The Walking Dead 4.12 "Still" - (Spoiler alert!)

[NewJeffCT]

An enlightening mission springs from a request from one of the group members.

[Solly Mack]

1. I've been wanting to see more of those two ever since they were paired

in the prison get-away.

Daryl - with all his skills. Daryl who gets morose and angry. I believe Daryl does believe in hope - and it is a source of some of his anger. He gets angry at himself for it and takes it out on others. Especially when something goes wrong. Gets his hopes up and all that. Broken, rotted arrow. Hmm.



Beth - with some skills but not seasoned like Daryl. Though she does know a thing or two. Beth, who still believes in hope.


I just know we're going to lose another main character before season's end. I sometimes think Hershel's zombie head was somewhat a test of whether the viewing audience had adapted to his death. He dies - people are crushed - enough time passes between shows - then they show his head. Why? Michonne could have easily made her way through the grounds without ever seeing it. Did we need to see a last act of respect for Hershel? (ending his zombie head) Did seeing his head as a zombie make him less Hershel, the person, and more walker, less human, more monster? So now we're detached from his death because our last view of him was as a walker? Because another main character death is coming? Terminus - end of the line, an extreme point, a finishing point, boundary marker.

I dunno. Just think we're gonna lose someone else.

[alphafemale]

2. Mika may kill Lizzie to protect someone?

She has been trying without success to let the adults to know her sister is a full bore psycho.

And at the tracks.

Lizzie was crying for the Walkers.

That.

Is.

All.

[rug]

3. Spoilers! I want spoilers!

[NewJeffCT]

4. Not sure if this qualifies

but, if you can see in the previews, it's an episode focused on Daryl and Beth.

[NewJeffCT]

5. And, I'm guessing I'll be watching The Walking Dead live

and flipping to the Oscars during commercials.

[texanwitch]

6. I am here at work on a dark and stormy night.

The temps are dropping fast.

This is rodeo weather in Houston.

We have a huge rodeo here in Houston just starting.

There has to be some nasty cold weather.

[NewJeffCT]

7. stay warm

hope it doesn't get too nasty

[texanwitch]

8. This happens every year.

Then it is spring.

The little white flowers are now blooming

Of course this year who can tell.

[NewJeffCT]

9. Beth and Daryl

on the run at night... the scene from the end of Talking Dead.

[NewJeffCT]

10. going into the trunk

this is a bad idea...

but, lots of walkers out there. Thunderstorms?

a big herd passing by.

[NewJeffCT]

11. why did Daryl give Beth the evil eye?

and, why did they pick up that hubcap?

[Vashta Nerada]

13. To alert them of incoming walkers.

Buy stringing them along rope around their camp perimeter.

[NewJeffCT]

15. thanks

I saw them doing that now. Seems obvious to me now that I see them do it.

[NewJeffCT]

12. Daryl hunting squirrel

and missing. Is that his first miss ever with the crossbow?

[NewJeffCT]

14. and now he's spearing a big-ass rattlesnake

that should feed them for a few days.

[texanwitch]

18. He never misses.

[NewJeffCT]

23. maybe that's why he's been so pissy

this episode?

[Baitball Blogger]

76. I hope he cleans that arrow out good between zombie kills.

[charlie and algernon]

16. Damn, Beth is throwing Daryl all kinds of signals

Hope this doesn't lead to the cliche where they fall in love by the end of the episode only for one of them to get killed off.

[NewJeffCT]

20. I jokingly made a comment about that

on roamers & lurkers... with Beth & Daryl getting frisky in the trunk, only to be found by Carol

[NewJeffCT]

17. Beth storms off by herself

and is immediately in danger. 4 walkers heading straight for her

[NewJeffCT]

19. but, she throws them off the trail

by tossing a rock

[Vashta Nerada]

21. I've got a feeling she's going to die this season.

[NewJeffCT]

22. yes

she's suddenly getting more lines... it's like T-Dog all over again. Barely says anything beyond "hell no" for 2 seasons, then he suddenly gets a few lines, and he's dead.

[charlie and algernon]

24. if not by the end of the episode

LOST used to do that. Focus on a secondary character for an episode, building them up, etc. only to kill them off in the last couple minutes of the episode.

[texanwitch]

25. She should have lnown better

[charlie and algernon]

26. nice to see the mysterious grass cutters got to the golf course

wouldn't want Zombie Tiger Woods to have to play on an unkempt course.

[NewJeffCT]

29. Maybe it's the gopher

from Caddyshack?

[Vashta Nerada]

39. Haha.

Yep.

[MissB]

27. Creepy hangings

Yikes

[NewJeffCT]

31. that was bad

welcome to the Dog Trot?

[Baitball Blogger]

77. Talking Dead gave some background to the hangings.

They said there was an uprising and the rich Country Clubbers were killed by the gameskeepers.

[NewJeffCT]

28. golf cart overtruend

Walkers heading towards them. They enter the country club clubhouse. Looks to be in bad shape in there. Lots of dead bodies, including people who attempted suicide by hanging, but are now just dangling there.

Wow, lots of death in this place.

Did they really make it to Washington DC? They found a spoon with Washington DC on it.

[charlie and algernon]

33. walking from Georgia?

That'd take weeks. More likely a group of (former) survivors who originated or passed through DC.

[Baitball Blogger]

78. Not suicide.

According to Talking Dead they were killed by the employees of the Country Club.

[NewJeffCT]

79. wasn't apparent

when I was watching, but maybe I missed some clues?

[Baitball Blogger]

81. No. It wasn't apparent.

That "Dogtrot" might have had some meaning for those who are familiar with Country Club vernacular, but I don't know what it is.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

83. I thought maybe it was the case when I saw the "rich bitch" sign on the pedestal zombie woman.

[MissB]

30. How about grabbing a hook instead of the alcohol?

[NewJeffCT]

32. maybe Beth should hook up

with Bob - the army medic guy

[MissB]

34. Ha!

I don't think she's quite there yet!

[NewJeffCT]

35. Wasn't there some house last season

where somebody had written screeds all over?

Is this the same person, moved all the way to the country club?

[Baitball Blogger]

80. I always thought it was the governor who killed those campers

and wrote Liar! on the walls.

[MissB]

36. Well, at least there are more sweaters to choose from.

[NewJeffCT]

37. I would imagine so

country club gift shop

[NewJeffCT]

38. Her father dying

is finally hitting Beth. No wonder she wants a drink.

[Vashta Nerada]

40. Daryl has turned into a jerk.

What's his problem?

[NewJeffCT]

41. That's what I was wondering, too

all because he missed the squirrel?

[Vashta Nerada]

42. Moonshine.

Beth is going to get wasted.

[NewJeffCT]

43. And now we know why the episode is called "Still"

the moonshine still they find for Beth's first drink

[charlie and algernon]

44. pretty mild reaction for her first drink

not a single cough or anything.

[NewJeffCT]

47. yeah

i remember the first time I had hard liquor, and it was "whew" and eyes watering and some coughing, and then a drink of water.

and that was vodka, not moonshine.

Kind of funny remembrance for Daryl about his father shooting the target on top of the TV

[texanwitch]

45. I can't say I blame her.

She did see her father's head chopped off.

[charlie and algernon]

46. why do I have the feeling that we're going to come back from a commercial break with them in bed?

[NewJeffCT]

48. well, with so few people around

you'd think everybody with hormones might be desirous of at least the occasional hookup.

[charlie and algernon]

49. She's trying to get him drunk now

[NewJeffCT]

51. Daryl being an asshole again

ouch - brings up Beth slashing her wrists

[Vashta Nerada]

50. No wonder Daryl never drinks.

He's a mean drunk.

[NewJeffCT]

52. He was being mean

even before he was drunk

[NewJeffCT]

53. Now, Daryl emoting

and Beth hugs him. Daryl thinks he could have saved Hershel =- maybe

[NewJeffCT]

54. Daryl admits to being a dick when drunk

to put it mildly.

what's a tweaker?

[Vashta Nerada]

61. Tweaker = meth addict.

[rug]

84. Spoiler.

[NewJeffCT]

85. LOL

Yeah Science!

[NewJeffCT]

55. Daryl and Beth hanging out

outside the moonshine house in the dark... chatting about Daryl and Merle, and Beth and Maggie

[NewJeffCT]

56. quiet ending?

or, are we going to get a whammy?

[NewJeffCT]

57. Beth buttering Daryl up

how he's going to be the last man standing

[NewJeffCT]

58. Daryl and Beth

going to burn down the moonshine shack - and, Daryl's past.

[Vashta Nerada]

59. The Walking Dead looks Silent Hill-esque next week.

I look forward to it!

[NewJeffCT]

62. Yes, that looked pretty intense

and, we seem to have Maggie/Sasha/Bob and more Beth/Daryl

[NewJeffCT]

60. Good episode

Glad the showrunners didn't take the cheesy way out and have them hook up, or have a surprise zombie attack at the end where one of them gets bitten.

[NewJeffCT]

63. Emily Kinney looks a lot different

with makeup and lipstick on. Norm Reedus looks like of the same.

(To be honest, I think Kinney looks better dirtied up on the show/)

[Solly Mack]

64. Great episode. Bad Beth! She made Daryl cry!

Nah. I like Beth.

Enjoyable episode.

[NewJeffCT]

65. I wasn't sure where they were going

with it, but I liked what they did with the show.

[Solly Mack]

66. Me too! Now watch them kill one or both off since we enjoyed this episode so much.

[texanwitch]

67. Thanks guys.

Another good show.

[NewJeffCT]

68. good point on Talking Dead

You're in the zombie apocalypse and Beth picks out a white sweater? WTF?

Red, Brown or Green would have been much better. How are you going to keep white clean in the post apocalyptic world?

[Liberal Veteran]

69. I was thinking the same thing when she picked it out.

Miss Manners says you shouldn't wear white after zombie apocalypse.

EmoDarryl was interesting, but not as much fun as BadassDarryl.

[NewJeffCT]

70. true

but, he was almost too badass sometimes - he was like an unstoppable zombie killer before - never missing, never failing. At least he was kind of humanized tonight

[Brigid]

71. Maybe she liked the sweater?

It reminded her of better times?

[Joe Shlabotnik]

72. What the heck did I just watch?

Weird episode. Daryl and Beth broke almost every Walking Dead survival rule in completely uncharacteristic fashion. I think the writers are messing with us; maybe it was just a dream.

[NewJeffCT]

74. I think they wanted to reveal more

about Daryl's past, and last night was a way to do it.

[BainsBane]

73. I'm halfway through the episode

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and the blonde is seriously on my nerves.

Edit: Watched the whole thing. Didn't care for this episode. This supposed reveal of Daryl was no surprise.

[NewJeffCT]

75. Not a big surprise

but, I think the extent of his poverty surprised me.

[Brigid]

82. I was thinking the same thing.

But it was a surprise to Beth. She had known next to nothing about Daryl.

[Digit]

86. I have not liked any episodes this season

Is it just me or does it seem like they have different writers this season. I also do not care for the abrupt turn about of the characters. It is not so much the fact they have changed...they are not believable changes, to me at least.
This especially goes for Michonne and Darryl. As for Carl, the writers have taken him to a new obnoxious extreme.

Am I the only one out there who hasn't cared for the last few episodes?

[txwhitedove]

87. Mmm, mostly just you. I've loved it even more.

[Digit]

89. Yeah, that's what I thought after talking with friends

I wish I liked it like I did once.

[Joe Shlabotnik]

90. I'm not too crazy about the likeable Michonne.

I preferred her character when she was more feral. But I think I enjoy the characters most when they're at their worst; like Shane shooting Otis, Rick shooting Dave from Boston, or the Governor with a tank as opposed to shit eating grin Governor. Glen had a lot of potential in the 1st season as the quick thinking go-to guy that's been sort of wasted with the Maggie dynamic too.

I can't specifically attribute any real fault to the 4th season though.

[NewJeffCT]

92. I wasn't too big a fan

of silent, glowering Michonne. I'm glad they're giving her more lines and more to do besides whip out her katana and kill zombies.

[texanwitch]

88. I watched the show today and I liked it.

Even people living in a walker world need to relax.

Nothing wrong with a little drink.

[NewJeffCT]

91. I liked it

I was surprised that they didn't have the big ending - walker(s) surprises them and bites either Beth or Daryl, or else some band of thugs surround them or whatnot.

However, unless something comes out of the Washington DC spoons or something else, the episode didn't really move the plot forward beyond some reveals about Daryl's past.

[texanwitch]

93. Daryl had a rough past. I did like when he started the fire with the bundle of money.

He was burning his past.

There has to be something with the spoon.