S07.E09: Rock in the Road

[Raven1707]

The Cable Live +3 Ratings are in for "Rock in the Road":

“The Walking Dead” roared back to the top of the cable ratings with the opening of Season 7b on Feb. 12. It has only increased its lead with three days of DVR and on-demand viewing.

The episode improved from a 5.7 to a 7.7 rating in adults 18-49 in the Live +3 ratings for Feb. 6-12 and from 12 million to 15.932 million viewers. In both cases, it widened the lead it held over the No. 2 show for the week, “Talking Dead.”

What was a 3.5-point lead is now a 5.2-point lead among adults 18-49. In viewers, “The Walking Dead” increased its margin over “Talking Dead” from about 7.2 million viewers to more than 10 million.

http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/dvr-ratings/the-walking-dead-remains-dominant-in-cable-live-3-ratings-for-feb-6-12/

Here are the Live + Same Day & Live +3 ratings for Season 7 so far:

10-23-16 “The Day Will Come When You Won’t Be” 17.029 million; 20.793 million
10-30-16 “The Well” 12.455 million; 16.849 million
11-06-16 “The Cell” 11.721 million; 16.225 million
11-13-16 “Service” 11.402 million; 15.718 million
11-20-16 “Go Getters” 10.996 million; 15.267 million
11-27-16 “Swear” 10.403 million; 14.275 million
12-04-16 “Sing Me a Song” 10.481 million; 14.940 million
12-11-16 “Hearts Still Beating” 10.583 million; 15.198 million

02-12-17 “Rock in the Road” 11.996 million; 15.932 million

[CletusMusashi]

On 2/17/2017 at 1:21 PM, BetyBee said:

I rewatched to try to figure out how/if Father PP was being intimidated by the shadowy figure.  I have to think that that person was threatening someone (Judith?) or why would he go along when there were many times when he could have run off and raised an alarm?  He wasn't trying to be quiet either.  Either he went willingly or he was protecting Alexandrians, imo.  But I don't know what that one person could do that was so terrifying.  

Well, it's not like they were trying to scare Abraham. You could intimidate FPP by waving a spooky hand puppet.

[ganesh]

FPP has got to be the best nickname in the history of internet fandom. 

[AngelaHunter]

On ‎2‎/‎15‎/‎2017 at 5:11 PM, ghoulina said:

Morgan suggesting that ALL human life is precious is an ignorant and dangerous notion. It got people killed. He came upon the Wolves once and let them go. Those Wolves attacked ASZ and killed innocent ASZhats who didn't know their head from a hole in the ground. He then SAW with his own eyes what they were truly up to, and STILL let a group of about 4 of them go.

... and take a gun with them. I guess he was pretty sure they'd behave from there on in.

[AngelaHunter]

On ‎2‎/‎15‎/‎2017 at 6:02 PM, maystone said:

But I'm also here to stick up for my girl Tara. I love her, and I look forward to her screen time. Yeah, she's not intense; she's not a natural leader; she's not drop-dead gorgeous, but she steps up, always. I love how goofy she is with the fist bumps and the jokes.

I agree, when she's in the background playing the "every woman" role and being goofy, etc.(which is also what I really liked about Denise - she was just a regular person) It's when Tara was given her own episode and was trying to be some sort of Ninja, dodging bullets and being heroic that her character becomes cringeworthy. The actress just isn't nearly good enough to carry an ep by herself. I hadn't been so bored since we spent like 10 hours watching Morgan listen to parables from the cheese maker and practice stick movements in slo-mo. That ep, BTW, immediately followed the cliff-hanger which left Rick hopelessly trapped in the RV by a herd of walkers. Show? Pacing? Really? Jesus H....

[CletusMusashi]

I love Gregory's big sneaky plan to keep his meeting with CDB secret. "Go out the back." Because.... Negan only tells his goons to spy on one gate?

Maybe he just never finished his instructions. "Boys, I say, listen ta me, boys. The Hilltop, it's got two gates. So, first, I want half of you to watch the front gate. Watch it good. Good, I say. Are you payin; attention, boys? Reminds me of a story about Lucille..." Forty five minutes later he sees a shiny object and wanders off, leaving half the surveillance team with no clear objective, so they end up getting high and watching Tony Danza reruns all day.

You know, actually this war might actually be winnable. Especially if Carol has been saving banana peels.

Edited February 20, 2017 by CletusMusashi

[CletusMusashi]

Still rewatching... can't help wondering about The Kingdom's archery program. Might Daryl switch over to a longbow?

[RustbeltWriter]

Can I just say I've been impressed with Rosita? Took a shot at Negan and disarmed the explosives. 

[bosawks]

Oops, never mind 

Edited February 20, 2017 by bosawks

[ganesh]

1 hour ago, CletusMusashi said:

Still rewatching... can't help wondering about The Kingdom's archery program. Might Daryl switch over to a longbow?

The thing is, they're actually talking a smart approach. Learning to ride horses, archery, etc., but they got the 'king' playing community theatre. I used the 're' spelling because you know Ezekiel says "theaatrrrrree!" I can't really say they have their heads in the sand or are out of touch like the ASZ pre-Rick. I don't know why TPTBs think having a small society adapting to this world isn't dramatic enough. "Wait for it..tiger! It's gold!" 

[ByTor]

@mightysparrow, can I have a watch party with you so we could hate Rick together?

It makes me sad that in addition to Rick working my last nerve, I have new contenders in Maggie and Daryl, formerly my favorite characters.  

Also...I'm behind a week & just caught up with the thread now.  I don't know if yesterday's show cleared up why Rick was smiling at the end, but I don't understand the sentiment that Rick was smiling because he sees an armed group that would join him.  Besides his arrogance, why would Rick assume that group would be on his side?

[Raven1707]

It took long enough, but the Cable Live +7 ratings are finally in for "Rock in the Road":

The episode improved its Adults 18-49 rating from a 5.3 to a 7.9 and total viewers increased to 16.171 million.

http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/dvr-ratings/taboo-triples-in-adults-18-49-cable-live-7-ratings-for-feb-13-19/

Here are the Live + Same Day, Live +3, and Live +7 ratings for Season 7:

10-23-16 “The Day Will Come When You Won’t Be” 17.029 million; 20.793 million; 21.528 million
10-30-16 “The Well” 12.455 million; 16.849 million; 17.947 million
11-06-16 “The Cell” 11.721 million; 16.225 million; 17.208 million
11-13-16 “Service” 11.402 million; 15.718 million; not reported
11-20-16 “Go Getters” 10.996 million; 15.267 million; 16.308 million
11-27-16 “Swear” 10.403 million; 14.275 million; 15.096 million
12-04-16 “Sing Me a Song” 10.481 million; 14.940 million; 15.776 million
12-11-16 “Hearts Still Beating” 10.583 million; 15.198 million; 16.020 million

02-12-17 “Rock in the Road” 11.996 million; 15.932 million; 16.837 million

 

Edited March 10, 2017 by Raven1707
Corrected numbers

[wrlord]

On 2/19/2017 at 5:41 PM, RustbeltWriter said:

Can I just say I've been impressed with Rosita? Took a shot at Negan and disarmed the explosives. 

I just wish she'd eat a sandwich or something.