Oh for sure he did. He just kept on recycling ideas near the end. I must have read the first 16 graphics 5 or 6 times. Never even bothered to read the final 4. I have no idea how it ended. lol
I never felt that way about the series. Whenever an idea was recycled, it was always handled differently as the characters and the world itself had evolved between the Recycled scenarios. I can admit that it did start to stretch towards the end. Eventually, the world evolved to the point where it was no longer a zombie story anymore and it made sense to end it with Rick's death, because Rick's personal struggle in the zombie apocalypse was always the core story. I think faking out the audience was the right move, telling everyone the series was ending would be an event itself that would overshadow the actual narrative and strip it of its impact
Utterly brilliant; anyone making any comparisons to The Walking Dead are highly misguided, that show never showed the depth of story telling or acting episode three did. It could've been cliche, it could've been obvious, it could've just been some simple hot Dilf on Dilf action we've all be craving, but instead it was beautiful.
I'm glad the camera cut before it panned to the bodies, not showing it that to either Joel & Elle or us was smart writing.
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They really changed it from the game. So much more backstory and wow that acting. Even Pedro finally reacting to the loss of Tess having to step outside with the note.
I look forward to seeing how sales for Linda Ronstadt songs jump up this week.
EDIT: Ellie's T shirt, the shot of the window at the end, the "video gamey" reverse code hint in the letter, the same meal at the start and the end.
An episode of television has not made me cry more since S1E7 of Castle Rock, the penultimate episode of an otherwise unremarkable but above average show that just hit incredibly hard because of tight scripting, direction and acting.
I'll not sit idly by while Pedro throws shade at an S-10!
Yeah you will, because the magic of Television and the mechanical prowess of Ron Swanson is pretty much the only explanation for why the S-10 even started.
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If you thought this season would have a happy ending, you haven't been paying attention.
I look forward to seeing how sales for Linda Ronstadt songs jump up this week.
Oh, please........no. Save the children.
As someone who is a total newbie to this game/show, no idea what is going to happen, I have to say this is a pretty awesome series so far. Not just a bunch of zombies running around, there's actually some great stories and depth to it. Very impressed.
Thought for sure when Bill and Frank were playing the piano earlier in the episode someone was getting killed for sure. Really well done so far.
Quite enjoyed that episode. Gave Bill (wonderfully cast) a better spot in The Last of Us. Less of a tragic character.
Note on the game after the spoiler! (I know I know, I’m sorry - but this episode in particular really landed for me)
Spoiler!
In the game you find out that Bill’s partner actually comes to resent Bill, and rushes off to leave him at one point. He then gets bit, and ultimately hangs himself. Bill, Joel, and Ellie eventually stumble across his hanging corpse…and Bill just takes the lump. Joel later finds a note from Bill’s partner saying how much he had grown to hate Bill. I really enjoyed the much more optimistic story told for Bill in the show. My biggest complaint with the game series was always that it dwelled too long and too deeply on the horrors of humanity…and this episode (#3) was the opposite. Well done.
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