SloopyHangOn
WhoO WhoO WhoO!
Mild spoilers ahead.
I kind of assumed that was partially the point of the scene where they tried to tie up a walker because it killed some of their friends.
One of the things that separates the Alexandrians from Rick's group and other groups like Negan's or the Whisperers is that those groups understand what it takes to survive. I appreciate that Deanna seems like a very different character from Gregory (albeit in the same general role) in that she was up-front about the fact that Rick and his group know more about living in "this world" than they do... I'm excited for the inevitable culling of the herd that we're going to see in the waning episodes of this season as whomever the antagonists outside the walls end up being show up.
Part of me worries that they're trying to "catch up" to the comics in terms of storyline, just to make it easier to keep up the suspense for those that kind of see where they're going before they get there. While I do enjoy being able to pick up little things that those who've never read the comics wouldn't see, I think there's only so long they can continue to tease something then have it come to be in a slightly different way than you expect.
I do agree that there have been filler episodes this season, namely the 2 leading up to the mid-season finale, but I can't think of a show I've watched that didn't require at least a few down the stretch to set up the big finish. Mad Men is notorious for that. The last 3 episodes of each season might as well be a 2 hour movie... but the payoff is always worth it.
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but...can anyone explain the last 2-3 minutes to me? What was that frap between Booger Red and Michonne? What is the significance of the A stamp, and why did rick reach for his gun when he saw his hottie and her husband walking and showing it? And why did he make out with the wall at the end? I liked most of it, but they lost me at the end.