she did it. I don't know... it still feels like a damned if you do damned if you don't situation. They want to be "adult" but someone will complain either way.

I agree. If we say "what's the big deal about boobs?" then we should appreciate that there really wasn't a big deal made about boobs in this episode. They were there, in context. That's it. I actually thought they made a more in your face statement about the male nudity on the show because of the fan complaints. That didn't sit well with me. Personally, if I were the show runner I'd be pulling my hair out right now. People complain about the gratuitous female nudity in the show - yet people still complain when it's not gratuitous. Then, people complain about the lack of equality regarding male nudity - and now people are complaining about that! Sheesh... I don't get all the hangups on the subject. ermahgerd berbs! On a completely other note, I'm very disappointed they did not play up the Tywin is stinky storyline. Although it's not critical to the story, it was such a big deal in the books. It would have played up the Lannister humiliation. Also, it would have given more power to the Cersei trying to control Tommen as king. Him puking at the funeral and her anger and disappointment that he wasn't Joff was a defining moment for me.

It's tough to tell. I think for me, the biggest indicator is if the woman is moving before the man. In true lead/follow, the steps shouldn't even be in sync; the woman should always be just a touch behind. While watching DWTS, I often notice the female pros doing the movement first and sort of guiding the leader throughout the dance. It's very slight, but noticeable for most of the female pros/male stars. Costume rules: In International Standard aka "Ballroom" (Waltz, Tango, Slow Foxtrot, Viennese Waltz, Quickstep) you're always in closed hold. No turns or separation. Since you're always together, this allows the woman to wear the pretty flowy things without getting caught up. :) They're called "floats." In American Smooth (Waltz, Tango, Foxtrot, Viennese Waltz) you are allowed to separate, do turns, showcase different elements. No floats should be worn because of the issue of getting tangled up. There isn't much of a difference between International Latin (Cha-Cha, Rumba, Jive, Samba, Paso Doble) and American Rhythm (Cha-Cha, Rumba, East Coast Swing, Bolero, Mambo) costumes. Although, in my experience, Latin costumes tend to be longer and more sultry. DWTS has never really defined which style they're doing. They call out "Latin Night", but other than that, it's sort of a mix-match of the styles. In general: If you don't see floats, it's probably some form of Smooth.

That made me giggle, judemorrigan. They do say the silliest things, don't they? I think my favorite was (in regards to arm extension), "Pretend you're Emperor Palpatine shooting lighting out of your fingers." It worked!