quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid: One thing that stuck in my mind is how great Andrea's journey was this season. She went from a somewhat annoying character (especially for me since she's my favorite in the comics) to gradually transforming into a strong, fantastic character I've wanted her to be all along. She's not quite the ultra badass sniper she is in the comics (with added pessism), but that makes it all the more enjoyable. Laurie Holden, the actress herself, has gotten more likeable for me as well.
It reall clicked when she choose to side with Dale (after several episodes of subtle changes), and in this finale we saw her being intelligent & capable, with some bravado to boot.
I'm glad she's finally gotten to this point.
It's funny how people's experiences are so different. In the group we get together to watch with, Andrea is pretty reviled, followed closely by Laurie. It made the confrontation between the two of them earlier this season fun to watch. "I don't know who to root for here..."
From: Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada | Registered: Sep 2004
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quote:Originally posted by Dave Hackett: I literally screamed "F___ Yeah!" with that intro. BUT my wife, who hasn't read the books, really didn't like it. She thought it was a shark jumping moment to include a sword-wielding ninja type character. She'll wait and see what is further revealed, but she felt it didn't fit (based on having no knowledge of the character).
Well to be fair ... the books jumped the shark quite often .... it's true ... but it always turned out to be worth it and/or make sense.
TWD excels at *jumping the shark*
From: Ninja Land | Registered: Nov 2004
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Great Glenn Mazzarra article! I'm totally pumped now!
Love the glimpse at season three. And you can totally notice a tonal shift when he took the reigns mid season.
From: If you don't want my peaches, honey... | Registered: Sep 2003
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I do hope though that character development is not sacrificed for total shock value. Not saying that it has been so far, just that week after week of shock after shock would be...well, actually kinda cool for a while.
quote:Originally posted by Dev - Em: I do hope though that character development is not sacrificed for total shock value. Not saying that it has been so far, just that week after week of shock after shock would be...well, actually kinda cool for a while.
heh...
I'd agree with you if Darabout had interesting character development going for him, but he really didn't, especially in Season 1. A lot of characters moved forward on concept alone. I think they've been fleshed out much better int he back half. They're not all likable, but they're certainly more realised.
From: Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada | Registered: Sep 2004
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I kinda said that as a joke, cause yeah...not much of anything really happened there character wise. Some things did, but not enough.
From: Turn around... | Registered: Jul 2003
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Best suprise 'character better in show than in comics'? Maggie. She's really been really fantastic!
It helps that the actress is great. And that I've got the hots for her.
Also great was Herschel (though I liked in comics already) and Otis (better in his two episodes than in the 25+ issues in the comics).
From: If you don't want my peaches, honey... | Registered: Sep 2003
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I think he was referring to a straight up Zombie thing, and not a mash up like that. I could be wrong though.
From: Turn around... | Registered: Jul 2003
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I kinda like Being Human. First saw the english version on a few eps, but then I liked the american version. Haven't seen all of them, but I like what I've seen okay enough. Not great, but not horrible by any means.
I've seen walking dead a few times, Carol is a fan so I gotta watch with her, lol. Glad the guy doing the really sucky southern accent is gone, though. Stick to a jersey accent.
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