Now, we are back to The Walking Dead that everyone knows and loves. Several different moving parts all coming together for one cohesive story. Plus, this half of the season certainly seems to be giving us plenty of fan service. To me, that's the best thing that could happen.
We picked up as The Saviors were getting their usual supply run from The Kingdom. Of course, things never go exactly as planned and Richard acted up against one of the other Negan wannabe. Richard, who seems to fit in much better with Alexandrians, took Daryl out to his secret area where he has a Savior trap set up. If it weren't for the fact that the trap was set up to eventually sacrifice Carol, then I think Daryl and Richard could have made a solid team. But everyone knows how much Daryl cares about Carol. He was never going to let something like that happen.
This gave us another fan-service reunion that was very much deserved. There's so much pain and sadness in their relationship, so it's no wonder Daryl chose not to tell Carol about the deaths of Glenn and Abraham. But I tend to hate the "secrets" storyline in TV shows. We all know she's going to find out sooner or later and it won't end well. I just hope we get a little more Carol in the back half of this season. The show is better with her alongside Daryl & crew.
Onto the Mad Max-like new group we were introduced to, known as the junkyard group or The Scavengers (for now). I understand the thought that this season has brought in a few too many groups and moving parts, but Pollyanna McIntosh as Jadis felt like a much different leader than we have seen. Presenting a relaxed but nonetheless exacting agreement with Rick, she may be my favorite leader out of the three communities besides Alexandria. I'll be very interested to see if she keeps her end of the bargain.
So the return of Father Gabriel (still don't like that guy), Carol & Daryl reuniting, a new community, and a whole lot of Rick smiling made for this episode to be another win for TWD. We get a little bit more Negan and a little less Rick next week. The march to war continues.
+Jadis
+That reunion
+Gladiator walker
8.5/10
We picked up as The Saviors were getting their usual supply run from The Kingdom. Of course, things never go exactly as planned and Richard acted up against one of the other Negan wannabe. Richard, who seems to fit in much better with Alexandrians, took Daryl out to his secret area where he has a Savior trap set up. If it weren't for the fact that the trap was set up to eventually sacrifice Carol, then I think Daryl and Richard could have made a solid team. But everyone knows how much Daryl cares about Carol. He was never going to let something like that happen.
This gave us another fan-service reunion that was very much deserved. There's so much pain and sadness in their relationship, so it's no wonder Daryl chose not to tell Carol about the deaths of Glenn and Abraham. But I tend to hate the "secrets" storyline in TV shows. We all know she's going to find out sooner or later and it won't end well. I just hope we get a little more Carol in the back half of this season. The show is better with her alongside Daryl & crew.
Onto the Mad Max-like new group we were introduced to, known as the junkyard group or The Scavengers (for now). I understand the thought that this season has brought in a few too many groups and moving parts, but Pollyanna McIntosh as Jadis felt like a much different leader than we have seen. Presenting a relaxed but nonetheless exacting agreement with Rick, she may be my favorite leader out of the three communities besides Alexandria. I'll be very interested to see if she keeps her end of the bargain.
So the return of Father Gabriel (still don't like that guy), Carol & Daryl reuniting, a new community, and a whole lot of Rick smiling made for this episode to be another win for TWD. We get a little bit more Negan and a little less Rick next week. The march to war continues.
+Jadis
+That reunion
+Gladiator walker
8.5/10