Chapter 41-3 Eye of the Storm

[YetAnotherBloodyCheek]

Riley is just busy as she is currently feeding Scratch's remains to a pair of zombified Guinea pigs. Question answered.

[YetAnotherBloodyCheek]

And man, I am hoping that Vic is better at handling a .50 cal than at dancing.

[Eviebae]

Re: Datu, Tanya & Saul
I have this horrible image stuck in my head. A friend told me about a Russian Cosmonaut, who knowing he wasn't going to survive reentry read his instrument readings all the way down as long as he could (bravery). Granted that was (might be) real and this is fiction, but da@*it! I want the calvary! A post infection vaccination! Fairies! Something!

[LiamKerrington]

I don't think Scratch having Riley captive is out of the realm of possibility, but if she is captured I doubt Burt would cooperate. He's too damn stubborn, and after months of having him captive, Scratch would know that. But I'm also thinking the whole "The Mallers have a captive" thing has been done 3 times now (Hannah, Lizzy, Burt and if you wanna count Angel too that makes four) so that idea might be played out. There's still a chance that Riley is there and just didn't speak in the scene (maybe she was parking the car). But yeah, it's definitely concerning.

What, if quite the opposite takes place. There would be a certain irony in it, if this happens:
Saul: Burt, Burtburtburt! Dude, where have you been, what has happened, where is Riley?
Burt: Well, you know ... Look, who is with me ...
The door opens, and Scratch enters, all cool and shit.
Burt: We decided, the enemy of my enemy is my friend. A truce, if you must...
Scratch: Yeah, let's fuck 'zombies together. I have the important information, you have the guns and men. Together we can end this shit. That's the the deal.
...
Or something more elaborate with the similar result ...

[YetAnotherBloodyCheek]

What, if quite the opposite takes place. There would be a certain irony in it, if this happens:
Saul: Burt, Burtburtburt! Dude, where have you been, what has happened, where is Riley?
Burt: Well, you know ... Look, who is with me ...
The door opens, and Scratch enters, all cool and shit.
Burt: We decided, the enemy of my enemy is my friend. A truth, if you must...
Scratch: Yeah, let's fuck 'zombies together. I have the important information, you have the guns and men. Together we can end this shit. That's the the deal.
...
Or something more elaborate with the similar result ...

This just sounds... wrong. Never ever.

[LiamKerrington]

Datu is gonna die. He has to. He WAS the weakest character, the most vulnerable and now he's completely flipped conquering most of his fears. I see him going out as a choice and a future self sacrifice in a big way. It will be an emotional affair.

R2Da2 killed a little one with a chair. Who else did something comparable? Bricks ripped off an arm, and Saul killed regulars with his knife. I would say: R2Da2 ist quite strong. And he gave up just once, when he nothing available to safe his ass, which was when he was down in the arena after Samantha was gone. Before that and after his rescue he always was mentally stronger than most others, because he not only tried to survive like anyone else, but he also had hope for a better future ...
So, no. R2Da2 was and still is a strong character.

[LiamKerrington]

This just sounds... wrong. Never ever.

Burt introduced the enemy-enemy-friend phrase; and this topic was not part of this show yet, or was it? So I wouldn't exclude this as an option, how unlikely it may seem even to me...

[YetAnotherBloodyCheek]

Burt introduced the enemy-enemy-friend phrase; and this topic was not part of this show yet, or was it? So I wouldn't exclude this as an option, how unlikely it may seem even to me...

She tortured him, she nearly broke him. I think that Burt would even risk getting bitten by a zombie if that is the only thing that stands between him and his revenge on Scratch.



I have to say that I cannot rule out that there is a speculative chance that Scratch might join Burt. Statistics, ha!

[scbubba]

Nice episode. The Michael - Datu conversation/promise was good. I especially like Datu's "I've always done for other people" speech. Although, I'll admit that the more agitated Datu sounded the more I though "This is it, he's about to go zombo and Michael's gonna shoot him!"

I've got a bad feeling about splitting the forces here. Puck and the other soldiers headed out without Michael has me wondering if we won't see a single soldier return and, right before he turns/dies, we get a story of how they got ambushed and whacked. Maybe by Mr Ink himself..... As much as I love Puck and Robbins, I think one of them ain't gonna make it. And since Robbins seems to be the better journaling dude, there's a good chance it could be Puck.

The scene with Saul and Tanya had me all tensed up. I realized that the music in the background throughout most of their interchange was what was doing it! Damn fine sound design and choices.... That subtle effect mixed with their discussion had me waiting for something to just go "Boo!". Very nice touch!

Burt! Good to hear that voice again, for sure. And where is Riley? Not sure. Part of me says that Riley is outside on watch while Burt reconed the place. Now that they now it is "Safe", Burt will call Riley in. There is another part of me, and it's the bigger part right now (that sounds bad), that is saying we are about to get a Burt flashback telling of the hunt for, and ultimate encounter with, Scratch. This will end with Riley and Scratch both being dead. It will be an epic tale.

Still wondering about Randy's real role. Michael flat out stating that he thinks Randy is just trying to make his life miserable is an interesting statement. Could be Kc putting a flag in the ground and telling us, indirectly, about Randy's role. Or it could be Kc throwing the red herring into the forest to draw the dogs off the trail.... Hmmmm.....

More thoughts when I get a chance for another listen.

[Kc]

Oh god, he referenced the same prayer Burt referenced on the roof of Locked 'n' Loaded.... *cries*

I'm glad someone caught that. There's still something that most people have missed in the last two chapters. Oh well...

EDIT: Changed "episodes" to "Chapters"