[OOC] The Walking Dead: What Lies Ahead

[Strawberry425]

Okay guys, I'm probably not going to get to read or post till tonight; went to a party yesterday, and I'll be studying today. Good thing is after this week, I'm home free just about till finals.

[McHaggis]

I'm the same but I might not be able to respond for another 24-36 hours because omg writing a last minute personal statement QQ.

[cerozer0]

Just wanted to get Jess into the fray. Also, good luck with all that school work you guys! Try your hardest and don't get laaaaazy!

[Strawberry425]

Liriia said
Also, good luck with all that school work you guys! Try your hardest and don't get laaaaazy!

Thanks Liriia!

I'm getting a post in now, and then I'll probably be MIA tomorrow. Tomorrow's my last day for midterms, so I should be home free after that.

[Strawberry425]

Just posted! I have to say, great and interesting posts from everyone so far. I'm loving it! *Obligatory McDonald's jingle sounds in the distance.*

[Strawberry425]

Anyone still here?

[cerozer0]

Yeap

[Sixsmith]

Sorry, a bit busy. :o I should be posting once I get caught up in posts in a few other RPs I'm in. Fallin behind a bit in em lol.

[Barksdale]

I'm still in, just a tad busy right now. I'm taking a trip to Belgium tomorrow but I'll post soon after I get back. Probably Monday.

[Strawberry425]

Not a problem as I'm pretty busy myself. My professor assigned us a last minute essay. Good going prof. I also have to respond to other rps, but I don't have time right now. :( Either way, I just wanted to make sure some of ya'll are at least still around.

[Anima]

Just letting folk know that I'm still around! just been a touch busy on my end.

[Strawberry425]

Good to know Anima. Everyone seems busy around this time, myself included. Just glad to know you guys are sticking around.

[Strawberry425]

Assuming ya'll are around (and watched this past Sunday's new ep.) what'd you guys think of it? Looks like next episode will be a Caryl ep.

[Sixsmith]

Strawberry425 said
Assuming ya'll are around (and watched this past Sunday's new ep.) what'd you guys think of it? Looks like next episode will be a Caryl ep.

I was like, "You... spelled Carol wrong?" and then I realized that's the ship name for Daryl/Carol. >_> I was mulling over what their ship name would be the other day and I just kept saying their names back 'n forth and my mother gave me this weirdest look like, "What the fuck? Are you my son? Who the fuck are you?"

No, but I'm hoping it's going to be, only because Carol is my favorite character in the TV series, so far, followed by Glen and Maggie and Michonne. I'm really hoping it's going to me more than just Carol and Daryl doing crazy shit in Atlanta, though, and we get more of Beth in the episode 'cause they can't just fucking drop a dime like Beth about to slaughter a man only to be stopped by unconscious Carol being thrown into her little shit storm she's been pulled into.

Beth's another favorite of mine, but I'm afraid of how long she's going to last. I want her to suddenly click into badass mode like she was technically on the verge of doing in her solo run episode and was about to tip into near the end there (she was very fearless the entire episode, but I felt something missing, like she was trying her damnest to avoid going batshit crazy on the hospital, though I'm sure that woulda gotten her killed). I did cheer when she showed that rapist assface what for and let the victim he was doin' obvs bad things to eat his face off. What I want most is her to survive with her optimism and nature in tact, unlike Carol, though I didn't at all like how Carol was before she just clicked into cold hearted badass. I can't say the same for Beth because she's a lot fiercer than people give her credit for, but doesn't feel like she's actually strong enough to do anything about it. I just don't want her to lose that when she realizes that she's just as strong as Rick or Michonne or Daryl, just in her own way.

I may be biased because I like Beth a lot and want her to be alive for a lot longer. I mean, why would they give her a solo episode if she was just gone die this season? ;_; Please, don't tell me giving her a solo episode sealed her fate before the end of this season. PLS.

I have enough angst to roll with the other shows on my list of things to watch this year. >_< As long as Carol, Beth, and Michonne stay alive, then I'll be happy enough.

In regards to posting, I am working on mine, so expect it up tomorrow for sure. Yo. :o

[Strawberry425]

I'll be frank with you; Beth's never really been a favorite of mine, though I don't hate her. Just don't care for her. The potential with her character has been screwed so many times, I'm just waiting to see what they do with her this time around.

Also, good to hear (read?) you're working on a post. Been a bit busy; on the upbeat professor gave our essay an extension due date. I was mostly done with mine, but it's good to have time to review it more thoroughly.

[Sixsmith]

Strawberry425 said
I'll be frank with you; Beth's never really been a favorite of mine, though I don't hate her. Just don't care for her. The potential with her character has been screwed so many times, I'm just waiting to see what they do with her this time around. Also, good to hear (read?) you're working on a post. Been a bit busy; on the upbeat professor gave our essay an extension due date. I was mostly done with mine, but it's good to have time to review it more thoroughly.

Why do I do that? I keep saying that and then forgetting to work on the post some more. Ugh. I'll have time during work tomorrow to continue working on it, but if it's not up to tomorrow, then feel free to attack me with words and possibly whips. I have it in my car somewhere (I've been working on it at work 'cause I have literally nothing better to do than that. >_> <_< So they can't tell me shit D:<) I was actually going to see interstellar yesterday, but I guess I got caught up myself and pretty busy. Sadly, at this moment I don't have the time to work on it cause I just got off work and have to get up at 5:00 tomorrow to then work a morning shift. But then I'm off for two days, so that's a godsend. Bleh. ._. I intensely hate getting a late mid shift or a night shift and then a morning shift the very next day. My sleep schedule is already atrocious. Ugh. ;_;

Yeah, wish they'd done something more for her sooner, especially since she seems to just be hanging on a thread right now, compared to characters like Michonne and Daryl. :( But, I think that's how most people feel about her. They just don't really care for her, which is sad, but it's more than justified. She just seems there for most of the epsiodes and lately, before her solo episode, she was pretty much forgotten. I'm certain a lot of people forgot about her between the ending of last Season and the few episodes of this one... lol.

[Strawberry425]

If they did something great with Beth's character though, I'd be happy to see it. She has potential, if they go about it the right way. The part I really don't like it how the shipper perspective plays such a strong role on Beth's potential development. I myself am a Caryl shipper, and hope they go through some sort of substantial relationship development this Sunday. But, just because I like the two of them together doesn't mean I'm going to shit on Beth's character, for that reason. I don't like what they've done to her, but she definintly doesn't deserve the shit she gets. And yes, her character development is absolutely atrocious; but they have a chance to rectify that this season, and I hope they take. I really don't want to see a character that's been alive this long end up dying with very little meaningful change to her character.

Also, hating/liking Eugene right now. He's such an intelligent nerd, I could 100% see a smart, but non-scientific guy pulling a facade like his off, especially if they were desperate.

Also glad they're not shitting on Tara for being a lesbian. Her friendships aren't solely revolving around female character, and especially not just around Maggie. There's this really stupid preconceived notion that homosexual/bisexual women hate men (and vice versa)...I have a lot of male friends, and have had male friends of varying sexualities. Just because I fight for my gender and equality for women doesn't mean I'm going to hate men...society is too silly.

Anyway, anyone else still here? I really don't want this to die, but if it does, just a head up, I'll probably restart it. Seems like midterms week was a bad week to start it up. But I'm still holding out to see what's going on.

[Sixsmith]

I think November's a big time where things just slow to a halt until all the Christmas and Thanksgiving shopping is over and people have time to relax until winter break and Christmas. Somethin' 'bout the holidays just makes people go insane. It just makes me feel extremely lazy and I'm sure it's the same with most college kids too, lol. But, I am freaking out this year 'cause I got a wedding I'm planning to go to and it's like 1000 miles away from me. Bleh.

Regarding my post, it is finished, but it's on paper in my car dashboard and it's snowing outside. Like, at least it was when I dropped dead after work. But, I'm off tomorrow, so I'll fish it out and get it posted, unless you think I should wait until role call is all good and done. I just have a terrible sleep schedule and being given a morning shift makes me feel like complete shit until I've gotten a full night's sleep. I never expect it 'cause it always goes off to a good start and ends in me all shaky and about to collapse. ;_;

That's what I'm afraid of concerning Beth. But, I never got a romantic/sexual vibe from her relationship with Daryl. I feel like there's a giant air of difference between how Daryl reacts and interacts to Beth and how he does so with Carol. They seem to have a close sibling dynamic after the ordeal they went through together and I think that's a good thing for Daryl, but it's kind of weird for Beth, though she has someone to confide in in Daryl, it doesn't seem much different than her and Maggie or her and Glenn. It's weird, I dunno how to explain how I feel about her and Daryl, but I have a feeling the show's more pushing for Caryl than it is..lol... lol Deth. Lol. >_> <_< Ahem. It may be me being biased cause I ship Caryl too and Carol's my absolute favorite character.

But, yeah, I think they've been going in circles with Beth, with the whole, loss thing. I understand that the world is bleak and everyone has a way with coping with loss, but they already explored that with Beth and her mother and her dead boyfriend in the beginning. She didn't have much of a chance to grow from that aside from being able to push on in the prison. I think she kind of reverted back to her safe place, pre-apocalypse farm girl the moment they found sanctuary and then when that crumbled she went through the same thing she did when her mother died. Not saying that I don't feel bad for her or that I think she should buck up and suck up, but I think she should be able to at least grow from what happened instead of considering everything hopeless and considering herself as good as dead. I mean self-harm is a big issue and I strongly feel like it doesn't mean she's weak or hopeless, it just disappoints me because that's not character development... she's just stuck in the same place as before.

Though, I do agree that even if she dies, they have to at least give her something. I want so much to see her grow and so much to see her live and I think from her solo episode they're definitely pushing in the right direction and I really, really want to see her being the one to save Carol and escape the compound. Would be epic and would definitely be a step up in character development, or at least lead her in the right direction. I just hope she doesn't go into a total Carol make over because they've already done that.... with Carol and it's made her such a better character, but I think that'd only garner attention once. I think they'd need to do something different with her character, though maybe similar, I don't know. I'm just crossin' mah fingers hoping they do something good for her.

Then again, I may be just blabbing and spouting bs. ;_; I'm never confident in what I write and I think it shows, heh. >_>

As for Eugene, I hope he's not dead, but I have a lot of sympathy for him. He's not someone who could have fended for himself and he's done what he can to survive for that long, however I don't think he understand what it means to find trust in a group, especially when you're living to deceive them. I definitely think he should take advice from Tara 'cause she knows, even if she thinks she's useless, they'll find a valid use for her and they'll treat her like family, as long as she doesn't do something stupidly traitorous. I'm not sure there's a lot Eugene can quite do to redeem himself anymore, and I think... he might be dead? I dunno. His face looked beyond fucked up and that sound when he dropped didn't sound so nice. I'm actually kinda disliking Abraham the most, though. He seems like the typical macho doucher and I'm not a fan of those types. I'm hoping they give him more redeeming qualities in later episodes cause I know he's a pretty important character in the comics.

Tara's up there for my favorites and I really want to see her integrate herself into the group more and live for longer than just these two seasons. I really like her character and what they're doing with her. They don't make her sexuality her defining trait and I love that so fucking much it hurts. They pretty much just said, "She likes women, so fucking what? Get over yourselves." I personally think she's a wonderful character and I'm hoping they do so much more with her. I love that Maggie didn't just write her off when she'd told her the truth; I think Tara understood what honesty means to the group and I think Maggie's definitely warming up to her because of it. I think she's out to redeem herself, but I have a feeling they already think she's done more than enough to prove her loyalty. That's just me... they might have her do something at her behest or something and I'm hoping it's not a posthumous redemption. I hope she lives for a long ass time on the show 'cause I love her. ;_;

I am, however, afraid for Glenn because we just flew by the Hunters saga and I'm just waiting for that moment where everything just falls fucking a part with the religious nuts that I have feeling they're going to introduce as the big bad this season. I also wonder what they're gonna do with Gabriel, if he's just gonna stay at the church or join the group. *Shrug* I don't really much care for him, but I'm curious as to what they'll do. They need more alive black people on the show 'cause I have a feeling after Rob it's going to be Tyreese and I'm just hoping Sasha isn't going to join them and T-Dawg. Cause I love Sasha to death as well, and I think they're pulling her down a pretty dark path alongside Rick and Abraham. Oh and then there's Michonne. Ugh. <3 I don't think they're gonna do a G.R.R. Martin and kill off everyone's favorite; I think, personally, right now, killing off either or both Michonne and Daryl would tank ratings. I don't wanna make assumptions about the fanbase, but I think a lot of the viewers have those two in a very special, "Pls don't touch" place in their hearts. I think everyone's either a hit or a miss or people are just, eh about them. I could be wrong. Michonne and Carol are in my, "PLS DON'T" section and the rest sit right on, "I really like them a lot, but wouldn't stop watching if they died/but I'm waiting for them to die," category. Particularly Carol. I've seen a lot of love for her, but I've seen a lot of hate for her as well.

/rantcauseI'msotiiiiired

Shit I write too much. Anyways, I can put off writing if you think you'll need to restart it. :o I wouldn't mind waiting; it'll give me time to edit through while I transfer from paper to compooper.

[Barksdale]

I'm still around! Just haven't been able to put any time to writing lately. Not that I haven't had any time, just that when I have I haven't been too good with the creativity. I'm not out though, I'm determined to stick with it, I'm just going to need a little time for my stress level to decrease some, haha. As for the show, yeah, it be good. I hope Eugene's okay. He's a dumb motherfucker for such a smart motherfucker, but I think he has the potential to be a pretty awesome character.

[Strawberry425]

Good to hear Barks! Take your time. As I've said already, just want to make sure people are still on board.

@Sixsmith
If you write up your post, you can go ahead and post it. At the least, it will keep this thing going.