I did not read the spoilers, but I did click on the Sophia pic, and... (this spoiler is about Sophia pic) Spoiler AMC can wave goodbye to whatever female audience they have if Sophie is a zombie. The problem isn't killing her, it's watching the mom suffer all season for nothing. The series cannot be as grim as the comic, not on TV and not on a Sunday night.
Yeah that might happened but I think there is enough demographic to make up for the ratings, especially the comic nerd fans...
I bet that picture is a trick. The mom will probably be having a dream after hearing about the zombies in the barn.
Spoiler You're wrong, on both counts. The subplot is too nihilistic, especially for moms. That doesn't mean the show needs happy endings, because suffering and resilience are core themes in The Walking Dead, but don't ask the audience to invest an entire season into rescuing Sophia and then kill her off anyway.
Maybe, kind of like how they tricked us into thinking Darel's brother was back in last weeks previews etc. (although this time it's a leak) I think that part of your post should be spoilered.
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Have some more possible spoilers this time in the form of some recaps of screeners of the next two episodes. They are sourced back to a poster on that apparently did the same thing for some episodes of Breaking Bad as well. With that said these recaps are unconfirmed but with the next episode right around the corner we will soon see if they are legit or not. Link: http://thewalkingdeadcomic.wordpress.com/2011/11/18/episode-2-06-secrets-2-07-pretty-much-dead-already-huge-spoilers/ Again Massive Spoiler Warning...DO NOT CLICK THE FOLLOWING TWO TAGS IF YOU DON'T WANT TO BE SPOILED! Unconfirmed Episode 6 Recap: Spoiler "Secrets" Episode opens with Patricia feeding the trapped walkers with live chickens. Maggie has convinced Glenn to keep the presence of the walkers a secret. However, he eventually spills the beans to Dale, also revealing Lori's pregnancy in the process. Dale confronts Hershel in private, who somehow manages to persuade Dale to keep the secret as well, since he's convinced the walkers in the barn (including his wife and stepson) are merely sick and can be cured. Andrea apologizes to Daryl for shooting him. And that's all we see of Daryl this week. Shane instructs the women and Carl in the shooting range. He privately tutors Andrea, but manages to piss her off by mentioning Amy. Shane apologizes and they go off searching for Sohpia in a nearby housing development. No Sophia, but lots of walkers. Andrea and Shane blow away several walkers before getting to their car. On the drive back, they have some near-death-experience sex. When they arrive back at the farm, Dale realizes that something happened between them and tells Shane to stay away from Andrea. Shane responds with a not-so-veiled threat to kill Dale, after he promises to reveal that Shane considered shooting Rick (in the first season). Lori discovers that Herhsel wants the group to leave and berates Rick for keeping it a secret. She sends Glenn back to the pharmacy for another trip and Maggie accompanies him. They're attacked by a walker, which Glenn kills, earning some big points with Maggie in the process. Glenn brings back abortion pills for Tori, who takes some but then immediately throws them back up. Meanwhile, Rick finds the bottle of pills and confronts Lori, who admits she's pregnant. Cue dramatic conversation about bringing a baby into a zombie-infested world. She also reveals that she and Shane used to bump uglies. Rick's reaction: "Meh, I always kind of figured." Unconfirmed Episode 7 Recap: Spoiler "Pretty Much Dead Already" Episode opens with Glenn revealing the presence of the walkers to the rest of the group, who promptly proceed to freak out. Maggie becomes angry with Glenn for not keeping the secret and ruins his hat in retribution. Dale gives Glenn his trademark bucket hat as a replacement. Maggie later makes a plea to Hershel for the group to stay. She and Glenn also have an argument about the walkers, after which they eventually admit their feelings, kiss and make up. Rick and Hershel argue, with Hershel demanding the group leave within a week. Rick uses the my-wife-is-pregnant card, but Hershel's not persuaded. Shane also wants the group to get the hell out of there because of the walkers in the barn, but Rick uses the same excuse to cool him down. However, Shane then becomes convinced that Lori's baby is his. Dale takes off with Shane's guns to hide them in the swamp. Shane tracks him down and demands he give the guns back. Dale points his rifle at him and threatens to shoot. However, he backs down at the last moment, since he has no wish to become like Shane: he reveals that he knows Shane shot Otis and lied about what really happened. Shane heads back to the farm with the guns. Hershel has Rick help him and Jimmy try to fish some walkers out of a nearby pit of quicksand and lead them into the barn with snare poles. He says the group can stay on the farm if they agree not to kill the walkers. They arrive at the farm about the same time Shane emerges from the swamp and hands out guns to other members of the group... Shane sees the snared walkers and goes berserk. He yells at Rick and Hershel as they guide the walkers towards the barn, with the rest of the group and people in the farm looking on. He pulls his sidearm and unloads it in the chest of one of the walkers, demanding to know "Could someone who's alive just take that? Why is it still coming?" Hershel has no answer. He finishes off the walker with a headshot, grabs a nearby pickaxe and breaks open the barn door. Walkers pour out, T-Dog, Daryl, Shane, Glenn, and Andrea form a line and open fire. Once the dust clears, one more walker emerges. Sophia. Rick finally steps up next to the others, pulls his six-shooter and kills Sophia with a shot to the head. End episode.
I'm fine with posting spoilers as long as they are, you know, "spoilered". But some of the resulting discussion is hinting at, if not directly giving stuff away. I wish that would stop.
