The Walking Dead

[Qui-Gon Jim]

I think the Savior leaving the firefight was out of chronological order - a flashback.  That's how I read it, at least.  It was his blood that Morgan and Rick tracked.

I thought that as well, but if that was the case, there was no indication of that being the case.  I guess there was some time-shifting in the episode so it could make sense.

They did a good job lining up four different possibilities for the baseball bat.  It'll keep the Internet guessing all week.

100% agree here.

[Scockery]

4? What about Carol and Morgan who could also get captured....so potential casualties could go as high as six. Imagine all six getting whacked like t-balls.

[BillCable]

I can't see either of them as candidates for Negan.  They're at least 13 miles from Alexandria, and headed in the wrong direction.  The other 4 are captured nearby by the group that was threatening to use them as hostages to get in just a week ago.

[Matt]

Don't really care how it happens (abortion, miscarriage, whatever), just don't want to have watch Maggie go full-term with this thing.

(Someone slicing Maggie's stomach, killing the fetus, which becomes a zombie fetus, which then proceeds to eat Maggie from the inside out, Alien-style, falls under "whatever")

[Jesse James]

I think Maggie just has IBS.

Yeah, the whole kick off to the episode was stupid...  Why's Carol just running away?  Makes little sense that she just up and takes off, and yes she'd have to know they'd look for her so she's just making matters worse by doing this.

I didn't get the impression the Savior following Carol and/or Morgan/Rick was out of order chronologically but Rick does go back and doesn't bump into him it seems, so there's that backing that theory up.  But that's some really dumb writing on the part of the show if that's the case.  Confusing for no reason.

Darryl running off is the only reason I would want Darryl dead.  He's, IMO, one of the more interesting characters on the show, but running off is so Carl it's not even funny, and then everyone else running off in kind is just ugh. 

And yes, Carol's gun up her sleeve...  Yet, it's fully auto with no visible magazine?  An Uzi wouldn't fit up your sleeve like that...  I can't think of much that would, and would put down that many rounds onto a car like that.  Neat idea, ****** final look to it though.

Speaking of Carol, she was just going to drive past a truckload of armed dudes staring at them?  Yeah she's the badass on the show?  Right.

Just a lot of dumb rolled up into one episode.

Oh, not to mention the slackjawed yocal from the Simpsons has gotten the drop on Darryl, the ultimate outdoorsman redneck from S1, multiple times now?  FFS come on! 

So a lot of meh last night.  Besides the last scene to get the teeny bopper fans all wound up on the twitters for a week, there wasn't a ton to last night that was interesting or even logica/intelligent.

And yes...  where are the gay guys?  I've been wondering what's up with those two for a while.  They're actually competent, but they're nowhere to be found right now.

Fear had better have a better season 2 than its launch did.

[Scockery]

They used misdirection in last week's previews, we were meant to think Daryl went after Carol...when he doesn't even know she's left.

Also, Negan's peeps know about Alexandria. How long have they known? HOW LONG? ENID'S A SPY!!! (Are people still saying that, because it got old...)

[BillCable]

(Someone slicing Maggie's stomach, killing the fetus, which becomes a zombie fetus, which then proceeds to eat Maggie from the inside out, Alien-style, falls under "whatever")

That's not how this works!  That's not how any of this works!!

Seriously, though - a surface slice to the abdomen wouldn't impact the progress of a pregnancy.  And a zombie fetus at this stage of development wouldn't have teeth.  Or a jaw.  It'd be the size of a grape.

I don't even think she got sliced anway - only her shirt.  I think the shirt slice was supposed to unleash her motherly rage or something.

[GrandMoffNick]

I certainly like me some Daryl, but I've got no issue with Dwight getting the upper hand on him if the show Dwight is anything like the comic Dwight.

The stupidity of the decisions in this episode are fireable offenses for the writers in my opinion

[Dave]

Do the characters make similar bad decisions in the comic series?

It seems the show oscillates between somewhat plausible plot drivers (everyone is sick in the prison so we've got to venture out and find antibiotics) and randomness (we're likely to be attacked any minute by a formidable force we know very little about, but lets all run out in different directions).

I get it that the zombies and carnage are part of the draw, but couldn't this show also be clever all of of the time and have a consistently logical plot?

[Jesse James]

IMO they all do equally dumb things in the comics.

I it's about how people "deal with things" I guess they're trying to emphasize the emotional reaction over the thought out logical one.  To that end I get everyone doing what they do kind of knee jerk.  But to me that's the only thing that justifies any of it, and it really barely does.  It just is sometimes ****** writing.

[Tracy]

And yes...  where are the gay guys?  I've been wondering what's up with those two for a while.  They're actually competent, but they're nowhere to be found right now.

Are they on the scouting trip with Tara?

[Tracy]

I've not read the graphic novels - but between the chatter on this board, Glen's long look at Maggie in his rear-view and Maggie's comment about having to keep moving forward and not letting anything get in her way - do not bode well for everyone's fav walker bait 

[Matt_Fury]

I kind of agree, Tracy, but I also think the show might have someone else meet Lucille just to throw comic fans for a loop.

Honestly, this show has diverged from the comic in very significant ways.

[McMetal]

I really hope you are right about that, Matt. I am not looking forward to tonight's episode...

Ps - Tara is with Heath...Aaron & pal are chilling back in Alexandria. At least they will be ok.

[GrandMoffNick]

I feel more and more it's gonna be Glenn