Jim and A.Ron discuss episode 102 of Fear the Walking Dead, “So Close, Yet So Far”. Jim thinks it’s an improvement from the Pilot episode, while A.Ron sees it as more evidence that the TWD team is doubling down on some of the parent show’s worse tendencies and tropes. We discuss not discussing things, how many times Madison will get Calvin’d, Tobias as a potential post-apocalyptic survival god, tons of your great feedback, and much more.
Jim and I have a lot of thoughts on the 90 minute pilot of Fear the Walking Dead, episode 101, “Pilot”. Is Nick’s portrayal of a drug addled teen realistic, or just annoying? Is the step father Travis well meaning, or an enabler? Is the mom Madison smart and savvy, or frustratingly in denial about what’s going on around her? Will we as the audience have fun watching and waiting for the characters to catch up to our knowledge of basic Zombology, or will it be tedious? And just when will Matt wake up and realize he can do so much better than the patronizing and frankly douchey Alicia? The jury is still out on a lot of these questions, but we along with our fellow fans sift through the episode for as many answers and indicators as we can.
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Jim and A.Ron talk about the pilot episode of Fear the Walking Dead, creatively titled, “Pilot”. What did we think? What did YOU think? Hit us up at the links below and tell us. We’ll have a full coverage podcast out by Tuesday, see you then!
This is just an announcement to let everyone know that we’ll be covering AMC’s spinoff series Fear The Walking Dead starting next week.
Special thanks to Joel Harris, who ordered us up a classic, the 2004 Zomedy, “Shaun of the Dead”. Directed by Edgar Wright, and starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, it offers a lot of gore, laughs, and a surprising amount of heart. The guys discuss their history with the film, it’s motifs and homages, and where it stacks up against the other films in “the Cornetto trilogy”. Thanks again, Joel!
Jim and A.Ron sign off on The Walking Dead until next October… Death prediction updates, a deep dive on PTSD, some critiques and defenses of Father Gabriel, tons of feedback, some April Fool’s debunking in the spoiler section, and much, much more. See you next fall!
While it wasn’t the perfect finale, Jim and A.Ron are liking where we leave our group for the season in the plus-sized podcast for the super-sized episode 516 of The Walking Dead, “Conquer”… We discuss Ricktatorship 2.0, the continued rise of the Caroligarchy, the puzzling degradation of the skill set of one Daryl “Master Tracker” Dixon, what to make of these Wolves on our borders, the rediscovery of one Teenage Morgan Ninja Turtle, and wonder if sunsets work differently on the East Coast and just how big is Alexandria, anyway? All this, and just tons of great feedback, coming your way. And we’re not ready to close the books on the season just yet! Come back next week for our season five wrap up!
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Jim and A.Ron enjoyed a perfectly satisfying season five finale of The Walking Dead, episode 516 entitled, “Conquer”, and although it wasn’t as crazy as we had hoped, it laid a very nice foundation for next year… Hear our off the cuff observations and opinions, and then use these links to give us yours! We’ll be back for the full cast Tuesday!