Air Date: Sunday, November 13, 2011 9/8c on AMC
“Survival, Rick. It means making hard decisions.” – Shane Walsh
Amazing makeup job! Daryl really looks like a Walker.
Flashbacks—I love them. They always seem to drop a crumb of something we missed onto our plates. I devour every morsel hungrily, and patiently wait for more. There’s so much we don’t know; a lot we have been left out of the loop since the first episode. The first season was more of Rick’s (Andrew Lincoln) point of view, and now we’re getting a glimpse of this post-apocalyptic world from everyone we’ve been introduced to so far. It makes us—as viewers—feel closer to the characters and invested in their lives. We want to know more about their struggle to survive, their interactions with those who weren’t infected before all hell broke loose. Because I certainly want to know what happened between Shane (Jon Bernthal) and Lori (Sarah Wayne Callies) to bring them together.
Observations and thoughts:
What would you do if you happen to find yourself pregnant in a world where you recently considered your current child might be better off dead? It’s a question Lori has to ask herself and I wonder what decision she will come to, and what she plans to do.
I wonder if anyone truly expects to follow the rules of society when the world is going to hell in a hand-basket. Shane wears a Police hat as if he needs to identify himself. I’m not sure why he does it; same goes for Rick wearing his sheriff’s uniform. Do they do it as a part of routine or for familiarity? They’ve come across survivors who don’t care about authority, so what’s the point?
Dale was right to take Andrea's gun away. Could have prevented disaster.
Is anyone else tired of this never-ending, hopeless search for Sophia (Madison Lintz)? While it may be exhausting, I think the point of the search is to keep the group stagnant—throwing them into new situations they haven’t encountered and watching them sink or swim. Rick is feeling guilty and wants to find Sophia (dead or alive). He won’t be the one to give up and disappoint Carol (Melissa McBride) since he was the last person to see Sophia alive. I get it; I totally understand, but he has to focus on his role in the world. He doesn’t just have the responsibility—albeit self-imposed—to look out for his group, he has the group as his family. And what’s more important than that?
Of course something happens to Daryl (Norman Reedus), the Rambo of the survivors and the one person they can’t afford to lose. My thought is the writers are giving us a glimpse into the difference between an adult who knows how to survive in the wild and a child lost in the woods, alone, defenseless without any life threatening wounds. Such a harsh comparison, don’t you think? I’m inclined to believe the writers are playing on our heartstrings; trying to get us to see the search for Sophia isn’t fruitless. She’s out there; we just don’t know what condition she’s in and closure would do a world of good.
“I’ll control my people, you control yours.” Damned if Hershel (Scott Wilson) isn’t becoming a prick. I think he’s trying to maintain control over the situation because he’s hiding something *wink, wink*. However, he’s going about it all wrong. Pissing everyone off won’t endear him to them. You can tell he’s worried things are getting out of hand. Maybe they are.
I really like Glenn (Steven Yeun) and think he’s a little too observant for his own good. With the show going on a day-by-day basis each week, just how long will we have to wait until Lori starts showing. I mean, she’s super thin and a baby bump will show up spoiling her secret. Will Glenn be able to keep quiet? Better yet, should he?
Merle's back! Now only if it were for good. He'd shake things up for sure.
Funny how Merle (Michael Rooker) shows up just in time to ‘save’ his brother, isn’t it? (I am so not buying the Walker chewing on Daryl’s boot when he’s bleeding from his side though.) The only thing is, Merle has both hands in Daryl’s hallucination, and we know he’s missing one (might be something to pay attention to folks!). The chat the two have is very interesting and I’m left wondering what Daryl will do next. Will he listen to his brother and take out Rick, or just take off? He doesn’t need anyone; he does just fine on his own. “They ain’t your kin; your blood.” Listening to Merle’s taunts drives me crazy and he isn’t even my brother. Anger begets motivation sometimes and it’s just what Daryl needs to get his butt moving.
Oh, and to the editors of this wonderful show, if your character has dirt on his face in one frame, then the dirt is gone and reappears between frames in the same scene, you missed something. Just saying.
The ending of “Chupacabra” leaves me in a state of wonder. Holy crap! I have a theory about it, but I’m not saying anything until next week’s episode. I guess now I know why the good doctor is so adamant Rick’s gang won’t be around too long. What else are these farmhouse mofos hiding?
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