This episode succeeded in maintaining the energy and high action of the season premiere. It was non-stop entertainment for the entire 45 minutes.
The Wolves came rushing into Alexandria whilst Rick and most of the other badasses were out of the picture and quickly reduced the town to ruin: blood spilled in the streets, severed corpses strewn across the grass, buildings burning - Alexandria has fallen.
The horror I felt when Carol was looking through the window and she saw someone get brutally slaughtered with a machete was enough to make my skin crawl. I couldn't believe that they were so easily ambushed. This just goes to show how vulnerable Alexandria really is.
Carol was absolutely fantastic in this episode. Now that I think about it, when isn't she?
Once again we're confronted with Morgan's bizarre defence tactics. Although that being said he's survived this long using his wooden stick so I'm sure he'll continue to do so.
I especially liked when Carol was reflecting on what she'd done - all the blood she'd spilled - she saw the A for Alexandria stamp beside her, and she was sitting with the W for Wolves stamp of blood on her forehead. Both letters are seemingly similar (in red) but are made with totally different substances (ink versus blood): this highlights the fact that Carol is not an Alexandrian. She may appear to be one, but she is entirely different upon close inspection.
Another nice addition: after Carl had come back inside the house and the egg timer went off, he casually strolled over to the oven and took out whatever Carol was cooking - a casserole? This just goes to show how numb our survivors are to the harshness of the apocalyptic world. Even despite the fact that Carl has just murdered somebody, he is able to calmly take food out of the oven as if they're living in paradise! Carl's behaviour totally juxtaposed with Deanna's reaction to the ambush further underlines their incongruity.
But where did the Wolves go? Why did they attack? Why does Morgan insist on showing such savages mercy? How is Deanna going to assert herself as a leader when she hid during the entire ambush? How will Rick and the other survivors react upon their return? What about the thousands of walkers roaming around headed straight for home?!
If TWD keeps up the pace like this for the rest of the season then we're set to have the best season yet!
The Wolves came rushing into Alexandria whilst Rick and most of the other badasses were out of the picture and quickly reduced the town to ruin: blood spilled in the streets, severed corpses strewn across the grass, buildings burning - Alexandria has fallen.
The horror I felt when Carol was looking through the window and she saw someone get brutally slaughtered with a machete was enough to make my skin crawl. I couldn't believe that they were so easily ambushed. This just goes to show how vulnerable Alexandria really is.
Carol was absolutely fantastic in this episode. Now that I think about it, when isn't she?
Once again we're confronted with Morgan's bizarre defence tactics. Although that being said he's survived this long using his wooden stick so I'm sure he'll continue to do so.
I especially liked when Carol was reflecting on what she'd done - all the blood she'd spilled - she saw the A for Alexandria stamp beside her, and she was sitting with the W for Wolves stamp of blood on her forehead. Both letters are seemingly similar (in red) but are made with totally different substances (ink versus blood): this highlights the fact that Carol is not an Alexandrian. She may appear to be one, but she is entirely different upon close inspection.
Another nice addition: after Carl had come back inside the house and the egg timer went off, he casually strolled over to the oven and took out whatever Carol was cooking - a casserole? This just goes to show how numb our survivors are to the harshness of the apocalyptic world. Even despite the fact that Carl has just murdered somebody, he is able to calmly take food out of the oven as if they're living in paradise! Carl's behaviour totally juxtaposed with Deanna's reaction to the ambush further underlines their incongruity.
But where did the Wolves go? Why did they attack? Why does Morgan insist on showing such savages mercy? How is Deanna going to assert herself as a leader when she hid during the entire ambush? How will Rick and the other survivors react upon their return? What about the thousands of walkers roaming around headed straight for home?!
If TWD keeps up the pace like this for the rest of the season then we're set to have the best season yet!