I literally felt gross watching the end of this episode. Like I want to take a shower.
So he got shot in the privates by the shotty at the end, right? Like Caspere? I can't see them killing him off in the second episode. I like where they're going with Frank as well, its great to see Vaughn doing this kind of work.
I'm shocked at the amount of love being shown for this episode. EVERYONE acted like complete idiots. I thought for about a quarter of the episode that they flashed forward a few months or years, and that explained everyone's state of relative relaxation. Then I realize it's only been a few weeks? People are hanging out in unsafe locations for no apparent reason, they're letting their guard down, they're focusing on completely innocuous things... what the hell was that? It felt like an episode from a completely different show.
If this is to lull us into a false sense of security, maybe this will make sense dramatically in the future. But for now? Worst episode of the series.
I love how every week, they try to beat you over the head with the obviousness of someone's motive to kill Scotty. This week they go with Alison, who is now basically being blackmailed into investing with Scotty. They're being so heavy handed with the kid being Cole's at this point, I feel like they'll swerve it and have it be George, the naked guy from the commune. Alison went through a long stretch as a pretty likable character, but she is regressing into some annoying habits here, specifically being unwilling to commit to ANYTHING (the classes, actually having the baby daddy discussion with multiple people) and utilizing sex for seemingly unhealthy reasons.
Best part of this episode was Dominic West absolutely crushing the therapy session scene. This is an trope that tends to get carted out super often on these premium dramas (thank the Sopranos, I guess), but West took a cliched plot device and chewed the hell out of the scene to the point that it didn't bother me at all. Noah looked self-aware for once, which is something that he has never been up to this point. He still has that crippling martyr complex, which has made him the most unlikable of the central characters.
There was a lot to like about this episode. Everyone but Rick realizing that they needed to start to "bring along" the Alexandria people was interesting, those same people proving that Rick is right to be afraid (the chick watching the supplies, the idiot trying to repel over a group of walkers), and the "oh crap" ending were all particularly interesting. However, I had a hard time dealing with Glen's survival. I like him as a character, but I didn't buy that story of survival. It seemed a little cheap. Also, where the hell did those balloon's come from, and who inflated the initial three?
I continue to like the way they play with narratives. The acting continues to be strong, and now we have hit a truly momentous point for Noah as he's actually acting noble and selfless for once instead of just paying lip service to the ideas. BUT, is it all just a ploy to not have to choose? Does Helen know he's also protecting Alison?
Who the hell booked this? I've watched every American season of this show, and this is by far the most dramatic episode they've ever had. Everything comes down to next week. I do think that fight should have been stopped, Graves didn't defend himself intelligently for almost a minute. Crazy.
So Jackie used when she was running up the stairs near the end, correct? Its getting to the point where they don't even make a big deal out of her relapses.
