Wasn't going into the compound a result of Eugene on the walkie telling the men to check and fortify the surrounding buildings, etc.?

I believe Negan will be around for at least another season. I'd say it's a safe bet that the first show of the war won't be fired until the end of the finale… or even next season.

Go tell it on the mountain!

I feel like the episode would have been a lot better had they murdered those guys at the start. It would have fit thematically in this episode better also, since apparently Michonne was thinking Rick and her are invincible and going to take out the Saviors in a day, which is why it hits her so hard seeing the zombies…

To be fair, it was extremely obvious it was the deer the entire time. I'm not even convinced the show expected many people to think it was Rick at all.

It'd probably make sense for them to get Rob Lowe and make the show the presidency of Sam Seaborn.

This is the same season. It was just a "midseason" break. Also, they continue to shoot the episodes throughout basically, and are basically finishing the entire season as the midseason premiere (the one that just aired) premieres. At least, I think that's how it went in past seasons.

I mean, that's super subjective. The character played by Paul Rust was quite a loser, who took advantage of the vulnerabilities of a woman at the end of the series because it's what he wanted, even though it's the opposite of what she needed. He also dropped her and had sex with another woman when he could, when he…

It's weirder that it happened in the first place.

Isn't the idea that they're seeing how the characters acted in the show and determined that if that person were "real", they'd indeed be a shitty person? I think the truth is a lot of people weren't amused or enthused by the journey or the people, and that's fine, isn't it?

Agreed. I'd marry Gillian Jacobs a thousand times over (for some reason, despite the lack of logic in that), but the show really wasn't great. I think if they had made Paul Rust's character just a bit less of a sniveling shitheel, and Mickey just a little bit better - like flawed characters that you could still root…

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I didn't really like the first Thor movie, but feel his character is relatively well defined, anyway - even if he's certainly not the most interesting character in the universe. I also like Chris Evans, but I think his character has become the second best defined character (behind Tony Stark), particularly throughout…

To clarify for you: yes, you're wrong.

That's cool. We disagree then. Rhys Darby was indeed great, but I didn't feel like the stakes were adequately conveyed through most of the two episodes. *Spoilers for episodes 7 and 8 ahead* The whole idea of the kids saying, "No, that's Count Olaf!" had already worn thin enough as to be grating to me at that point, I…

I haven't read the books… my only experience with this property was seeing the movie, once, back when it came out. That said, I mean, I'm aware that, while watching this show, that I'm an adult and it's a children / younger property, so I gave it some leeway, but there are definitely a number of things about the show…

Thanks for the info. I love Justified, so I'll check this out for sure then.

Would you say the show is worthwhile for someone that doesn't like network-style procedurals at all? I heard it was originally intended as a procedural show for a network. I like Ribisi and Cranston and need something to watch, but I feel like I need it to be worth my time.

They also invited Operators for AV Undercover, and didn't review the album. Or Wolf Parade's EP release.

I also feel compelled to add that there is a difference between self-affirmation exercises and billboards that say, "Hey, you! You're great!", but messages on billboards that are designed to feel/be perceived as personal to individuals can tend to have a self-affirmative effect, anyway.