While we often talk, criticize, and joke about it, do you think the writers had relatively filled bios and arc timelines for each of the characters that they just didn't get much space to properly utilize in the later seasons/installments?
Depends on the game. Season One seemed to have planned most arcs from the beginning. Season Two has more inconcistencies in that regard because the writers couldn't really agree on some of the characters and their role in the story. ANF has the same problem times ten. There's barely any character-arc in it. Things just happen. They're barely even characters.
While we often talk, criticize, and joke about it, do you think the writers had relatively filled bios and arc timelines for each of the characters that they just didn't get much space to properly utilize in the later seasons/installments?
To be fair, I'm pretty sure characters like Rebecca, Carlos, Gabe, Conrad, and(to an arguably detrimental degree) Kate had some consistent motivation and direction going on before things got out of hand and wishwashy.
Depends on the game. Season One seemed to have planned most arcs from the beginning. Season Two has more inconcistencies in that regard beca… moreuse the writers couldn't really agree on some of the characters and their role in the story. ANF has the same problem times ten. There's barely any character-arc in it. Things just happen. They're barely even characters.
I mean, Rebeccas only arc is to give birth to AJ, so they went through with that one at least. Carlos' still bumms me out, because I thought he was such an interesting character, but he ended up doing nothing past episode 1 and dying in episode 3. Such a let down. Gabe's all over the place. At least they kind of got him more or less right in episode 5 of ANF, but still disappointing. I wish they gave Mariana a chance... i haven't seen Conrad since I always killed him. I may want to replay it, though. And Kate is just frustrating, because she wants to get away from David for no real reason except she finds Javier hotter. I don't get her line of thinking. At all. I mean, he is but still.
To be fair, I'm pretty sure characters like Rebecca, Carlos, Gabe, Conrad, and(to an arguably detrimental degree) Kate had some consistent motivation and direction going on before things got out of hand and wishwashy.
Rebeccas only arc is to give birth to AJ, so they went through with that one at least.
There was also her initial distrust of Clementine and the matter of the damage her pregnancy was doing to her relationship with Alvin.
Carlos' still bumms me out, because I thought he was such an interesting character, but he ended up doing nothing past episode 1 and dying in episode 3. Such a let down.
Yeah, I think he's probably the Cabin Group member who suffered the most demotion once Kenny was added to the story.
Gabe's all over the place. At least they kind of got him more or less right in episode 5 of ANF, but still disappointing.
Really? He seemed like the one main character they had an active drive towards developing with the story besides Conrad.
And Kate is just frustrating, because she wants to get away from David for no real reason except she finds Javier hotter. I don't get her line of thinking.
Kate suffered from being setup as a relatively complex character, but being quickly sidelined after relatively little screentime(even if it's still more than Marianna or especially Gabe got) and then having half of her scenes afterwards being "conveniently" themed around either contradicting what David wanted to do or pushing a potentially romance with Javier, with little time spent actually developing her own character until the last episode and even that was somewhat limited.
To answer your point though, I thought the idea was that Javier's laidback nature and ability to just go wherever seemed inherently more appealing than just being the hardassed David's trophy wife, which was compounded by the fact that she simply feel out of love with him after signing up to a lifestyle she never thought she'd actually want. However, in the present, this was just a background accentuater of the fact that he was the leader of the people who killed Mariana, shot her, executed Francine, and destroyed Prescott.
I mean, Rebeccas only arc is to give birth to AJ, so they went through with that one at least. Carlos' still bumms me out, because I thought… more he was such an interesting character, but he ended up doing nothing past episode 1 and dying in episode 3. Such a let down. Gabe's all over the place. At least they kind of got him more or less right in episode 5 of ANF, but still disappointing. I wish they gave Mariana a chance... i haven't seen Conrad since I always killed him. I may want to replay it, though. And Kate is just frustrating, because she wants to get away from David for no real reason except she finds Javier hotter. I don't get her line of thinking. At all. I mean, he is but still.
Let's say Lily is returning in TFS, how would she react to seeing Carly come back from the dead? What kind of showdown could we expect to see go down between those two?
I imagine she would attempt to apologize and accept that she took it too poorly, depending on how much she's thought about it ever since and if she can find the appropriate strength.
Let's say Lily is returning in TFS, how would she react to seeing Carly come back from the dead? What kind of showdown could we expect to see go down between those two?
(?) Ben appreciates it.
Thanks. Just.. be more gentle with me, okay?
How could I not? It's such a memorably sappy line that Deltino showcased.
Ben believes in us!
You could tell that he really respected Lee. Recently when I replayed Long Road Ahead I noticed that he is happy when Lee decides to talk to him in the hub areas. And wants to work on the train with him. I wish they had more conversations...
That's been an overarching concern for me as well.
Don't worry, you'll do great!
See, the funny thing there is that, with so many other things to be set up, ironed out, and expanded upon for other characters, I haven't actually put too much time into that yet.
That's true, there are more important things than Tripp.
It is sorta something that I've wanted to fix up a fair bit since the beginning, though.
(and/or better yet, some fanmade ones for Season 2)
I remember seeing one about Nick, but I am not sure if we're thinking about the same posts.
No problem, Lee. I wish you believed in me too and were nicer to me(especially in the second half of the game).
D'oh, now I feel sa… mored.
I was wondering if you were going to make the connection, haha.
How could I not? It's such a memorably sappy line that Deltino showcased.
Even though I just said it because I mean it.
I know.
I hope you do Max justice
That's been an overarching concern for me as well.
(and please make Tripp useful).
See, the funny thing there is that, with so many other things to be set up, ironed out, and expanded upon for other characters, I haven't actually put too much time into that yet.
It is sorta something that I've wanted to fix up a fair bit since the beginning, though.
That would be neat! It would be nice to see how every character feels about Javier.
Or you could make it like Season 1 end screen with stats and all characters. But that's you… [view original content]
You could tell that he really respected Lee. Recently when I replayed Long Road Ahead I noticed that he is happy when Lee decides to talk to him in the hub areas. And wants to work on the train with him. I wish they had more conversations...
Daw, poor Ben. He just wanted his place in the group to not be a downer all the time.
I remember seeing one about Nick, but I am not sure if we're thinking about the same posts.
D'oh, now I feel sad.
(?) Ben appreciates it.
Thanks. Just.. be more gentle with me, okay?
How could I not? It's such a memo… morerably sappy line that Deltino showcased.
Ben believes in us!
You could tell that he really respected Lee. Recently when I replayed Long Road Ahead I noticed that he is happy when Lee decides to talk to him in the hub areas. And wants to work on the train with him. I wish they had more conversations...
That's been an overarching concern for me as well.
Don't worry, you'll do great!
See, the funny thing there is that, with so many other things to be set up, ironed out, and expanded upon for other characters, I haven't actually put too much time into that yet.
That's true, there are more important things than Tripp.
It is sorta something that I've wanted to fix up a fair bit since the beginning, though.
(and/or better yet, some fanmade ones for Se… [view original content]
So you would have preferred that she disappear and then reappear later like she did in all of the other episodes? I'm glad she stuck around… more, it started to feel like she was actually part of the group. She got to talk to Kate about girl stuff, she defended Javi about shooting Conrad, she got to be a kid for a minute while playing euchre with Gabe, and she reacts to the decision to either shoot Joan or take the deal.
Soooo Clem was 8/9 in season 1, and she was in 1st grade but I read somewhere that 8/9 year olds are supposed to be in 3rd grade. Any of you Americans out there care to explain? Her being a 1st grader never made sense to me anyway.
Soooo Clem was 8/9 in season 1, and she was in 1st grade but I read somewhere that 8/9 year olds are supposed to be in 3rd grade. Any of you Americans out there care to explain? Her being a 1st grader never made sense to me anyway.
Soooo Clem was 8/9 in season 1, and she was in 1st grade but I read somewhere that 8/9 year olds are supposed to be in 3rd grade. Any of you Americans out there care to explain? Her being a 1st grader never made sense to me anyway.
Maybe because AJ and Clementine are both tired to live on the road and want a safe place to stay for a while, AJ said that he is glad they found that school.
AJ asked Clementine if they could stay in the train station before the grenade attracted that herd, so I think they really need a place where they can rest for a bit.
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Is that a guess or was it confirmed?
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"loves fucking pudding."
While we often talk, criticize, and joke about it, do you think the writers had relatively filled bios and arc timelines for each of the characters that they just didn't get much space to properly utilize in the later seasons/installments?
[Insert Pudd'n my dick in your wife meme here]
Depends on the game. Season One seemed to have planned most arcs from the beginning. Season Two has more inconcistencies in that regard because the writers couldn't really agree on some of the characters and their role in the story. ANF has the same problem times ten. There's barely any character-arc in it. Things just happen. They're barely even characters.
To be fair, I'm pretty sure characters like Rebecca, Carlos, Gabe, Conrad, and(to an arguably detrimental degree) Kate had some consistent motivation and direction going on before things got out of hand and wishwashy.
I mean, Rebeccas only arc is to give birth to AJ, so they went through with that one at least. Carlos' still bumms me out, because I thought he was such an interesting character, but he ended up doing nothing past episode 1 and dying in episode 3. Such a let down. Gabe's all over the place. At least they kind of got him more or less right in episode 5 of ANF, but still disappointing. I wish they gave Mariana a chance... i haven't seen Conrad since I always killed him. I may want to replay it, though. And Kate is just frustrating, because she wants to get away from David for no real reason except she finds Javier hotter. I don't get her line of thinking. At all. I mean, he is but still.
Max sees literally only one cup of pudding eaten
Y O U H A D A R E A L F U C K I N G F E A S T
Hence why I said before things got out of hand.
There was also her initial distrust of Clementine and the matter of the damage her pregnancy was doing to her relationship with Alvin.
Yeah, I think he's probably the Cabin Group member who suffered the most demotion once Kenny was added to the story.
Really? He seemed like the one main character they had an active drive towards developing with the story besides Conrad.
Kate suffered from being setup as a relatively complex character, but being quickly sidelined after relatively little screentime(even if it's still more than Marianna or especially Gabe got) and then having half of her scenes afterwards being "conveniently" themed around either contradicting what David wanted to do or pushing a potentially romance with Javier, with little time spent actually developing her own character until the last episode and even that was somewhat limited.
To answer your point though, I thought the idea was that Javier's laidback nature and ability to just go wherever seemed inherently more appealing than just being the hardassed David's trophy wife, which was compounded by the fact that she simply feel out of love with him after signing up to a lifestyle she never thought she'd actually want. However, in the present, this was just a background accentuater of the fact that he was the leader of the people who killed Mariana, shot her, executed Francine, and destroyed Prescott.
guess
Okay thanks.
Let's say Lily is returning in TFS, how would she react to seeing Carly come back from the dead? What kind of showdown could we expect to see go down between those two?
I imagine she would attempt to apologize and accept that she took it too poorly, depending on how much she's thought about it ever since and if she can find the appropriate strength.
im not sure what the 'D' stands for but isn't the hat from a softball team that either Clems dad played for or supported and he gave it Clem?
Yeah, it is. Javier says it at the end of ANF.
(?) Ben appreciates it.
Thanks. Just.. be more gentle with me, okay?
Ben believes in us!
You could tell that he really respected Lee. Recently when I replayed Long Road Ahead I noticed that he is happy when Lee decides to talk to him in the hub areas. And wants to work on the train with him. I wish they had more conversations...
Don't worry, you'll do great!
That's true, there are more important things than Tripp.
I remember seeing one about Nick, but I am not sure if we're thinking about the same posts.
I'll try.
Daw, poor Ben. He just wanted his place in the group to not be a downer all the time.
[Can't find it right now]
I know this is a late ass time to reply to this, but when does this happen?
When you rescue her by the steps of the subway
She either chastised Javi for shooting Joan or she tells Javi that she knew David would fuck everything up if you took the deal
Okay, see, I never really saw a full playthrough where they shot Joan, so I didn't know that she'd say something different there.
Thanks.
What if L4D2's Tank was in TWD?
What about TLOU's infected?
Then Clementine would've been fucked.
What happens if a pregnant woman turns? Does the fetus become a walker?
Found a meme regarding ANF but idk if it classes as creepy or not. Any one willing to lend me a hand?
Melton... I'm good with that stuff
pm me.
So, I went to go practice up a bit and came back to see both the Meme and Violet shipping threads are locked.
...Wuh happened?
A WAR HAS BEGUN.
To be fair it technically wasn’t me
Tensions were high, shots were fired, and memes were made. Ultimately, havoc was wreaked
Soooo Clem was 8/9 in season 1, and she was in 1st grade but I read somewhere that 8/9 year olds are supposed to be in 3rd grade. Any of you Americans out there care to explain? Her being a 1st grader never made sense to me anyway.
I remember someone mentioning that before.
Guess she wasn't as smart as she's sometimes talked up to be.
Perhaps she got held back several times?
she did say 1st grade was easy, doing it over a few times might explain that
The only way I can explain it is if Georgia’s school system works differently and students either start later or a few years/grades are moved around.
She either started school 2 years late, or got left back twice.
Pivotal question: Why is the first episode of TFS called Done Running?
Maybe because AJ and Clementine are both tired to live on the road and want a safe place to stay for a while, AJ said that he is glad they found that school.
AJ asked Clementine if they could stay in the train station before the grenade attracted that herd, so I think they really need a place where they can rest for a bit.