AMC's The Walking Dead

That's a waste of an arrow ...

That line, for whatever reason, cracked me up.

 

I kind of expected him to somehow leave Otis behind or use him to get away, but definitely didn't see that coming. And thought it was great. My wife felt the first two episodes were too slow, and I kind of agreed, but that certainly put a jolt into things.

 

I think we've reached that AMC-style of storytelling at this point. It's a slow burn toward big events that surprise the hell out of you.

@bigpern - You're right. My buddy texted me today, "Is Shane evil?"

 

My take on Shane wasn't as "evil." Dude was slowing them down and with only two shots left, someone needed to go to get the medical equipment back. And then the guilt set in.

On the other hand, I'm OK with saving your ass, too. Fuck it. If only one is living, it's going to be me.

 

So this is following the comic, right?

 

Not completely, according to one of my coworkers who has read the comics and follows the series.

 

He also fucked his best friend and partner's wife and got quite hands-on with Lori at the CDC. He has, however, shown remorse. Perhaps he's on the path to evil.

 

But if you think about it, we only had six episodes last season. There wasn't a lot of time to sit back and let things develop. They've got 12 or 13 this season, so they're playing things out.

I like it.

 

Yes and no. There are a lot of differences, but there are some similarities too.

 

We're going to see Otis again, right, as a walker (limper?). And he's going to have a bullet in his leg and maybe that will out Shane to the others.

 

I don't know. From the previews for next week, it looks like the group is leaving the safehouse.

 

Yeah, I like it, too. The slow build to the big event is why I enjoy serialized drama more than anything else on TV.

Man, I don't know. He got freakin' devoured. Most of the walkers are bite victims or partially chewed on (ex Hanging Zombie). They ate the fuck out of Otis. I'm guessing he's a pile of bones.