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There was a considerable amount of fairly predictable events which occurred in this episode, but that did not detract from the overall quality of the episode.

1. Glenn is alive - shocker!

2. Deanna's son does something stupid - what a surprise!

3. Ron intends to use his newly-found firearm skills to do harm unto Carl - did not see that coming!

4. The wall comes down - no way?!

Despite these very foreseeable events, the episode is still very engaging and manages to keep you interested, which is quite impressive given how predictable this episode was.

I was glad to see that Carol found out that Morgan is up to no good, and will - of course - expose the Wolf and Morgan as soon as she sees who it is that he is keeping within their (now broken) walls. Especially since she just attacked Morgan's ideology when they were gathered around the table and Morgan admitted he let some of the Wolves go. She reminds him: "they burned people alive". She simply cannot comprehend his ideology. She believes that you cannot let them go - they'll just come back later and you'll regret not killing them when you'd had the chance. She's right, of course, as we've seen time and time again: you kill when you have the chance - don't give them the opportunity to make you regret your decision. Even last week's episode with Daryl proves this as he had the opportunity to leave the three people alone yet he went back and tried to protect them, and even gave them a gun, resulting in them betraying him and making a fool of him.

Morgan's ideology does have its merits, though: all life is precious and people can change. These things are true. But his belief system is not perfect and if everyone were to adopt it in Alexandria then they'd all be dead by now.

I thoroughly enjoyed Carol and Sam's exchange:

"If you kill people, do you turn into one of the monsters?"

"The only thing that keeps you from becoming a monster is killing."

We can tell Carol doesn't really believe what she's saying. She's only saying that to try to convince herself - not Sam. She knows that she is a monster - that they're all monsters - and that frightens her dearly. She can't admit what they've become and what they have to be in order to survive. So she tells Sam this white lie in the hopes that he comes downstairs and doesn't think of himself as one of the monsters. She's telling him that it's okay to kill, it doesn't make you a monster - but it does. Carol knows that the only way to survive in a world of monsters is to become a monster yourself, but she's having trouble accepting that she is a monster. Can a monster bake cookies and babysit?

Michonne calling Rick out when he said "we haven't had a chance to catch our breath" was another delight to see. She says he's just making up excuses - which he is. He's clearly still not accustomed to the fact that they're all in it together now. There is no "them" anymore. They're all Alexandrians; they're all survivors. Rick's inability to assimilate into Alexandria is made clearer when Deanna's son does his unbelievably stupid acrobatic manoeuvre and he says shouts: "Tara, you almost died once for these people! What the hell were you doing?!" Interestingly, though, it is only when Tobin (I think that's his name) and Morgan help Rick that Spencer is able to reach safety. Hopefully this acts as a lesson to Rick and he learns that they can only survive if they stick together. That's the only way they'll make it through the mid-season finale.

Rosita also has an excellent part in this episode where she calls Eugene out for being a coward.

Where were Sasha, Abraham and Daryl? I'm betting they'll come in next episode and save the day with their RPGs and cigars.

So, the question that is on everyone's mind: who's going to die in the mid-season finale? Will it be Carl? Unlikely, he'd be too obvious a choice given that Ron was was just about to pull a gun on him before the wall came down. Maggie? That's a possibility. Especially since Glenn and her are about to be reunited. The same thing goes for Glenn - he could easily be snatched away from the group at the last second when they're so close to being reunited - just like Beth was this time last season. This doesn't seem like too far a stretch given there's a Wolf within the walls and plenty of walkers!

What about Father Gabriel? Will he finally redeem himself? Or will his life come to a long overdue end?

It is safe to say that we have a lot to look forward to in next week's episode. I can't wait!

While the walkers eat Nicholas, Glenn sneaks below his dead body and hides under a container. Glenn stays there until the walkers leave the area, and then he seeks water to drink. Enid throws a bottle of water to him from the roof of a building and flees, but Glenn chases her. Then they walk together back to Alexandria that is under siege of a herd of walkers. Meanwhile inside the compound, Maggie waits for Glenn while Rick gives training of how to handle a gun to Ron. He also gives a pistol with the magazine without bullets to him. Then he has a conversation with Morgan about his behavior without killing the invaders. Rick tries to support the wall with additional braces and Tobin helps him. Spencer tries to reach the car outside the wall and Rick and Tara save him. Carol follows Morgan and asks who is trapped in the cell while part of the wall collapses.

"Heads Up" is another great episode of "The Walking Dead". Glenn has survived the attack of walkers and is alive as expected. The rescue of Spencer is breathless and a great moment of the show. Carol and Morgan and Ron and Carl provide moments of tension in the story. The conclusion with part of the wall collapsing is the climax of the plot and probably will not conclude on the next episode since it is a usual procedure of AMC. My guess is that Glenn will drive the car to attract the walkers and save his friends since he is outside the wall. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "Heads Up"

Note: On 24 April 2016, I saw this show again.

If you have been a fan of Season 6, then you probably thought this episode was, at least, very good. If you have not been a fan of Season 6, then, as you have done all season, will think this is another "bad" episode. This episode was INCREDIBLE.

We finally received full clarity on a major characters fate, which many of the same people who have not liked this season will complain about.

The conversations that should have happened right after Rick arrived in Alexandria after fighting off the Wolves and numerous walkers finally took place.

We get a glimpse into the scattered mindsets of the Alexandrians, who fall into 2 categories: Hate Rick, Join Rick. They are going to have to fully commit to one of those mindsets as things are going to "move too fast" in the Mid-Season Finale, as one Alexandrian put it.

So here's what I loved...

• Rosita stepping up.

• Rick softening up,very slightly.

• Morgan's internal struggle.

-Carol's vigilance.

• The growing drama between the Alexandrian's stupidity and Rick's "hard to swallow" leadership.

• Glenn's father-like relationship with Enid.

Here's what I didn't love...

• Glenn is still a good person. (He almost died, he should be SUPER annoyed, but proves to be very patient with Enid.)

• Deanna's grieving cycle went all too fast for someone who lost her son, husband, and conviction to live. She found the latter just last episode.

In conclusion, we have to remember all TV shows are giant movies, meant to be seen without week long breaks. So when I review individual episodes, I am taking the entire season into account. Every episode in between the Premiere, Mid-Season and Finale have their role, and this season has done very well in filling each and every role. The filler episodes have been superb because they have been doing their job, setting up the Mid-Season AND Season Finales, all at the same time.

The plot of the "death" of Glenn is one of the low points of this season, but I think it was more criticized than it should, this had already been seen. Examples: In the first season we discovered that Merle cut off his hand and walked through the city full of walkers and without a hand and bleeding. in the third season the governor was surrounded by walkers and without exit but at the end of the episode he kidnapped Andrea. the episode brings us to alexandria and a climate of claustofibia and although they are outdoors they are locked up and without exit. the performances of all the characters were spectacular. It was an improvement of the 5 chapter that also focused on them. The pace is average. The interaction between Glenn and Enid is very good and interesting as a father and daughter relationship. The spencer scene shows us one of the pillars of this plot, showing that the Alexandrines are from Rick's group and are like a family that would grow at the end of this arc. the final cliffhanger is very good

I feel this first 7 episodes have been the best first 7 episodes of the series (conting all of them as a total, only competing with the first 7/8 of season 4) keep in mind that we still have a mid season finale, that promises to be incredible On into the episode, unfortunately i have mixed feelings *SPOILER* about glenn's survival. First of all, it feels a bit too lazy, keeping glen alive, not having the guts to kill him off cheap, shocking the audiences. On the other hand, it was a smart way of having glenn survive, i was happy to see him live, but it felt like the writers went "the safest" way when they could've kept glenn dead and have the episode 3 being a land mark in season 6! Moving on, and accepting the fact that glenn is alive, great interaction with enid. Also rick is starting to gain people's respect but at the cost that he himself is starting to try to help one specific alexandrian in order to not kill him instead of letting him die and save the others. The rick that arrived at alexandria would sacrifice spencer. So nice character development on rick! The morgan vs carol thing, i wanna see if the caged wolf is gonna play a major part in the mid season. Last but not least the ending... keeps you on the edge of our sit. The false sensation of hope crumbles down just like the tower. Also, i didn't read volume 14 in the comics, but i think that the tvseries have done a good job not rushing it... into 2/3 eps like they did with the hunters!

Another terrible boring episode. OH NO WAY! Glenn is alive. How does he escape the walkers? Oh, he manages to get under the dumpster and then all the walkers just leave. 3 episodes in between actually finding out whether he is alive or dead and this is the s*** they come up with. Just kidding. It was so obvious he was still alive. They wouldn't meaninglessly kill him off like that. And they surely would never kill a character and then kill Glenn off right after and make us forget about the other characters death. They would never do that either. Anyway, after the walkers leave for some reason, Glenn gets up from underneath the dumpster. Enid shows up and gives him a bottle of water and then leaves. Glenn goes after her, but he doesn't even take the water. Then when Glenn goes into the building to follow her, Enid says "There's another water bottle in the corner". You don't get a good shot of the room due to the bad directing but I'm 99% sure that the room is a rectangle shape. This might shock some of the fans but that means that there are 4 corners in the room. Glenn manages to find it anyway. Rick and Michonne talk about using the cars at the quarry to draw the walkers away. Maybe, just maybe, you get the people of Alexandria on shifts at the gate, and stab the walkers through the gate, you know, like they did at the prison! God damn. The characters are so stupid now. Literally nothing happens in this episode except the tower falling down and breaking the fence at the end. Unwatchable.

I have loved this show since the beginning but even I can't defend this latest couple of episodes! The Glenn farce, he fell off the dumpster head first, how did he turn 360 and shuffle under said dumpster with a 15 stone dead weight being torn apart on his chest by a horde of zombies??!! This show has captivated an audience by keeping up a real atmosphere of threat because the audience know if they see a character die it's game over and ANY character could be next! Not now though! Add to that laughable dialogue, bad directing, bad writing, the characters are ignoring the obvious and are acting like idiots! Rick taps up some wood on the wall when clearly the swaying tower is about to fall! Deanas son suddenly decides to be a hero from nowhere when he's been nothing but a drain on everybody's patience! Blood dripping on the wall is brushed aside! Balloons and helium??! The list is endless! No wonder it's had such a backlash! I think my love of this show just died....

When we all thought Glenn had been brutally eaten by walkers as we saw in the "thank you" episode but he somehow despite being eaten goes under a bin and survives with no damage. I swear this guy is invincible. This for me made no sense and I was glad he did survive as he is one of the best characters in the show I just think that his whole fake death scene and how he somehow survived without even a bite mark visible on him was just confusing and pointless.

Apart from that the episode has some good moments like the cliffhanger ending and the town still trying to deal from the trauma of the "JSS" episode.

Because I'd grown up with the characters, Spock's "death" in STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN hit me pretty hard; the scene packed a solid Emotional punch- but then came STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK, and the aforementioned scene amounted to little more than a hill of beans (REFRIED beans, to be even more precise). It's been this way since the early serials, which ended each chapter with a cliffhanger and, in the very next chapter, an improbable escape. Both Rick (trapped in an RV surrounded by scores of zombies) and Glenn (pinned beneath the body of a fallen comrade as scores of ravenous zombies converged on top of them and reached for him) have now made improbable escapes. One can't very well call these developments an insult to one's intelligence simply because they're symptomatic of the bad writing and stupid decision-making that's plagued this series for far too long. While I'm glad that Steve Yeun and the other cast and crew members still have jobs in this anemic economy, I'm done with THE WALKING DEAD.

Today, as I was watching the episode I felt like I was easily distracted by my surroundings. Suddenly every other thing in my house kept grabbing my attention. So I started wondering why, and I came to this conclusion that this episode of the walking dead wasn't very good at keeping my eyes looking at the t.v.

Then I wondered some more, and I realized that the dialogs were very poor and the characters seemed to just be there to deliver empty lines full of meaningless purpose. There was virtually no action, apart from one moment, or two, of brief tension.

The walking dead used to make me wonder about big questions. It forced me to connect to the characters, to worry and fear for them. Now I just stagger at the improbabilities that keep adding up, and the poorly written dialogs. Feels like watching a script being read. And it saddens me. Deeply.