The Walking Dead: I mean I'M JUST SAYIN' OKAY
Series-wide themes for The Walking Dead, continued! ( S1 & 2 themes here.) Gettin' right down to the real nitty-gritty really this time! Starting with, the big three overarching motifs I've actually noticed: time, water, and signs. (Well, and also using injuries/appearance/behaviour to signal links between characters, but I'll get to that later.)
( I have, like ... a lot of the Big Three )
( I have, like ... a lot of the Big Three )
I just wanted to say, the more I think about it, the more hopeful I am for Beth, actually. Because I was trying to figure out how the time motif with Daryl restarting the clock went further than just the dog (which seemed a bit too weaksauce to be the full story), and might factor into him running into Rick again as the this state won't last thing. And it wasn't until today that I remembered how he yelled at Beth about how everyone else may as well be dead because the two of them were never gonna see them again, and specifically how he namechecks exactly two people: "an' Rick - you ain't NEVER gonna see Maggie again!" (their respective older siblings, which, upon him reuniting with Rick, Rick makes "official"), and, BINGO BANGO, assumptions about how things would continue. And still contra-themed, since he, unlike everyone else so far, assumes the bad circumstances will continue, and takes steps - like trying to find new community with weirdo morticians - to alleviate it; and it's the steps he ( ... )
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Also, y'know what, apart from my previously mentioned reasons, I am *also* inclined to think Beth is going to be ok precisely because she *is* arguably the physically weakest still-standing member of the group. With, I guess, the exception of Judi, except that Judi has the benefit of literally every member of the pack in her vicinity looking out for her, not least of which include her father, brother, de facto big bro Daryl. I mean, talk about a pretorian guard. But I digress. Beth.
Because she's arguably the physically weakest member, and because you and I at least, know that show is not stupid... Show is not going to separate off the weakest member of the pack only to kill her. I don't think. Because... well, frankly kinda too predictable and boring.
...but see, now that I've gone and said that out loud... the fact that this group is so pack like, is now making me worry that show has deliberately picked off and isolated the most ( ... )
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That's the thing, though - as determined as she was to change, to become capable of not needing Daryl, as long as he was there, he was NEVER gonna let her have to learn to walk on her own (SYMBOLISM OK), as he did, never relying on anyone for anything. EVEN THOUGH SHE'S HEAVIER THAN SHE LOOKS BECAUSE DESPITE APPEARANCES SHE'S NOT JUST A LITTLE GIRL ANYMORE, SHE IS GROWING UP. This was the only way she could finish her metamorphosis. And he his - they were each other's cocoon. AND NOW THEY ARE BE-YEWTIFUL BUTTERFLIES. BE-YEWTIFUL BADASS TOUGH SUMBITCH BUTTERFLIES YES THEY ARE.
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AND NOW THEY ARE BE-YEWTIFUL BUTTERFLIES. BE-YEWTIFUL BADASS TOUGH SUMBITCH BUTTERFLIES YES THEY ARE.
a) LOLZ I LOVE YOU SO MUCH.
b) *deep breaths* Yep, totally. Ok. This is ok. I'm feeling calmer again now. *moar deep breaths* (BEEEEEETTHHHHHHHH!!!)
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BUT
show has deliberately picked off and isolated the most vulnerable member of the group, cheetah-n-wilderbeast-style,
Arguably Bob.
... yeeeeah, I think you MIGHT JUST MAYBE BE TOTALLY BANG-ON, I don't think we need worry about THAT being HER fate. :D (Poor Bob.... Poor, poor WildeBob. :DDD Sorry. Had to edit to add that. I AM A SLAVE TO TERRIBLE PUNNING NOW APPARENTLY.)
Mind you, I also think Eugene is in the unenviable position this season of being in competition with Judith for her pretorian guard/pack to "carry" him. Whether he'll survive that (AND IT BETTER NOT BE A MATCHED-PAIR SITUATION, although I can't put that eventual outcome for Judith beyond what this show might be willing to do) remains to be seen.
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TOTALLY. Because they both represent the two possible futures of humanity.
Either: we work out how to stop/reverse the zombie virus and get back some semblance of the life we used to live (Eugene).
OR: we simply have to accept that this is the new world order, adapt to it, become the children of it, simply surviving against the odds as best we can for as long as we can (Judi).
.... And bugger me if I know which of those futures(/characters) I want to win out. Because I'd choose Judith over Eugene, but cure over new zombie world order. ... But it also firms up for me the suspicion that show WILL be prepared to go down the 'there is no cure' route. With Judith as poster girl (kiiiiiiinda the way Hera was kinda supposed to be the symbol of things to come for the post-Cylon War BSG world... I think... except she apparently died as a small child, thank you fossil record and RDM. ... ahem. ANYWAY...).
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And YES. THIS IS TOTALLY the universe making it up to us for BSG. *grumble grumble I wish he had freakin drowed before he managed to swim so far up shit creek grumble grumble*
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