Possibly Foxtel... But I did end up upping the settings on my TV's brightness and contrast... It was very dark!


Oh also wanted to mention the mega Herd... I couldn't even SEE what they were looking at or talking about, but just figured from what was said that it was walkers... Just looked to me like fenced off paddock area. lol.

 

Yeah, I don't think that was very well done. I wondered if it was a budget constraint thing and they just couldn't afford the CGI to make it look realistic. Obviously the idea was that there were walkers in a panorama as far as the eye could see but you really couldn't see enough to evoke any response. It would have been more effective if they'd pulled into a closer panorama.

I wonder if they're still not very good at budgeting and they spent all their money on the explosion in episode 1 and then find that they can't afford to make an episode like this look effective.

 

I certainly hope that ain't true, I still want them to run into the massive herd (from Season 4). It has to happen before they're all on route to D.C. too because after that, the chances of them running into it again are pretty small.

 

You "had" to rewatch to catch everything? Or you "had" to rewatch to see the sex scene again? Haha!

In all seriousness, I had the same issue. I thought it was all very dark for those scenes and made the same mistake of thinking Glen had bumped into Abraham standing at the window. But I also agree that they were showing them living on the basics so...

 

I was just about to ask the same question, this is the second time now that the dark scenes are pitch black. The same thing happened with Four Walls and a Roof. Sometimes I can't even make out what's happening, like the part with Abraham by the window that you mentioned. What's funny is that some people are making a commotion about the scandalous sex scene and Abraham's bums and I could barely even make out their faces, LOL! I don't remember the night scenes being THIS dark in the past seasons.

And while we're at it, I could barely understand a word Eugene was saying when he was talking with Tara.

 

i could barely hear anything in the beginning of the episode. Abe was talking so low on the bus.

 

Yes, that too. The music wasn't helping either.

 

I have a huge problem with it being dark every week. When I watch scenes on amc.com (for example when they killed the hunters) it was sooo much clearer. I didn't see a fraction of what was happening on TV. I thought it was my TV but maybe it is the cable provider? My TV isn't old and I've changed the settings. It is annoying.

 

Would somebody be able to find a pic/clip for me??

 

This one? That gave me the jitters too.

 

I had the same darkness problem. I know it's not my tv so I'm not sure what that was all about. And I couldn't make out the panorama of the large herd either. I couldn't figure out if that was some type of ranch land or maybe even the county P-farm!

 

Yup, the herd from season 4 was creepier than this one. I couldn't even figure out what the big deal was at first, it didn't really look that impressive.

 

There did seem to be a lot of mumbling going on in this episode. Did anyone catch what Eugene said right after the bus flipped and he was lying between two seats? Somebody asked him if he was OK, and I thought I heard something about the priest, but memory fails me.

 

YES that one! I remember now haha. That would be cool if they went back to that herd. But what about the herd that they encountered S5E5? I can see Ford moving toward the herd, and just going batshit crazy.

Honestly though, I really hope they rendezvous with the rest of grimes crew, swoop em up, and move through the herd that blocks route DC. Regardless of the fact that Eugene lied, there's still more hope in moving toward DC than sitting put. Nomads are always more successful than those who settle -- eventually something comes and F@$& your camp up lol.

 

I know it's kind of nasty, but why don't they employ Michonne and Carol's walking with zombie tricks more often? They should teach a class...Walker camouflage 101. I don't know if it would work with a large group of people but if everyone smeared themselves with walker slime and they proceeded,in say, a diamond shaped pattern with the strongest in the lead, sides and rear, with armless, jawless walkers on leashes, and the weaker ones in the middle, all armed of course, they might be able to get through a large zombie herd. I still don't know if I'd like to go straight up the middle but it might keep them from having to make too big of a detour.

Perhaps they wouldn't want to take a chance. Avoidance is still the number one survival strategy.

 

There's got to be another working vehicle around. Use the firetruck as a distraction. Rig it up with a stick and some string, turn on the sirens, and let it just drive off into the herd off to the side. Should attract em all. Then wait. Then drive around the pile that happens.

 

Your idea is definitely the less smellier of the two and brilliant. I wonder why no one on the show has thought of it?

 

Brilliant idea. Although, I don't think this group will use that kind of logic to attack the situation. I think they either go back to meet up with the Grimes crew or figure another way to get through the herd. Either way, I'm still wondering why Maggie hasn't spoken of Beth. But I guess we can assume she thinks she's dead since Darryl was so vague with his response to Rick about her.