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As the team escapes with Eugene, Jesus volunteers to hold off the herd and – after doing some cool kung fu to various walkers – is startled when one of them unexpectedly dodges his blow and stabs him from behind, whispering “You are where you do not belong.” The others (reinforced by Michonne, Magda, and Yumiko) easily dispatch Jesus’s killer and the other human walkers, and Daryl pulls the zombie mask off one of them like it’s an episode of “Scooby Doo.” It’s underwhelming, to say the least. While the audience has known that something’s amiss with the walkers for several episodes, it’s all news to the hunting party, who get to very slowly realize that there’s definitely something weird about this group of walkers.īut no, it’s just crazy guys playing dress up. Obligatory Zombie ActionĪ large chunk of the episode is given over to Daryl, Jesus, and Aaron searching for Eugene and encountering the talking zombies. It’s another dispiriting sign that the show will continue to rely on old habits.
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The mid-season cliffhanger isn’t much of one, and the new conflict on the horizon seems like yet another “our side versus a pack of psychopaths” story that the show has so thoroughly covered before.
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Plus it turns out that Henry is the new Carl, which should really rev the ol’ storytelling engines. We finally learn what’s going on with the talking zombies (as expected, it’s the least interesting answer) but are still in the dark on why everyone has been mad at Michonne for years on end, although it’s a little less vague now.