Quote (kayeto @ Dec 2 2013 03:25pm)
Part that bothered me the most:
When the fight finally breaks out, Rick ducks behind a car while people are shooting at him. They breach the fence, then people are driving and walking right past where Rick is sitting, paying him no attention. The Governor, conveniently, lags far enough behind the pack that by the time Rick jumps out, everyone else is too far away to notice. Rick emerging from the spot they all just saw him hide is, of course, a surprise to the Governor. Both men have guns but we see no shooting from them, just punching.
I'm always disappointed when one those moments pops up that takes me out of the scene and forces me to be conscious of the fact that this is a TV show. I am reminded that the characters have to do things which are convenient for the story rather than acting in a way that would make an immersive experience for the audience.
It's called tunnel vision and quite common. When in a fire fight, they focus on the direction that bullets are coming from. The adrenaline puts them on auto pilot. It's the reason why cops chasing a perpetrator have completely misidentified their surroundings or the person they are chasing. Or soldiers accidentally shoot a civilian while engaging an enemy combatant. Try not to look at things from an outside point of view next time. You speak of immersion, but that was actually quite accurate for a fire fight.
This post was edited by Arsenic_Touch on Dec 2 2013 03:17pm