Welcome to the board Jeff
The Walking Dead ***please use SPOILER tags***
- Thread starter arista
- Start date
-
This message board permanently closed on June 30th, 2020 at 4PM EDT and is no longer accepting new members.
I think what we were looking at there was the first car that hit the Walker was actually the car that Daryl and Carol were following. The second car that squashes the Walker was Daryl and Carol... following behind.
Thanks Nate! You've just reminded me that I need to top up the antifreeze/water level in my car.
I figured out why I like Carol so much. She is who I hope I would be when the zombies come. (Minus the whole husband used to beat on me thing.) She is tough but in an understated way.
I rewatched this scene. Yes, the first car is who we see hit the walker, the hospital car. The second car to squash her head is Daryl and Carol's car.I think what we were looking at there was the first car that hit the Walker was actually the car that Daryl and Carol were following. The second car that squashes the Walker was Daryl and Carol... following behind.
Thanks Nate! You've just reminded me that I need to top up the antifreeze/water level in my car.
Carol is so much a developed character.
One of my favourite.
Daryl, Michonne and Carol are my top 3.
Oh wait, and Glenn. And Rick... when he's not being a dick.
(top 5 then)
(Fingers crossed no one misunderstands me...)
She definitely is someone you'd want at your side - or watching your back - in that world because of her strength...but to what degree is she strong because of the way her marriage was?
See why I crossed my fingers?
In no way am I saying getting beat on is or can be a good thing. It's not a justification for what Ed did (or what other men - and some women - do to their partners IRL). And yes, she was a whole person before her marriage, etc. (And yes, losing her daughter like she did would also have an extremely strong effect.)
I suppose what I mean is, whatever strength was there in the first place has been tested and tempered by experience. She either knows that if she can survive that, she can survive anything, or she just doesn't care whether she survives or not because she's used to the grind; where others find (or are finding) it to be their crucible, for her it's a case of been there, done that, is there anything else?
There've been a couple of hints about her true or 'original' character throughout the series, though. There was the obvious one in the last ep - simply having gone there in the past shows a certain strength of character, regardless of what she obviously did next - but then, in season one, she's one of the ones who says she misses her vibrator (iirc). The simple fact that she had one signals a certain defiance - her hubby surely wouldn't have tolerated her having such a thing, and she knew what his reaction would be - as well as the presence of a secret, vital part of her character that has not only withstood the violence, but has...not thrived on it, but has certainly not been beaten, in any sense, yet as we also saw this week, she's still vulnerable.
But as I've said before, it's an incredible performance and character development all round.
As for Carol and Daryl...they've both survived terrible abuse (remember Daryl's scars?), so they have that as a common bond. They don't speak about it much, but then they don't have to. They just know.
I think Carol is the most developed character in the show. I think someone posted it here, but she basically has become the 'comic-book' Andrea.
Good to see a Walking Dead thread on here 
I am also not looking forward to the break, but I guess it is better than waiting a whole year! We're planning to binge-watch the first half of S5 in the interval to fill the gap I'm liking some of the theories posted here for sure; it'll be interesting to see how it pans out. Favourite character = Michonne, for sure. Probably one of my favourite characters ever I like how we saw her prove herself, and then find her place in the group. I hope we'll see a few more seasons yet!
I am also not looking forward to the break, but I guess it is better than waiting a whole year! We're planning to binge-watch the first half of S5 in the interval to fill the gap I'm liking some of the theories posted here for sure; it'll be interesting to see how it pans out. Favourite character = Michonne, for sure. Probably one of my favourite characters ever I like how we saw her prove herself, and then find her place in the group. I hope we'll see a few more seasons yet!
Welcome Paranoid Paintbrush to the board.
Michonne is my favorite...She is just so essentially bad arst.
Thank you And I agree; the group need her for sure! She kicks ass, but isn't reckless
And I agree; the group need her for sure! She kicks ass, but isn't reckless
Oh man, I have a Katana story to tell youMichonne is awesome lol anyone who can use a katana is cool with me.
but haven't time right now, remind me later and I'll come back to it.
My favorite characters are Carol, Daryl and Tyrese. Though the arc between Eugene and Abraham has grown on me.
Here's an interesting video on Carol (Spoilers from the latest episode and they make some predictions at 5 minutes):
The Walking Dead - Is Carol the Best Character? - IGN Video
Last edited:
I've just watched this, (thanks LT) oh boy... I do get frightened when I hear predictions.
(I didn't know that about Carol at the Comic Con.)
Oh man, I have a Katana story to tell you
Ok great i can't wait to hear it lol.