The most annoying thing about The Walking Dead... (a rant)
...is that the fucking writers can't keep their goddamned canon straight. And I don't mean comic to tv canon. I mean tv canon, all by itself. I am cool with the show being its own entity. But when you have the writers saying that these are going to be classic Romero zombies that don't run, and then they run in two episodes, it's annoying. When you have Robert Fucking Kirkman state unequivocally that zombies can't climb stairs, and then it is pointed out to him that they have done just that-- both in the show AND the comic-- that's a fucking problem.
And then, last night, we had a zombie that made loud snarling noises as it attempted to eat Carl (would that it had succeeded, but I digress). It is weak, grasping, barely able to pull itself out of mud. Then that SAME zombie is the one that is able to apparently sprint across a field (it is not visible in the long shot just moments before), then SILENTLY sneak up on Dale as he stares at the eviscerated cow. And then it's strong enough to rip open Dale's guts.
WHAT. WHAT THE HELL, WRITERS.
Honorable mentions for The Most Annoying Thing About The Walking Dead award:
-- T Dogg. Not T Dogg himself, but basically how he is seriously fucked over in terms of the cast. He gets, on average, one line per episode. He might as well stand around and say "shit, daaaaaaaamn" or "that is whack," because he's basically a one-note token. Beth has gotten more screentime than T Dogg. It's racist as helllllllll. (Also, they're around Atlanta and he's the only black guy that survived? BULLSHIT.) This show needs to be re-named White People Problems With Occasional Glenn. I secretly hope Irone Singleton is just really busy being awesome somewhere, but considering how the writers treat basically everything else, that is probably just wishful thinking. I intend to try to call or write in to Talking Dead next week and ask (as they have asked one of my questions already this season!).
-- Lori. Again, more the writing. I understand her, and I like that they let her fuck up in more or less the same ways that, say, Rick does (dashing off into the fray). That said, last week when she went all Gender Stereotype Get In The Kitchen to Andrea? I wanted her off the planet. Part of the problem is that the writers are playing the women SO goddamn stereotypically that it's infuriating.
-- Shane. Look. Shane needs killin'. He's a loose canon who's proven that he will put the group in danger if he feels he's not being listened to (control issues ahoy). Andrea was bang on when she said his decision making is sound, but his execution is not okay. The problem with this show is that no one has any goddamn sense. Shane can make logical decisions but then his temper fucks the execution. Dale makes well-reasoned additions, but he's so annoying and preachy it's hard to take him seriously. There is a woeful lack of leadership on this show. Plus my pet peeve: Jon Bernthal's marble-mouthed acting. It has gotten stale to the point of mock-ability. Recipe for ShaneSpeak: mutter intently, look away and down to the side, shake head, mutter more, re-establish eye contact, raise voice while muttering, look down and away again. So. Freaking. Predictable. And to add to all of that? I will NEVER be a Shane fan for one simple reason. Last season, he attempted to rape Lori. There is no getting around that, no matter how much the fans want to explain it away, woobifying him for having ~a hard time~ and blaming that cold bitch Lori. Is Lori a pain in the ass? Yeah. But she has a fuckbuncha heavy shit on her plate right now, too. Does that somehow excuse Shane from TRYING TO RAPE HER? Fuck no. It was NOT just rough sex play. It was not a misunderstanding. It was not some standup guy having a moment of insanity, and people need to stop trying to justify it. I am sooooo tired of seeing this misogyinst bullshit commentary in the fandom, period. RAWR.
Baaaaaasically, I watch this show for the effects makeup, because the writers are dropping the ball in a huge number of ways. The actors are doing okay-- Andrew Lincoln's southern accent is often hilarious (did he learn it by watching episodes of Deputy Dog? Inquiring minds want to know), but on the whole, they do create good tension, even with their reality show squabbles. If there could be more like the "two men walk into a bar" scene or the "walker horde on the highway" scene and less of "Andrea should be doing the laundry," it would be an exponentially better show.
So much squandered potential. Let's just kill most of the cast and have the Glenn, Maggie, and Daryl show, okay?
And then, last night, we had a zombie that made loud snarling noises as it attempted to eat Carl (would that it had succeeded, but I digress). It is weak, grasping, barely able to pull itself out of mud. Then that SAME zombie is the one that is able to apparently sprint across a field (it is not visible in the long shot just moments before), then SILENTLY sneak up on Dale as he stares at the eviscerated cow. And then it's strong enough to rip open Dale's guts.
WHAT. WHAT THE HELL, WRITERS.
Honorable mentions for The Most Annoying Thing About The Walking Dead award:
-- T Dogg. Not T Dogg himself, but basically how he is seriously fucked over in terms of the cast. He gets, on average, one line per episode. He might as well stand around and say "shit, daaaaaaaamn" or "that is whack," because he's basically a one-note token. Beth has gotten more screentime than T Dogg. It's racist as helllllllll. (Also, they're around Atlanta and he's the only black guy that survived? BULLSHIT.) This show needs to be re-named White People Problems With Occasional Glenn. I secretly hope Irone Singleton is just really busy being awesome somewhere, but considering how the writers treat basically everything else, that is probably just wishful thinking. I intend to try to call or write in to Talking Dead next week and ask (as they have asked one of my questions already this season!).
-- Lori. Again, more the writing. I understand her, and I like that they let her fuck up in more or less the same ways that, say, Rick does (dashing off into the fray). That said, last week when she went all Gender Stereotype Get In The Kitchen to Andrea? I wanted her off the planet. Part of the problem is that the writers are playing the women SO goddamn stereotypically that it's infuriating.
-- Shane. Look. Shane needs killin'. He's a loose canon who's proven that he will put the group in danger if he feels he's not being listened to (control issues ahoy). Andrea was bang on when she said his decision making is sound, but his execution is not okay. The problem with this show is that no one has any goddamn sense. Shane can make logical decisions but then his temper fucks the execution. Dale makes well-reasoned additions, but he's so annoying and preachy it's hard to take him seriously. There is a woeful lack of leadership on this show. Plus my pet peeve: Jon Bernthal's marble-mouthed acting. It has gotten stale to the point of mock-ability. Recipe for ShaneSpeak: mutter intently, look away and down to the side, shake head, mutter more, re-establish eye contact, raise voice while muttering, look down and away again. So. Freaking. Predictable. And to add to all of that? I will NEVER be a Shane fan for one simple reason. Last season, he attempted to rape Lori. There is no getting around that, no matter how much the fans want to explain it away, woobifying him for having ~a hard time~ and blaming that cold bitch Lori. Is Lori a pain in the ass? Yeah. But she has a fuckbuncha heavy shit on her plate right now, too. Does that somehow excuse Shane from TRYING TO RAPE HER? Fuck no. It was NOT just rough sex play. It was not a misunderstanding. It was not some standup guy having a moment of insanity, and people need to stop trying to justify it. I am sooooo tired of seeing this misogyinst bullshit commentary in the fandom, period. RAWR.
Baaaaaasically, I watch this show for the effects makeup, because the writers are dropping the ball in a huge number of ways. The actors are doing okay-- Andrew Lincoln's southern accent is often hilarious (did he learn it by watching episodes of Deputy Dog? Inquiring minds want to know), but on the whole, they do create good tension, even with their reality show squabbles. If there could be more like the "two men walk into a bar" scene or the "walker horde on the highway" scene and less of "Andrea should be doing the laundry," it would be an exponentially better show.
So much squandered potential. Let's just kill most of the cast and have the Glenn, Maggie, and Daryl show, okay?