This episode was fantastic in many ways. It was. It was tense; it took many turns and kept me on edge. Especially with the near-death scenarios that Jerry had (though, I'm glad they didn't do my boi dirty. I would have given this even lower had they done that.)
But, I'm sorry. I surely cannot be the only one who thinks Carol is being utterly ruined. I get she's heartbroken over the loss of Henry and company. I get that. But she has been extremely dumb this entire season, in more ways than one. It's getting to the point now where scenes with Carol are just hard to watch. Not because she's struggling, but because you know she's going to do something stupid.
This episode could have easily been an 8, but once again The Walking Dead goes overboard with the characters and their struggles. And, while I can understand what Carol is going through, it's just not been paced very well. That's my main issue with it; she went from being a badass to being a clumsy, and I hate to say it, liability in so little time.
The "sex" scene between Negan and Alpha, while cringe, is not as bad as people make it out to be. It's more "lewd" than it is "sex". It didn't really take away from the episode.
As for the positives? The rest of the episode was great. It was very on the edge, unsure of what was going to happen next, anxiety inducing and thrilling. As mentioned before, the near-death scenarios with Jerry almost caused my heart to stop. And to say, at first, I didn't like him - he has grown to be one of my favourite characters, though I fear his death will come before the end of the season.
But, I'm sorry. I surely cannot be the only one who thinks Carol is being utterly ruined. I get she's heartbroken over the loss of Henry and company. I get that. But she has been extremely dumb this entire season, in more ways than one. It's getting to the point now where scenes with Carol are just hard to watch. Not because she's struggling, but because you know she's going to do something stupid.
This episode could have easily been an 8, but once again The Walking Dead goes overboard with the characters and their struggles. And, while I can understand what Carol is going through, it's just not been paced very well. That's my main issue with it; she went from being a badass to being a clumsy, and I hate to say it, liability in so little time.
The "sex" scene between Negan and Alpha, while cringe, is not as bad as people make it out to be. It's more "lewd" than it is "sex". It didn't really take away from the episode.
As for the positives? The rest of the episode was great. It was very on the edge, unsure of what was going to happen next, anxiety inducing and thrilling. As mentioned before, the near-death scenarios with Jerry almost caused my heart to stop. And to say, at first, I didn't like him - he has grown to be one of my favourite characters, though I fear his death will come before the end of the season.