New Playing Dead Episode
Clem_is_awesome
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Alright, so the first thing I want to point out is the feeling of being a prisoner. I think that for all intents and purposes, that was indeed conveyed well. The Carver smack was a little too overboard for me, kind of unnecessary even, but shit, I got the message. The tension is there, sometimes I was genuinely afraid to speak up against him, even though I *knew* Clem was going to come out more or less ok to continue.
That was done fine, but I still think that Carver and Troy, and the whole damn place was overdone only so that we were glad to leave and see those assholes killed. I don't think that is a good choice. There was a bit of ambiguity with Carver last episode and in the beginning of this one when Clem comments on all the food that they have, plus you know, the fact that people are content to live there. There was of course, poor Kool-Aid drinking Reggie whose role only was to, again, make a point about Carver and die. Nice.
People live there, yet at every turn I only see douches. How can anyone feel safe with that madman at the helm? Then again, people are changed by situations and their leaders, plus maybe not all know the psychotic nature of Carver, but eh... It is my opinion that, although cathartic and a (possibly, we'll see) strong development point for Clem's character his death and interactions were, he could have been done and written a little more... smart, I guess.
A villain that overstays his welcome is tiring indeed, but so is a villain with so little real substance other than being perfect material for us to hate. The Saint Johns were at times as compelling as they were mad, and the stranger, that hypocrite, was nuanced, too. We have seen both versions of the Governor, and I feel like we've seen a third now. He provides interesting commentary on who Clem is/is becoming, and I'm sure that his death is going to play a role in her character, but he feels so simple... That's my opinion anyways.
He works, though. That feeling of dread works and you really want to get the hell out of that place ASAP. It all was well put together, so yeah.
But yeah, I agree, I loved this episode.
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Honestly, these are the types of people I wish Kenny would do what he did to Carver.
At least he wasn't so much of a dick that he didn't feel sympathetic when Carlos had to hit her but like... I don't know. I just wish he'd tone it down a bit.
So many fanboys/girls of different things, clashing. It is glorious.
The second one, that's kind of shallow.
Finally, the third one. I wrote a comment asking if they don't like stories and people in general, and if they don't, what they disliked about the ones in TWDG. I know they aren't going to respond, it just feels fun pulling the comment apart like that. That person is obviously one of the people who spend all night playing CoD and yelling swears over their mic.
I understand why they did it. How do you show your players who have meta-knowledge of the relative safety of their avatar that your bad guy means business? You attack that avatar. Actions speak louder than words sometimes.