Air Date: Sunday, November 10, 2013, at 9/8c on AMC
Rating:
“Is it over?” – Lizzie
“Internment” is the next installment of “I” vocabulary words chosen for The Walking Dead episodes. What a perfect word to express the tone of the prison. The survivors are held captive by their fear, disease, and lack of contact with the outside world. But the prison walls aren’t the only things keeping people in captivity.
Observations and thoughts:
Only the Strong Survive
Mr. Do Wrong?
“Would you have brought her back?” Rick (Andrew Lincoln) looks for support from one of the survivors I don’t mention very often. Maggie (Lauren Cohan) seems to be devastated when she hears the news about Carol (Melissa McBride)—although she agrees with Rick’s decision—in what turns out to be a significant scene. Gauging her reaction may help Rick to decipher how the other council members will respond. While I don’t usually speak much on Cohan’s acting abilities, it’s obvious she has tremendous skill. I am interested in her character’s feedback though, because it isn’t what I was expecting. Not that I wanted her to argue with or go after Rick for sending Carol away but she simply says he did the right thing with such a difficult decision. The way Maggie looks around as if the answers to all her questions are written somewhere on the air pulls you into the scene. Her response puts you in her shoes. How would you answer Rick’s question? Would it be easy to say he was right or would you want more information before giving your reply? Would you want to know why he didn’t wait and let the group decide?
MVP
Brave Little Soldier
Lizzie (Brighton Sharbino) is a brave kid. I believe being told she was weak by her younger sister did something to her. She’s gained confidence from Carol’s lessons and being told she’s a strong girl. Lizzie now has something to prove. I’m proud of her for keeping her cool in the face of what has to be one of the scariest moments in her life. Anytime a child actor makes an impression on me, I wonder where they get the inspiration for a character. How do they find the emotion needed to perform a scene that doesn’t reflect real life? Kudos to Sharbino for giving Lizzie the backbone of a young girl who has seen more than she should have in her short life.
Additional thoughts:
I loved the scene of Carl (Chandler Riggs) and Rick gunning down walkers with automatic weapons. The action junkie in me thought it was awesome if a bit frightening. The gunfire, onslaught of zombies inside and outside, and the slipping away of control is almost too much to handle. Thank you, writers, for a gripping, nail biting, tension filled episode!
Tyreese (Chad L. Coleman), Daryl (Norman Reedus), and Michonne (Danai Gurira) make tiny appearances in “Internment.” I’m conflicted about their absence. Are the writers trying to show us the group can survive without them? (Say it ain’t so!) I guess the build-up was necessary to push forward the momentum of all the tension that was created. I’m still out of my mind about what happened and how the group handled it. Talk about intense!
Memorable/funny lines:
Hershel to Sasha and Glenn: “I hereby declare we have spaghetti Tuesdays every Wednesday. First, we have to find some spaghetti.”
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Rick: “You think it’s all a test?”
Hershel: “Life is always a test, Rick.”
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Sasha: “I don’t believe in magic or luck; I do the math and I don’t gamble. But I don’t know if I’d be here right now if you weren’t so damn stupid.”
Hershel: “You know what, I’m gonna take that as a compliment.”
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Maggie: “You can’t do this alone.”
Rick: “I know.”
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Carl: “Dad, everything’s going to be OK.”
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Daryl: “He’s a tough son of a bitch.”
Hershel: “Yeah. He is.”
Daryl: “You’re a tough son of a bitch.”
Hershel: “Yeah. I am.”
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On that note, I must decree “Internment” is an exciting, tense, and frightening episode—maybe even one of the top five best episodes. And not even because of the walkers. The prison is close to becoming overrun. The survivors are doing what they can to make the best of a shitty situation. The kids are showing the adults how important they are to the cause. I don’t think their safe haven is going to last for much longer, especially with so many people knowing they’re there. And one person in particular—oh yeah, the Governor (David Morrissey) is back.
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