Ben Lindbergh

From my many years of Walking Dead watching and also white walkers, which was hard to avoid in this episode in particular. But... Do you think there will be a backlash or will it be the opposite of that? It'll be like, oh, they went there. Okay, now I really got to pay attention to what comes next.

From my many years of Walking Dead watching and also white walkers, which was hard to avoid in this episode in particular. But... Do you think there will be a backlash or will it be the opposite of that? It'll be like, oh, they went there. Okay, now I really got to pay attention to what comes next.

From my many years of Walking Dead watching and also white walkers, which was hard to avoid in this episode in particular. But... Do you think there will be a backlash or will it be the opposite of that? It'll be like, oh, they went there. Okay, now I really got to pay attention to what comes next.

Yeah, that was the season seven premiere of The Walking Dead. Yeah. Sorry to anyone who just got spoiled about Glenn dying, but I think statute of limitations on spoilers for that has passed. But I think because that was much deeper into the show's run, maybe people were looking for an excuse to get off the bandwagon if they hadn't already. And then it was just so gratuitous. Yeah.

Yeah, that was the season seven premiere of The Walking Dead. Yeah. Sorry to anyone who just got spoiled about Glenn dying, but I think statute of limitations on spoilers for that has passed. But I think because that was much deeper into the show's run, maybe people were looking for an excuse to get off the bandwagon if they hadn't already. And then it was just so gratuitous. Yeah.

Yeah, that was the season seven premiere of The Walking Dead. Yeah. Sorry to anyone who just got spoiled about Glenn dying, but I think statute of limitations on spoilers for that has passed. But I think because that was much deeper into the show's run, maybe people were looking for an excuse to get off the bandwagon if they hadn't already. And then it was just so gratuitous. Yeah.

And I think that they maybe took pains not to do that this time. Not that it wasn't brutal. It absolutely was. But it was maybe slightly less dark and kind of hyper violent in some ways than the game was. We can talk about that. But I think they were conscious of that.

And I think that they maybe took pains not to do that this time. Not that it wasn't brutal. It absolutely was. But it was maybe slightly less dark and kind of hyper violent in some ways than the game was. We can talk about that. But I think they were conscious of that.

And I think that they maybe took pains not to do that this time. Not that it wasn't brutal. It absolutely was. But it was maybe slightly less dark and kind of hyper violent in some ways than the game was. We can talk about that. But I think they were conscious of that.

Like, look, people like Joel and people like Pedro Pascal, and we don't want to bash his brains in in the way that Glenn's brains were bashed in and also video game Joel's brains were bashed in. Yeah. Because then we might actually turn people off. So I... I kind of wonder whether that came up in conversation or whether they had that in mind.

Like, look, people like Joel and people like Pedro Pascal, and we don't want to bash his brains in in the way that Glenn's brains were bashed in and also video game Joel's brains were bashed in. Yeah. Because then we might actually turn people off. So I... I kind of wonder whether that came up in conversation or whether they had that in mind.

Like, look, people like Joel and people like Pedro Pascal, and we don't want to bash his brains in in the way that Glenn's brains were bashed in and also video game Joel's brains were bashed in. Yeah. Because then we might actually turn people off. So I... I kind of wonder whether that came up in conversation or whether they had that in mind.

Like you can push people, but don't go too far or they might turn on you. But I think I'm with you that they did not cross that line and that if anything, it will only enhance interest.

Like you can push people, but don't go too far or they might turn on you. But I think I'm with you that they did not cross that line and that if anything, it will only enhance interest.

Like you can push people, but don't go too far or they might turn on you. But I think I'm with you that they did not cross that line and that if anything, it will only enhance interest.

So what's your quick take? Let's just give our high-level reaction here before we dive deeper into all of the changes and our analysis of those changes. How do you think they did porting this major moment to the screen in a different medium?

So what's your quick take? Let's just give our high-level reaction here before we dive deeper into all of the changes and our analysis of those changes. How do you think they did porting this major moment to the screen in a different medium?

So what's your quick take? Let's just give our high-level reaction here before we dive deeper into all of the changes and our analysis of those changes. How do you think they did porting this major moment to the screen in a different medium?

Yeah, I'm excited to talk about some of these changes. I think there are ways in which the game version is more effective, maybe some ways in which the show version is more effective. They are ultimately quite different, and the differences might be in the eye of the beholder, but... I say overall, this was a TV event, the kind that doesn't come along very often.

Yeah, I'm excited to talk about some of these changes. I think there are ways in which the game version is more effective, maybe some ways in which the show version is more effective. They are ultimately quite different, and the differences might be in the eye of the beholder, but... I say overall, this was a TV event, the kind that doesn't come along very often.