Dammit, Bob! No, not that one…But I always knew Bob would come back to bite us…Okay, seriously, I’m done. Yikes, Sasha needs to get it together. Although her relationship with Bob is still of the plastic “we only developed this for two episodes” storyline that The Walking Dead loves to push for bigger feels, at least it’s better developed than Tyreese and what’s her name. Literally, what is her name? It’s kind of boring to see her going through the same exact things that Rick, Andrea, Abraham, and Tyreese did when they lost people. The manic smashing and killing and all around hating yourself. We see it so often on this show that we’ve become desensitized to it by now, right? It’s just all a lot of misery porn.
A Tale of Three Cities
Really, Carol is the only character who processed the death of a loved one in a unique way. She seemed to retreat into herself and come out of it much stronger than ever before, “shedding her skin” as she said last week. Carol never became the angry killer that the others did. Her development has been much more interesting, and just goes to show you that Gimple and his team can really write a great character when not focusing on the over-the-top archetypes from the comics. When Carol inevitably dies next week (still calling it), The Walking Dead will have lost its BEST character. Carol, Dale, and Hershel being the only characters I’ve ever truly become attached to on the show, I’m pretty worried that after midseason, we’ll be left with badass zombie killers and no depth. But I’m getting ahead of myself. Maybe Eugene will be enlightened. Speaking of which, the Washington portion of the show is again kind of just there, although I’m pretty happy Maggie was actually allowed to speak this week. I’ve read in your comments that it seems so unlike her to just follow the will of the group or whatever Glenn says, that her suffering has been quietly brushed under the carpet for progression’s sake, and I agree with all of you. I’d rather see Maggie going through a lot of shit over her dad and sister than Sasha suffering over Bob. But she does have some great moments with Abraham, who is pretty much catatonic and machista throughout the episode. The Washington group does seem like it’s in Glenn and Maggie’s hands now, though. What they do next will almost absolutely come from the creative minds of the show’s power couple. Most likely, they’ll be forced to push forward into the road full of zombies because how could the writers miss such a great opportunity? So we might get two big action sequences next week, the other being the brave hospital rescue mission, led by Trigger Rick (it’s what I’m going to call him from now on) and his A-Team. It’s crazy when we live in a world where Daryl has to be Rick’s voice of reason, but that’s just kind of where we are now. I would’ve preferred Rick’s way, personally. Blowing through that hospital is all I think any of us have ever wanted to see. But we return to Bob the Cop, who played Sasha like a video game, and hauled ass out of harm’s way. Will he get to the hospital in time to warn Dawn? I bet he will because, again, how could the writers miss such a great opportunity for a big shootout with zombies?
Midseason Finale Predictions
So here we are: who is going to die, who makes it out, where to next? Here are my predictions: Carol – big death of midseason, maybe sacrificing herself for Beth or Daryl or Rick Bob Cop – dead Dr. Edwards – dead Noah – survives Eugene – dead Tyreese – dead Everyone else is safe…unless they’re not! Yes, I’m feeling particularly bloodthirsty, but c’mon, the cast is HUGE. You gotta thin this baby down a bit! For more on The Walking Dead, visit our coverage hub! Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter for all news updates related to the world of geek. And Google+, if that’s your thing!
