Monday, 8 August 2016

Containment - Episode 4 "With Silence and Tears"

Bit of a slower episode to be honest,

Lex's girlfriend manages to make a phone and call him for all of 5 seconds.

Pregnant girl's boyfriend makes an agreement with Theo Green. Theo Green gets him inside in exchange for information. Turns out his two friends on the inside have died of the virus.

People are scared and Lex is worried about making Moral decisions.

Well.. let's see what happens tomorrow shall we?

Good episodes so far, I didn't expect much but the budget is good and it has potential.

Containment - Episode 3, "Be Angry At The Sun"

Things are now worse than then originally seemed. More people are dying than ever and are not believing this terrorism story.

Pregnant girl's mum is getting harassed and her shop is getting robbed because she is putting up food prices ten fold. *Eye Roll*

The supposed 48 hour lock down is turning into three, four days...

A reporter on the outside has people on the inside who are sending him videos and pictures of the dead and what it's like to actually be living in this space. He is then posting this information online and scaring just about everybody. His name is Theo Green. As a result of this, all internet connection is shut down and nobody can make calls in or out.

Bit harsh right? If anything that's going to cause more problems...

Containment - Episode 2, "I To Die You To Live"

Patient zero (Syrian man) is found and he dies. The show starts off with a gruesome autopsy of him, carried out by the doctor previously mentioned. He discovers that the virus is not airborne and is passed through bodily fluids such as kissing, sneezing, blood, etc.

His whole family is taken into quarantine and everyone that they have been in contact with follows suit. Great - the whole virus is fully contained. But wait, oh dear, the Syrian guys kid brother has a girlfriend, where is she? Luckily she is within the borders of containment, but it turns out shes at a house party...

Now this is where the young pregnant couple and the party girl connect - the young pregnant girl's mate was at the same party, and happened to give the pregnant girl a kiss on the cheek - oh no, where is this going?

In episode one we saw an elderly man bringing test rats into the hospital that the teacher (as mentioned in post 1) is taking her students in to to cheer up the elderly. The teacher then meets the doctor. However, this elderly man turns out to be pregnant girls granddad - keeping up? Now the girls pal is confirmed sick and is in quarantine in the hospital.

The hospital lock down is lifted, but the whole containment area has been confined double, in order to contain 40,000 people indefinitely.

Poor Lex's girlfriend is still in the confined zone.

End of episode...

Containment - Episode 1, "Pilot"

I got the impression this new show was about zombies, I think I'm wrong however it is about a similar virus. The only different is, is that is 100% fatal.

It started in Atlanta... I think they could have changed that to be honest. Somewhere new, perhaps? I guess we can see where they got their inspiration from.
From the first episode it appears to obviously be some sort of propaganda. A Syrian man is smuggled in from the Middle East, has this odd, new, genetically altered virus, goes to a hospital and spreads this virus. I guess some sort of bio-terrorism.

It shows the perspective from two couples - a young couple and the girl is pregnant. A middle-aged couple, Lex is a police officer and his girlfriend works with computers (a bit more high-tech than I make it sound). There is also a teacher and a doctor.

By the end of the episode the whole section is contained, hence, "Containment" and the couples are separated.

Friday, 8 April 2016

The Walking Dead Season 6 Finale

This has taken me ages to write because I have literally had no words to say about what the season finale had to offer. It has taken me a few days to get my head around what I watched on Monday.

I thought the episode was severely tense, my hands were clammy and my heart was racing - something that doesn't occur often when I'm watching a television show.. I was genuinely worried about the characters, especially as there were masses of Saviours on every route towards the Hill Top. I was worried about Maggie, she really isn't looking good at the moment - and this is story line is differing from the comics.

Furthermore, the scene with Eugene taking the RV was very emotional, it was almost hinting as if he was possibly going to die? Although, I'm not sure.

That moment when they walked through the forest and were surrounded by Saviours was awful. Rick's face was so dramatic I don't know how he kept that look going.

The thing that got me is, not knowing who died. I feel this is a real cop out move by the writers and I think the fans deserve more. Perhaps the writers don't even know who died yet - but I think they're taking the viewers for granted. Having to wait until October to find out is really unfair. I get that apparently the death affects many characters and the way they evolve, but they could still carry on the story line with us knowing who died.

Then comes the next question.. who died?

I saw a fan theory that drew up the scene to try and predict who died by what the viewers could see from where Negan was standing, they concluded that it was Michonne. To be honest, I wouldn't be surprised if it was her. I feel, however, that it was Daryl, then my next guess would be Glenn. I hear Daryl's character is causing a bit of grief for the writers as he is not in the comics, and also I have noticed that Norman Reedus has a new television show AND is appearing in many films. Daryl's character is boring me at the moment, although, I feel if he died a lot of people would stop watching. To be fair, as long as it isn't Abraham (which some people think it is) I'll be okay. The scene was just like the comics, air-go pointing to Glenn. Though it would definitely not surprise me if the writers changed who died.

Tuesday, 29 March 2016

[Television] The Walking Dead - Season 6, Episode 15. "East"

SPOILERS

It was nice to see a few more familiar faces this episode with most characters cropping up in places.

I think Carol is on the verge of a breakdown and I hope she isn't being led to her fate in the comics - suicide. That would really suck, they have done brilliantly with her character since season one and I think they need to keep more original characters alive. You could tell killing those guys really got to her, but for now we still do not know if she is hurt.

Maggie is worrying me. In the comics she has the baby, but I hope in the TV show she doesn't miscarry as that would be absolutely awful. I think Enid is conveying Sophia's role in the comics as Maggie and Glenn's adopted daughter - sort of.

I think Rick is starting to see some truth in Morgan's ways - you could see it in his face when Morgan told him about keeping that Wolf alive.

I hope Glenn and Michonne get out okay, although I'm wondering how on earth it's going to happen. I really hope Glenn doesn't meet his comic book fate. A fate, however, that I feel will be passed on to Daryl. We aren't sure if Daryl is dead, but we are pretty certain that was his blood from the gunshot. I think he will survive this though, and will later on be subject to the wrath of Negan and Lucille. I feel the character isn't really progressing as much as the others, and I've also heard Norman Reedus is getting into films, which suggests he is the big character that will leave the show. This, however, will cause an uproar. No doubt about it.

[Television] The Walking Dead - Season 6, Episode 14. "Twice As Far"

SPOILERS

Okay, so I do feel bad for Rosita but I feel one night stands in a such a small community will not make her feel better at all.

Eugene is starting to pipe up a bit and being mean to Abraham when really, he wouldn't be alive without him.

Denise. Poor, poor, Denise. I absolutely love her. She was becoming one of my favourite characters in the show. Her and Tara were my favourite couple. And the way it happened.. saying how she should have told Tara she loved her - heartbreaking. I did shed a few tears for Denise. She died the way Abraham did in the comics. I'm glad it wasn't Abraham but I'm so gutted they left that fate to her.

Where is Carol off to?

[Television] The Walking Dead - Season 6, Episode 13. "The Same Boat"

This episode went way too quickly for my liking.

I wonder what has gotten into Carol? I think Morgan has got into her head.

"We're all Negan" is kind of annoying, however, I get it. Imagine someone coming into your base, or your home, and shooting up everyone you know, what would you do with Carol and Maggie? It's pure retaliation.

That girls finger stuck out to me, or should I say, lack of. Just shows what a nasty piece of work Negan is.

Friday, 11 March 2016

Apologies

I don't think my picture uploads are working properly - will try and sort this out! Sorry!

[Television] The Walking Dead - Season 6, Episode 12. "Not Tomorrow Yet"

SPOILERS

I adore Carol and her cookies, and when she put one on Sam's grave I felt so sad for her - I bet she loved the kid really. Her and Morgan really need to sort it out.

Abraham ended it with Rosita which I'm definitely gutted about, Sasha hasn't really shown that much interest so it could have been a big mistake.

When Glenn made his first kill of a human my heart was racing and I really did feel for him. It was a horrible situation and I really thought he would buckle. You could see the devastation in his eyes - even more so when he saw those pictures on the wall which were absolutely vile and made me feel ill.

Did anyone notice the Johnny Depp cameo?
[The three zombie heads that supposedly look like Gregory - the one on the right was cast with inspiration from Johnny Depp]

Tara declared her love for Denise which was lovely and you can soooooo tell Tara was pregnant in real life when she was filming this. Hiding her belly with dishes and big jumpers - does not work.

Well done to Gabriel. Knew they kept him alive for a reason.

I thought it was a brilliant episode, absolutely brilliant so far. I'm worried for Maggie and Carol because those women seem ridiculously ruthless. Eugh.

They're getting more badass as the episodes go on - a little too much, perhaps?