Season 7 has been FAR from perfect, imo, but I'm not going to get into all of that right now...
Re: your point about Carol... Yes, I agree, her character is being given the short end of the stick by the writers (again) on this show. A few seasons ago, she was exiled by Rick from the group because of killing the two sick people at the prison...and now she's self-exiled herself from the Kingdom because she can't stand killing any more.
It's redundant, and pointless, too, because it's just a matter of time before she joins the fight against Negan (once she finds out he killed Glenn and Abraham, anyway), so why is the show stringing us along with this stupid sudden attack of non-violence on her part? I'll tell you why--it's so the show can shoot cheap scenes at Carol's "house" when friends come to visit her, and they talk...and talk...and talk...and Carol stays inside the house. Yawn. I used to like Carol as a character, now my finger is quick on the fast-advance button whenever she's on screen.
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lennonforever (2453)
8 years ago
I agree - I'm not loving Carol right now. Her angst is tedious. Yes, we get it, she is spent, but this should just be a respite for her.
Daryl was wrong in not telling her about Glenn and Abraham. It would have lit a fire under her, not sank her!
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Sandoz (2021)
8 years ago
Exactly--Daryl may think he's sparing her grief by not telling her about Abraglen's deaths, but it should be obvious that letting her remain alone in her little cottage puts her at extreme risk with Negan's maurading sadists roaming around the area. He, more than anyone, should realize the danger of letting her remain isolated like she is now.
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lennonforever (2453)
8 years ago
Yes, and you know what the writers never REALLY explore, the danger posed to women and children via rape. They rarely "go there", yes almost with Carl and Joe's "Claimers", but barely.
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neverstandinalone (641)
8 years ago
Wasn't that scene just alluding to possible rape by us, the viewers? Our 'thinking' what was going to happen. If it were introduced I'd definitely stop watching.
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lennonforever (2453)
8 years ago
No, I didn't get out of that, that Carol could be raped, but that she would be captured and killed or just outright killed.
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neverstandinalone (641)
8 years ago
I didn't say you did get that out of it, lennon. I'm glad it's not 'explored' by the writers. I think we all know what could really happen, beyond a 'normal' day-to-day existence. In conditions which would be exacerbated by lawlessness, violence in all its forms would rule.
Thinking back on it, Abraham's & Glen's bludgeoning shouldn't have been shown, IMO. Violence in TWD is expected, not extreme violence for shock value.
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Sandoz (2021)
8 years ago
"Thinking back on it, Abraham's & Glen's bludgeoning shouldn't have been shown, IMO. Violence in TWD is expected, not extreme violence for shock value."
Oh come on already--this is a show about zombies ripping people apart and eating their pieces. If TWD was to shrink from showing human-on-human violence, it would (jusifiably) be accused of being pussies when it comes to showing REAL violence. Real violence IS shocking, and it's usually messy, too. If you want violence that's not extreme, maybe turn the channel over to CBS and watch one of their umpteen cop shows, where people get shot every episode and nary a drop of blood is shown.
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neverstandinalone (641)
8 years ago
You miss the point Period
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Sandoz (2021)
8 years ago
Wrong. The point is that I have no problem with "extreme violence for shock value." But you evidently do...and what you want to see portrayed on The Walking Dead runs counter to what I want to see.
Period.
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