Meaningful and Deep scenes
This topic got me thinking about how much of these scenes are in the both seasons? Symbolism, foreshadowing, etc. Maybe some moment caught your attention, and others didn't see it. Maybe there are scenes, that can be interpreted in different ways? Share your thoughts.
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AJ is the reincarnation of Lee XD
It's been a long time since I played TWD, but the final moments of season 1 and the ending of season 2 where you choose to go with Kenny or go to Wellington are both very beautiful and bittersweet endings. Me and I think a lot of other people shed a tear or two there.
There are a good number, though I think this fandom has realized most of them (but there's probably something that we've missed I'm sure.) I'll repeat a lot here that others before me have mentioned:
The most obvious one has to be I think the Civil War theme in "Amid the Ruins," and how the group was basically tearing itself apart, just like the United States of America was at war with itself during the time of its Civil War.
There's the statue from Parker's Run:
with the inscription on the plaque reading, "Fallen but not Forsaken," i.e. "fallen but not abandoned," which refers to the choice to leave Sarah behind in the trailer park/observation deck, or to save her. It also refers, I believe, to Clem's decision to leave whoever she's left with at the end of the season, or to stay with them. Also, the guy in the statue standing always looked like Nick to me.
3 . In terms of foreshadowing, there's the "Danger sign" by Sarita foreshadowing the decision to cut off her hand (the figure part of the sign shows a hand getting cut at the wrist):
4 . In terms of symbols, Luke I don't believe is supposed to represent any actual person, but rather I believe he's supposed to represent a certain type of character from stories. He's supposed to represent the "superhero," the guy who always wants to do the right thing, but frankly can't, because he's human and he doesn't realize it. The mistakes he's made include having sex with Jane (a pretty human flaw), and trying to run for days back to Carver's from the Ski Lodge without stopping for food or to rest, leading to him being caught when he tries to steal some food. Clem finds him in a rundown superhero comic book store
(see how it says, "Victor's Comics" on the shop window and also on the counter?) showing how Luke represents a rundown superhero himself in that particular scene, especially juxtaposed next to that cheesy looking cardboard cutout character of the hero in the cape, towering over him.
5 . Allusions: In "No Going Back," a bunch of the names of trophies come from famous, brilliant poems by Robert Frost, Emily Dickinson, and more, which this guy went over a bit.
There's a lot more, mostly gone over in this thread, in different places. There are puns and double meanings on the chapter titles of the episodes as well. For Season 1, I honestly haven't looked too closely at it, but I bet there's some things there that we all may have missed.
Along the lines of what you said about Sarita, there's also a lot of that in the campfire scene in No Going Back. Right where Luke is sitting, you see a few signs that say "Warning" or "Danger", and around Bonnie there is a sign that reads "Danger of Death," foreshadowing what happens later in the episode with Luke and Bonnie. Someone also pointed out that, when you go talk to Kenny, there's a sign that reads "Highly Volatile." I love these little additions, whether they are there purposely or by some huge coincidence I don't know, but it's fun to look for them.
Also, a huge reoccurrence during Season 2 was how crows would fly by or be seen whenever there was a character death. You had in the intro of Episode 1 crows fly by when Omid died, you can see crows flying when Pete and Clementine are walking to the river, there was a crow perched at the top of the chair lift in Episode 2, and there were also the crows by the tent Kenny was in in Amid the Ruins, which would either stay or fly away depending on what you did with Sarita.
When Jane says the quote, “Versatility is not overrated,” on a literal level, she's referring to the nail file, and all of the uses a nail file has--starting a fire, sharpening a blade, picking a lock, etc. However, although Jane probably doesn't mean it, I believe the writers intended for her to also be talking metaphorically about herself (she does say this quote at least twice and maybe even three times I think in the game, so it's got to be an important quote from a writing standpoint.) Another meaning of “versatile” is “variable or changeable, as in feeling, purpose, or policy.”
Jane’s feelings towards Clem changed (from Jane abandoning Clem to Jane coming back for Clem), and Jane’s outlook on survival changed (from Jane being alone all the time and staying apart from other survivors, to Jane letting Clem into her life, and Jane deciding to let the family in at Howe's if you let the timer run out.) Thus the statement, “Versatility is not overrated,” really is referring to, on a metaphorical level, “Jane changes in her beliefs and attitudes towards others, in a positive way.”