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3.2 La Ofrenda / Re: 3x02 After Party
« Last post by ysolde on September 15, 2025, 12:23:42 pm »
Quote from: Tensel on September 15, 2025, 07:45:23 am
I really enjoyed episode 2. The young lovers running away and their fear of being torn apart was moving. The whole tense dynamic of that community felt realist. It felt like they were really trying to do the best they could to survive. Giving up one young girl didn't feel like a huge price to pay for safety or resources even if they broke the hearts of their parents. I get that. It isn't like Negan trying humiliate and brutally oppress them, but it is insidious, destroying their sense of community as it tries to maintain the façade of happiness.. I was surprised uncle was smiling so hard with no fear when he opened the ribbon, then when his man took the ribbons off the pigs, I began suspect that the "lottery" was rigged.

Daryl trying to stop Carol from speaking her mind at the meal was hilarious. He clearly wants to stay out of the drama. Just leave and fix the boat. Although I don't know how he and Carol who don't know how to sail could possibly make their way back to the U.S. alive. I hope Daryl threw the bodies of all those men into the cage with the walkers.

I have never been to Spain. I enjoyed the scenery. It is beautiful.
I'm pretty sure Carol does know how to sail.  She spent a whole lot of time sailing (I think the group she was with were fishermen or something) between seasons of the mothership show, IIRC.  Now, sailing off the SE coast of the US (not sure how far they went) and sailing across the North Atlantic are entirely different things.


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3.2 La Ofrenda / Re: 3x02 After Party
« Last post by Patty_2 on September 15, 2025, 09:18:50 am »
I'm loving it so far. DD beats Dead City hands down. It somehow, even being across the ocean, has the old TWD feel to it. I am so happy Carol was not taken!
I laughed so much watching Daryl trying to prevent Carol from speaking out about the girls. And she was very sternly put in her place by the old woman. I hope they can leave there without destroying everything.
Looking forward to the next episode.
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3.2 La Ofrenda / Re: 3x02 After Party
« Last post by Hez on September 15, 2025, 08:54:22 am »
Quote from: ysolde on September 15, 2025, 02:18:41 am
Loved Episode 3, even though, let's face it, that was not a town in Galicia.  Galicia is green, wet, cold (even in summer).  I know the production is going for a Spaghetti Western look, and that they filmed outside Segovia (in Central Spain), but it's like shooting in Arizona and pretending it's Ireland because you want the whole thing to have a "Cowboy" look.  It just makes no sense.  Anyhow . . .
They actually DID film in Galicia, as well as the Aragón, Catalonia and Valencia regions.  https://www.amcnetworks.com/press-releases/the-walking-dead-daryl-dixon-season-3-begins-production-in-spain

So, did they spend all that time filming there only to put on a yellow filter post production?  That's crazy.
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3.2 La Ofrenda / Re: 3x02 After Party
« Last post by Tensel on September 15, 2025, 08:37:42 am »
Quote from: Hez on September 15, 2025, 08:14:36 am
This episode really highlighted Daryl & Carol's differences when it comes to their shared values of protecting the vulnerable from abuse.  Carol is more uncompromising when it comes to protecting the innocent. She will destabilize everything if she has to. She acts from her trauma. Daryl is a bit more pragmatic, he weighs the risk.  Maybe the line-up situation has him thinking: "if we stop this, do we doom everyone else?"


I think that Carol has opened her heart since reaching some kind of peace over Sophia. The way she was looking with warmth at the two young lovers, while Daryl was "whatever." LOL! I prefer this version of Carol. She seems more human if though a bit more reckless. Daryl, on the other hand, just seems over it all. He just wants to go home.


Quote from: Hez on September 15, 2025, 08:14:36 am
I liked it.  I do wish we'd start moving from "this is what we have to do to survive" themes to "this is how we rebuild society" themes but I don't know if we'll ever see that.


I was thinking the same, but then I realized that is a fantasy. No matter how hard we try to build up our community and do good, there are always monsters who want to burn it all down. Look at the world we are currently living in...
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3.2 La Ofrenda / Re: 3x02 After Party
« Last post by Hez on September 15, 2025, 08:14:36 am »
Quote from: Tensel on September 15, 2025, 05:47:25 am

I didn't see your post so I didn't come yesterday. I will next week. Hopefully,  others will also. Thanks. 🙂
When I logged into chat, @hoogie was the only one there and he was literally talking to himself.   :D  I was on my phone and it kept logging me out of chat, sorry if I disappeared mid-convo hoogs!

Quote from: Tensel on September 15, 2025, 07:45:23 am
I was surprised uncle was smiling so hard with no fear when he opened the ribbon, then when his man took the ribbons off the pigs, I began suspect that the "lottery" was rigged.

I have never been to Spain. I enjoyed the scenery. It is beautiful.
I didn't even catch that about the pigs, that seems very feasible! 

Spain does look gorgeous.  I love the different color palettes they use in this series. 

This episode really highlighted Daryl & Carol's differences when it comes to their shared values of protecting the vulnerable from abuse.  Carol is more uncompromising when it comes to protecting the innocent. She will destabilize everything if she has to. She acts from her trauma. Daryl is a bit more pragmatic, he weighs the risk.  Maybe the line-up situation has him thinking: "if we stop this, do we doom everyone else?" 

I liked it.  I do wish we'd start moving from "this is what we have to do to survive" themes to "this is how we rebuild society" themes but I don't know if we'll ever see that.
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3.2 La Ofrenda / Re: 3x02 After Party
« Last post by Tensel on September 15, 2025, 07:45:23 am »
I really enjoyed episode 2. The young lovers running away and their fear of being torn apart was moving. The whole tense dynamic of that community felt realist. It felt like they were really trying to do the best they could to survive. Giving up one young girl didn't feel like a huge price to pay for safety or resources even if they broke the hearts of their parents. I get that. It isn't like Negan trying humiliate and brutally oppress them, but it is insidious, destroying their sense of community as it tries to maintain the façade of happiness.. I was surprised uncle was smiling so hard with no fear when he opened the ribbon, then when his man took the ribbons off the pigs, I began suspect that the "lottery" was rigged.


Daryl trying to stop Carol from speaking her mind at the meal was hilarious. He clearly wants to stay out of the drama. Just leave and fix the boat. Although I don't know how he and Carol who don't know how to sail could possibly make their way back to the U.S. alive. I hope Daryl threw the bodies of all those men into the cage with the walkers.


I have never been to Spain. I enjoyed the scenery. It is beautiful.
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3.2 La Ofrenda / 3x02 After Party
« Last post by ysolde on September 15, 2025, 02:18:41 am »
Loved Episode 2, even though, let's face it, that was not a town in Galicia.  Galicia is green, wet, cold (even in summer).  I know the production is going for a Spaghetti Western look, and that they filmed outside Segovia (in Central Spain), but it's like shooting in Arizona and pretending it's Ireland because you want the whole thing to have a "Cowboy" look.  It just makes no sense.  Anyhow . . .

I liked the references to Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" here.  As long as the town goes along with La Ofrenda, they get weapons and some ethanol (which I guess has a variety of uses).  So (almost) everyone goes along to get along, and we see what happens to those who don't.

Loved the interplay between Carol and Daryl.  So much of it just body language, but it was clear that each of them knew exactly where the other was going with this when she was speaking up and he was going to check on the boat.  They know each other too well.[/font]

That future queen is smart.  I do think she knows a lot more than she is letting on.


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3.1 Costa da Morte / Re: 3x01 After Party Thread
« Last post by Hez on September 12, 2025, 01:50:15 pm »
I finally watched the 1st episode - Daryl & Carol are always so good on the screen together.  I felt they could have leaned more into Julian's "only human left theme" in contrast to them.  Daryl & Carol have always had people but their instinct is often flight, withdraw or disappear. Survival = running.  Julian was the opposite.  Alone for so long, his whole motivation was connection.  Survival = reaching out.  What is the correct balance between those two things?  A line from Julian saying "I'd rather die reaching out to people than live running away from them" Only to have Julian die & Carol disappear would have tied things up neatly.  Maybe it's too on the nose, idk. 

A ruined London was pretty cool/awful to see. 
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3.1 Costa da Morte / Re: 3x01 After Party Thread
« Last post by nullafy on September 10, 2025, 08:51:31 pm »
I watched it and really enjoyed it. Locations were great and just love Daryl and Carol so complete win for me.
Looking forward to the rest of the season!
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3.1 Costa da Morte / Re: 3x01 After Party Thread
« Last post by Patty_2 on September 09, 2025, 12:58:28 pm »
I thought it was excellent. I did not like the end. I screamed when Daryl went back to the shack "CAROL BETTER NOT BE GONE!!!"  But, of course, she was.. as I knew she would be. It is predictable, but so good to see. I will never be satisfied until they are back on US soil.
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