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NewJeffCT

(56,829 posts)
Sun Nov 25, 2012, 08:35 PM Nov 2012

The Walking Dead 3.7 "When the Dead Come Knocking" (spoiler warning!)

This is for discussion of tonight's episode, before, during and after the show.

I wonder how they'll resolve Michonne at the gates? And, what is going to happen with Glenn & Maggie in Woodbury? I can't wait to see Tyreese next week.

Oh, The Walking Dead is now the #1 show in the 18-49 demographic. First time ever for a basic cable show.

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The Walking Dead 3.7 "When the Dead Come Knocking" (spoiler warning!) (Original Post) NewJeffCT Nov 2012 OP
This 59 year old likes it to. texanwitch Nov 2012 #1
well, if it's #1 among 18-49 year olds NewJeffCT Nov 2012 #3
Not little kids. texanwitch Nov 2012 #4
My 65 year old father watches, great TV. sarcasmo Nov 2012 #2
Here we go. texanwitch Nov 2012 #5
thanks, NewJeffCT ... Flaxbee Nov 2012 #6
wow, Merle is beating the crap out of poor Glenn. Brigid Nov 2012 #7
lol Joe Shlabotnik Nov 2012 #32
I have a new respect for Carl. texanwitch Nov 2012 #8
Carl has been forced to grow up fast. Brigid Nov 2012 #9
Took out a zombie while taped to a chair. texanwitch Nov 2012 #10
A voluntary test subject. Baitball Blogger Nov 2012 #11
I don't know. texanwitch Nov 2012 #13
He was supposedly dying of prostate cancer NewJeffCT Nov 2012 #18
He came back like a zombie. texanwitch Nov 2012 #21
shit, whenever I think I'm unlucky, I'm just gonna think of that poor guy in the cabin charlie and algernon Nov 2012 #12
what? Flaxbee Nov 2012 #14
Rick's group ran into a large group of zombies charlie and algernon Nov 2012 #15
WTF was going on, though? NewJeffCT Nov 2012 #22
Maybe the dead dog was to keep the zombies away. texanwitch Nov 2012 #25
I bet Darryl will kill Merle before this is over. rug Nov 2012 #37
+1 Joe Shlabotnik Nov 2012 #33
Yeah, what a way to go. Brigid Nov 2012 #16
Next week's show looks really kick ass, leaving us with a cliff hanger. texanwitch Nov 2012 #17
I think the Governor sticks around for awhile charlie and algernon Nov 2012 #19
The Governor is nothing without his Army. texanwitch Nov 2012 #23
However NewJeffCT Nov 2012 #35
I bet you're right. Baitball Blogger Nov 2012 #24
I have a feeling that Maggie is playing spy now. texanwitch Nov 2012 #27
Major bummer if the entire town is allowed to be overrun with zombies. Baitball Blogger Nov 2012 #20
I think the governor will be around until at least the end of the season NewJeffCT Nov 2012 #26
Note to AMC and Ad Buyers: Don't Cut to KFC Ad After the Zombie Feeding Frenzy Scene Yavin4 Nov 2012 #28
Yummy chicken. texanwitch Nov 2012 #29
I laughed so hard when that KFC commercial came on. dawg Nov 2012 #30
Yeah, we laughed at that deutsey Nov 2012 #36
Zombie daughter. texanwitch Nov 2012 #31
That was an interesting preview NewJeffCT Nov 2012 #34
Something is going to come from this. texanwitch Nov 2012 #38
Gotta use the zomdaughter against the governor Spike89 Nov 2012 #39
I do wonder how many of the town people would fight back. texanwitch Nov 2012 #41
Yup, the scientist guy seems typical--remarkably sheltered Spike89 Nov 2012 #43
It is going to be interesting to see how it works out. texanwitch Nov 2012 #44
Merle must die. Merle must die. Merle must die. Bake Nov 2012 #40
holy shite-just finished the ep. lifesbeautifulmagic Nov 2012 #42
Season 3 has been the best NewJeffCT Nov 2012 #45

texanwitch

(18,705 posts)
1. This 59 year old likes it to.
Sun Nov 25, 2012, 08:38 PM
Nov 2012

Rick did notice that she didn't act like a zombie at the end of the last show.

This should be another good show.

NewJeffCT

(56,829 posts)
3. well, if it's #1 among 18-49 year olds
Sun Nov 25, 2012, 09:52 PM
Nov 2012

I'm sure it's not too shabby amongst other groups as well... maybe not kids, though.

texanwitch

(18,705 posts)
4. Not little kids.
Sun Nov 25, 2012, 09:57 PM
Nov 2012

Maybe 12 and up.

I remember watching tv shows that scared me when I was little.

Twilight Zone, Thriller, and One Step Beyound.

This show is a little to much for small children.

Brigid

(17,621 posts)
7. wow, Merle is beating the crap out of poor Glenn.
Sun Nov 25, 2012, 10:12 PM
Nov 2012


But everybody's happy to see Carol back.

Now Michonne is telling them where Glenn and Maggie are, and about the Governor.

Joe Shlabotnik

(5,604 posts)
32. lol
Mon Nov 26, 2012, 01:17 AM
Nov 2012

I was thinking "hmmm, Darryl has something important to show the group"..... and then I was disappointed that it was only Carol. I completely forgot that she was rescued last episode.


Thought Merle would have used the pliers on Glen.

texanwitch

(18,705 posts)
10. Took out a zombie while taped to a chair.
Sun Nov 25, 2012, 10:42 PM
Nov 2012

I wonder who the guy in bed was.

He is a test subject, creepy.

texanwitch

(18,705 posts)
13. I don't know.
Sun Nov 25, 2012, 10:52 PM
Nov 2012

The governor made Maggie take her shirt off.

I hate him even more, but Maggie held up.

She is tough.

I hope Rick gets to kill Governor at some point.

texanwitch

(18,705 posts)
21. He came back like a zombie.
Sun Nov 25, 2012, 11:15 PM
Nov 2012

He wasn't bitten so they all have the virus him them.

The scientist guy was stupid, he was almost bitten.

charlie and algernon

(13,447 posts)
12. shit, whenever I think I'm unlucky, I'm just gonna think of that poor guy in the cabin
Sun Nov 25, 2012, 10:51 PM
Nov 2012

Poor guy is sleeping peacefully in a cabin in the woods. Suddenly a bunch of people barge in with weapons bringing a ton of zombies with them. He panics, so they kill him and feed him to the zombies.

Flaxbee

(13,661 posts)
14. what?
Sun Nov 25, 2012, 10:58 PM
Nov 2012

I missed 10 minutes between when Rick & co. stopped the car, and then Maggie telling the Governor and Merle where everyone was so they wouldn't shoot Glen.

charlie and algernon

(13,447 posts)
15. Rick's group ran into a large group of zombies
Sun Nov 25, 2012, 11:04 PM
Nov 2012

so they hid inside a cabin, only to find it was occupied. The guy living in the cabin freaks out having been awoken from his nap by Rick. As he runs for the door, which is surrounded by zombies, he's stabbed by Micchone and then his body is thrown out the door to create a diversion so they can escape.

NewJeffCT

(56,829 posts)
22. WTF was going on, though?
Sun Nov 25, 2012, 11:16 PM
Nov 2012

The guy was in there with a dead dog that stunk to high heaven, and then the guy acted like he didn't know what was happening? (I'm going to call the cops?)

texanwitch

(18,705 posts)
25. Maybe the dead dog was to keep the zombies away.
Sun Nov 25, 2012, 11:23 PM
Nov 2012

I want to see what happens with the two brothers.

I wonder if one would kill the other.

texanwitch

(18,705 posts)
17. Next week's show looks really kick ass, leaving us with a cliff hanger.
Sun Nov 25, 2012, 11:10 PM
Nov 2012

I think if the Governor was killed the whole town would give up.

charlie and algernon

(13,447 posts)
19. I think the Governor sticks around for awhile
Sun Nov 25, 2012, 11:14 PM
Nov 2012

The show is thriving now that there's a serious villain. I could see TPTB keeping him around for at least the rest of the season.

texanwitch

(18,705 posts)
23. The Governor is nothing without his Army.
Sun Nov 25, 2012, 11:20 PM
Nov 2012

I would bet Rick could and would kick his ass anyday.

The show does need a villain.

Wish Maggie wouldn't have said anything about the prison.

NewJeffCT

(56,829 posts)
35. However
Mon Nov 26, 2012, 09:05 AM
Nov 2012

Merle doesn't seem to be scared of anybody - except the Governor. There must be a reason besides the fact that the Governor has 10-12-15 guys with guns supporting him, as they've been alone at least a few times in the first 7 episodes of this season.

Baitball Blogger

(46,769 posts)
24. I bet you're right.
Sun Nov 25, 2012, 11:20 PM
Nov 2012

The showdown should be at the prison. I see them taking Maggie & Glenn, but leaving Andrea behind. Andrea will turn into a double agent.

Remember when they said in the trailer, she's leading us into a trap. And another one who said, leave her. I bet they were talking about Andrea.

texanwitch

(18,705 posts)
27. I have a feeling that Maggie is playing spy now.
Sun Nov 25, 2012, 11:32 PM
Nov 2012

Getting close to the Governor, really close.

Learning more secrets.

Someone has to do it.

Baitball Blogger

(46,769 posts)
20. Major bummer if the entire town is allowed to be overrun with zombies.
Sun Nov 25, 2012, 11:14 PM
Nov 2012

They have set it up that way, because we know there are lots of zombies in the cabin.

NewJeffCT

(56,829 posts)
26. I think the governor will be around until at least the end of the season
Sun Nov 25, 2012, 11:26 PM
Nov 2012

He's getting to be a pretty vile villain now...with what he did with Maggie.

I wonder if they'll follow the comics where: (spoilers below)
[font color=white] In the graphic novels (GN), the governor chops off Rick's right hand, I think with Michonne's katana, if I remember. That's the reason why many speculated that Merle would be the governor after season one, since he lost his hand, and would exact revenge on Rick by doing the same to him.[/font]

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Yavin4

(35,453 posts)
28. Note to AMC and Ad Buyers: Don't Cut to KFC Ad After the Zombie Feeding Frenzy Scene
Sun Nov 25, 2012, 11:50 PM
Nov 2012

Does not make for a good juxtaposition.

dawg

(10,624 posts)
30. I laughed so hard when that KFC commercial came on.
Mon Nov 26, 2012, 12:17 AM
Nov 2012

Someone must have planned it that way. It was just too perfect.

deutsey

(20,166 posts)
36. Yeah, we laughed at that
Mon Nov 26, 2012, 10:58 AM
Nov 2012

Zombies graphically devouring a bloody, human body followed immediately by a tub of KFC...mmm, mmm!

texanwitch

(18,705 posts)
38. Something is going to come from this.
Mon Nov 26, 2012, 06:20 PM
Nov 2012

This was a clue the writers were throwing out.

The Governor is crazy anyway, use his zombie daughter against him?

Spike89

(1,569 posts)
39. Gotta use the zomdaughter against the governor
Mon Nov 26, 2012, 07:04 PM
Nov 2012

There is no doubt that Rick's group, with Michone, is a match for any group up to as many as 10 Woodbury residents with the element of surprise on their side, but there are 70 people more or less in the town and they are holding hostages. They can't herd zombies into town as a distraction because they can't know that Glenn and Maggie would be in position to defend themselves, plus it would just add more enemies for themselves to deal with.

The only realistic ways to rescue the pair is in a quick and surgical raid, but that is going to be very difficult because they don't know where they are being held or they can get in, get hostages of their own (zombie daughter) and bargain their way out. Of course, Woodbury is currently without most of its "elite" henchmen who were sent to the prison to take on the survivors there.

I'm totally blown away at how satisfying this season has been compared to season two. They probably needed that slow season to develop the characters, but it was painful at times and really suffered in pacing compared to this season.

texanwitch

(18,705 posts)
41. I do wonder how many of the town people would fight back.
Mon Nov 26, 2012, 08:12 PM
Nov 2012

A lot of them look like women and kids.

Not a tough looking bunch of people.

They have had it pretty soft in that town.

Spike89

(1,569 posts)
43. Yup, the scientist guy seems typical--remarkably sheltered
Tue Nov 27, 2012, 07:19 PM
Nov 2012

Of course the Governor has shown to be a tad cautious about bringing strong men/fighters into his group. Still, even if most of the residents are soft fighters, like the poor archer girl on the wall "training" Andrea, there is no way for Rick and his group to tell who is a real threat and who is not. In a full-on battle, the confusion and numbers (as well as terrain) would all benefit the Woodbury group.

All that ignores the simple fact that Rick's group has a very difficult objective and the Woodbury people have a much easier task. If Glenn and Maggie die, Rick's group lost--even if they end up winning the war with Woodbury. The town/Gov. win either by killing the hostages or killing/repelling the attackers.

texanwitch

(18,705 posts)
44. It is going to be interesting to see how it works out.
Tue Nov 27, 2012, 08:01 PM
Nov 2012

I still think zombie daughter will come into the picture in a big way.

The two brothers will also be key players in this.

The Governor would do anything for zombie daughter.

He would give up Glen and Maggie for zombie daughter.

I would think that if the shooting starts a lot of the town people would run away.

We will see.

Bake

(21,977 posts)
40. Merle must die. Merle must die. Merle must die.
Mon Nov 26, 2012, 07:59 PM
Nov 2012

My son and I predict that Darryl will be the one to kill him.

Bake

lifesbeautifulmagic

(2,511 posts)
42. holy shite-just finished the ep.
Mon Nov 26, 2012, 08:15 PM
Nov 2012

after a great first season, an uneven and somewhat sucky second, this third season is killer, really, really intense. Sometimes I have to watch in chunks, cause i just can't take it all at once.

Small wonder it is doing so well in the ratings. Nothing like it on tv.

NewJeffCT

(56,829 posts)
45. Season 3 has been the best
Tue Nov 27, 2012, 09:25 PM
Nov 2012

season so far, I think. Season 1 had a lot of highlights and a great first episode, but wasn't always great.

Season 3 has been consistently excellent.

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