My man! This was such a hilarious episode, and everything involving the father was incredible. The glitching and simulations was such a creative concept!
Watched this episode like 50 times and I’m still picking up on Easter eggs
Are YOU Hungry for Apples?
I liked what they were trying to do with this episode, and I enjoyed Michonne's interactions with Daryl, Judith and Negan, but it didn't quite hang together and suffered from some bad contrivances.
The flashbacks to an old and supposedly very good friend of Michonne's randomly being found after all this time, then doublecrossing her and which acted as the catalyst for Michonne's isolationist outlook, didn't really work. This was partly because said friend was a single episode entity so, really, who gives a shit, but also this good and supportive friend now seems to be batshit because reasons?? Also, a terrible waste of True Blood's Rutina Wesley.
I feel I'm only giving this episode a 6 because it was held together by the fab Danai Gurira and ever-reliable Norman Reedus.
Not a bad episode. It feels convenient though that the villain of the week was a former friend of Michonne.. Still it was nice to have a guest appearance by Rutina Wesley of True Blood.
Still not convinced that RJ really exists.
I get that some people didn't like the tonal shift of this episode and interruption of the main plot, but I loved all the Star Wars references/parallels.
El trying to pull the train car was obviously reminiscent of Luke trying lift his X-Wing in The Empire Strikes Back (except that El succeeded!). Kali essentially tempted El with the dark side of the Force by teaching her use anger to strengthen her powers. Kali even manipulates El into force choking one of "the bad men" almost to death before El has a change of heart.
In the end, El chose to use happy, loving memories (not angry, painful ones) to connect to her friends and, discovering that they are in danger, left Kali to save them. This is similar how Luke had a vision of Han and Leia in danger and left Yoda to save them.
The questions remaining after this episode: Is El walking into a trap like Luke did? Can Kali be redeemed? Will she return to Hawkins to help El? Would her powers even be effective against the demogorgons or the shadow monster?
I got like to season 4 a few times then dropped the show, cus I forgot what happened so going thru a true re-watch.
so far its a good opening to the series. A few editing issues (i.e the glass being cracked randomly when they get caught in traffic even though the scene where it gets cracked is afterwards....) The thing I enjoy most is just how fresh & innocent the characters are. I love TWD but man, does having ever character be a killing machine get OLD quick. I know it eventually happens in FTWD, but its nice to see a new journey start, and see how the world reacts to the apocalypse unfolding in real time. I find it especially eerie to watch after COVID-19 too, as I see many similarities at how the public is reacting.
How did the left door open when the right glass broke
