Yeah, I would agree. It's also why the folks wanting zombie slasher porn are whining for "moooaaaarrr zombieeeeez." I prefer the character-driven approach, though, since zombie media is pretty stupid otherwise. It's like how BSG was about the characters, not the space tech, though the space tech plays into the plot. WD is about the characters, not the gore porn, despite each kill being pretty gory.


It makes us answer the question for ourself: How do we see them? Do we feel any compassion for them? Or just the ones we knew? Do we dare to? I like it.


No -- I did not see it coming. I thought maybe it would be a child, but then it was her... It's just a TV show and all, but that hit me hard as far as those things go. It was poignant enough knowing Herschel & Co. were watching their infected loved ones get gunned down, but then the show turns around and does the exact same thing to the survivors and audience with Sophia... Ouch. At least Rick showed his backbone again by being the one to put her down, so Shane can shut up with his babble about him. As for why Glenn wouldn't have seen her, she was the last to come out and was likely the most timid (and least capable) zombie of the bunch.

Also, that was much better than any plot that would've involved Merle actually returning at this point.


All possibilities, I guess. I can see his viewpoint, though. He still views the Walkers as people and hopes for a cure. So, perhaps he had hope for her. Or maybe he didn't have the heart to tell them, knowing they wouldn't want her to go on "living" like that. Either way, it was lose/lose for Herschel.


I think the show is a bit unfair to Herschel, as it sets him up as a man of convictions, right about some things, yet a major obstruction for our survivors. That would be okay for a normal person, but he is a figure of authority and it affects the whole plot. So, people end up seeing him as just some kind of hillbilly, Bible-thumping bigot who's deluded himself into thinking the Walkers can be cured. Well, that's not entirely irrational for a medical man who's seen close loved ones turned. Regardless of what people think of him, he's managed to keep his people & estate relatively safe. That, and we naturally root for Rick, but it's unavoidable that two leaders will butt heads when they have to coexist in those circumstances. So, our Rick-rooting has us naturally disliking Herschel, regardless.


Yeah, she's hot... but odd. She jumps on Glenn, but then proceeds to confuse both us and him. Maybe female moodiness just annoys me, at least when it seems irrational, but it seems she's finally come around. I'm not sure if she's right about Glenn being a natural leader, especially since we already have Rick & Shane who are capable, but he certainly does have room to grow as a character.


I think everyone has been rooting for him this season. They had me convinced that they'd find Sophia, too. I'm glad that this isn't another show where she immediately jumps onto another man character. Btw, I don't think anybody remembers Sophia's mother's name... heh.


Shane went off his rocker, but I think the results of his episode freaked even him out. That may show that he was partially right, but enough to shock him back into his place. Andrea actually annoys me less now, as she's stopped hating life and Dale doesn't have to keep her on suicide watch. And with Dale, I've found him to be the voice of reason for much of the season. Until this episode where he takes the guns, he's made a lot of sense to me. Plus, he has the best crazy eyes since Michael Hogan as BSG's Colonel Tigh.