After episode 3, I thought they might not do the no way out story arc after all, but here we are, in the lead up to it. The episode really gives you the sense of why the arc was called no way out in the comics. They did a great job of emulating the claustrophobia, and we haven't even got to the part where they're stuck in their houses yet. It's slow, but unlike in previous seasons it's for good reason. In season 2, things were just slow because they didn't have enough content for a season. But here, they set up lots of themes that will be played with later and develop the characters in ways that are actually interesting.
Everyone in their world and this one is wondering whether Glenn survived. We still don't know, but we have temporary closure on it. If he is dead, they'll definitely do a reveal in the style of "Pretty much dead already". If he isn't, they'll do a Coda style thing where he dies just after being reunited. Either way, there will be a devastating twist involved.
Deanna is something of a wild card in all of this. Right from the start of the episode, she had that blank look on her face. Her comic equivalent developed this behaviour after the death at the end of Season 5. She has lasted longer, but now she is succumbing to the madness. In the comics it wasn't explained very well, but here it makes a lot more sense. I knew exactly where she was coming from, yet I had no idea what she was going to do next.
Everyone in their world and this one is wondering whether Glenn survived. We still don't know, but we have temporary closure on it. If he is dead, they'll definitely do a reveal in the style of "Pretty much dead already". If he isn't, they'll do a Coda style thing where he dies just after being reunited. Either way, there will be a devastating twist involved.
Deanna is something of a wild card in all of this. Right from the start of the episode, she had that blank look on her face. Her comic equivalent developed this behaviour after the death at the end of Season 5. She has lasted longer, but now she is succumbing to the madness. In the comics it wasn't explained very well, but here it makes a lot more sense. I knew exactly where she was coming from, yet I had no idea what she was going to do next.