The Walking Dead
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But this episode takes a few unexpected turns.
The first surprise is a smart attempt to undermine Alphas authority.
My first thought was that it was a creepy way to begin the show.
My second thought was that this plot was getting old.
Yes, we get it, Sid is deeply scarred by what hes seen.
How many times can we watch him work up a sweat and submerge himself in water?
(Only a couple more times, as it turns out.)
Her nuanced take on kids: They hold you back and make you weak.
Carol, however, doesnt embrace the subtle art of sabotage so easily.
An idea like that is dangerous, Lydia says.
It would spread and theres nothing my mom can do to stop it.
(Seriously, Gamma, I feel you: Wheres all this bread coming from?)
But a lightbulb flickers when Carol hears him praise Alpha for sacrificing her own daughter.
Thats basically when everything goes to hell.
Daryl was already questioning his BFF status with Carol not even their twin acorn can cheer him up.
When she sees Lydia is alive, Gamma freaks out.
Lydia, feeling used, also freaks out and runs off into the darkness in a huff.
(Teenagers, right?)
Theres a different sort of waterworks at the end, starting with Gamma.
Where will her allegiances lie now?
A tear rolls down Sids cheek.
Then Dante makes a clicking sound, some sort of tic hes never displayed before.
Sid and Dante lock eyes, and Dante knows hes been made.
Close your eyes, like open your eyes, but the opposite?
#fullcircle) The grim music and Sids revelation suggests Dante did more than just choke him out MMA-style.
Were left with a fairly major question: What is the effing deal with Dante?
Is he a double agent, a Whisperer plant sent to gather intel and wreak havoc?
But why wouldnt Lydia have recognized him?
And whats he going to do now that Sid is dead?
