How could you not have enjoyed and had fun with this episode? It had Beta going around Alexandria and murdering people, Daryl vs. Alpha, and most importantly, Scott screentime!
But seriously, with how fantastic this episode was, no one of importance died despite the high-stakes action and chaos. For me, it wasn't a problem given how much death there was in the first place, but I can tell there will be people annoyed with the "plot armor" the characters had. Hard to blame them for being annoyed, after all, there was indeed a lot of plot armor this episode. However, it wasn't absurd or unbelievable, it's explainable and understandable.
How did the Whisperers build a tunnel to Alexandria?
Why didn't Laura (Barcode-Neck Savior) kill Beta when she had the chance?
Why didn't Judith double-tap?!
Why didn't Daryl just kill Alpha?
How come Daryl and Alpha didn't die from blood loss?
Also, Gabriel is a badass human lie detector now. "I've spoken with God, he told me to hang you."
Sidebar: Can't wait for Bababooe's 1/10 star "The Walking Soap Opera!" review. They're always so wonderfully absurd, and very fun to read.
But seriously, with how fantastic this episode was, no one of importance died despite the high-stakes action and chaos. For me, it wasn't a problem given how much death there was in the first place, but I can tell there will be people annoyed with the "plot armor" the characters had. Hard to blame them for being annoyed, after all, there was indeed a lot of plot armor this episode. However, it wasn't absurd or unbelievable, it's explainable and understandable.
How did the Whisperers build a tunnel to Alexandria?
- With the help of Dante. Dante killed Cheryl, the sick old lady he suffocated, as an excuse to dig an entrance tunnel for the Whisperers. The Whisperers have literally nothing else to do, so it's not unbelievable they took the time to methodically and accurately build a tunnel to Alexandria over the course of months with Dante giving them information the entire time he stayed there.
Why didn't Laura (Barcode-Neck Savior) kill Beta when she had the chance?
- Laura was following Gabriel's instructions: Keep the Whisperers alive and torture them to extract information. Unfortunately, she chose the wrong one to try and keep alive.
Why didn't Judith double-tap?!
- She was visibly shaken; this had been the first time she shot someone thinking she killed a person. This is especially understandable considering she's 10-12.
Why didn't Daryl just kill Alpha?
- When Daryl impales Alpha's shoulder with a branch, he screams, "Where are they? Tell me!" By "them" he means Magna and Connie. Daryl wants to know the cave paths that'll lead to Magna and Connie without getting lost in the cave himself.
How come Daryl and Alpha didn't die from blood loss?
- It seems as though Alpha hit an artery in Daryl's leg given how much blood was spraying out and leaking, which would mean he certainly wouldn't have lasted that long laying there. Only explanation is Alpha didn't in fact hit something as major as an artery. But let's be real people, it's Daryl. If he had died from a wound like that we'd be raising hell. Alpha's wound was more survivable.
Also, Gabriel is a badass human lie detector now. "I've spoken with God, he told me to hang you."
Sidebar: Can't wait for Bababooe's 1/10 star "The Walking Soap Opera!" review. They're always so wonderfully absurd, and very fun to read.