The Walking Dead
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Sometimes it feels likeThe Walking Deads charactersandaudience could use a reprieve after a particularly brutal, draining episode.
This is one of those times.
Whats a king without a kingdom?
And whats this couple without their son?
The fact that shes not in a stress-induced coma is a miracle.)
(Im liking Daryls dad/big brother vibe with Lydia.
Lydia contemplates a most horrible suicide death by zombie bite until Carol interrupts.
Bad move there, King.
The storm hits A-town first, and Negan gets furloughed so he doesnt freeze to death in jail.
That show of mercy isnt enough to keep him from mouthing off, of course.
(Even Gabe has to chuckle at his Father Not The Father line.)
Glad that didnt happen.
It would have been dumb.
Perhaps I shouldnt have mentioned this at all.
Lets move on.)
The ol Hidden Walker trick catches everyone by surprise, as zombies emerge from the deep powder.
With tears in her eyes, Carol opts to take out a sneaky walker and take Lydia by hand.
As the storm settles down, bonds are forged and broken.
One thing he offers Michonne is the perspective of a leader, of which there arent many left.
I know what its like to lose a kingdom and see things fall apart, Negan says.
She flinches with each strike but holds her head a little higher as the hits keep coming.
Did she somehow know that her territory was breeched?
Maybe she was planning to weaponize her zombie army no matter what her neighbors did.
The other mystery arrives courtesy of Zekes radio transmission.
After they sign off, a muffled voice comes through: Hello … is anybody out there?
Whoevers on the line had better be heavily armed and willing to help Hilltop and A-town with Alphas what-comes-next.
