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Old 11-24-13, 12:59 PM
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The Walking Dead -- "Dead Weight" -- 11/24/13




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A new and scary chapter is unfolding at a camp outside the prison. Will peace be attainable with the addition of new members?

Written by: Curtis Gwinn
Directed by: Jeremy Podeswa


Episode 7 of 16


Next week is the Fall Finale
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Re: The Walking Dead -- "Dead Weight" -- 11/24/13

ohhhhh shit the tank
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Re: The Walking Dead -- "Dead Weight" -- 11/24/13

So the only guy that knows hes the gov is dead? Did Carol ever see the Gov last season? I have a feeling they are going to cross paths now ....
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Re: The Walking Dead -- "Dead Weight" -- 11/24/13

Am I evil for saying that I wouldn't care at all if the Governor went back to the prison, killed them all in a battle, and the show just became about him? Talk about a twist.
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Re: The Walking Dead -- "Dead Weight" -- 11/24/13

Swamp o zombies was appropriately creepy...
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Re: The Walking Dead -- "Dead Weight" -- 11/24/13

Revisiting the same shit (storyline). Lovely.
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Re: The Walking Dead -- "Dead Weight" -- 11/24/13

Another solid episode. The last two have proved a spinoff is going to be amazing.

Walking Dead: SZU
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Re: The Walking Dead -- "Dead Weight" -- 11/24/13

last 2 episodes
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Re: The Walking Dead -- "Dead Weight" -- 11/24/13

Originally Posted by Strafe
Revisiting the same shit (storyline). Lovely.
Yup. The last 2 episodes were a complete waste. This could have been a 6 part half season instead of 8. Guess they'll be (another) prison showdown.
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Re: The Walking Dead -- "Dead Weight" -- 11/24/13

Some people apparently don't like side stories.
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Re: The Walking Dead -- "Dead Weight" -- 11/24/13

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Some people apparently don't like side stories.
I don't mind side stories, I just wish they would get on with the actual story already. This is going to be what, the third or fourth attack by the gov on the prison?
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Re: The Walking Dead -- "Dead Weight" -- 11/24/13

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Some people apparently don't like side stories.
I loved last week, but this week invalidated everything that happened last week, and we're back to where we were at the end of last season.
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Re: The Walking Dead -- "Dead Weight" -- 11/24/13

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Am I evil for saying that I wouldn't care at all if the Governor went back to the prison, killed them all in a battle, and the show just became about him? Talk about a twist.
I'd watch it.
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Re: The Walking Dead -- "Dead Weight" -- 11/24/13

It's pretty clear that they aren't going the obvious route. I mean, I watched the previews and everything, but I think the writers are going to "surprise" us.
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Re: The Walking Dead -- "Dead Weight" -- 11/24/13

With the flu killing all the red shirts, I'm afraid that some beloved folks will die next week.
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Re: The Walking Dead -- "Dead Weight" -- 11/24/13

I can't believe they turned the Governor into a good guy! I just don't buy the turn. - People last week.
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Re: The Walking Dead -- "Dead Weight" -- 11/24/13

Originally Posted by Strafe
I loved last week, but this week invalidated everything that happened last week, and we're back to where we were at the end of last season.
I thought we were back to where we were at the end of episode 5
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Re: The Walking Dead -- "Dead Weight" -- 11/24/13

It's odd that only really hot lesbians are surviving the ZA.

Going into the biter pit head first is a lousy way to die.

Considering the Gov has only been in the new camp for what seems like a few days, the others have really taken to him as leader.
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Re: The Walking Dead -- "Dead Weight" -- 11/24/13

Originally Posted by Charlie Goose
It's odd that only really hot lesbians are surviving the ZA.

Going into the biter pit head first is a lousy way to die.

Considering the Gov has only been in the new camp for what seems like a few days, the others have really taken to him as leader.
Not to mention their leader and #2 have already bitten the dust.

Just a coincidence I guess!
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Re: The Walking Dead -- "Dead Weight" -- 11/24/13

Better than last week's snoozefest but only because I knew it was leading to the prison. Next week looks fun but I'm still tired of the Governor. Him attacking the prison again is stupid but obviously the writers don't know what to do with a character who already should have died. They got rid of Lori and Shane when they stopped being useful. Too bad we have to sit through a rehash of the prison attack again instead of a new direction but maybe we'll get lucky and he'll finally die this time.
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Re: The Walking Dead -- "Dead Weight" -- 11/24/13

Originally Posted by Strafe
Revisiting the same shit (storyline). Lovely.
Disagree with your sarcasm.

This was a MUCH better episode than last week's where they tried to make you feel sorry for the Gov.

At least THIS time, we KNOW he's a total and complete evil bastard. The cool thing about it is that they are giving us reasons why and how he is a completely evil bastard and his rationale. That goes a long way in telling a story.
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Re: The Walking Dead -- "Dead Weight" -- 11/24/13

Originally Posted by Strafe
I loved last week, but this week invalidated everything that happened last week, and we're back to where we were at the end of last season.
These two episodes were basically an origin story for the Governor. Except not. But the whole gist is that he was always a crazy fucker. There's no reason for that except to showcase the actor in the role. He is genuinely excellent but he's stuck with an uninteresting character. I'd like it if both he and Rick died in a one-on-one showdown that rivals the final moments of the titular duel in Freddy vs Jason.
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Re: The Walking Dead -- "Dead Weight" -- 11/24/13

seems that lake is his new fishtank
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Re: The Walking Dead -- "Dead Weight" -- 11/24/13

Originally Posted by Raul3
It's pretty clear that they aren't going the obvious route. I mean, I watched the previews and everything, but I think the writers are going to "surprise" us.
I would beg to differ. Taking the Gov back down the dark path was the obvious thing to do. Redemption would have been the surprise.

Although, the lesbian angle is a nice surprise ...

So ... let the moral debates begin. Did he kill Martinez because he was afraid Martinez would talk about their past? Or did he kill Martinez because Martinez admitted he was weak and needed help? (He kept saying "I don't want that" so I don't think it was a power play at that point.)

I think he killed #2 (forget the guy's name) because he saw the guy was in favor of democracy -- meaning he was not willing or able to make the hard decisions needed to protect the group. The Gov saw this as a threat.

I guess the question I have is this: is he attacking the prison to save his new people or is he simply using the new group as an army for his own revenge?

From the sneak peek it looks like it is to save his people (since it appears he is giving the main group a chance to leave).

Yes, the Gov is a rotten, evil bastard ... I don't idolize him (last week somebody suggested that's why many of us were "on his side"). I don't condone many of his decisions, but I can understand why he made many (not all) of them.
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Re: The Walking Dead -- "Dead Weight" -- 11/24/13

Originally Posted by majorjoe23
I can't believe they turned the Governor into a good guy! I just don't buy the turn. - People last week.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.

We were hoping the writers wouldn't go down the obvious path. We should have known that was asking way too much ...


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