I enjoyed this episode for the most part but there was a few things that bugged me. Tuning in to the episode I was looking forward to seeing Glenn get back to Alexandria and telling Deanna what happened on their scavenger hunt for electrical supplies and how Aiden and Noah died. A missed opportunity for some drama I thought.
Also, I found it troubling that Deanna was only interviewing Nicholas on what happened and did not even ask Glenn, Eugene or Tara. This was obviously meant by the writers to introduce conflict into Alexandria within the new and old group. There is no show if everyone now is just safe behind high walls with no threat. So the twist is the internal conflict and potential struggle for control and power. The above oversight by Deanna though is just something I wouldn't expect her to do so is poor story telling, in my opinion, in a lame attempt to add a divide between the two groups.
The final point of trouble was why Maggie didn't reveal anything to anyone about what Father Gabriel said to Deanna at the end of the last episode. Surely she would have warned someone as this is a very real threat to safety of everyone in Rick's group. Now maybe they are leaving her relaying of this until the season finale, but if so then surely Gabriel's message should have happened in this episode and not the last and then completely overlooked.
Anyway, with the season 5 finale being entitle Conquer, I'm sure the burgeoning power struggle this episode foretold will be well worth watching.
Also, I found it troubling that Deanna was only interviewing Nicholas on what happened and did not even ask Glenn, Eugene or Tara. This was obviously meant by the writers to introduce conflict into Alexandria within the new and old group. There is no show if everyone now is just safe behind high walls with no threat. So the twist is the internal conflict and potential struggle for control and power. The above oversight by Deanna though is just something I wouldn't expect her to do so is poor story telling, in my opinion, in a lame attempt to add a divide between the two groups.
The final point of trouble was why Maggie didn't reveal anything to anyone about what Father Gabriel said to Deanna at the end of the last episode. Surely she would have warned someone as this is a very real threat to safety of everyone in Rick's group. Now maybe they are leaving her relaying of this until the season finale, but if so then surely Gabriel's message should have happened in this episode and not the last and then completely overlooked.
Anyway, with the season 5 finale being entitle Conquer, I'm sure the burgeoning power struggle this episode foretold will be well worth watching.