Showing posts sorted by relevance for query "Carol Peletier". Sort by date Show all posts

Sunday, March 6, 2022

[Episode 179] Season 11, Episode 10 of The Walking Dead, "New Haunts"

↑↑↑Click the above graphic↑↑↑
to listen to this episode
in your favorite Podcasts App

DECONSTRUCT #THECOMMONWEALTH! …From their economic system to systemic inequality (both spoken and unspoken). Dave's obsession with "allowance". Ninja #CarolPeletier with the long hair's partnership with a vastly more sympathetic #LanceHornsby. And we're here for #Carzekiel & #Mercress / #Princer / #Merces.

Over 3+ HOURS of laughter (especially during the intro) and massively extended takes that #TWDU aficionados would appreciate that we simply had to cut for time are contained in the UNEDITED EPISODE RECORDING! Stream this, now, whilst supporting the BEST #TWDUniverse #podcast, here:

David Cameo:
Rachael Burt:

🎖SURVIVORS TIER MEMBERS:

Jasmine:
Bridget:

INTRO & INITIAL FEELINGS

Rachael: Lots more Carol Peletier! Callbacks galore! Trust no one!
Aidan (in the chat): One of his favs!
Jasmine: Is King Ezekiel preparing for his own death by giving away his possessions?
Who will get Dwight’s comic-book death? Ezekiel, Father Gabriel Stokes, Magna, or Rosita Espinosa?
Jasmine: Carol needs a project, e.g, revenge on Alpha. This time, a cure for Ezekiel.
Aidan: "She hasn’t lost a kid in a while."
Bridget: Excited to see the #Carzekiel reunion. Is it a mistake to mash two best friends into a relationship like some want to see with Carol & Daryl Dixon?
Never bullshit a bullshitter!

NUMBERS

Carol is staying in apartment 19, which happens to be Chandler's & Joey's apartment on Friends.
Numerology expert, Rachael, says the number 19 is the sign of a fresh start.
Will Carzekiel get back together?
Callback: Carol went to (Porch Dick) Pete Anderson to threaten him into helping Tara Chambler in the back half of Season 5.

WELCOME TO THE COMMONWEALTH

Is RJ Grimes prepared to defend himself?
Jasmine: The haunted house reminds her of the Hershel Rhee storyline in the final issue of the comic book.
Rach: Why aren’t they killing anything?!
Dave: How insulting is this haunted house?
Class disparities in The Commonwealth.
Dave: Is the haunted house the equivalent of a too-soon war reenactment in the TWDU?
Ezekiel asks Carol if she has gotten word from Maggie Rhee or Lydia.
Where are Aaron and Gracie?
Is The Commonwealth large enough that we don't see all of the characters in one episode?
Were we robbed of a ton of reunions between characters?
Carol is willing to play Lance Hornsby's game.
What are the consequences for Carol sneaking into the hospital records room?

EZEKIEL SUTTON

Ezekiel’s last name is revealed to be Sutton.
Length of Commonwealth residency for Ezekiel Sutton: 28 days.
Earl & Tammy Rose Sutton with the same surname.
Celeste, who won the costume contest dressed as Mercer, is Khary Payton’s daughter, Maya Victory Payton.

THE COMMONWEALTH WAY

Are lottery tickets the only upward mobility in The Commonwealth?
What is the pay gap between jobs? Baker vs Soldier? Lawyer vs Waiter?
We see the previous year’s lottery winner at the Halloween Gala.
Can you apply for other jobs in the Commonwealth or are you stuck with what you are assigned?
How do children factor into this equation, since they didn't have jobs before The Zombie Apocalypse?
Are Mei and Judith Grimes in different classes?
What does allowance mean in The Commonwealth?
Dave: Mommy Pamela Milton’s allowance to the elites.
Do upper class kids get their pick of the litter when it comes to jobs?
How does The Commonwealth hospital triage system work?
Ezekiel is patient #147 in the cue for surgeries. In numerology, Angel Number 147 means an angel is speaking to you: pay attention! It represents a better future!
Is it frustrating that Ezekiel is a martyr?
Carol will make sure Ezekiel has a choice.

MEET THE MILTONS

Does nepotism affect Sebastian Milton's role in The Commonwealth?
Who was Pamela’s glare directed at, when Daryl had to save Sebastian during advanced military training.
Parenting: Pamela vs Aaron
Who is Margot Bingham playing? Stephanie Vega or Maxine Hawkins?
Does Pamela genuinely care about Max or Tyler Davis?
Is Pamela malicious or does she genuinely think the system works?
Did Celeste win the costume contest because she was dressed as Mercer?
Did Max pretend to be Stephanie on the radio?
Could Max be the one running The Commonwealth behind the scenes? Is she plotting to tear down the Commonwealth?

LANCE HORNSBY & MAX THE MANIPULATOR

Is Lance manipulating Eugene Porter to ultimately manipulate Pamela?
Where does Lance’s character go from here?
Does Lance want Pamela’s job?
Is Hornsby a part of the resistance?
Is Lance still trying to impress Pamela Milton?
Extra! Extra! Dave only has two thoughts!
A tale of two Stephanies: Poor Eugene!
Tater Bug & Blue Weevil.
Where is Chele Ramos' character?
Where is Eugene in this episode?

MAGNA & MIKO

https://whatelseisonnow.com/2022/02/28/a-look-at-the-walking-dead-season-11-episode-10-new-haunts/

Can anyone be a soldier?
Why does Magna not want to be a soldier?
Why did Magna even come to The Commonwealth?
What would happen if Magna and Yumiko Okumura rekindled their relationship? Are such relationships, between classes, sanctioned in The Commonwealth?
Would you tell Mercer no?
Do the classes live in sectioned-off/gated dwellings?
The bigger question: who pulls the trigger to put down the character who assumes the Dwight role?

Could Aaron or Eugene shoot Gabriel?
Might Rosita be killed instead (which upsets Aidan, in the chat)?

Mercer protects his asset with his armored butt-plate.
Foreshadowing? Sebastian chooses Magna’s war-hammer.
Someone recovered Judith’s toothpick, but it is thoughtlessly discarded by Sebastian.
Are you not ashamed?! But who will recover Pope’s beanie?

WINE BROUGHT TO YOU BY CAROL PELETIER

The bottles on the Vincenti's Fine Wines invoice, Chateau Du Devoument, Ouro Vipra, and Canard De Pluie translate to House of Devotion, Gold Viper, and Rain Duck.
Who is at the top of The Commonwealth? Pamela, Lance, Mercer, and Max?
Is Max the Gold Viper?
Is Lance the House of Devotion?
What if Carol were the one to end Magna or Gabriel (the Dwight role in the comic book)?
Vincenti's real world address may be located in Dover Township, Ohio.
Sherrandy's take: In the The Walking Dead: World Beyond's Season Finale post-credits scene, they mention Primrose heading to Toledo, Ohio
.
Is there a grander TWDU narrative to The Commonwealth?
What did Pamela Milton do before the apocalypse?
What if Primrose is but a 3rd dimension that serves as the foundation of The Commonwealth? Because what comes after The Commonwealth storyline?
What the date on the invoice might tell us (9/11/2010).

GABRIEL, ROSITA, & JUDITH

Gabriel & Rosita's conversation suggests that they may not be living together.
Does The Commonwealth have a say in marriages?
Why did Judith ask Mei for the receipt for the Motorhead album purchase?
Is Judith afraid of being accused of stealing or having to owe Mei a favor?
Did Judith want to return the record to pocket the cash (since she's living in the lower class with Daryl)?
Who are Mei’s parents and are they in the Upper Class?
Can Mei be trusted?
On what and where do people spend their money?
Is Juanita Princess Sanchez's hair sad?
#MERCESS / #PRINCER / #MERCERESS

UNLIKELY ALLIES

We've all felt like Lance Hornsby, entering the gala: when you think someone's waving at you, but they're really waving at the person behind you.
Where will this Carol & Lance dynamic lead?
Will Carol be able to stay one step ahead of Lance?
Shoutout to Melissa McBride & Josh Hamilton!
Lance Hornsby time outside/before The Commonwealth
What do you gain by winning The Commonwealth Lottery?
Is The Lottery an incentive mechanism?

⭐⭐🌟Buy Us a Coffee!🌟⭐⭐

Saturday, April 22, 2023

THE WALKING DEAD's Top 5 BEST Episodes

⬇️Listen Now⬇️

⬆️Tap the above graphic⬆️
to listen to this episode
in your favorite Podcasts App

Originally Recorded: 2022.12.05

Including your submissions (which overlapped with many of theirs): Rachael, Sherrandy, and Bridget discuss their TOP 5 favorite episodes of The Walking Dead!

🛑STOP LISTENING and stream the UNEDITED version! It not only contains the UNCUT version of this podcast recording, but also our upcoming discussion on the TOP 5 WORST Characters on #TWD + a hilarious BONUS video!

Available on both our Ko-fi & Patreon!

Rachael Burt:
Sherrandy Swift:
Bridget Mason-Gray:

NUMBER 5

Sherrandy: Honor (8x09)

Carl Grimes dies and even though Sherrandy knew it was coming (she binge-watched The Walking Dead in order to catch up with us), she still had an emotional breakdown.
Rachael: No Way Out (6x09)

Alexandria Safe-Zone's walls are breached and whether they were survivors or the original residents, everyone came together to protect their home.
Carl's eye is shot out and he and Rick Grimes have a heartfelt conversation about the value of both Alexandria and even its softer original residents.
Eugene Porter & Denise Cloyd really step-up.
Daryl Dixon blows up The Saviors he, Sasha Williams, and Abraham Ford encounter on the road.
Carol Peletier gets into a row with Morgan Jones over refusing to kill one of The Wolves he captures. Bridget notes that although she doesn't agree with Morgan's idea, she really appreciated that it ended up bearing fruit when his captive shows compassion towards Denise.
Takeerah, A.J., Mitchell, and Aidan had this episode on their list.

Bridget: Morning Star (10x11)

It was hard for everyone to not choose episodes from the early seasons; however, Bridget chose this episode because of some of the inter-personal struggles between Carol and King Ezekiel Sutton, as well as she and Daryl, along with some of the ratcheted tension and battle tactics/sequences.
It also moved the storyline along quite a bit after not enjoying much of The Whisperers story arc.

NUMBER 4

Sherrandy: One More (10x18)

You don't have to enjoy whiskey to appreciate the calm that is present throughout most of the episode, but combined with the terror and suspense at the end, it makes for a pretty incredible vignette.
Even the beautiful cinematography appropriately contributed to the mood it was attempting to establish.
The terrifying manner in which Rachael almost loses one of her not-so-favorite characters, Father Gabriel Stokes, even gave her pause.
There were even a classic horror twist at the end, discovering Mays' chained-up twin brother.
In a single episode, we run the gamut of what The Walking Dead frequently evokes: calm moments, humor, found-family, tension, suspense, and horror.
Bridget mentions that this episode brought her right back to Rick's parlay with Philip "The Governor" Blake, sitting across the table drinking whiskey.
Even though it was largely a bottle episode, it didn't feel like one and could've easily have been an actual episode of TWD, rather than one of the bonus episodes.

Rachael: Consumed (5x06)

Beth is kidnapped by the residents at Grady Memorial Hospital and Rachael loves the way Daryl's & Carol's relationship continues to develop, in many ways.
Bridget mentions that this episode, as well as the ones prior and post, were strong contenders for her own Top 5 because it's one of her favorite story arcs.

Bridget: Claimed (4x11)

This episode is where Carl and Michonne's relationship truly blossoms. Rick realizes that he can't be both Carl's dad and best friend, so watching their shenanigans really makes him happy.
Michonne's & Carl's goofy conversation about drinking soy milk was the kind of light-hearted moment that we needed, even as it brings them right back to thinking about baby Judith Grimes and her unknown, yet seemingly terminal fate.
This episode also gives us more of Michonne's background by way of further conversations between she and Carl, while they're out clearing houses and Rick rests.
And speaking of Rick, he doesn't get to rest for very long as we witness an extremely tense, stealthy take down of some of The Claimers.
Sherrandy was going to place this on her list because it showed the kind of kid Carl wanted to be and how Michonne could be the kind of person that could help him achieve that desire.

NUMBER 3

Sherrandy: Clear (3x12)

Mainly chosen to further highlight the sweet dynamic between Michonne & Carl.
The gang move back to speaking about the latter half of season 4, recalling other sweet moments between Carl & Michonne.
Brian Castrillo & Kristy Boykin also placed this episode in their Top 5.

Rachael: Diverged (10x21)

Carol is at her wit's end and just needs a win, after The Whisperer war created a rift between she and Daryl (as well as many others, still).
Carol and Daryl literally go their separate ways (metaphorically and actually) and it's not 100% clear whether they are OK by the end of the episode.
Even though Dog chooses Carol at the beginning of the episode, he runs home to Daryl at the end.
Jerry and Carol have the most endearing scene.
Rachael really lets us in on how special she believes Daryl's & Carol's relationship really is... romantic or not, they would die for one another.
She also reminded us that this was the episode Talking Dead invited her on to, where she got to ask Melissa McBride a question.

Bridget: Seed (3x01)

Chosen mostly because it was exciting to explore the prison as a viable stronghold.
In the same breath, Bridget also mentions a mall is another exciting location to explore; however, Sherrandy mentions that when they did this on Fear The Walking Dead (210 Words Per Minute, 5x10), they noted that there were too many entry/exit points for people to attack.
Even tough the gang is a well-oiled machine, out in the wild, they are road-weary and Carl almost resorts to eating dog food.
And then there's, of course, Beth & Maggie Greene singing The Parting Glass.
This is also the same episode where they meet the inmates, too.

NUMBER 2

Sherrandy: Pretty Much Dead Already (2x07)

Mostly because Sherrandy believes Shane Walsh was right about opening the barn and taking out all the walkers Hershel Greene had been collecting in there, all this time.
Seeing a timid walker Sophia Peletier mirroring the way she was in life really screws with out heads as variants are now a thing and walker senators may or may not contain memories of their formerly living selves.
What Sherrandy loved most was how The Walking Dead is not afraid to kill children or even characters we love.
Though it is super hard to side with Shane given his lack of tact, it is easy to take Shane's side in the rearview given all that we know, now.

Rachael: Bonds (10x06)

In a way, Carol and Daryl are at their strongest: Daryl knows Carol is trying to hunt down Alpha, even though she is lying and says she's attempting to track down Negan.
Other than seeing Morgan on the toilet in FearTWD's The Code (4x11), Rachael thought it was amusing to hear Carol say she had to take a leak.
Of course, the hilarious banter between Negan and Beta is pure gold.

Bridget: Days Gone By (1x01, Series Premiere)

As much as the knowledge of the origin of Zombies scared Bridget as a child, watching zombie movies was something she loved. She compares Rick waking up in the hospital to one of the best scenes in the movie 28 Days Later.
She also watched 28 Days Later in theaters in her early teens while staying with her dad and was terrified during the entire visit! Sherrandy also shares a very similar fear of vampires as a result of watching Salem's Lot.
About 10 years after watching 28 Days Later, she was utterly hooked in the same way watching The Walking Dead's pilot episode.
In defense of Morgan, he and Duane Jones hold a dear place in her heart as a result of this episode, giving Rick a chance and showing him Mercy. Everyone else chimes in with their love as well, but qualify that they didn't like the changes in Morgan and definitely didn't like him on FearTWD.

NUMBER 1

Sherrandy: The Next World (6x10)

It's probably one of the funniest episodes in The Walking Dead Universe where some of the sequences could easily be sped up with Benny Hill background music behind it.
Simultaneously, Sherrandy loved the touching way Carl led a walker Deanna Monroe to Spencer Monroe in order for son to finally put down and bury mother. Carl's explanation to Michonne on why he did it was icing on the cake and showed the wonderful man he could become.
In the pantheon of episodes on The Walking Dead, this one made her laugh and cry the hardest.
and, come on, Paul "Jesus" Rovia standing at the end of Rick & Michonne's bed is absolutely gut-busting.

Rachael: Tell it to the Frogs (1x03)

As much of a dick-bag Merle Dixon is, watching him suffer while chained up on the rooftop got you feeling a little bit for him.
Watching Carl's worry over Rick not coming back, after being away from him for so long.
Now that Rick is back, there's an enormous amount of tension between Lori Grimes and Shane.
Rachael's favorite part is when Shane takes out his frustrations by beating the ever-loving hell out of Ed Peletier.
Bridget chimes in about the jokes the ladies were telling as they were doing the laundry, just beforehand.
It's also one of the first episodes we really get to see Carol and the origin of her suffering, which eventually turns into her strength.
Would Carol have become the same bad-ass person had Sophia lived?
And, to top it all off, Glenn Rhee zooming past Rick & Morales in the Dodge Challenger R/T.

Bridget: What Happened and What's Going On (5x09)

She loved this episode so much that she bought artist Kirk Manley's comic art rendition of it and had it signed (check out our interview with him, too)
Shortly after Beth's devastating passing, we witness one of the strongest characters on the show, Tyreese Williams, finally let go after all the suffering he's endured.
After Noah is finally free from the clutches of Grady Memorial, he encounters his walker brother in their old neighborhood who happens to be the one to bite Tyreese.
We also discover hints of yet another horrible group of people called The Wolves, who happened to be the ones who decimated Noah's hometown.
Tyreese's fever dreams reflect all the awful people he's encountered, the spoiled fruits of his mercy, and how upside down this world this world has become even when he's tried so hard to be a beacon for change.
ICYMI, the radio announcer voice at the end of the episode as the gang are driving frantically back to save Tyreese's life, is none other than Andrew Lincoln.
Bridget attributes Tyreese's passing to a choice - as much as everyone is trying their hardest to save him - especially after his fever dream of watching both people from his present and even notions of what the future might've held, be crushed. To have his delusions say that it's not only OK for him to let go but better for him to is this unexpected kindness that translates, in reality, to him forgiving himself for letting go after holding on so tightly to - not only life, but - humanity, all this time.
We're the ones who live: watching Tyreese let go with calm, while everyone around him struggles to carry him is what this show is essentially all about - we go on whilst carrying the memory and meaning of those who are left behind.

YOUR TOP 5 EPISODES

Aidan Atkin:

Too Far Gone (4x18)
Beside the Dying Fire (2x13)
Rest In Peace (11x24)
No Sanctuary (5x01)
No Way Out (6x09)

Thomas O'Mara

Pretty Much Dead Already (2x07)
The Grove (4x14)
Here's Negan (10x22)
What Comes After (9x05)
Days Gone By (1x01)

Brian Castrillo

Clear (3x12)
Days Gone By (1x01)
Pretty Much Dead Already (2x07)
No Sanctuary (5x01)
Too Far Gone (4x18)

David Strand

Last Day On Earth (6x16)
Too Far Gone (4x18)
A (4x16)
Here is Not Here (6x04)
The Grove (4x14)

Mitchell Shoemaker

Stalker (10x10)
Rest In Peace (11x24)
Tell it to the Frogs (1x03)
No Way Out (6x09)
Days Gone By (1x01)

Kristy Boykin

Here is Not Here (6x04)
Nebraska (2x08)
Clear (3x12)
No Sanctuary (5x01)
Days Gone By (1x01)

A.J.

Rest In Peace (11x24)
What Comes After (9x05)
No Way Out (6x09)
No Sanctuary (5x01)
Too Far Gone (4x18)

Angelina Silansky

Wrath (8x16)
The Day Will Come Where You Won't Be (7x01)
Slabtown (5x04)
Coda (5x08)
Still (4x12)

Takeerah Lawrence

On The Inside (11x06)
No Way Out (6x09)
Hearts Still Beating (7x08)
Days Gone By (1x01)
Rest In Peace (11x24)

⭐⭐🌟Like What We Do? Buy Us a Coffee!🌟⭐⭐

SQUAWKING DEAD

Subscribe to Our Podcast

Listen to the latest SQUAWKING DEAD Episode!

⬇⬇⬇Listen to the most recent episode!⬇⬇⬇