The Walking Dead 3.2: “Sick”

Hosted By Fashion and Entertainment Editor Joe Lamour

Last week, we welcomed back The Walking Dead with a chorus of Hurray’s, Whoa’s and Ew’s. Our newly assembled roundtable covered the highs (Michonne and all the beheading;), the lows (Lori, of course. An axe to the shin came in a close second;) and usual stuff we’ve all come to expect: the usual lack of dialogue for T-Dog. Jeannie and I could only recall a single word, and some noises (“Woo!”). On Monday, I postulated that he’s given lines anyone could say. Let’s see if this episode is any different. Jeannie Chan & Carly Louise Mitchell join me in discussion this week.

We ask that you keep the spoilery spoiler-ness to a minimum in the comments, even though there are some episode-related ones under the cut.

Pre Un-Mortem

Liz: Question about previous episodes: does anyone remember the last scene of the final episode last season of the prison? There was something like helicopters or something hovering about it? (or am I making sh*t up?)…no explanation?

Carly: They preview the helicopter in scenes from the rest of the season when they teased it at the end of the first episode so, yes, it happened and, yes, it will happen again.

Jeannie: I definitely remembered seeing helicopters at the end of last season and thought I might have hallucinated that bit given the complete lack of explanation of that so far. But this isn’t the first time we’ve seen helicopters fly by. (Rick was chasing one on horse when he first got to Atlanta. That poor horse…)

T-Dog: Unsung Hero

Joe: So, I got on a tear after the first episode, as you all saw–knowing what I know now after looking closely at why Jeannie, and I could have missed whole chunks of T-Dog speaking, I will be absolutely shocked and amazed if T-Dog actually says something that only his character could say. That is, before he he is eaten by zombies….now that Michonne is here to replace him.

Jeannie: And that’s just the thing that grates my cheese. There isn’t anything that only he can say. We know nothing about his character. Besides spouting off one-liners in reaction to something somebody else says which, like you said, could easily have been said by someone else, I honestly don’t know how T-Dog would typically react to most situations or how he vibes with the other characters. The most significant interaction he may have had was with Merle on that roof, and that was basically the most stereotypical exchange between a black man and redneck racist there ever was.

It makes me wonder, how is IronE Singleton reacting when he gets his pages? (Is his name pronounced “irony”? Because if it is, then that’s just…amazeballs.)

Carly: Is he in the comics? Does his role in the comics differ greatly from the show?

Joe: He isn’t in the comics, just TV. Why create a character if you aren’t going to flesh out into a real human? His name might as well be “Black Extra 1.” Although, I guess you wouldn’t need the number.

Carly: Agreed. And with so many people being killed off on a regular basis–race issues aside–what a stupid way to use a character. He especially, because he’s survived so long, should be given some sort of depth and reason for being when so many people are falling right and left.

Jeannie: Seriously, why keep him alive for so long if he’s not going to be an integral part of the show? Does that mean he’s going to die soon? Does that mean he’s going to outlive everyone? Was that the trick all along?

Carly: Well. Of course we’re introducing our characters of color via roles as prisoners.

Jeannie: And of course, two of them die before the episode is over. It’s like they were never there!

Joe: Three. Hot zombie thrower guy Tomas (Nick Gomez) is/was Latino.

Ken: Whoa! This episode kicks off with a bang…

Joe: LOL they just left his leg there. I’m not sure why I find that funny.

Carly: So, I’m not really a fan of Maggie, and I’m not sure why. Is she the new Lori?

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