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DJariya 03-13-16 12:12 PM

The Walking Dead (S6E13) -- "The Same Boat" -- 3/13/16
 
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Carol and Maggie must fight for their lives after being taken by a group of Saviors.

Episode 13 of 16

DthRdrX 03-13-16 08:51 PM

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Two different groups leave Alexandria on supply runs. While both are concerned with the future of the community, immediate danger will derail them.
Am I the only one noticing that the plot synopsis for this episode is wrong? I wonder if they messed up and this is for next week?

auto 03-13-16 09:10 PM

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Solid episode.

movieguru 03-13-16 09:10 PM

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Slow episode. Carol seemed out of character in this episode. Alica Witt would have made a much better Mary Jane Watson when she was younger than Kirsten Dunst.

DthRdrX 03-13-16 09:12 PM

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The group is up around 50-0 against the saviors so far.

JZ1276 03-13-16 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by movieguru (Post 12750412)
Carol seemed out of character in this episode.

I said the same thing after last week's episode. How many times are they going to play the 'guilty for killing people' card?

TGM 03-13-16 09:53 PM

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Carol was out of character because she was pretending to be out of character.

onebyone 03-13-16 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by TGM (Post 12750433)
Carol was out of character because she was pretending to be out of character.

Exactly, she was out of character because she was waiting for her moment. Carol would've been a hell of an undercover agent.

That was a great episode. I really liked all the female Saviors, and was kind of sad to see them go. In that one episode, they were all more interesting than anyone out of Alexandria.

"You're not the good guys. You should know that." Finally someone said it! It's true I am convinced.

JZ1276 03-13-16 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by onebyone (Post 12750438)
Exactly, she was out of character because she was waiting for her moment. Carol would've been a hell of an undercover agent.



Originally Posted by TGM (Post 12750433)
Carol was out of character because she was pretending to be out of character.

No way was she pretending. Did you guys miss last week's episode which pretty much revolved around her guilt of killing? Was she pretending then too?

onebyone 03-13-16 10:15 PM

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She was pretending this week one hundred percent in my opinion. All crying and hysterical with the rosary, all the while using it to cut off her restraints. Feeling guilty last week doesn't mean she won't burn you alive this week.

astrochimp 03-13-16 10:17 PM

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Best season of TWD, so far.

Groucho 03-13-16 10:21 PM

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Total filler episode, but still good.

MikahC 03-13-16 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by movieguru (Post 12750412)
Slow episode. Carol seemed out of character in this episode. Alica Witt would have made a much better Mary Jane Watson when she was younger than Kirsten Dunst.


Originally Posted by TGM (Post 12750433)
Carol was out of character because she was pretending to be out of character.

You're both right. She was pretending to be a timid wallflower. However, she wasn't pretending to be tired of the killing and resistant to doing it. That's the part that seemed out of character. We don't have to guess about her (and Maggie's) feelings because they explicitly expressed them in the episode (including at the end).

Rick: You OK?
Carol: No.
Maggie (to Glen): I can't do it anymore.

And that's just the end. Earlier Carol talks about not killing the Negan guy and that she didn't miss, she just didn't want to kill him (even though she says she should have). And she obviously didn't want to kill the Negan redhead.

It's not jump the shark or anything for me, but it is noticeable that suddenly Carol is reluctant to kill. Is Morgan rubbing off on her? Is that why she is keeping his secrets?

I've been kind of skimming the threads as I got tired of all the hints about who is coming and what their character is like (Jesus, Negan, and some woman whose name I've already successfully forgotten), but I have to say, I'm curious to know if there is really a single Negan person at this point. Still, I'll resist my temptation to spoil myself and just let it play out.

JZ1276 03-13-16 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by onebyone (Post 12750443)
She was pretending this week one hundred percent in my opinion. All crying and hysterical with the rosary, all the while using it to cut off her restraints. Feeling guilty last week doesn't mean she won't burn you alive this week.

I disagree. Yes, she will kill if necessary, but this is a different Carol & she was not faking her guilt IMO (and it was pretty obvious to me). She hesitated killing multiple characters in this episode and cut her hand open with her cross at the end. Why do that unless she's guilty?

Cellar Door 03-13-16 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by JZ1276 (Post 12750442)
No way was she pretending.

She was absolutely pretending, in terms of being this meek and fearful captive. We definitely know that's not who she is now. She has made some hard choices and done some really brutal things, but she also feels guilty about what she's had to do. Both are true. That's the theme of this episode.

At the end when they burn those others alive... damn.

Best episode of the season, IMO.

Except, this was me last week:


Originally Posted by Cellar Door (Post 12744541)
Ooh, ooh! Alicia Witt! This makes me very happy!

This is me after tonight's episode:
:sad:

Melissa McBride and Alicia Witt are both on Talking Dead tonight.

Draven 03-13-16 11:22 PM

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Even the most hardened soldiers can reach their breaking point. I know everything thinks they'd be a cold blooded killing machine in the zombie apocalypse but that's easy to say when you're sitting behind a keyboard.

We've seen Carol play meek before. But this was much more interesting, because you could tell was doing it because she knew it would work and she knew she'd have to kill all of those people. And despite her guilt, she STILL stepped up when she needed too and smoked everyone. She just seemed so sad about it.

My god, she's not a fucking robot. There is a point where someone could realistically just be tired of killing, especially in a world with so few people.

There is so much complaining about the writing and characters on this show (that everyone still watches religiously) and when they actually do step up and do something interesting, that's criticized too. I do not get it.

Josh-da-man 03-13-16 11:25 PM

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Alicia Wiit was lookin' damn fine on Talking Dead.

One bit of tonight's Walking Dead episode caught my eye...

(Spoilered sections involve speculation based on leaked finale footage and info from the comics.)

Spoiler:
...and that was the bit where Maggie was beating the Savior to death and shot from her POV.

A few months back, a video was leaked from the finale that showed...

Spoiler:
Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) swinging Lucille from the POV of his victim. A very similar shot. Makes me think that Maggie might take Glenn's place in that infamous scene, and that was a bit of foreshadowing. AMC got copies of that poor-quality video yanked within hours. (Butit looks like it's been re-upped.)

Here's the video:



Dave99 03-13-16 11:27 PM

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Originally Posted by onebyone (Post 12750443)
She was pretending this week one hundred percent in my opinion. All crying and hysterical with the rosary, all the while using it to cut off her restraints. Feeling guilty last week doesn't mean she won't burn you alive this week.

Nope, definitely feeling guilty, and pretending at the same time. Old carol would have smoked that chick without a word when she finally had the gun on her, not that BS of telling her to just run away. Maggie was the one who went full redrum this time.

onebyone 03-13-16 11:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Dave99 (Post 12750473)
Nope, definitely feeling guilty, and pretending at the same time. Old carol would have smoked that chick without a word when she finally had the gun on her, not that BS of telling her to just run away. Maggie was the one who went full redrum this time.

I don't think these things are mutually exclusive either. She may have been feeling guilty, and genuinely saw herself in Alicia Witt's character and did not want to kill her, while still be faking the hell out of that panic attack & all that tears & rosary stuff. Carol's done this before, not out of character at all in my opinion.

PhantomStranger 03-13-16 11:53 PM

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Oh well, I guess three straight great episodes of The Walking Dead was asking for too much. First, it was plainly obvious that Carol and Maggie were going to save themselves within about ten minutes of the episode starting. This was their "hero" moment the show feels it needs to repeat every so often.

I like Alicia Witt (she's one of my favorites in the Hallmark telemovies) but I've seen her in too many other roles for her character to have been completely effective.

The stuff with Carol at the end was out of character. I also wondered why Carol willingly volunteered to them that Maggie was pregnant, which gave them even more leverage in the negotiations. Things only worked out because the writers made it work out.

Josh-da-man 03-13-16 11:57 PM

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Added the leaked video to my spoilered post above.

nodeerforamonth 03-14-16 12:19 AM

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Are you guys complaining because it's the "cool thing to do" these days?

Come on... it was a good/great episode. Lots to think about.

mnementh 03-14-16 12:52 AM

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Originally Posted by MikahC (Post 12750453)
and some woman whose name I've already successfully forgotten

That's hilarious. The hints about her are quite on the ball and are far from subtle.


I'm curious to know if there is really a single Negan person at this point.
Isn't casting info for upcoming episodes common knowledge? Hardwick and various talk shows should've already spoiled Negan.

Raul3 03-14-16 12:58 AM

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It was a good episode.

Agree with Mikah about Carol.

And also wonder about Negan. I mean, I know that there's one person. But, rhetorical question, i want to know why they say everyone is Negan.

HE Pennypacker 03-14-16 01:35 AM

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Good eppie. Was on the edge of my balcony for the ending.

Toonview 03-14-16 02:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Draven (Post 12750470)
Even the most hardened soldiers can reach their breaking point. I know everything thinks they'd be a cold blooded killing machine in the zombie apocalypse but that's easy to say when you're sitting behind a keyboard.


I think this just about everytime I read a thread on this forum about this show and many others. So many armchair killers post here it's just ridiculous. Yeesh.

mnementh 03-14-16 03:00 AM

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Why didn't I get the impression that any of the women were
Spoiler:
Negan's wives

Josh-da-man 03-14-16 04:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Raul3 (Post 12750506)
And also wonder about Negan. I mean, I know that there's one person. But, rhetorical question, i want to know why they say everyone is Negan.

It feels like the tv series is pushing a cult-like angle to The Saviors.

Josh-da-man 03-14-16 05:00 AM

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Originally Posted by mnementh (Post 12750524)
Why didn't I get the impression that any of the women were
Spoiler:
Negan's wives

I think that might have the case for the women with Dwight who were trying to escape in the truck. (Dwight is the fellow who stole Daryl's bike and crossbow for those who don't remember. I also don't think they gave his name in the episode, but later confirmed he was Dwight.)

Maz Kanata 03-14-16 05:00 AM

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Originally Posted by astrochimp (Post 12750444)
Best season of TWD, so far.

Talk about faint praise.

IDrinkMolson 03-14-16 08:41 AM

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Well I loved this episode but I did have a problem with Carol telling Paula to run away. After all the shit she gave Morgan for letting the Wolf go I just don't see why she would do that.

Orbi-Wan Techno 03-14-16 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by onebyone (Post 12750443)
She was pretending this week one hundred percent in my opinion. All crying and hysterical with the rosary, all the while using it to cut off her restraints. Feeling guilty last week doesn't mean she won't burn you alive this week.

She was definitely pretending. She even talked to Rick in a meek, trembling voice on the radio, which was the first clue.

Dr. DVD 03-14-16 09:16 AM

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I thought this was a good ep. I think it's interesting that at this point, we have yet to meet a group of people who have claimed more lives than Rick's group. They are truly dangerous and it's becoming obvious.

mnementh 03-14-16 09:32 AM

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Michelle and Paula were upset by our heroes' murderous actions. Although Paula understood taking out the biker gang, were the Saviors unaware of the Hilltop murder and hostage? How about the Polaroids?

Also, is Primo a name or a rank?

Draven 03-14-16 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by IDrinkMolson (Post 12750579)
Well I loved this episode but I did have a problem with Carol telling Paula to run away. After all the shit she gave Morgan for letting the Wolf go I just don't see why she would do that.

I think Sam's death hit her pretty hard and there's part of her that thinks she is responsible. She's also been keeping a tally of everyone she's killed and it seems to be affecting her more and more each week.

Do people really want these characters to be cold, emotionless robots gunning everyone down? I'd much rather have a glimpse of humanity and/or something worth fighting for from time to time.

Neil M. 03-14-16 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Raul3 (Post 12750506)
It was a good episode.

Agree with Mikah about Carol.

And also wonder about Negan. I mean, I know that there's one person. But, rhetorical question, i want to know why they say everyone is Negan.


Originally Posted by Josh-da-man (Post 12750534)
It feels like the tv series is pushing a cult-like angle to The Saviors.

It seems like it's their "I'm Spartacus" moment. They're protecting their leader from people who would do him harm.

Jeremy517 03-14-16 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by N2DVD (Post 12750595)
She was definitely pretending. She even talked to Rick in a meek, trembling voice on the radio, which was the first clue.

There was some pretending, but clearly not everything was pretending. Carol was still acting that way even when there was no longer a reason to act that way. She refused to kill Paula twice, and both times were well past the point of needing to pretend any more.

DthRdrX 03-14-16 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Neil M. (Post 12750658)
It seems like it's their "I'm Spartacus" moment. They're protecting their leader from people who would do him harm.

I think what we have is a lot of satellite groups used by the Saviors to keep communities in check. The large group in the communication building was there to watch over Hilltop.

Navinabob 03-14-16 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Jeremy517 (Post 12750684)
There was some pretending, but clearly not everything was pretending. Carol was still acting that way even when there was no longer a reason to act that way. She refused to kill Paula twice, and both times were well past the point of needing to pretend any more.

Exactly. I'm really surprised when people don't get stuff even when it is clearly spelled out in front of them.

She's got a potential love interest and a period of quite for a few months and that's gotten her to soften up emotionally. She's finally taken a look at her actions and they're frightened her. So her being hesitant to rack up additional kills is something she is trying to avoid.

Now at the same time she was also playing up her whole terrified house-mom act that she goes into to have everyone drop their guard around her. That was her "act". Just because she was avoiding killing doesn't mean she was suddenly not going to try and save herself.

dino88 03-14-16 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by JZ1276 (Post 12750432)
I said the same thing after last week's episode. How many times are they going to play the 'guilty for killing people' card?

My guess is they'll keep "playing that card" for as long as there's still humans on the show.


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