Sometime before the show hit the air I dug in and bought the giant Compendium. What a slog. I found myself many times having to put it down for long stretches after enduring poorly paced dialogue that needed not just editing but the artist to tell Kirkman, "hey, there's a visual way to convey some of this" and trim…

Sometime before the show hit the air I dug in and bought the giant Compendium. What a slog. I found myself many times having to put it down for long stretches after enduring poorly paced dialogue that needed not just editing but the artist to tell Kirkman, "hey, there's a visual way to convey some of this" and trim…

I'm curious if in the final episodes, as part of his downfall Walt learns that because of all the troubles at home Flynn has turned to drugs. Perhaps a particularly pure one.

I'm curious if in the final episodes, as part of his downfall Walt learns that because of all the troubles at home Flynn has turned to drugs. Perhaps a particularly pure one.

I hope someday when Glenn, er, passes the watch to the next generation that his story involves having kept it in his ass to keep it safe from zombies.

Now that House is canceled, I'd like to see Hugh Laurie guest on Walking Dead.  Somewhere around the forty-five minute mark of his episode, someone will say something random and stupid (perhaps misogynistic) and will trigger the good Doctor's brilliance so that he will cure the zombie disease, aided by T-Dog, who…

That scene is probably in an episode that was in between this one and the previous.  You know, the one with better dialogue, consistent and engaging character development, thematic depth and palpable tension?

I like this theory, but it feels like retcon to hide this show's awkward "sporadic reset button" problem.

Now I know what I want to happen in the season finale…

"If the heated philosophical debates in your horror drama are reminding
me of the most despised subplot in a 90s sitcom, that's probably not a
good sign."

The only place it felt glaring is when Maggie referenced Hershel's fixing her up.  Considering the emotional toll that would take on him — not just her suicide attempt, but yet again these interlopers arguably causing (or allowing harm) — simply name-checking him immediately pulled me out.