Wnd #57

[Grognaurd]

Oh, and since no one said it, but we're all thinking it, now that Riley has the ring, when she finally gets to scratch we will FINALLY get some closure on "The Family"...and I ain't talkin about no Robert De Niro movie....

Scratch goes on some soliloquy as she's about to be struck down about how Riley could never understand what she HAD to do because of the family...etc

Ah, but in the world of my tinfoil hat, Riley is in on the Family Secret. Somewhere in the more theoretical sections, I really go off the deep end and I still stand by it.

[Grognaurd]

I meant as to the relation of Angel in the family, from my memory, Scratch never let out why/how Angel was involved, and what exactly the family was/is....just that he was in. Or did I blank out for a minute somewhere?

Nope, the family is a mystery. It seems to be a classic crime thing, but I think it is an Apocolyptic cult trying to bring about the end of days. I cannot get through a zombocolypse occurring in multiple areas as natural phenomena, to me it is a conspiracy and I fill that roll with the family. Thats when yarri gave me the tinfoil hat lol...

[scbubba]

I think Pegs has become irrelevant at this point, there is far more hatred between Burt/Riley and Scratch. The Pegs deal seems to be way in the past, Im sure Scratch still holds a grudge against Her, but no one cares. This has now become Burt and Riley's fight to finish

I think Pegs doesn't have a big active "hero" role. I think she is just the bait. Riley means nothing to Scratch at this point. Burt was an annoyance to her before and then became useful to her as she tried to get info on where Pegs had gone.

Scratch is still fixated on Pegs and will be trying to hunt her down. But the hunter shall become the hunted.....

[SmokeyZombified]

Nope, the family is a mystery. It seems to be a classic crime thing, but I think it is an Apocolyptic cult trying to bring about the end of days. I cannot get through a zombocolypse occurring in multiple areas as natural phenomena, to me it is a conspiracy and I fill that roll with the family. Thats when yarri gave me the tinfoil hat lol...

I doubt it, what's their motivation? Don't you think if they created all this they would have been better prepared? Not to mention they were trying to destroy the arena. Of course if this is a joke, then I suppose the jokes on me

[SmokeyZombified]

I think Pegs doesn't have a big active "hero" role. I think she is just the bait. Riley means nothing to Scratch at this point. Burt was an annoyance to her before and then became useful to her as she tried to get info on where Pegs had gone.

Scratch is still fixated on Pegs and will be trying to hunt her down. But the hunter shall become the hunted.....

True, I think I might just hate Pegs and wish she would go away? But that is a good point, use her as bait and lure Scratch in. The question is will Scratch bite? I don't think so, the Mallers have been decimated and she is no position to act, the only thing she can do is survive. Maybe she found Dunbar? And when Saul and crew arrive it becomes a big battle? There's a theory I can really dig!

[Grognaurd]

I doubt it, what's their motivation? Don't you think if they created all this they would have been better prepared? Not to mention they were trying to destroy the arena. Of course if this is a joke, then I suppose the jokes on me

The mallers are kinda like the bad side of the family no one wants. I still think there is a substantial group of the family that survived somewhere and is incommunicado. Durai wanted to find them and that is why they were monitoring every channel.

[SmokeyZombified]

If you think about it, Scratch stole CJ's SWAT van right? I'm sure there were some maps in there right? So she may have been able to discover the location of Dunbar and may have possibly moved in! Wouldn't that be a nice twist? Saul and Victor arrive only to find Scratch and crew hold up in their only hope for survival? *Mind Blown*

[nikvoodoo]

If you think about it, Scratch stole CJ's SWAT van right? I'm sure there were some maps in there right? So she may have been able to discover the location of Dunbar and may have possibly moved in! Wouldn't that be a nice twist? Saul and Victor arrive only to find Scratch and crew hold up in their only hope for survival? *Mind Blown*

Not so sure the SWAT Van left the colony. I think it got used as a battering ram, but I don't think she got away with it.

Something else I'm planning on bringing up today is the following posted to the WA facebook page. I'm not going to bother posting the name because basically...it's easy to find...:

Massive fan of the show. Massive. As a friend of the show I have to saw that this week's episode is the worst in the show's history.

Since this is essentially meaningless from a criticism POV, I asked them why they thought so. Response:

Im sorry to criticize. I dearly love the show. The plot seemed to drag, which i understand is sometimes necessary to broader plot and character development, so no big deal. The big problem was that cj's behavior made no sense. It was inconsistent within the show, for her character, would not be tolerated by any if the other characters, and was generally illogical. In my humble opinion, this kind of major plot problem is unheard of in this show. The plot, character development and writing are major strengths of the show (actors you rock my world, too!), and are what make it so real and engrossing and consistently good. Cj's behavior just seemed to represent a first example of a fundamental plot problem. Still, i love the show, recommend it to everyone and thank you for making it!

What do you think? I've heard loads of positive reviews about this week's episode. What do you think of the criticism?

[SmokeyZombified]

Whats up Nik? When I re-listen to the episode, I think that Scratch did make it out with the SWAT van. If it was still there, then I'm sure the people at the colony would have recovered it. Also they specifically say that "Someone is STEALING the van" so I'm of the opinion that Scratch and Co. escaped in the SWAT van. I could be wrong though, it wouldn't be the first time!

As for the criticism, I kind of agree, but not really. I can see where this person is coming from that it is very illogical and uncharacteristic of CJ but at the same time she just had her leg chopped off so I wouldn't say she's the most mentally stable of the bunch. That being said, maybe once she gets over the loss of her leg she will regain some of her composer? Also, we still don't know the full extent of CJ and Sean's relationship, they may have even been married which would explain why CJ is freaking out so much. The only thing that pisses me off is that Vic and Saul never said the Mallers killed Sean, they just said the killers were at the colony.

[Chadzero]

Saul, Victor, Riley, and Burt will all go to Dunbar. This will give Burt/Riley the chance to get out and hunt down ol' scarface. Saul will MAKE Lizzy/Tanya stay since it has the medical facilities.

I disagree. Pretty sure Burt & Riley are taking off vigilante style without asking permission/telling anyone. This would give Saul & Victor the chance to follow in pursuit w/o revealing they've been banished.

I'm really wondering what will happen with the bird. Is it going to stay at the colony in a defensive roll, or are they going to use it for offense. Considering resources, that might mean they'd have to land at the LAX to refuel. Didn't work out so well the last time that was attempted.