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[tippy4]

Didn't even see the priest once the whole episode. Anyone else find that strange? I would think that a priest getting a church would be something a town might be interested in...unless they are all atheists.

And he was barely visible in the previous episode....less than ten seconds of airtime and no lines.

But like Rube says....he will have more coverage in the next episode (per coming attractions).

[Heather19]

I'm not sure about this past episode. What's up with Sasha? She was acting crazy. The whole opening scene with her shooting was just really awkward. And is she the new Andrea? Not sure how I feel about that.

There's been quite a few characters we haven't seen these past few eps, but I'm sure they'll focus on them in upcoming episodes.

[tippy4]

I wish they did not feel the need to have a zombie scene in every episode.......I know the show is The Walking Dead....but sometimes it just feels so forced.

Frankly...I think it would have been just fine if all they had was the one walker at the end of the episode that (for some reason) was banging on the wall.

[Mattrick]

Didn't even see the priest once the whole episode. Anyone else find that strange? I would think that a priest getting a church would be something a town might be interested in...unless they are all atheists.

And he was barely visible in the previous episode....less than ten seconds of airtime and no lines.

But like Rube says....he will have more coverage in the next episode (per coming attractions).

I never watch the 'next week on' previews. I prefer to go in dark.

I'm not sure about this past episode. What's up with Sasha? She was acting crazy. The whole opening scene with her shooting was just really awkward. And is she the new Andrea? Not sure how I feel about that.

I think she's going to snap and start killing people and Rick or Michonne will be forced to put her down.

[webstar1000]

Another stellar episode. Loved so many aspects of it. The scene with the W carved into the walker... I have seen that a couple of times and went back and found one walker for sure that had it. Can't wait to see what that is all about!!! Anyone else see other walkers like that?

[tippy4]

Another stellar episode. Loved so many aspects of it. The scene with the W carved into the walker... I have seen that a couple of times and went back and found one walker for sure that had it. Can't wait to see what that is all about!!! Anyone else see other walkers like that?

The torsos that came tumbling out of the truck they hit when they were rushing to save Tyrese were all marked.

These were the top halves the bodies that went with the legs that Michonne saw at the gates of Noah's Village.

[Heather19]

I'm not sure about this past episode. What's up with Sasha? She was acting crazy. The whole opening scene with her shooting was just really awkward. And is she the new Andrea? Not sure how I feel about that.

I think she's going to snap and start killing people and Rick or Michonne will be forced to put her down.

That sounds so much better than what I was thinking will happen. Hopefully they do something like that. My worry is that they were changing her into comic Andrea.

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Andrea is still alive at this point, and she's a really strong female character, she's also really good with guns, and is sent to be the lookout. I don't ever recall Sasha being a perfect shot, like comic Andrea is and suddenly they're trying to make her out to be one. That opening scene was just so bizarre. And then Maggie saying she's one of the best? I don't know, it just didn't make sense to me. But maybe they really are going to have her go crazy.

[Still Servant]

Another stellar episode. Loved so many aspects of it. The scene with the W carved into the walker... I have seen that a couple of times and went back and found one walker for sure that had it. Can't wait to see what that is all about!!! Anyone else see other walkers like that?

This is obviously going to come into play soon. They made a point to show us the kid stamping everybody's hands with an "A" and then we see the walker with a "W". My theory is this: when Rick and his crew first came to town, the head lady mentioned a few people who were asked to leave the community. My thinking is that these exiled people created a community of their own and are none too happy about getting booted out.

Also, and it's just a coincidence, but when Rick was walking down the street I noticed a street sign in the background that said "Morgan Dr." Just thought that was funny.

[WeDealInLead]

All right, we've had two episodes of exposition. It'd be nice for something to actually happen or at least show us what the priest and Eugene are up to.

I hope they kill Sasha off. There's trauma and there's being an asshole in someone's home. I get she's traumatized by the loss of her brother so how do you make viewers generally dislike her instead of feeling sympathetic?

[Heather19]

Agreed. This last episode really turned me off from Sasha, so much so that I hope they kill her off soon.

[Ben Staad]

Based on some guesses here and just observation there may be a twofold issue as part of the finale. The first being some drama from someone from within (i.e. Sasha in the watchtower, person with Ricks stolen gun, etc) and then a brief reveal of the folks cutting up the walkers and carving "W"s in their head.

That is my guess at least. I'm not sure they want to reveal a full fledged assault from another group so soon after Mayberry and Terminus.

Edit: Also is there a chance Morgan is involved with the group that is dicing up the Walkers? Last time we say him he was just a little unbalanced.

[Mattrick]

I think Sasha is going to start offing citizens up in that bell tower, which is why she wants to be up there. Shooting those pictures was her way of psyching herself up for it.

[Mattrick]

Awesome episode. Things are building up nicely. Deanna isn't going to like the fact her son is dead. Glen isn't impressed buddy got Noah killed. Rick and Carol want to off that guy. Will Tara make it? Will Sasha go nuts? I sense a major coup d'etat coming, intended or not.

[WeDealInLead]

This one and the cannibal church axe slaughter were my favourites this season.

[Ben Staad]

It is really setting things up nicely for something wild to happen although it seems like it will jump the shark soon. As a random comment... I deeply despise Gabriel and hope he is gone before long.

[Still Servant]

Very strong episode that is perfectly building to what should be a strong final 2 episodes. That being said, I have a few concerns. Some of them are problems the show has been plagued with for quite some time.

First things first, Gabriel. I love the reveal, but I feel like it literally came out of left field. One of the biggest problems with The Walking Dead is that the show has too many characters and they sometimes struggle to give everybody screen time. We need to care for these characters one way or the other. Now, Gabriel got a lot of screen time during the first half of the season, but since the show returned, he's literally been relegated to the background. I think it was the first episode when they came back where Gabriel had a very powerful scene where he removed his collar and burned it in the fire. This is a strong message for his character and a sign that he had changed and was going to be a different person. Since then, we've only seen him in the background, if at all, unless I'm mistaken. That is until last night's episode where we see him in the church where he is again wearing his collar.

What made him go back to religion? What made him turn his back on his companions that have saved his life numerous times? I needed just one or two scenes where Gabriel is observing Rick's crew acting in a manner he didn't agree with. If I had that, I think the scene at the end would have worked better for me.

Then we have the scene with Noah. Anybody who has watched the show since day 1 knew that Noah was a goner in that episode. Unfortunately for this show, they continue to show their hand when it comes to the people they are going to kill off. As soon as Noah started to get lines and was talking about wanting to build the town up and be there for a while, my heart sank a little because I knew he was next.

Lastly, and I realize this is silly and I don't want to be that guy, but here it goes. They are killing off African American characters at an alarming rate this season: Bob, Tyrese, Noah. On top of that, one of the other African American characters is now the primary villain (Gabriel) and one of the other African American characters (Sasha) seems to have gone off the deep end.

Lastly, Carol has got to calm down. I also don't think it was a great idea for Carol to be so mean to that kid. He knows you were messing around with guns, you might not want to be a jerk to him.

Anyway, great episode. Abraham finally had his big moment, although it was accompanied by a very questionable catchphrase. I love the gory death scenes and the plotting of action scenes were both great. I especially loved the revolving door scene. I'll never go through another one of those without thinking of The Walking Dead. I will say that I'm kind of surprised Glenn and Noah weren't able to stop the door from turning between the two of them. There's no way that dude is stronger than both of them.

[Mattrick]

Very strong episode that is perfectly building to what should be a strong final 2 episodes. That being said, I have a few concerns. Some of them are problems the show has been plagued with for quite some time.

First things first, Gabriel. I love the reveal, but I feel like it literally came out of left field. One of the biggest problems with The Walking Dead is that the show has too many characters and they sometimes struggle to give everybody screen time. We need to care for these characters one way or the other. Now, Gabriel got a lot of screen time during the first half of the season, but since the show returned, he's literally been relegated to the background. I think it was the first episode when they came back where Gabriel had a very powerful scene where he removed his collar and burned it in the fire. This is a strong message for his character and a sign that he had changed and was going to be a different person. Since then, we've only seen him in the background, if at all, unless I'm mistaken. That is until last night's episode where we see him in the church where he is again wearing his collar.

What made him go back to religion? What made him turn his back on his companions that have saved his life numerous times? I needed just one or two scenes where Gabriel is observing Rick's crew acting in a manner he didn't agree with. If I had that, I think the scene at the end would have worked better for me.

I think it had something to do with Rick and them slaughtering the Terminus people in his church in cold blood.

Then we have the scene with Noah. Anybody who has watched the show since day 1 knew that Noah was a goner in that episode. Unfortunately for this show, they continue to show their hand when it comes to the people they are going to kill off. As soon as Noah started to get lines and was talking about wanting to build the town up and be there for a while, my heart sank a little because I knew he was next.

I wasn't quite expecting it because the show was settling in, I thought it was just introducing his new arc. It wasn't quite to the level of T-Dogg before he died where he suddenly had an opinion since his arm got cut in Season 2 Episode 1 lol

Lastly, and I realize this is silly and I don't want to be that guy, but here it goes. They are killing off African American characters at an alarming rate this season: Bob, Tyrese, Noah. On top of that, one of the other African American characters is now the primary villain (Gabriel) and one of the other African American characters (Sasha) seems to have gone off the deep end.

More white people died this season than black people. On the bright side, they haven't killed any Asians yet.

Lastly, Carol has got to calm down. I also don't think it was a great idea for Carol to be so mean to that kid. He knows you were messing around with guns, you might not want to be a jerk to him.

If she suspected abuse (her and Rick had talks about them even though we never seen them, as their talk at the end inferred) she was probably showing the kid that she is strong and can be depended on, the kid at least seemed to feel she could be depended on.

Anyway, great episode. Abraham finally had his big moment, although it was accompanied by a very questionable catchphrase. I love the gory death scenes and the plotting of action scenes were both great. I especially loved the revolving door scene. I'll never go through another one of those without thinking of The Walking Dead. I will say that I'm kind of surprised Glenn and Noah weren't able to stop the door from turning between the two of them. There's no way that dude is stronger than both of them.

They're lucky that scene was so well done since it was preposterous they got in there in the first place. They yelled at that guy going through revolving doors that he'll never make it and watched him get swarmed at the door, then decided, 'let's do the same thing!'...I'm surprised how often you mention the characters being dumb, you didn't mention this lol

[Still Servant]

Yes, Rick and his crew brutally murdered those people in Gabriel's church, but he seemed to be okay with it after a while. He stuck with them while they were on the road, plus, it's no worse than locking innocent people out of your church so they can be eaten by zombies. Pot calling kettle black on that one, Gabriel.

Yes, a bunch of white people have died, but of Rick's main group, 3 of the people that have died have been black. Seems like kind of a lot. I'm not the only one that has noticed apparently.

http://entertainthis.usatoday.com/20...racters-death/

True, characters doing dumb things is a pet peeve of mine, but I'm not sure they had a choice this time. It looked like they didn't have any other options than the revolving door. Plus, it was a great set piece.

[webstar1000]

Great episode... its nice to see the group in a totally different situation much like the farm... but with more tension I feel. I feel this could go anywhere but it does feel like Rick's group will in fact do what Gabriel has warned.... I think the end of this season will see the end of some major characters meeting their demise!

[Mattrick]

Yes, Rick and his crew brutally murdered those people in Gabriel's church, but he seemed to be okay with it after a while. He stuck with them while they were on the road, plus, it's no worse than locking innocent people out of your church so they can be eaten by zombies. Pot calling kettle black on that one, Gabriel.

Yes, a bunch of white people have died, but of Rick's main group, 3 of the people that have died have been black. Seems like kind of a lot. I'm not the only one that has noticed apparently.

http://entertainthis.usatoday.com/20...racters-death/

True, characters doing dumb things is a pet peeve of mine, but I'm not sure they had a choice this time. It looked like they didn't have any other options than the revolving door. Plus, it was a great set piece.

I commented on it when Tyrese died with my roommate, saying they were over the limit on black group members and had to trim it down lol. Said the same thing about T-Dogg dying because Michonne entered the stage. Me and my roommate couldn't remember if Glen is the only Asian character to be on the show so far...even small characters in the prison or Woodbury.

[Merlin1958]

Couple of things are bothering me lately for this show...


1. If these are folks in Alexandria are as inept and we have been lead to believe so far, how in the blue hell did they manage to live this long? Build the wall? Set up electricity? Store so many supplies?

2. Is it me, or does the "sound attracts walkers" precept seem to be arbitrary? I mean they had to arrange teams at the prison to constantly kill walkers at the fences. Now, they seem to be able to have cocktail parties with music and go about their daily lives, unfettered.

3. Still bothers me how, why they were able to monitor the group for so long to know to recruit them. And the, Gabriel thing man, that seems real convenient!!!

[WeDealInLead]

All good points. I'm trying to figure out what his deal is. Did he keep it together only because of religion and then lost his mind without it? One minute he's taking off his collar, then he puts it on, then he's ripping up a bible, then he's snitching on Rick's crew and going on about angels and demons. Maybe it's just bad writing and we're looking for explanations where there aren't any. He's lost his mind. It'd be cool to see Rick put this rabid dog down.

I'm not liking that boss lady in Alexandria. She's too much like a politician. Scheming but never getting her hands dirty.

[Mattrick]

2. Is it me, or does the "sound attracts walkers" precept seem to be arbitrary? I mean they had to arrange teams at the prison to constantly kill walkers at the fences. Now, they seem to be able to have cocktail parties with music and go about their daily lives, unfettered.

They still go by sound but walkers don't have a large range of hearing, especially those whose ears have rotted off. A 15-20 foot tall wall like that would do a very good job at muffling any sound going on inside that place. They use walls just like that long highways that go through residential neighbourhoods to muffle the sound of traffic. My uncle's place is backyard is 20 feet away from highway 401 (the busiest highway in the world) and you can barely hear anything, and that's hundreds of cars and transports going at 110 kph. I doubt a cocktail party with music would be able to heard outside those metal walls, let alone far enough away to attract a bunch of walkers.

They killed the walkers at the prison because there were no metal walls outside, just chain-link fences which sound passes readily through, can be seen easily through, and are would come down much easier with 100 walkers pushing on them then those metal walls.

[Mattrick]

Yes, Rick and his crew brutally murdered those people in Gabriel's church, but he seemed to be okay with it after a while. He stuck with them while they were on the road, plus, it's no worse than locking innocent people out of your church so they can be eaten by zombies. Pot calling kettle black on that one, Gabriel.

Seemed to be okay with it, is the operative part of that sentence. Did he rip off his collar because he'd lost faith or because he was accepting his punishment from God, punishment where he must walk with evil.