We have really breached into full on negative IQ territory with this episode. So much stupidity in one 40 minute sitting. Siddiq’s constant flashbacks were getting tedious, the speech he gave to Rosita should’ve been given a while ago, but at the end of the day, as good as the delivery was, I just didn’t care. I’ve never really had a reason to care about him, he’s a bland character with bland dialogue and way too much screen time. I’d be kind of glad for his death were it not for the fact that it was so stupid. So this Dante guy who completely came out of nowhere just so happens to be a Whisperer. Do they not screen who comes in anymore? Why does he decide to kill Sidiq now, what is the whole point in him being there? So so silly, which also has implications for the captured whisperer who we can assume got taken out by Dante after all, someone who realistically speaking should not be there at all. If they are neighbouring their enemies, the vast majority of whom cannot even be identified without masks, surely immigration should be completely halted.
The Lydia situation is also just baffling. Earlier in the episode, she says she hates the whisperers, and when Carol uses her to potentially benefit their downfall, she goes off running back to them. Am I missing something????? How is Carol in any way like Alpha????? Who is writing this shit????? It’s no surprise that, being Neganless, this episode was just straight trash. It’s also no coincidence that the only other episode without Negan was only decent because it focused on character rather than plot. It seems all these writers are capable of is writing for select characters, who happen to be the more prevalent ones in the comics. Most characters and most of the plot is just ridiculous. 6/10
Review by DeletedBlockedParentSpoilers2019-12-24T18:38:56Z
We have really breached into full on negative IQ territory with this episode. So much stupidity in one 40 minute sitting. Siddiq’s constant flashbacks were getting tedious, the speech he gave to Rosita should’ve been given a while ago, but at the end of the day, as good as the delivery was, I just didn’t care. I’ve never really had a reason to care about him, he’s a bland character with bland dialogue and way too much screen time. I’d be kind of glad for his death were it not for the fact that it was so stupid. So this Dante guy who completely came out of nowhere just so happens to be a Whisperer. Do they not screen who comes in anymore? Why does he decide to kill Sidiq now, what is the whole point in him being there? So so silly, which also has implications for the captured whisperer who we can assume got taken out by Dante after all, someone who realistically speaking should not be there at all. If they are neighbouring their enemies, the vast majority of whom cannot even be identified without masks, surely immigration should be completely halted.
The Lydia situation is also just baffling. Earlier in the episode, she says she hates the whisperers, and when Carol uses her to potentially benefit their downfall, she goes off running back to them. Am I missing something????? How is Carol in any way like Alpha????? Who is writing this shit????? It’s no surprise that, being Neganless, this episode was just straight trash. It’s also no coincidence that the only other episode without Negan was only decent because it focused on character rather than plot. It seems all these writers are capable of is writing for select characters, who happen to be the more prevalent ones in the comics. Most characters and most of the plot is just ridiculous. 6/10