As far as filler episodes go, especially these days, this is a decent one. Much better than that shit of an episode last week. It provided decent character development to some of the characters who sorely needed it and also respected the show's past, especially in the scene judith cried over the paint hands. It's still though an episode where very little happens, and where four separate stories are progressed slowly and doesn't feel like it's building to any significant or satisfying end.
I have been a HUGE fan from the start, but Boy does this show need to stop now. Just more and more of the same instead of thinking up a new twist. Just booring all the way :sleeping:
A decent episode that tackled the enemies of the past plus the enemies to come. It makes me wonder how much of a threat The Common Wealth is going to be or perhaps they'll find a good partner in this community with The Reapers breathing down their necks.
Getting superrrr tired of Maggie. I just know Negan will get that 'I told you so' moment. Who I'm not getting tired of nowadays is Aaron. Jeez he really went from sweet, helpless Aaron to 'mess with me one more time I dare you!' badass.
Oh and on a sidenote... I am shipping Princess and Mercer really badly now! That one scene between them was enough. I like the lightheartedness they sometimes add into the show. Even if Princess was playing him to buy Eugene time.
OMFG!!!!!! I KNEW IT!!!
The stuff with Connie was so confusing. I liked her so I was so pissed off that EVERYONE just forgot about her from one ep to the other and never mentioning her again. The one episode Daryl was so emotional in wanting to find her and everyone just crossed her as a dead person EVEN THO after some time the other girl find a way out from the collapse and she said she didnt saw her. NO BODY. Everytime they always looked for the body bc bad or good without a body dead they would always come back and Connie was just forgotten. This was the last straw bc for years I haven't watch the series to comeback hearing about its final end and OMG they really talk about her?! Im so shocked in a very very good way. I seriously thought it's just a new way for TWD to take away some paths they don't want to continue. OMG I now have hope for her to come back but 100% she's been dead for some time now probably T.T
I didn't like her that much bc I barely knew her but it was exciting to have a hearing impaired person in such environment and she was likeable and interesting which is SO RARE in new TWD people so that's why I care so much about this.
The show gets weaker by the year
hate to admit, but it's starting to get pretty boring :/
"Wait is that... cheesy video guy?"
Oml when Eugene and his gf were walking with ice cream she had 2 full scoops then she said “let’s sit” and as they sit she only has 1 scoop which means she ate an entire scoop of ice cream in a few seconds lol… then when the king walks up she spits up half of the ice cream scoop
I love how Eugenes ice cream went from a pile of sprinkles in the center on top, to a perfect looking ice cream
I paid attention to what seemed to me to be a point when it was said about the Common Wealth that things are good as long as you follow the rules. I wonder just what kind of rules were being referred to. What I also noticed was the poster for the Common Wealth's Lottery, I'm NOT thinking that it's a nice prize but more along the lines of "The Hunger Games" kind of idea. I'm looking forward to seeing more!
I hate the whisperers so much. Even seeing the remnants of them in this season ruffles me up.
My ears are bleeding! Her brother's English accent was painfully bad...
Review by Andrew BloomVIP 9BlockedParentSpoilers2021-09-24T01:42:20Z
[7.4/10] This episode has way too many storylines packed into it. But most of them are pretty good, so I’ll take my wins where I can find them, especially with The Walking Dead.
My favorite storyline was our heroes finally gaining way into The Commonwealth. I kind of loved everything about it. The cheesy 1990s-style video about the community was a hoot. More than that, though, I love the notion of the place as a seeming paradise in a brutal world. There’s babies and cake shops and peace and prosperity in a way we’ve never really seen before in the world of TWD. But at the same time, there’s hints at authoritarianism, a dizzying bureaucracy, and something approaching a caste system where folks blow you off until they discover you’re friends with the state department.
The mix of the sort of stability and luxury that’s been all but unknown since the world fell, with an authoritarian state riddled with rules and classifications, is the most intriguing thing TWD has done in ages. I’m a big fan of Eugene, Ezekiel, and Princess finding their way around this new place and getting into trouble when they try to call home.
The one part I didn’t really care about is Yumiko’s. The hint that she’s been tapped for the big leagues, while reuniting with her long lost brother, has plenty of juice. But instead we get a generic conversation about “Stop trying to control my life, Sis!” that feels like it’s from a different show. Still, color me intrigued by the Commonwealth, (and longtime fans of the show will recall how things went the last time our heroes ended up in a seemingly idyllic community with a potentate named Milton.)
Aaron’s story isn’t bad either. It’s high volume emotions without as much realism as I’d like, but I do appreciate the theme here. Aaron torturing an ex-Whisperer after coming to the wreckage of Hilltop because he’s afraid for the safety and continued health of his daughter is a good note for the character. His opening dream is a little much, but there’s something ot be said for the Alexandrians processing their grief and anger over what happened last season, and it not just going away. I like that it’s Carol who pulls Aaron back from the brink, noting that she herself has been down a dark path in similar circumstances (I’m still mad the show killed off Henry), and that it’s not worth it. The illustration of those ideas here isn’t outstanding, but it’s solid.
I’m pretty meh on the Negan/Maggie storyline here. We get it. The two have issues. Negan wants to bail and look out for themselves because he doubts anyone survived and Maggie will go the extra mile for people. Great, we get it. The show better be going somewhere good with all of this, because it’s hitting the same notes with these two over and over again. I guess there’s something to be said for Gabriel showing up just when Negan was about to bail, but it’s not much.
We also get a nice story with Judith. The child actors on the show still aren’t great (which, again, speaks more to the show’s directors than the kids themselves). But I like that the show’s actually grappling with the fact that Judith and R.J. have effectively lost everyone close to them. I understand that the actors who play her guardians were done with the show, but it’s still a pretty messed up state for Judith to be in, and invoking the handprint boards she and Carl made when she was a baby is a nice symbol for exploring that. The young actress may struggle elsewhere, but does a good job of conveying the emotional hardship of that, and Rosita giving her support may be the most I’ve ever liked that character.
I’m sure there’s something else I’m missing, since there were what felt like a dozen storylines in this episode, leaving most underfed. That said, the potpourri of plots we get here is good, and sets the table for more interesting material to come.