“I love Daryl. I just do. Literally nothing fazes the guy & I think he is getting less racist. Andrea needs to stop giving side-eye to Dale–not his fault that zombies keep trying to eat you. Vets are awesome for apocalypse (see Terminator 3 & Survivors original series). High school, end of the world=where is Buffy?” 10/24/11
“That’s all for The Walking Dead. I’m finally caught up to Season 2 & not planning on commenting on new shows except in fun–any thoughtful analysis will be purely accidental. I do sense a change with Darabont gone. Seems more plot driven, than theme driven.” 10/22/11
“Episode 6 of The Walking Dead is about hope or having a “chance.” With it, nothing is impossible. Without it, death is inevitable. I will confess that I was angry by the end of the episode because when the world ends, no one will talk the black woman down from the ledge.” 10/22/11
“Episode 5 of The Walking Dead is about how we deal with loss. First time I saw it, I thought it was too emo, but now I think that it is superb, as French as Americans can get. Still Daryl is right.” 10/22/11
“Episode 4 of The Walking Dead is about perception: how we perceive & honor time, each other & memorialize certain traditions even if those traditions seem impractical at the end of the world. Failing to perceive can lead to disaster.” 10/21/11
“Episode 3 of The Walking Dead is about the limits & foibles of humanity: confronting the consequences of your choices based on flawed information & how you respond to facing yourself. How even when you’re doing the right thing, it can be the wrong thing, especially if motivated by the wrong intentions.” 10/21/11
“Episode 2 of The Walking Dead is about who we are before & after a crisis & the spectrum of what aspects of ourselves will make us better or worse in a crisis–practical information from a job, gifts from others, ability to observe, ability to not shy from violence or prejudice. It also continues the theme of what makes us human: ethics, knowledge of good & evil.” 10/20/11
“Episode 1 of The Walking Dead is about what makes us human: not movement, our appearance, but how we touch & talk–communication. One hand that reaches out in tenderness versus one that reaches out in brainless, mindless hunger/violence, but the same gesture. Communication is also the key to a happy relationship: friendship, romance…”Can you hear my voice?” “They don’t talk.” The scariest episode in first season.” 10/20/11