ZNation

I warned you about The Walking Yawn soap opera in a previous thread. It's crap. Now Z-Nation has Zombies, and lots of them, and they get killed again in many inventive and gory ways. That's what it's all about.

Anyone watching the X-Files, Very entertaining, hope they make more.

You're more of a fan than I am. I think that's why you analyze it more.

Yeah, in nearly every episode, I ask, "Why don't they just set these zombies on fire? Why not just wipe some zombie innards on a poncho and escape that way?"

And, a person in good shape could kill hundreds with a sharp sword, and some decent footwork. These zombies can't run. And them changing direction is like moving the Titanic.

Heck, put on your "zombie innards poncho", sharpen your sword, and make a day of it.

I liked it more then TWD. The "crew" in Znation have a purpose and a sense of humor.

(Spoiler Alert!!!)


I was torn as well. From a pure entertainment (turn off any critical thinking) standpoint, it was a good episode. I fully expected Negan's henchman to kill Abraham and / or Sasha, and didn't see Daryl's save-the-day coming. There were, though, aspects of that scene that weren't very believable (e.g. no one heard a scuffle or thud, or saw Daryl coming around the side of the truck...?). Nitpicky, perhaps, but lazy writing.

Sam's death was a bit off... They're all looking at and talking to Sam, trying to get him to keep moving, and NO one notices the two walkers approaching...?

But my biggest issue with this episode was Glenn's apparent magic armor and 20 lives... It actually would have been better storytelling to have let him die in that scene. Sad and gut-wrenching, yes, but it would have been more realistic and impactful to have him go out heroically trying to save Maggie.

All the "saved in the nick of time" aspects of this episode made it feel a bit like an action movie. Yes, those were feel-good moments, but not particularly good writing.

I was glad to see Father Gabriel finally step up. Also, the scene where Carol shoots the Wolf and then sees him pull a walker down so that Denise could get to safety - and realize, in that moment, that maybe people can change - was poignant.

Just wondering what they're going to do with all those burnt walkers in the pond...since fire doesn't actually kill them.

Yes, the struggle of the people, the interplay...that's the story.

Sometimes I wonder why we care for some characters on TV, and not others. I also enjoy watching The Talking Dead after the show.



I just read Cali's post. Nearly everything she said was what I was thinking (my wife as well) watching the episode. I just didn't want to describe the episode.

I've never read the comics. So I can't compare.

Yeah, I loved the "Daryl kills Negan's men" scene. It had real tension. And Cali thought about the sounds of a fight, and I hadn't thought of that. But it should have been obvious.

Rick going out to kill the Walkers was a great scene. What Dad wouldn't do the same thing. Knowing he's going to die, but taking them with him.

An it was great to see the rest of the survivors step up. Eugene said something about "people will tell the story", and it was a great line.

But twice, in this episode, someone was saved in the nick of time. I get it, but it's aggravating. The movie 2012 was a movie that just had nick of time saves...the entire movie was made up of them...and it was aggravating. It's lazy story telling.

But Glenn getting saved at the last second, and the first scene where Daryl saves the group at the last second...was a bit much. One "nick of time" save per episode is enough, in my non-expert opinion

I agree with Cali, these walkers don't die by drowning. and they really weren't on fire long enough for everything to burn.....

I love the show. It's incredibly well written and has compelling characters.

But every second I watch it, I think about how absolutely impossible the whole thing is.
How can the walkers see? how can they maintain balance when walking? How are the nerves still alive? How is the brain still sending signals to the muscles, eyes...how are they hungry? Why in the world do they want to bite people and eat them? And why does stabbing them in the brain kill them? Aren't they already brain dead?
In fact, stabbing a live person in the brain is seldom fatal, unless you cut an artery or vein.

When I watch Superhero movies, I'm really thinking the same thing.....How can Superman fly? It makes no sense. If his density is the reason for his powers,why doesn't he weigh 50,000 pounds? Why the heck is he the same size as we are, the same features? It's like watching Peter Pan.

But the 5 year old in me, still loves it. I can't think of another explanation.

Yeah it was. If you had seen the wheel of cheese you'd remember
What I really liked about Znation is how they injected humor into the intense (or tense) situations.
Doc smoking a joint with a zombie in an elevator shaft was hysterical