The Walking Dead | Season 8 | Episode 9 | Honor [AMC] [SPOILERS]

NUTZZ · 15-02-2018 04:07PM #1

The Walking Dead - Season 8

Episode 9 - "Honor"

Airdate - February 25th on AMC at 9/8c | February 26th on FOX UK at 9PM

Rick faces new difficulties after a battle. Meanwhile, the fight continues in other communities as core members face hard decisions.

* This is an extended 82 minute episode, including commercials.

Promo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riMH8kPMoVM

Promo 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gj-ad3raMbs

NUTZZ · 15-02-2018 04:07PM

7

Season 8a recap;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g28j9XQqIEE

w/s/p/c/ · 21-02-2018 01:37PM

I expect Carl's demise to be spread out over a few episodes?

davo2001 · 21-02-2018 06:04PM

w/s/p/c/ wrote: »

I expect Carl's demise to be spread out over a few episodes seasons?

Fixed that for you, just because of the rate this show is going :rolleyes:

DoozerT6 · 21-02-2018 08:34PM

Is it that time again already?

Keplar240B · 21-02-2018 10:30PM

9

Epicness* awaits

*Epicness is when you're watching something epic, and suddenly your body starts tingingling

frash · 22-02-2018 11:51AM

Keplar240B wrote: »

Epicness* awaits

*Epicness is when you're watching something epic, and suddenly your body starts tingingling

I must have seen a different version of the last season than you did

Blazer · 26-02-2018 05:53AM

urggghhh

looking at the flashforwards which have a whole Lost vibe it seems Eugene survives...ffs

Do yourselves a favour and just skip all the crap with Karl

quite possibly a contender for the worst episode yet.

Wibbs · 26-02-2018 01:57PM

Blazer wrote: »

quite possibly a contender for the worst episode yet.

Bejeebus that sets a low bar. :eek:

Liamalone · 26-02-2018 02:03PM

Fell asleep

siblers · 26-02-2018 02:09PM

I had never missed an episode of The Walking Dead up until I missed episode 6 of season 8 and I ended missing the next two. I just couldn't bring myself to catch up with the 3 episodes I missed . Some part of me was hoping it would get its act together and I was planning on jumping back into episode 9 but it seems that it's worse the show is after getting and don't see myself watching it anymore unless some kind of miracle happens with the writing and directing. A pity really how the show has become such a mess

raspberrypi67 · 26-02-2018 02:16PM

Have to agree,

They should have just finished up the whole thing last season, getting fed up too with the ****e the characters come out with and the repitition in trying to kill that stupid C*** Negan. I'm actually beginning to change sides in favor of Negan...and hope he slaughters the whole sorry crew...lol, now that would be a great ending..lol

siblers wrote: »

I had never missed an episode of The Walking Dead up until I missed episode 6 of season 8 and I ended missing the next two. I just couldn't bring myself to catch up with the 3 episodes I missed . Some part of me was hoping it would get its act together and I was planning on jumping back into episode 9 but it seems that it's worse the show is after getting and don't see myself watching it anymore, unless some kind of miracle happens with the writing and directing. A pity really how the show has become such a mess

thegreengoblin · 26-02-2018 02:38PM

Blazer wrote: »

urggghhh
looking at the flashforwards which have a whole Lost vibe it seems Eugene survives...ffs

Do yourselves a favour and just skip all the crap with Karl

quite possibly a contender for the worst episode yet.

Ah jeez, did you watch last season at all? I know the show has gone to **** but this was by no means in that kind of category.

All things considered, it was a decent episode which benefited hugely from not having dozens of characters scattered throughout every scene. It was focused and more tightly written than most episodes.

I thought Carl's send-off would be a lot more syrupy, filled with lots of flashbacks and all about him but it was fine. I wouldn't say Chandler Riggs knocked it out of the park but Carl was more likeable in this than any previous episode I can recall.

The gunshot scene with Rick and Michonne waiting outside the house was done very well.

Daryl gave him a very Daryl farewell and Tara stood around looking utterly confused so no change there.

The Morgan tormented psycho killer stuff is very stale by now but at least they had a separate strand going alongside the Carl stuff. Of course, this being the Walking Dead certain things make you want to scream and

the kid coming from nowhere to kill the jowl-faced Saviour was absurd. I know it was dark but come on, it's not a cartoon!

The flash forwards have to stop though. They can be effective now and then but it seems like we get them in every episode. Were all of those scenes meant to be Carl's vision or are they meant to be how it all pans out? If it's the latter then I'm sure many folk will be very pissed off at seeing

Negan as part of Alexandria's future

I thought the episode ended very abruptly...was

Rick sitting injured in front of the tree

the last scene?

Anyway, taking into account the huge dip in quality over the last couple of seasons, Carl was a major character who deserved a fitting farewell and he got one.

Brego888 · 26-02-2018 03:46PM

2

Turned off after 15 minutes. I'm officially out. The fact it's been drawn out for so long combined with fact I don't care what happens to any of the characters has made it a torture to watch. I'm done.

pjohnson · 26-02-2018 03:51PM

The "flashforwards" are just Carl's hopes/dreams

Jimmy Bottlehead · 26-02-2018 06:12PM

7

I have to say, I enjoyed that episode more than any since the opener to season 7.

Overall, I thought Carl's death was handled beautifully. It caught the mood very nicely, and was a fitting end. His character did my head in a lot during his run, but Chandler Riggs did a great job; it was also slightly strange really seeing him as a young man for the first time, with the visible stubble. Rick and to a slightly lesser degree Michonne were both on point. I felt the episode went back to the well a little too often and bringing him to the church at the end seemed pointless, but that gunshot scene was lovely.

The Morgan bit was a little bit of a retread, and the payoff with the kid was stereotypical rolly eyes Walking Dead, but the lead up all the way there was pretty fun.

As said, the fact that there were only two parallel threads and fewer characters helped the episode immensely. It felt much tighter and focused than any episode in a long time.

Seeing as Gimple has gotten promoted from being the show runner, I am hoping that this episode is the first sign of better things to come. Hopefully I won't regret my optimism next week

biggebruv · 26-02-2018 08:15PM

3

I found it unintentionally funny when carl silenced himself it was almost like something from rick and Morty or family guy

Anyways ****e episode overall could have been just 40mins Long it was terribly edited as well to much jumping forward and backwards it killed any feelings built up for Carl’s death.

D3V!L · 26-02-2018 09:37PM

2

I'll echo what was already said. Worst episode ever !!

This is actually at the end of the hill at this stage.

brianregan09 · 26-02-2018 09:50PM

There was way worse episodes than this

manster · 26-02-2018 09:53PM

Much tighter and better directed than the drivel served up at the start of the season. A major character dies and they cover it less than 2 episodes. Flash forwards aside, I really enjoyed it.

pjohnson · 26-02-2018 09:54PM

brianregan09 wrote: »

There was way worse episodes than this

Still has probably been deleted from 99% of peoples minds.

Agent Coulson · 26-02-2018 10:09PM

1

I gave it a 2 out of 10 as I know there will be a worse episode before the season ends.

Why do I do it to myself.

LionelNashe · 26-02-2018 10:41PM

2

A while back I was rooting for Negan over Rick & the gang, due to their inability to just point a gun at him and pull the trigger. At this stage I'd be happy with the walkers killing everybody. The moralising, the forgiveness, the schmaltz, is making me ill.

sonofenoch · 26-02-2018 11:02PM

Didn't watch....is Negan still wearing that bloody jacket and his skinny jeans

phobia2011 · 26-02-2018 11:09PM

Was it all a dream? Was Rick dreaming?

Pete Moss · 26-02-2018 11:38PM

sonofenoch wrote:

Didn't watch....is Negan still wearing that bloody jacket and his skinny jeans

No, he's wearing a plaid shirt and has taken up gardening from what we saw.

Blazer · 27-02-2018 12:08AM

Pete Moss wrote: »

No, he's wearing a plaid shirt and has taken up gardening from what we saw.

Sure we all know the flashforwarss are bull**** and probably Carl’s.
No way is Rick going to let Neegan live. No way is anyone going to let Neegan live really.

mzungu · 27-02-2018 12:17AM

Episode did not need the longer running time as there was lots of pointless fluff in there. All in all it was not the worst episode of the series, but it wasn't really all that good either.

LionelNashe · 27-02-2018 12:46AM

2

Blazer wrote: »

Sure we all know the flashforwarss are bull**** and probably Carl’s.
No way is Rick going to let Neegan live. No way is anyone going to let Neegan live really.

I was pissed off enough to see Eugene in the flash-forward; that last scene just took the biscuit.

Wolverine359 · 27-02-2018 01:41AM

Blazer wrote: »

No way is Rick going to let Neegan live. No way is anyone going to let Neegan live really.

Hmm, well if

the show ends up following his storyline from the comics...

TheBeach · 27-02-2018 08:00AM

phobia2011 wrote:

Was it all a dream? Was Rick dreaming?

I thought it was all a dream too when Rick woke under the tree?

The Walking Dead | Season 8 | Episode 9 | Honor [AMC] [SPOILERS]

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