The Walking Dead Roundtable 3.13: “Arrow On The Doorpost”
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Another day, another zombie war. Like I said in my recap, this weeks episode was rife with racially motivated plot points. Jeannie Chan, Carly Mitchell, Jenn Kim, and Nikki Urban join me to talk about it all:
Joe: Just a little something fun & random: Racialicious fave Francesca Ramsey posted a little Michonne cosplay the other day. According to her, there’s also be a video coming up, too.
Jeannie: Joe, that’s awesome!
Joe: I’m giving her a stylist’s two snaps for the accuracy of that vest. It even has studs on the sides. Anyway, on to the episode. What did everyone think?
Carly: I gotta say, this whole dynamic of Rick v. The Governor would be way less dramatic sans eye-patch. I love that thing.
Jeannie: Agreed. Sadly, The Governor’s eye-patch lends more character to the show than some of the other actual characters.
Jenn: I’m not going to lie; I was soooo proud of myself for not looking away when he lifted that eye patch. *high-fives self*
Joe: It’s a lot less gross “healed.”
Carly: Leave it to Andrea to open the door all dramatic-like, noisily interrupting everything. I know I’m in the minority, but I feel bad for her. There’s just so much she either doesn’t know (by choice and by people keeping things from her).
Nikki: Well, well, well! How the mighty have fallen! “Get out and let the leaders do the talking.” It’s nice to see Andrea stripped of the power she thought that she had in this situation. She continually overestimates her influence. I am really enjoying this kill-off taking place, though!
Jenn: I have so many mixed emotions when it comes to Andrea. Carly, I’m in the minority with you when it comes to feeling bad for her. I related to her when she traveled with Amy and expressed serious over-protectiveness, and mourned with her when Amy was tragically bit. I was proud of her when she turned her mourning into strength by learning how to shoot a gun and by proving to be as useful as the men when it came to killing zombies. However, the show’s writers have done a serious disservice to her character by, as Nikki so eloquently put, making her “continually overestimate her influence.” She’s been insufferable this season, partly because the character always looks dumbfounded and employs over-exaggerated head tilts, and partly because, as viewers in this society, we hate it when a woman thinks she’s more important than she is.
Joe: Mmm, let me stop you there. I think we hate it when anyone (male or female) thinks they’re more important than they are. For instance, whenever Milton speaks, we all roll our eyes, I think. It just mostly ends up being a lady on this show because I suspect the writers have never spoken to one in person.
Jenn: Granted, but the negotiation scene was especially painful to me because I actually felt serious satisfaction when she was thrown out of the room. I was so annoyed with Andrea’s smug expressions that I was glad she was treated like a child, like a little girl who had to wait outside while the dads worked out their “adult” problems. But didn’t Andrea deserve to be part of the negotiations? After all, she had orchestrated the meet and was the only one who knew both the Governor and Rick on a personal level. Instead, I didn’t question the “natural leaders’” choice to kick her out, the leaders whose authority we never question because it’s implied in their race and gender. Sigh.
Joe: Andrea, this episode, basically. From The Simpsons.
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