If you haven't already seen The Walking Dead season 7 episode 2; "The Well", then for your protection, please look away.
OK, let's jump into this!
After the traumatizing week we had after the episode one; "The Day Will Come When You Won't Be", this was much lighter and quite frankly, boring. I don't really care for the stand alone episodes, but there was information to be learned about the new group our people have encountered. My favorite part was the introduction of Carol to Ezekiel and Shiva! That was hysterical! With her "I don't know what the hell is going on is the most wonderful way!" line, was just perfect!
Carol is still very much conflicted about what direction she wants to go in and initially thinks it would be better to go at it alone. Who would have thought that it would be this larger than life of a character, Ezekiel that would convince her that she could "leave or not leave."? What a conundrum! Remember, nothing is shown to us in error so we should have read into the house they past as they were initially heading into the Kingdom. Morgan marking the way and flagging the house. For Carol's flashes between walkers and humans, they actually used multiple sets of twins to complete those flash scenes. Pretty cool, right?
While Carol's reaction to Ezekiel was priceless, Ezekiel calling Carol out on her BS was, too. Both Ezekiel and Carol wear these masks and as the saying goes, 'you can't bullshit a bullshit artist'. The fruit scene should have been telling; Ezekiel pointing out to Carol that the offering a pomegranate is "sweetness surrounded by bitter and require extra effort", just like Carol! Even though Morgan had his role to play in this episode, it came across as marginalized. Yes, we all know how Morgan doesn't want to kill but we also know that isn't afraid to. While all life may be precious, those lives lose their exclusivity when they are trying to kill someone he loves. Yes, Carol, he loves you!
Once it became known the The Kingdom was trading with The Saviors, everything snapped into place. The horror that Morgan had when they were being instructed to round up the pigs and then allowed them to feast on the dead; to fill their bellies, was pretty disturbing until you discovered why they were doing that. Ezekiel may come across as simple and naive, but he's far from it. He has that dark side that he keeps hidden. Watch for that later. Yes, they may have to work with The Saviors, but they don't have to be nice about it. It's not like The Saviors are anything more than glorified bullies. I can't wait for their day to come. Another thing to keep in mind about this new group is that nothing is for free. If you take from the well, you must give back to the well.
Next week looks like we'll be reunited with some of our group which may mean the feels will be back in full force. The guilt; the anger and the defeat they must all be experiencing has to be unbearable. Just a few more days to go, until then!
OK, let's jump into this!
After the traumatizing week we had after the episode one; "The Day Will Come When You Won't Be", this was much lighter and quite frankly, boring. I don't really care for the stand alone episodes, but there was information to be learned about the new group our people have encountered. My favorite part was the introduction of Carol to Ezekiel and Shiva! That was hysterical! With her "I don't know what the hell is going on is the most wonderful way!" line, was just perfect!
Carol is still very much conflicted about what direction she wants to go in and initially thinks it would be better to go at it alone. Who would have thought that it would be this larger than life of a character, Ezekiel that would convince her that she could "leave or not leave."? What a conundrum! Remember, nothing is shown to us in error so we should have read into the house they past as they were initially heading into the Kingdom. Morgan marking the way and flagging the house. For Carol's flashes between walkers and humans, they actually used multiple sets of twins to complete those flash scenes. Pretty cool, right?
While Carol's reaction to Ezekiel was priceless, Ezekiel calling Carol out on her BS was, too. Both Ezekiel and Carol wear these masks and as the saying goes, 'you can't bullshit a bullshit artist'. The fruit scene should have been telling; Ezekiel pointing out to Carol that the offering a pomegranate is "sweetness surrounded by bitter and require extra effort", just like Carol! Even though Morgan had his role to play in this episode, it came across as marginalized. Yes, we all know how Morgan doesn't want to kill but we also know that isn't afraid to. While all life may be precious, those lives lose their exclusivity when they are trying to kill someone he loves. Yes, Carol, he loves you!
Once it became known the The Kingdom was trading with The Saviors, everything snapped into place. The horror that Morgan had when they were being instructed to round up the pigs and then allowed them to feast on the dead; to fill their bellies, was pretty disturbing until you discovered why they were doing that. Ezekiel may come across as simple and naive, but he's far from it. He has that dark side that he keeps hidden. Watch for that later. Yes, they may have to work with The Saviors, but they don't have to be nice about it. It's not like The Saviors are anything more than glorified bullies. I can't wait for their day to come. Another thing to keep in mind about this new group is that nothing is for free. If you take from the well, you must give back to the well.
Next week looks like we'll be reunited with some of our group which may mean the feels will be back in full force. The guilt; the anger and the defeat they must all be experiencing has to be unbearable. Just a few more days to go, until then!