After
watching last night’s episode of The Walking Depression, I mean Dead, I thought
it was an episode worthy of talking about. So here are a few thoughts about episode
4, “Killer Within.” If you haven’t seen the episode… DON’T READ…but of course
come back after you’ve seen it.
-When
you are the leader of a group in the zombie apocalypse, you’re always faced
with difficult decisions. Where to go, how to get food, and who to kill? Well, Rick decided to let Andrew try to escape the zombies on his own as opposed to
killing him. This episode magnified the consequences of his decision. While at
the time it really didn’t even seem like there was a decision to be made, but
boy did Andrew’s brief moments on the show change the group forever. Even the
smallest decision can cost you big time!
-Coming
into the season, we all knew people in the group would die, and I asked people
who they wanted to see go. Lori was among the names mentioned, even by myself.
However, when the time came I just couldn’t celebrate the fact that she is
gone. It was just too damn depressing of a moment, even with the baby
surviving. Depressing mostly because Carl was right there by her side. I
absolutely loved how they flashbacked to the conversation Rick had with Carl.
There couldn’t have been a more perfect moment for that, as it just drove the
point home. Poor Carl, that couldn’t have been easy. What a bitch the zombie
apocalypse can be!
-Does
it seem like whenever someone goes against the group bad things happen to them?
There was no one more opposed to the group’s views as Shane, and he died. At
the time of Dale’s death, he was against what Rick wanted to do with their
hostage. And now T-Dogg, who wanted to show the two prisoners some compassion, has
passed on. I have nothing against him, but you could almost see his time coming.
His character faded into the background as characters from the farm have
stepped forward. At least he went out a hero, which is what you would expect.
I’m kind of disappointed we won’t see him meet up with Merle again.
-Speaking
of people who have gone against the group, and deserve to die, let me talk
about Andrea for a moment. What a bad judge of character she is. First Shane,
and now the Governor. Michonne is clearly a survivor, and if she says go, then
they need to go. Andrea is not only endangering the two of them by sticking
around, she is endangering the group as she continues to spill the beans to
Merle. Shut up already!!!
-Obviously
I was very impressed with this episode, as I decided to talk about it. I really
wonder if this means the show has learned its lesson from last season. I
thought after the first 2-3 episodes of last season the show just became a big
set up for the mid-season finale, and discovery of Sophia. Knowing that another
mid-season finale is coming, I feared they would drag their feet again just
setting that up. Well, I can’t say they dragged their feet with last night’s
episode. Really, last night’s episode could have been a mid-season finale
because nothing will be the same from this point on.
So
far season 3 has been amazing. So much has happened in so little time, and
there are so many possibilities coming. I hope everyone else is enjoying it as
well. And I can’t end this without saying I love how many zombies have been
killed. They just keep coming, and keep getting taken down. Now to episode
5!!!!
HorrO
There are few great performance in this episode.
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