Chapter 31 Family Ties Part 2

[GeOsiris]

I'm pretty upset that Scratch has become a cliche character, even after she had some hope of being interesting. I was hoping better for her, but she's the "token black guy" (if you will) of We're Alive now and I sincerely wished it wasn't that way. Oh well, I can skip over parts where she shows up because it's easily seen exactly what she's going to do and exactly what she'll say now. I thought that CJ has become another weak character as well. She's got an overblown ego and is rife with hypocrisy. She demands that Saul and Vic risk their life for information, and then acts like it's a slap in the face when they do the same. The ONLY reason CJ is still alive is because of other people, and because Ink for some reason spared her life. Without Sean, and Ink letting her live she'd be long dead by now and if I were Saul and Vic I'd leave her for dead. The very second she referred to them as "tenants" I would have taken whatever supplies I needed and left. If she raised a finger to stop me, she'd get a bullet for her troubles. I LOVE We're Alive, but two of possibly the most interesting characters have become cliche and predictable. Shame. Good episode though, Burt is going to have fun tearing Scratch limb from limb.

I concur. Will add more later. Hate typing on the tablet.

[yarri]

Everything but Scratch, I swear! I'm only voicing my opinion on CJ and Scratch because I feel they are being done a slight injustice. I absolutely LOVE We're Alive and I don't KC is doing anything wrong with either character, or the entire show for that matter. I'm only commenting on what I feel those two characters are doing versus how I feel they should be doing. I don't think I'm right by any means, I love to hear contrary opinion to what I have to say. I'm no writer, but I hate to see Scratch become the token crazy angry villain, and CJ turning into some ego driven idiot that can't see the forest for the trees. I haven't really liked Scratch from the beginning to be honest, but not because I didn't think she had a place in the story. I just don't like psychotic murderers. I just don't want to see her fall into the normal character arc and be some blind rage fool where there could be so much more to her than that. Same with CJ. She's such a weak character simply because she treats everyone like dogshit on the bottom of her shoe once they stop kissing her feet and doing what they are told. I wouldn't stick around with that chick for another second, even after she agreed to go with them.

Who knows though, KC is pretty good at throwing curve balls so he may turn them around next episode. I've never and probably will never feel anything but disdain for Scratch though. Don't really care about people that murder others to get what they want.

Thanks for answering my question.

[GeOsiris]

Burt was a competitive pistol shooter and it sounded like he was pretty good at it. NRA pistol tournament rules require that competitors be able to fire their weapons with their "weak hand", usually requiring that they use their weak hand for between 10% and 25% of their shots in any competition. So we know that Burt "can" shoot left-handed, the question is how well he can do it.

Ive never been required to shoot weak hand in any pistol or rifle match. I train to shoot in many
scenarios, but have never been required to shoot weak in any competition, NRA, IDPA, or otherwise.

[Ra1th]

Wow, so what do you think are the chances of Burt surviving? He doesn't have a trigger finger anymore. He's old. Can't really run and jump like the others. Vision's going. He was good at shooting, but can't really do that anymore. My bet is that he's gonna die trying to help Saul, Victor and company escape.

Kinda hoping he doesn't survive, cause Angel didn't get to make it, so why should he, especially now that he can't shoot. Call me bitter.

[7oddisdead]

Wow, so what do you think are the chances of Burt surviving? He doesn't have a trigger finger anymore. He's old. Can't really run and jump like the others. Vision's going. He was good at shooting, but can't really do that anymore. My bet is that he's gonna die trying to help Saul, Victor and company escape.

Kinda hoping he doesn't survive, cause Angel didn't get to make it, so why should he, especially now that he can't shoot. Call me bitter.

Bitter.

I kid,I kid...BUT, if anybody had a good reason to take scratch down before...burts reasons just trumped anyone else's. In my mind this was the sole reason to bring Burt back. Otherwise, why not kill him off when he fell?..what has been gained by keeping him alive all
this time?...its all about the setup, just like scratch has her motivation for going after pegs..whatever it takes, Burt now has the same motivation. In my opinion at least

[nikvoodoo]

Ra1th is bitter....and I not kid.

I've said it before, and now I'm more justified in my thought that Burt's time is limited. Riley is going to be the cause of or trigger to Scratch's death. Burt will die in the escape attempt, or worse he'll be left behind, think Lizzy left him for dead, and give up fort Irwin. Then get killed.

[Ra1th]

Bitter.

I kid,I kid...BUT, if anybody had a good reason to take scratch down before...burts reasons just trumped anyone else's. In my mind this was the sole reason to bring Burt back. Otherwise, why not kill him off when he fell?..what has been gained by keeping him alive all
this time?

Which is exactly why I'm so bitter about Angel dying. He had so much more to contribute.

[7oddisdead]

Ra1th is bitter....and I not kid.

I've said it before, and now I'm more justified in my thought that Burt's time is limited. Riley is going to be the cause of or trigger to Scratch's death. Burt will die in the escape attempt, or worse he'll be left behind, think Lizzy left him for dead, and give up fort Irwin. Then get killed.

The last time you and I violently disagreed on something you ended up eating crow..so I'm going to plant my flag in Burt making it out in contrast to your death and squealing theory...lets see if you can get a redemption sandwich with a side of "eff-you, todd-o!"

all in fun of course.

[Ray]

Which is exactly why I'm so bitter about Angel dying. He had so much more to contribute.

He was killed off because Shane couldn't really make it to the studio to record though, right? I thought KC had said something to the effect that Shane was busy with other projects and so they offed Angel because of it.

[Kc]

He was killed off because Shane couldn't really make it to the studio to record though, right? I thought KC had said something to the effect that Shane was busy with other projects and so they offed Angel because of it.

For the record- I never said that.