BrAinPaiNt;4424337 said:
Well I have had to avoid the this thread as I did not get to watch the show until yesterday evening.
So off to some of my thoughts.
I agree with others, the zombie through the windshield was pretty wicked.
Shane is kind of interesting. The blonde girl hit it when she said that he means well (minus the otis part which she does not believe) in that he does the right thing but just goes about it the wrong way. I also think that his desire for Lori (sp?) is real and he truly believes the baby is his. Which would put anybody in an odd position. However the problem is Rick and you know he is thinking of a way of separating those two so he can have her to himself. I find it odd that he has not been closer to the blonde girl. They have had a sexual relationship in the car but it seems it has not went beyond that. She seems to be the only one that believes and supports him now however it does not seem like he cares. He is too infatuated with Lori. If he lives I wonder if he will eventually partner up with her.
Dale is going about things the only way he knows how. To win others to his view without getting violent. I think he sees how it can play out and does not want shane to kill Rick and it destroying lori and the boy. So he is doing things his way and swaying opinion on Shane to have everyone on his side.
Glenn is interesting as he is not scared of going on missions and putting himself in danger but now that might be changing as he loves the farmers daughter. It seems they want to show a direct contrast of what Shane, Rick and Lori will do for the love of another (put themselves in danger) vs what Glenn is thinking now. Love made the others do things while Glenn is doing the opposite and has lost his nerve.
Part of me thought that one of the other group that surrounded the bar would be Merle (sp?). Maybe we find out he is part of that group later...maybe he never resurfaces.
The other groups reaction (leaving their own) seems to further point to Rick's instincts when shooting the two men in the bar. He knew they were not the same. Even with Shane being a turd, he still we go out to help Lori and boy. The new group showed the one guy leaving one of their own and not even getting out of the truck to see if he could help. One has to wonder if the new guy (randall) ends up staying with Ricks group since they saved him while his other group left him.
I enjoyed Hershel basically telling shane to shut up and that it was his farm. It also should dawn on Shane that Rick was the one he talked hershel into letting shane stay.
Anyone feeling the tension between Daryl and Carol. Or is it Carol's way of showing Daryl that he did not give up on her daughter so she will not give up on him.
Also what is the deal with T-Dog? Not much story line for him for a long time now.
Also Lori is becoming Deb to me. By Deb I mean the Deb character from Dexter. The character that is important to the show but at the same time just kind of annoys you. She creates more drama than is needed and I have to wonder how long it takes before Rick rips her a new one. Last night when she was telling Rick everything and was rubbing his shoulders it seemed like she was really trying to totally manipulate Rick. That end look Rick had was interesting as you figure it had to be him thinking he had to make a hard decision about what to do with Shane. But I also think Rick has to wonder how much crap is he going to have to deal with concerning Lori. I also think this might go back to what the Doctor/Scientist whispered to him. I have a feeling he was told one or two things...that lori was pregnant and possibly that it was shane's baby. Even if he just told Rick that Lori was pregnant he has to weigh the idea that she has known for some time but only told him later.
I think Daryl will have some real decisions to make before this season is up. He is obviously having a difficult time after they found Sophia, but I'm pretty sure he will need to snap out of his funk when trouble does eventually come. Does he fight for the group when that happens or to save himself?
I also see some character upheaval before this season is done. Quite a few candidates when you consider Herschel and his kids aside from Maggie. It seems pretty obvious that Maggie and Glenn's storyline has some miles on it and Glenn is one of the better characters.
I personally think that Lori is not in the show for the duration. If Shane's character is to meet his demise, then Lori will have outlived her usefulness in the show. If Shane does somehow get offed, then I would expect Lori to have about another season left in her. They would get more miles out of Rick's sorrow than they would his worrying about Lori's safety.
I don't know where any of this leaves Andrea and T-Dog, but it wouldn't surprise me if we only have one of the two left to wonder about by the end of the season.
