This past Sunday, while Lady Gaga was killing it at the
Oscars (she really did), and Roman Reigns earned the right to headline Wrestlemania (again), Rick and his crew
kept on surviving on The Walking Dead. And
they did so alongside a new face named Aaron.
Aaron and Eric are
introduced as the first same-sex couple on The
Walking Dead. In 2015, I don’t consider this to be a huge deal. But of
course, it’s nice to see diversity on any show, especially one this popular.
Aaron and Eric also had a really nice introductory scene, which set them up
fairly well.
Aaron tries to sell
Rick and the group on coming to Alexandria. After Aaron gives Rick the
first part of his spiel, Rick simply walks up and punches him in the goddamn
face. Good intentions notwithstanding, I can’t say I blame him for that. Aaron
sounded like a used car salesmen. And I’ve gotta tell you: One good thing about
the zombie apocalypse? No more used car salesmen.
When the rest of the
group has gone out to search for Aaron’s cohort, Aaron offers baby Judith some
applesauce. But when Rick demands that Aaron taste it first, he’s reticent
because he doesn't like applesauce. Dude! The guy says he’s going to kill
you in 45 minutes if his buddies don’t get back! And this applesauce is
probably your only bargaining tool! I don’t like green beans, but if green
beans will put me on better terms with the bearded crazy with the gun, I’m
guzzling some goddamn green beans!
Rick seems to be the
only skeptic about Alexandria. Well, you can’t exactly blame him can you?
Woodbury turned into a war…literally. Terminus was a slaughterhouse… also literally.
So the notion that Alexandria is somehow a magical safe haven would seem pretty
far-fetched. And when you’re not only the leader of this group, but you’ve got
your two children with you, that skepticism weighs on you the most. And
although at the end of the episode, Alexandria seemed to be an okay place,
Carol hit the nail on the head: “Even though you were wrong, you were right.”
Glenn puts the pedal
to the metal and runs down a load of walkers on the way to Alexandria. This
was the creative highlight of the episode for me. Seeing all that blood caked
on to the windshield and the doors made for some great gore appeal. And then
you’ve got the intestines and all that other stuff clinging to the grill. I’m
not a huge horror buff, but even I couldn’t deny the cool factor there.
Written by: The Fanboy Wonder, Rob Siebert
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