Review of East

Personally, I felt that this episode was a mixed bag of greatness and contrived plot lines, making it the worst episode of this half season. First off, I'll start with the negatives... 1) Even though I support the writer's decision to have Carol experience PTSD after all the horrors she has witnessed (i.e. the death of her daughter, the deaths of Lizzie and Mika, and the death of Sam) and show a shift in character because of it, I hope the writers make this feel more organic come the finale or next season. However, the scene with Carol getting lost in her own train of thought, when Tobin was talking to her, was a step in the right direction! 2) Glenn should not have left after Daryl, given the fact that his wife is pregnant and an imminent attack is not out of the realm of possibility. The fact that Glenn was captured and ever left Alexandria was the dumbest piece of writing I have seen all season long. I'm sorry, but I cannot defend this at all... :( 3) Make the ambushes of our beloved characters a little more believable. Again writers, make the story feel more organic. Now, for the positives... 1) Having Morgan heading off after Carol was believable, as he feels responsible for Carol leaving. Rick heading off with Morgan, although questionable, brought about some good dialogue between the characters (I.e. The wolf confession and the fact that Morgan said the exact same thing to Rick that Rick said to Governor: "We can always come back" - good touch writers!) Even though Rick leaving to begin with was questionable, I'm willing to forgive this as Morgan told Rick to go back as he searches for Carol alone - brings about a new storyline b/w him and Carol. 2) The Carol killing scene - badass Terminator ... nothing more needs to be said about that (definitely the best scene in episode). 3) The lone saviour surviving - is he heading after Carol or heading back to Negan? Builds suspense - good, organic writing. :) 4) Daryl leaving after Dwight was completely reasonable as he feels responsible for Denise's death. Builds upon the interesting dynamic b/w rivals Dwight and Daryl - NOW DARYL CANNOT DIE IN THE FINALE, as this rivalry b/w them is too goddamn good. 5) The end scene with Daryl getting shot was a GREAT cliff-hanger as we know Daryl isn't dead (Dwight said "You'll be alright after Daryl got shot). This ultimately signifies how arrogant our survivors have become, thinking the Saviours are a joke. Little, do they know, they are screwing with the wrong people... Overall, this episode was decent at best but was brought down by Glenn following after Daryl, even though Maggie is pregnant, and our best survivors (behind Rick)becoming almost completely deaf... SERIOUSLY GIMPLE... ENOUGH WITH THE CLIFF-HANGERS AND BS Story lines... I hope the finale is amazing and that season 7 becomes better in overall story-telling quality. Because of this, I give the episode, a 7.5/10 rating