This is genuinely probably one of the best episodes of the whole show for me. It was just incredible. All the people saying it was boring filler must have the attention spans of a four year old because how can you say this was boring? Yes it wasn't related to the main story arc in any way but does every episode have to be? I don't believe in the term "filler" because every episode of a show has something to contribute, be that to character or story (or both). This was a character centric episode, and a send off episode at that, and I have to believe that most people who didn't like it are just here for the fight scenes because this was just amazing stuff. Shows are supposed to be about characters, otherwise it doesn't matter how good a story is, it won't be good. Bear McCrearey produced some exceptional music, and the VFX were brilliant. I think they were VFX anyway, the Negan lineup scene made it look so realistic that I'm not even sure if it was maybe shot in advance when they were filming the season 7 premier. During that whole trip scene, I was thinking yes this is incredible but what's the point of showing what she might've become? Well I think the contrast shows who Michonne really is. The mercy she showed Virgil is who she really is. I saw this episode almost as a love story, except the other half isn't present, at least not physically. Rick's presence in the episode is certainly felt though, and we can see what an effect he's had on her and just how much he means to her. Virgil was one of those one-off characters that really makes you think about the vast effects the apocalypse has on individuals (Eastman is another that comes to mind). Just about everyone has lost someone, yet it's so interesting to see how differently different people are affected. This was an episode with a heart and full of emotion. To those saying it's ridiculous that she would abandon her children, I would say otherwise. Yes it's kinda hard to believe but this episode reminded us just how much not only she cares about Rick, but everyone cares about him. For her to go on a journey to find him is the right ending for her. The other alternative was to kill her, and if you ask me the boring thing to do would be to just kill every character that leaves the show. This was the right choice, and I think ironically, Michonne's send off was better than Rick's. Probably the best episode of the show since The Day Will Come When You Won't Be
High 9
High 9