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TLMoE vs TWD

posted 8 years ago by diddly_diddly_swag
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After watching the terribly depressing new episode of TWD Sunday night I watched the latest episode of South Park to cheer up. It didn't work. I finished up SNF and went to bed feeling a little blue.

Last night I watched the best apocalypse show on TV, The Last Man on Earth. It cheered me right up. I've been a huge fan of the show since the beginning, but it gets so much better as the show progresses. I know it doesn't pull in the same amount of viewers as TWD but I prefer it to TWD.

Besides, who wants to be depressed all the time?

If Mike Miller dies, we riot.

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[–] hotrats2112 8 years ago

I watched TWD followed by Westworld. And while WW is not really depressing it is pretty dark. So I also HAD to watch something to lift me up before bed and I watched TLMOE. When I heard the Kinks start up at the end of the episode I knew I'd be going to bed smiling. I love this show and still feel the same level of excitement I felt when I saw the first promos and said, "a post apocalyptic show with Will Forte?!"

[–] diddly_diddly_swag 8 years ago

The show is great. I hope the ratings go up long term because I don't want it cancelled. I stopped watching Greys Anatomy a few years back because it was just the exact same depressing stuff on a weekly basis. When something becomes like that I just have to tune out. No need to bring me real life down over a TV Show.

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[–] grchereck 8 years ago

I never got into TWD (or FTWD, for that matter), so LMOE all the way for me. 

It does seem to get better with each season. Granted, there was a bit of regression with Tandy in this past Sunday's episode, but it didn't bother me too much for a couple of reasons:

1) The point of the episode was all about the road trip bringing out the worst in everyone and getting Gail to a point where she threatens to break with the group for real;

2) Compared with some of his past behavior (especially mid-season 1), Tandy's behavior wasn't rooted in selfishness or pettiness or dishonesty or trying to get into anyone's pants, and besides, I was greatly amused by how other characters (especially Erica and Gail) were calling him out on his very specific joke styles. (One thing that did genuinely bug me was his reaction to Lewis' being both Asian and gay -- it reminded me too much of when, in 1x9, Phil/Tandy referred to Erica's race and Gail's age as items for him to cross off a sexual "bucket list.")

"I know I'm not normal -- but I'm trying to change!" ~ Muriel's Wedding

[–] hotrats2112 8 years ago

I actually loved his reaction to Lewis. It's Tandy's first gay friend and he was loving it. And you're right about point #2, I think he was trying to cheer everyone up. Sure he was annoying as foch but in a kind hearted way.

[–] diddly_diddly_swag 8 years ago

I feel the same. I didn't quite get the Tandy hate in the previous episode. Hes going thru a lot and he was trying to make the best of a bad situation and trying to cheer everyone up. Yes he can be annoying but that's just Tandy being Tandy.

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[–] sarahthenerd 8 years ago

I think the difference between season 1 Tandy and season 3 Tandy is that back in season 1 he was constantly choosing to do and say awful things, whereas this Tandy...like, he genuinely doesn't seem to realize that being excited and awestruck over someone's sexuality and race is going to come off as offensive rather than friendly.

[–] grchereck 8 years ago

Well put.  While I was a very relieved that he didn't suddenly become homophobic and outright antagonistic to Lewis over the revelation, it did feel to me that he almost went a bit too far in the opposite direction, toward overly-"PC" condescending territory.

"I know I'm not normal -- but I'm trying to change!" ~ Muriel's Wedding

[–] sarahthenerd 8 years ago

I have to say, I don't think outright bigotry is in his nature. Fetishisation on the other hand...

[–] grchereck 8 years ago

Exactly.  (Which is probably why his conflict with Phil 2 never seemed racially motivated so much as it was pure jealousy over becoming redundant and losing his place within his own community, and why in addition to Erica's color Tandy also latched onto her Aussie-ness, despite never really bothering to understand Australian culture beyond popular references like A Cry in the Dark and Crocodile Dundee.)

"I know I'm not normal -- but I'm trying to change!" ~ Muriel's Wedding

[–] sarahthenerd 8 years ago

I majorly winced in that scene where Carol is saying to Erica something like "you're not from here, you don't know how we do things" until I realised she was referring to Erica being Australian.