tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post3849451384445255718..comments2024-02-04T05:13:04.501-05:00Comments on Nik at Nite: The Walking Dead 5.01: No SanctuaryNikki Staffordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04463618183850438914noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-28520446768947323492014-10-21T23:24:36.028-04:002014-10-21T23:24:36.028-04:00And it was that little phrase — flipping the scrip...<br><i>And it was that little phrase — flipping the script — that seemed to sum up this entire episode for me.</i><br /><br />Great observation. I agree with Rebecca (both on that point and on how the show's title has perhaps never been more applicable to the living characters). Sorry to drop in so late and be so brief.<br /><br>Blamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342343767763035991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-30313943572052683332014-10-19T19:44:58.905-04:002014-10-19T19:44:58.905-04:00What an epic journey it's been for Melissa McB...What an epic journey it's been for Melissa McBride. From a local casting hire who picked up a few lines in the Mist to someone carried off the bad-assedness.<br /><br />HGDownunderAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-9760179770834546622014-10-17T22:33:26.895-04:002014-10-17T22:33:26.895-04:00Nikki - I think you're right. This was the be...Nikki - I think you're right. This was the best TWD Season premiere yet. <br /><br />I saw Fury today (must-see if you like war movies) which was made out to be a realistic view of the horrors of war and it was pretty violent but the whole time I just thought "this isn't nearly as gruesome as TWD last week".<br /><br />I just wonder where the show can go now though. How many times can we see the group seemingly find a relatively safe environment then watch it go bad when overun by walkers or another sadistic psyhco-path (Maggie's farm, the prison, Terminus) & rinse, repeat. <br /><br />It looks like the focus of this season will be on actually finding a cure and that may be the only new story to tell.<br /><br />As always thanks for the recap!<br /><br /> -Tim Alan Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-81000078589102437732014-10-17T12:44:44.449-04:002014-10-17T12:44:44.449-04:00Flipping the script - that's such a great way ...Flipping the script - that's such a great way of looking at this and it gives a name to my overall takeaway of this premier. All throughout this episode the thing that was going through my head was the way that the title of the show has shifted for me.<br /><br />The Walking Dead obviously stands for the zombies. However, through Woodbury, the individual terrors faced on the road last season, and now, most horrifically, in Terminus it's becoming clear that the Walking Dead are the living people who have given up. They've either surrendered to the more powerful in order to gain protection, not thinking or behaving on their own initiative, or they've turned their back on their own humanity in a desperate bid to survive. As Terminites would say - they've either become the cattle or the butchers.<br /><br />And the thing that causes Rick et al to stand out is the fact that they walk the very delicate and dangerous line between these two. And many of them have died because of it.<br /><br />Those who were too "cattle" like have had to grow more hardened (Carol is a perfect example of this, but Rick is too) and those who were too "butcher" like have had to soften (Daryl in many ways fits this).<br /><br />The question, of course, is how long they can walk this tight-rope in the face of people who are going to go farther and farther off the end of the butchers.Rebecca T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11994380364321336824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-21760169511550914122014-10-17T05:54:39.852-04:002014-10-17T05:54:39.852-04:00Carol was most definitely a BAMF, and she had me f...Carol was most definitely a BAMF, and she had me fist-pumping and everything, but I actually also feel kind of sad for her. After Sophia's death, she seems to have become kind of a robot -she doesn't seem to FEEL much. She's gone from being abused to having lost all she cared about, and she hasn't really had a chance to be a person; that's so sad. And while generally I'm a fan of characters who make the tough decisions, I want them to care, and I'm not really getting that from Carol.<br /><br />I don't believe Tyrese killed that brat (and my belief was reinforced when Talking Dead didn't show him along every other living and undead person who died in this episode), and I'm sure that's going to come back and bite them in the ass -considering Gareth is also definitely not dead. And I feel bad for Tyrese in advance, because I 've grown very fond of him, I think he's lovely, and I don't want him to be/feel responsible for something horrible happening.<br /><br />Everyone who's ever read my comments knows how much I love Glenn and how I live in constant fear of him being killed off, so I don't have to elaborate on how happy I am he's still OK and with us. I was telling a friend "I know it, this is the season they're going to do it, they're going to kill Glenn off" (which, admitedly, I have been saying for the past season and a half), and she said "They're not going to kill Glenn off, he's the only Asian character", and it's one of the few times I wish the creators are predictably pollitically correct (and maybe never introduce any other Asian characters? -ugh, I'm horrible!).<br /><br />I'm still with Dale and Glenn and Hershel and Tyrese -people shouldn't lose their humanity, because if they do what the hell are they fighting to survive for? If they're trying to show us that in this new world the only way to be is to become Shane or the Terminus people, then the happiest ending for me would be all humankind dying.<br /><br />I hope Morgan's appearance wasn't just a tease and then we never see him again or we just catch a glimpse of him again next season.<br /><br />P.S. If Michonne didn't get her katana back, we should start a petition.Efthymianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-88883215154811772392014-10-16T23:23:38.683-04:002014-10-16T23:23:38.683-04:00The zombie apocalypse has been good for Carol. I&#...The zombie apocalypse has been good for Carol. I'd like to see her husband "teach her a lesson" now. Ha! <br /><br />I liked that Carol collected Daryl's crossbow (and I assume Michonne's catana)<br /><br />Rick, at the earliest opportunity, grab some shampoo. Do it for the team. <br /><br />The batter checks his swing on Glenn, not once, but TWICE. Whew, that was close....and close.<br /><br />Lennie is back. Lennie James makes any show better (except "Low Winter Sun", nothing he could do with that POS).Page48https://www.blogger.com/profile/09728079057077761364noreply@blogger.com