The Walking Dead is one of the most overrated TV shows of all time! And that's not to say that it has no redeeming qualities whatsoever. The pilot episode was incredibly well done for a
TV show, and it did have a really solid first season. But season two done goofed. Nobody really seemed to care. I think in this day and age especially, a lot of people are
just drawn to it because it's a TV show about zombies, and holy shit are people obsessed with zombies nowadays.
You can slap that on just about anything and it'll sell. [clip] I'm shocked that it's one of the biggest things at Comic-Con,
cuz like I said, I thought was an obscure little zombie thing. Well, course, five years ago, zombies were not
in the cultural... mainstream, as they are now. When I was a kid, most people wouldn't... you know,
mainstream viewers wouldn't know what a zombie story was. Now, it's, like, Grandma goes to this Barnes and Noble, and buys
The Zombie Survival Guide joke book for her, for her grandchildren. It's like, it becomes so mainstream, and honestly, it's literally like
in the last four years, it's exploded into this mainstream thing. [YMS] Despite how shitty and over-hyped this show
eventually became, I still think its roots are pretty admirable. The show was originally a graphic novel by Robert Kirkman,
and then adapted by Frank Darabont for television, which is kind of awesome, because we already know
how well he can translate literary works into film. [clip] How do we, how do we make a great episode here, how do we tell this story the best way? And if we're gonna veer away from Robert Kirkman's
material, how do we do it intelligently, respectfully, and in the way we're going to be able
to veer back to it when we need to? One of the really great things that Frank is able to do with the show, is he just takes these little bits that I just
blew past, on my way to get to the next issue, and he'll expand it, and, and, and turn into something
remarkable that I didn't even know could be done. [YMS] Frank Darabont had no intention of milking a cash cow, and he only wanted to create the freshman, but faithful
adaptation that Robert Kirkman himself would be happy with. One could also say that Frank Darabont's familiarity with film
helped turn the pilot episode into more of a movie experience. [clip] We're making a movie, and, and whatever we need to do
to have that sense of scale and quality, is what we're going to do. [YMS] And although I do really love Frank
Darabont, and his involvement with the show, the first season isn't exactly what I call flawless. But
if there's one thing I really appreciate about, it's tone, which is driven forward by its incredibly
selective use of background music. Some composers are great, but it shows a lot of self-
awareness and maturity to know when not to use music. Could you imagine how cheesy the opening scene would
be if there was a scare cue when she turned around? [scare cue] And speaking of cheesy, does anybody else feel that
way about the opening title sequence, or what? We kick off the series with the main character, Rick, waking up in the
hospital from a coma, which seems a little too much like 28 Days Later, especially considering the film came out a
year before the graphic novel was made. But even though it kinda bugs me, I'm willing to say that
that was probably more of an homage than a rip-off. And hey, it's a good way to introduce the main
character, and thus your viewers, to this world. Just dive right into the action, and come
to the horrific realizations yourself. "Don't dead. Open inside"? Uh... OK. One thing I'd like to know, is where did his pee go? Even if you're
being fed through a tube, you still pee when you're in a coma. Sometimes they use catheters: [clip] Firmly pinch the end of the penis for several
minutes, to retain the lidocaine within the urethra. Place the tip of the catheter into the meatus, and
advance it slowly and gently through the urethra. [YMS] But if you're gonna be out for a while, they'll just put a
big diaper on you, and it doesn't look like he's wearing a diaper. If somehow he is wearing one, though, for the amount of time
he's been unconscious, you would probably see some wet spots. Come to think of it, if no one was taking care of him for
45 days, wouldn't have some pretty horrific bed sores? Nurses are required to move patients every two hours to stop that
from happening, and if left untreated, it could lead to an amputation. I know, I know, The Walking Dead's not the only thing that's
guilty of this, but I still feel it's at least worth pointing out, and remember, I actually really liked this
episode, so it obviously didn't ruin it for me. It's okay to recognize flaws in something, and like it at the same time. There's plenty to appreciate early on in the show, and
if you mostly watch it for the zombie makeup effects, I don't really expect you to give a fuck about the
script, because Greg Nicotero does a pretty good job. Anyway, Rick decides to sit down in some random place,
and he gets clocked in the head by some fucking kid. The kid and his dad take him in, and nurse him back to health. Then Rick's able to get a bunch of guns from the police lockers. [clip] It's not a toy. Always remember that, Duane. Duane! [YMS] And he invites them both to go with him,
but instead the conversation goes like this: [clip] Sure you won't come along? A few more days. By the end, Duane will
know how to shoot, and I won't be so rusty. [YMS] I don't understand how that's an excuse. I'm okay with them not joining along, but you'd
think they could have found a better excuse. "We're not really good at shooting zombies yet, so we're
not gonna try and join you, to try and escape the zombies. We'll just stay back here, where there are a bunch of zombies around." So you're using the fact that you can't shoot,
as an excuse not to be around the guy that can? Wouldn't it be in your son's best interest to be
around someone that can protect him well? Do you not consider yourself extremely lucky that your
house hasn't already been overthrown by zombies? Despite how inevitably stupid that
decision is, it is possible that he's lying. He goes home, and wastes no time trying to
hunt down his dead wife with that new rifle. And it leaves the impression that this
could be some unfinished business, but at least it provides an excuse to
show some really good reincorporation. Rick mentioned that he knew that his wife and son
were still alive, because the photographs were missing, and then Morgan says how his wife
had their photo albums in high priority. [clip] There I am, packing survival gear, she's grabbing photo albums. [YMS] The reason why I think it's so incredibly well reincorporated, is because there's no indication that they're
going to bring it back until it actually happens. The original conversation served more than one purpose, rather
than just planting it there for the explicit purpose of bringing it back. Why can't more things be written like this? Anyway, Rick makes his way to Atlanta, and finds a horse along
the way, and because of his carelessness, it gets murdered. Yep, he just ran into a conveniently placed wall of zombies. Now, I get there were already supposed to believe that zombies
are things that can survive, as long as their brains aren't damaged, and despite how that's partially forgiveable, just because it's
a zombie thing, the super strength kinda bugs me at times. I could reasonably assume that a bunch of them could
overpower a person, and also overpower a horse, but to just start eating it like that? I don't care how strong the muscles on your fingers are, they
would break if you tried to rip open a horse's stomach with them. Their skin is not that thin. Suddenly, the horse's
body is the consistency of mashed potatoes. Again, it's not something completely damning, but I think it would've been kinda cool to have the
zombies struggling to try and break open the skin. [clip] I pull on it so hard, I rip the skin. [YMS] You know, having a couple of them biting the jugular at the
same time, and then pulling in opposite directions, that might work. Adding super strength is within my suspension of disbelief, but having, like, steel reinforced fingers and fingernails
that are able to rip open a horse's stomach is kinda dumb. Anyway, I thought this episode was great overall,
and it was a pretty awesome way to start the series. Episode 2 starts, and we learn that Rick's wife's
slutting it up. Yeah, I get it, it was a fake scare, and we were supposed to think she's in danger, and
then be like "Oh. haha. She's not actually in danger.", but how stupid is Shane for doing that during a zombie apocalypse? I don't care how lonely you are, that should be
a deal breaker. What if you had a knife on you? "Oops, I accidentally just stabbed you in self-defense, sorry." Anyway, Rick manages to shoot his way out of his situation. [Mario coin sound and grunting at each head shot]
(Subtitler's note: This happens for every head shot in this video) [clip] Killing spree. [YMS] Man, you're really making every bullet
count. Fucking head shots while you're running. He meets up with the rest of the group, and we see a zombie
trying to smash through the window with a piece of concrete. Why do you need that? Why don't you just
puncture the glass with your super fingers? They need to escape the building, so they come up
with a brilliant plan of pretending that they're zombies, by putting a bunch of zombie blood
on themselves, and it actually works. That is, until it rains and then all their
zombie smell washes off, somehow. [clip] Everything was going great, until it started to pour with rain. Then the zombies started started smelling them, and realized
that they aren't zombies, that they're actually real, er, people, which means food, and they go after them. [YMS] I would assume that you'd still
smell like a zombie, but just a wet zombie. Have you ever heard any testimonials from crime scene cleanup? Anyway, these two create a diversion and pick up the rest of them,
except the one really racist guy that got handcuffed upstairs. Oops! Season 1, Episode 3 is where the pacing starts to change a little. It comes much less about the zombies,
and a lot more about the characters. There's been a lot of shit going on, and the
characters need some time to process it, not to mention that it's good that we learn
a few things about these characters, too. [clip] - I miss my vibrator
- Ohhhaawwwhh??????? [YMS] This is also the episode we get
introduced to Daryl, everyone's favorite. [clip] It's a fun weapon and everybody looks
cool holding a crossbow. It's, it's not a M16. [YMS] Anyway, a few of them go back to save Daryl's
racist brother, but it turns out he already left. Oops! Episode 4 continues developing characters,
but also keeps the action moving along as well. But if there's one thing that I kind of dislike about the television
slot formula, it kinda makes things a bit more predictable. [clip] We pull a surprise or two out of the hat
in Episode 4, that I think will really... surprise. When you've got a shit ton of B side characters that have all
been relatively equally ignored throughout the series so far, and then you give some of them an extremely
abnormal amount of screen time and attention, all it makes me think is "Hey, I wonder what's gonna
happen to these characters by the end of the episode." And wouldn't you know it, shit goes down. And it's not something that's exclusive
to this television show in particular, but it's kind of annoying that most TV shows
have those constraints in the first place. I mean, you have to imagine that that only really happens
because the writers expect people to be watching this episode without having seen the first few episodes. So, rather than building your character consistently
in a way that would surprise you when she dies, they just throw in as much shit as they possibly can in one episode. [clip] It's Amy's birthday tomorrow. Didn't Dad teach you to tie
nail knots? It's not his fault we were born twelve years apart. - Her dad. Mom and Dad.
- Did Dad teach you mostly dry lures? [YMS] Don't get me wrong, I think it's much better
for a person to have character before they die, but if she was anything more than just an
expendable nobody before this episode, then it wouldn't seem so out of place
for a character to finally be explored in what just oh so happens to be the
episode that she dies at the end of. Yep, yep, I get it. They're sisters. Thanks for telling
me. Thanks for telling me again. Yep, they're sisters. Now I feel really bad, cuz I know that they're sisters. And what's the deal with people when they die from zombies, anyway? "Yep, let me stand perfectly still while this person bites me,
so the blood explodes on the right spot for makeup purposes." Does that not take anybody out of it all? We can have somebody, like, violently spazzing
out while they're getting eaten, or what? They are all just so scared that they don't move, and that's why it's
happening. Every single person ever does that, don't you know? Episode 5 comes along, and Andrea finally
decides she needs to kill her zombie sister. That would probably hurt your ears. Now, you've probably noticed that I'm
skimming through these episodes in Season 1, just so I can get to the colossal fuck-up that is Season 2, but
there's something in this episode I feel that I need to point out. Please, somebody tell me that they recognize this song: No, it's not just "That one song from Kick-Ass". It's called Adagio in D Minor, and it was composed by
John Murphy and Underworld for the film Sunshine, and ever since then, people have destroyed
it, by feeling they have to put it in everything. [clip] - I need you to trust me.
- OK. I see you, after all this time, I actually see you. On an incredible IMAX 3D journey through time and space. - Why can I see you, and no-one else can?
- You're not a mundane. Stryker says he would be making a difference. You don't discover this essence, it discovers you. [YMS] God, can we not have one great song, that isn't shamelessly
regurgitated throughout every trailer and advertisement ever? It kinda fucking ruins it for the people paying attention. I'm not saying you should hate this episode because of it. After all, the decision to include it could have
been before this rush of blatant recycling. But now that you know where it's from, could you at
least pay a bit of respect to its origins? It's a good movie. So, it's the last episode of the season, and the characters
make it to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and there turns out to only be one person there, cuz
everybody else died. So everybody gets really drunk. And the day after, the doctor says "Actually, this place
is gonna blow up, and all the doors are locked now. And since I wanna die, you all have to die too. Nya nya!" And then they convince him to let them escape, but two of
the characters decide that they actually want to die anyway. Dale tries his best to save Andrea, and winds up convincing her to
leave. But it's too late for that black lady. Nobody cares about you. [clip] Ohhhaawwwhh??????? [YMS] What's an escape without run-
and-gun head shots with your pistol? [clip] Killing spree. And thus ends Season 1. [clip] It's a great, great way to end the season, and
have everybody at the end of it, hopefully, ask, "Is there chance of a cure? How will they survive? Where will they go?" We need next season, to, to answer all of these questions. [YMS] Despite its few shortcomings, it was a huge
critical and financial success for the network. [clip] The Walking Dead social game is now on Facebook. Enter the world of the survivors. Embark
on missions with your Facebook friends. [YMS] All thanks to Frank Darabont and his hard work
and commitment to a project that he nurtured from birth. [clip] So, Andrew Lincoln referred to this as
your baby, so tell us how, kinda, proud you are. [YMS] "I mean, fuck, we're making so much money off
of it, we should give the guy a bigger budget now, right?" Fucking nope! AMC decided they wanted
to save as much money as possible. Frank Darabont and the crew has been an ongoing battle with AMC over the show's budget, and despite being a huge hit for the network, AMC
was even brazen enough to suggest things like, "Oh, can't we just hear the zombies instead of
seeing them? That would save money on makeup. Artistic integrity? [raspberry]" So why did they do this? Because they can! The Walking
Dead is actually the only show that AMC owns in its entirety. Shows like Mad Men and Breaking Bad are
actually co-owned by Lionsgate and Sony, so if there are any disputes between the network
and show creators, at least there's a third party. But not with The Walking Dead. "If you don't like it, then
you can suck it, cuz we own your whole show, bitch!" [clip] - I don't think it will have shot the show creatively.
- Right. It will ultimately... ...in a negative way, which just strikes me as odd,
you know. If you have an asset, why would you... - Punish it?
- Punish it. Exactly. So, that's kinda where we're at. [YMS] Not only did they cut the season's
budget from 3.4 million to 2.7 million, they also demanded that there would be 13 episodes instead of 6. And hey, that 30% tax credit that went towards the show's
budget in Season 1 for filming in Georgia? Let's take that, too! Despite this massive 'Fuck you!' to Frank Darabont from the network, he still decided that he was going to try and do the show
as best as he could, but God was it a massive blow. You can tell that the cast and crew had
some major issues with the budget cuts, just by looking at their faces after this question at Comic-Con. [clip] How has, going into the second season knowing you have
have more episodes, you probably have some more budget, is it, is it, is that a little bit scarier to
know you have more resources in a way? It's a, it's a bit of, it's a bit of pressure, you know, knowing that,
er, everybody loves the show, and there's an expectation now, but, er, I can say that, you know, i-it's just made everyone
work harder, and Frank, jump in any time you want, but like, it's, it's, we know that the,
i-i-it, it's empowered us to try harder. [YMS] Despite all these punches that AMC was throwing their way, they still tried their best to market the
show, and work with what they had. [clip] I'm working with my friends that are so good at what
they do, and I think, fans, I think you're gonna be so thrilled. [YMS] She wasn't kidding when she was
saying she was working with her friends. Anyone familiar with Frank Darabont's The Mist
would recognize that he used a lot of the same actors. [clip] Here's a guy who gets his cast and
crew together, and gives them to AMC. Packages this whole show, and gives them a show that is
way cheaper than it would be made to make anywhere else, because everyone is working well under their pay rate. Why? Because they want to, and love working
with Frank Darabont. That's what's going on. He shared with me what kind of pay cuts people have been taking, and I also am friends with other people on that set,
certain department heads, and I know their not ma... you know, they stepped up because they wanted to work with
Frank. Some of these people went to high school with Frank. [YMS] Yep, Frank Darabont handed this
whole show to AMC on a fucking platter, and three days after this very same press
release at Comic-Con 2011, they fired him. "Thanks for creating one of the most
successful shows on our network, goodbye!" [clip] The saddest thing, is, you know, when we, when I was at
Comic-Con, which was three days before that announcement, I'm talking to him, and he goes, "You know, it's hard to do the show. It's really, really hard to do this show for the money they're
that making me do the show. But you know what? I have to." And I was like, "Well, you know, why? Why do you have
to?" and he goes "Because I got all these people into this. I got all these cast members to do this,
I got all my friends to pull in favors, I've gotten all these people to do things, for nowhere near the money
their worth, nowhere near the money they get paid anywhere else. And the reason I have to show up and do my
best, no matter what budget AMC gives me, is cuz I owe it to everyone that's working for
me." And then three days later. Three days later. And by the way, they knew two weeks
before. They knew two weeks before. [YMS] Fuck you! With Frank kicked out the game, they replaced him with his second-hand man, Glen Mazzara. They'll be a script coming down the road that'll be in my voice, and it's going to create a panic. And they all are like, "OK" and then we released that
script, few weeks later, and it created a big panic I had, I started to have a feeling of what I thought the show
should be, but it was different from what we had done. I never wanted it, you know, to be a competition
between me and Frank, that's not fair, you know, and, and to clarify the earlier point, you
know, I knew we had trouble on the show, we had some problematic, we had a problematic season
premiere, so I, I knew we were working on a problem. - Budget wise, or shooting or...
- Just, just, just the f... eh, the story didn't hang together. Footage came in, it wasn't what we wanted. You know, it was just
something that needed re-shoots, and editing, and it was just a problem. [YMS] Yeah, let's replace the director of Shawshank
Redemption, with the man that created this: [clip] - Previously, on Crash:
- I love you. Eugh! - Expressing my love for you is against the rules?
- You're gonna leave your wife? And you think a major bathroom
remodel's gonna make him love you? [YMS] Fuck you, AMC! You know what's the worst part about
all of these back-stabbing financial decisions that they made? They were right. AMC doesn't give two
shits about making compelling television. Remember, they don't have anything to do with the actual
creation of the show, all they want to do is make money off of it. And it fucking worked. No-one even seemed to notice the show's extreme
drop in quality, due to a lack of a sufficient budget, and that, ladies and gentlemen, is what I'm here to show you. [clip] You think you were blown away Season 1,
Season 2 is incredible, it's, it's, it's doubly incredible. Season 2 is more action-packed, it's
even more dramatic, if you believe that. The stakes are higher, the characters are richer. Why is T-Dog continuing to go on? Season 2, it's just really, really testing
the faith, and the hope, of everybody. The writing's so good this year, it's spooky. [YMS] Episode 1 of Season 2 starts with the characters leaving the
city, in the hopes of finding a place that isn't infested by zombies. They come across a massive traffic jam on the highway, and
everyone's like, "Great, we can get supplies." and Lori's like, [clip] This is a graveyard. [wind blowing] [YMS] Well, seems like you changed your mind quickly enough.
Everyone raids for supplies, while Dale keeps watch on top of his RV, and after he turns around for what seems
like a few seconds, he spots a zombie. Oh no. It's actually a fuckton of zombies. But how the
fuck did they get that close without anybody noticing? Oh, I know what you're gonna say, it's cuz
they were blocked by those cars, right? Um, do you see that angle? I don't care if Dale was turned around for ten fucking minutes, there's no way he wouldn't be able to
see them before they got that close. You wouldn't even need binoculars, it's a fucking
herd. And where did the zombies come from, anyway? They really came from the city? Isn't that where you are just came
from? And did you not all just come from there at a driving speed? You've been here all but five minutes, and the zombies
have managed to catch up to you at a turtle pace. Unless we're honestly supposed to believe that Andrea has
been trying to put a gun back together for the past five hours. "Oh, shit! Why didn't anybody tell me." Everyone tries to stay super quiet while the zombies go by, but then Andrea gets visited by the only zombie in
the entire fucking herd that has half decent makeup. Just look at that crowd. Thanks, AMC! Meanwhile, instead of hiding under a car like everyone else, T-Dog
just fucking dicks around, and winds up slicing his arm open, at which point I though, "He is dead, for
sure. You definitely severed a vein there." [clip] A rip like that could send you in total shock, I'm
surprised that T-Dog didn't just die from just that wound. [YMS] In fact, it seems as though, in the short
amount of time that you've cut yourself, you've lost so much blood, that you can't even move. [clip] Daryl's saving me, Merle's brother, Merle Dixon's brother. [YMS] "Oh thanks, Daryl, get that
zombie flesh all up in my open wound." Andrea start screaming like an idiot, so Dale
gives her a screwdriver to use as a weapon. Aw, hey, look. It's the collector's edition Blu-ray boxset. [clip] I was scared for my life. It felt like I was being violated. I got him with that screwdriver. Don't mess with me, zombies. [YMS] How the fuck did none of the other zombies hear you? It's not as if there was noise coming from anywhere else in
the entire fucking area: you're screaming with the door open. Well, look like it didn't matter, cuz there's no zombies to be heard. "Yeah. Huh huh huh." Oh shit! It turns out one zombie was conveniently
right next to this little girl, and didn't make any noise. That's right, run into the fucking words. Seriously,
that's like the stupidest thing anybody could do. Anyway, Rick goes after tells her, tells her to run
back to the highway while he distracts them, and then he kills them, and it turns out
she's nowhere to be found. "God damn it." Rick and Daryl look for her all fucking day, until... "Yes, it's really late in the day, and this is not
just a really obvious color and brightness filter, despite the fact that my head's shadow is clearly
defined in a downward slope across my chest." Now, there's a reason why AMC wanted
50% of the scenes in Season 2 to be indoors, and that's because it's more expensive to shoot outside, and the reason why it's more expensive to shoot outside,
is because you have to be mindful of natural lighting. Whether the Sun's behind the clouds, or
what time of day it is, etcetera, etcetera. But if your budget's stripped to the point of not being able to
shoot the same scene at the same time on several different days, especially while the Sun's setting, then
things start to look a little inconsistent. The shadows go from clearly defined at a downward angle to
completely non-existent over the course of 90 seconds in the show. And if you're not bothered by that, that's
OK. But having a budget fucking matters. They continue searching the next day, and they come across a deer. "Yeah, put down your gun, Shane, just let my kid walk closer
to it while he's fucking ogling it, until he scares it away. Why would we want food?" [gunshot] O-O-Oh, it's a plot device. OK, I get it. Episode 2 starts with a flashback that really
delves into Lori's character. She is a bitch. She starts out complaining that Rick doesn't argue with her enough. [clip] He was trying so hard to be reasonable,
it just pushed my buttons all the more. [YMS] The fuck is wrong with you? Shane interrupts the conversation to
let her know that Rick is in a coma, and as soon as Carl gets out of school, she
tell him the bad news, and makes him cry. You couldn't have waited until he walked
up to you? You know, away from his peers. "Yeah, let's deliver this heart-wrenching
news right in front of the fucking door." There's one thing within this episode that I would call a
redeeming quality, and that's Andrew Lincoln's performance. He does a great job convincing me that
he's a dad that thinks he just lost his son. But as soon as we cut to the filler in this episode, a.k.a. the
other characters, things start to get really stupid again. So apparently T-Dog is still alive and kickin',
but then he starts acting really weird. He starts to look intoxicated, he gets
irrationally angry, and he has a crazy fever. And in a show about fucking zombies,
you'd think that whoever's writing it would know that those things might easily
be associated with turning into a zombie, especially considering the character
has a huge fucking gash on his arm. He could have easily been infected at this point, and I'm pretty
sure we're all assuming he was, but nope, he was just sick. Now, I'm not upset at this part because it's
not how I'd prefer for the story to develop, but it really bugs me, because these false flags
didn't really have any self-awareness to them. Considering the possibility of such a thing happening
was never even mentioned by any of the characters, it seems as though the confusion was unintentional. I mean, it doesn't really seem like anybody gives a shit about
infecting themselves at this point. It's the bite that counts. Meanwhile, all of these characters are still searching for that little girl. Wait, why are you suddenly so far away from the group,
when you're just next to them a few seconds ago? Oh, it's so you can get attacked by a zombie, OK. Does no-one else consider it to be fucking
stupid that it was hiding behind a fucking tree? Did it not notice everybody else go by first? Is this a super-secret
smart zombie, that knew that he could trap this one person alone? Or is it just a poorly thought excuse to add conflict to a scene featuring a group of characters that would
otherwise be doing fucking nothing? Yep, they're in danger now. Here's some
instant danger for ya, just add water. It sure is convenient that that zombie was super-secret and hiding, because if he was any bit noticeable, then he would
have just been picked off by Daryl in an instant. Yeah that's zombie totally showed higher cognitive abilities than
any of the other ones we've seen thus far, but let's not mention it. This was completely normal, and not
out of the ordinary in the slightest. Anyway Lori catches a ride on the farm
with this character she's never seen before, and its kinda hilarious how before they hit the fence, they cut to
Rick, and then they just show them on the other side of the fence. Shane teams up with Otis, who accidentally shot Carl, to
scavenge for medical supplies at a zombie infested high school. How are they gonna get out of this one, guys? Episode 3 is where the show starts to get really boring. I mean, the drama unfolding with Rick and his son might
be more entertaining if it wasn't so stale and repetitive, But AMC says we have to have 13 episode, so fuck it! [clip] Lori's angry at everything and, and there's
a part of Lori that wants to just blame God. What else are you gonna take? You're gonna
take the kids now? You gotta be kidding me. [YMS] Meanwhile, these characters do dick-all the entire
episode. "We can just have them looking for that little girl forever." [clip] Sophia being lost, has brought out new dynamics in the group. The search for Sophia, from Lori's perspective becomes
about Rick. Rick needs to keep looking for this little girl. I'm going for a walk. Shine some light in the forest.
If she's out there, give her something to look at. - Do you think that's a good idea right now?
- Dale. [YMS] "Yeah, fuck you and your logic, Dale. What else
what our characters be doing to fill up screen time?" By the end of the episode, they try to pretend
as if their trip wasn't completely useless, so Dale gives her back her gun, cuz now he
trusts her that she's not gonna kill herself with it. [YMS] The gun has a lot of symbolism,
because my dead father gave it to me. It's a very loaded topic, because it's insulting to me. Every time
you won't give me the gun, it's like, you think I'll kill myself. [YMS] But there is also some action happening with this one
main character, and one expendable character that we just met, and by 'action', I mean they both get head
shots with every single shot that they fire. And they both separately took bad landings
off of completely different elevated places, so that they can have a bit of a limp when they're
trying to run away at the end of the episode. Because there really wouldn't be any tension watching
two characters run away from Romero-style zombies, unless they both had convenient leg injuries. [clip] The people in The Walking Dead have
it easy. The people out get them are walking. If you have the ability to break into a
light jog, you can survive in that world. [YMS] Which is also kinda retarded, cuz back when they were running
at normal speed, it seemed like the zombies were keeping up just fine. [clip] I reckon it's very old school, they will not move faster
than the first zombie in the original Night of the Living Dead. [YMS] So now they've slowed down, I guess
the zombies have got to slow down too. At least having a limp doesn't really seem like it's affecting their aim,
and it doesn't really seem like they're catching up to them at all. But despite that, Shane decides to shoot
Otis in the leg to slow him down even more, which is absolutely fucking retarded, cuz
they weren't catching up to them at all. "But, it's one of many important plot devices to keep people arguing
with each other the whole season, instead of actually doing anything." You know it'd be a lot more convincing that
the zombies were actually catching up to them, and this was a decision that Shane was forced to make, if they didn't completely stopped walking and then fight in
the middle of the road for a total screen time of 43 seconds. You had a 43 second lead on them, at least. I know you guys didn't park right there,
but how fucking far away were you? Shane comes back alone, and pretends as if Otis's death
was a tragedy that he was not directly responsible for. He pokes his head in to see Lori with her son, and even
though she should probably be saying "Get the fuck out." considering last time they were alone in trying to fucking rape
her, she decides she'd rather send mixed messages instead. I'm sure that won't encourage any future confusion with
this clearly mentally unstable character. "God damn it." [clip] The value of somebody with whom
you share past, that is irreplaceable. Through all of the pain and the hurt,
it's so close on that spectrum to love. It's like when you get furious with your brother, he's still your brother, and if you can't bring yourself to sever a bond of
blood, especially when there is so little blood left. Subtitles by JorWat
seasons 2 and 3 suddenly makes a lot of sense now
Wow, this is actually really insightful, I had no idea there was such a clusterfuck going on behind the scenes after season 1.
This is really quite a good debunking, he voiced my opinion on the show perfectly, and he seems pretty damn thorough and correct, a lot of people i know didnt notice the drop in quality between season 1 and the others, i had no idea AMC did this, and were such a douche bag of a company, so its good to know more, and good to know that it wasnt the original director who bastardised the show, but his successor.
Has AMC ever commented on why theyd hack the wings off of the golden goose they own out-right? Ive never heard of any network throwing less money at a show because it was successful.
That explains why season 2 turned into Argument farm and Carl wouldn't stay in the house.
The first 7 minutes or so are splitting hairs. when he gets into the real shit, he's on point.
Finally the new YMS. this guy does some really great work. His look into the saw films are great and just ahh his reviews are great. do yourself a favor and watch them. In Time was a great one
firstly, the guy who makes the videos has been on /r/videos a few times for his views on the ABC family film "Cyberbully" and Michael Goi's "intense horror thriller" Megan is Missing.
secondly, the guy who makes these videos is /u/anUnkindness
thirdly, there is a subreddit for his stuff. /r/yms
Fourthly(?), Fuck yes. I love that someone out there shares my opinion on this show. Had a 8/10 season 1, and then it got shitty. Didnt know about the funding issues, though.
And for everyone saying "tl;dw" and "lel, he complains about it being unrealistic", no. Watch it. Stop drawing conclusions.
Wow, I had no idea about S2 getting boned. No wonder that first half stunk.