This was a well acted and well delivered show with lots of action. Tonight I found out how Michonne and Daryl got the scars on their back, and also how and why their demeanor changed in the time jump.
A common theme in the Walking Dead is how people change over time due to the circumstances of the zombie apocalypse. In a flashback, we discover that Michonne ran across a trusted friend who showed up at Alexandria's gate looking for help. At that point (about 6 years ago), Michonne was still in the trust everyone mode and gladly brought her friend in along with the numerous children her friend adopted, or protected.
Michonne did not understand that her friend had changed over time and had become a very evil person. She used her children as tools to gain trust and deceive and rob other people. Her friend turned into a apocalyptic Fagin (an adult who teaches children crime.) Her friend fooled Michonne as they seemed to be getting along splendidly.
One morning Michonne awoke to find Judith missing, and some other children were missing as well! Her friend from bygone days ran off with Judith obviously going to train her in her quest to rob, steal, and plunder.
Even in a very pregnant condition, Michonne took off in search of those who were taken. When she and Daryl found them, that is when we discovered the true nature of her friend. After she tied Michonne and Daryl up, she had her children brand them to teach her children to be tough and to have discipline. She said the weak did not survive (a common mantra from many in TWD).
Michonne and Daryl were tied up securely, but when the children and Michonne's Judas friend were away, they escaped.
Michone faced her friend and the other children and tried to talk the situation down, but to no avail. She was forced to kill the other children, and her friend, in self-defense. Her duty was to Judith.
So...Michonne was protective of Alexandria because she was betrayed by a person from her past she used to call friend. The trauma of the event changed Michonne to what we see today. However, I do believe her talk with Judith today helped to heal some of the former scars.
A common theme in the Walking Dead is how people change over time due to the circumstances of the zombie apocalypse. In a flashback, we discover that Michonne ran across a trusted friend who showed up at Alexandria's gate looking for help. At that point (about 6 years ago), Michonne was still in the trust everyone mode and gladly brought her friend in along with the numerous children her friend adopted, or protected.
Michonne did not understand that her friend had changed over time and had become a very evil person. She used her children as tools to gain trust and deceive and rob other people. Her friend turned into a apocalyptic Fagin (an adult who teaches children crime.) Her friend fooled Michonne as they seemed to be getting along splendidly.
One morning Michonne awoke to find Judith missing, and some other children were missing as well! Her friend from bygone days ran off with Judith obviously going to train her in her quest to rob, steal, and plunder.
Even in a very pregnant condition, Michonne took off in search of those who were taken. When she and Daryl found them, that is when we discovered the true nature of her friend. After she tied Michonne and Daryl up, she had her children brand them to teach her children to be tough and to have discipline. She said the weak did not survive (a common mantra from many in TWD).
Michonne and Daryl were tied up securely, but when the children and Michonne's Judas friend were away, they escaped.
Michone faced her friend and the other children and tried to talk the situation down, but to no avail. She was forced to kill the other children, and her friend, in self-defense. Her duty was to Judith.
So...Michonne was protective of Alexandria because she was betrayed by a person from her past she used to call friend. The trauma of the event changed Michonne to what we see today. However, I do believe her talk with Judith today helped to heal some of the former scars.