Dead or Alive Or
- Episode aired Mar 11, 2018
- TV-MA
- 45m
Daryl finds himself in bad company as his group heads to the Hilltop; Gabriel's faith gets tested.Daryl finds himself in bad company as his group heads to the Hilltop; Gabriel's faith gets tested.Daryl finds himself in bad company as his group heads to the Hilltop; Gabriel's faith gets tested.
- Rick Grimes
- (credit only)
- Michonne
- (credit only)
- Aaron
- (credit only)
- Paul 'Jesus' Rovia
- (credit only)
- Ezekiel
- (credit only)
- Simon
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaSeth Gilliam rehearsed having impaired vision by walking around with his eyes closed. "He kept hitting his head on things like strange tree branches, tree trunks, people... it was bizarre."
- GoofsThis season takes place about three years after the initial outbreak, at this point most medications, especially antibiotics and opioid painkillers like morphine, that are not stored properly (in a cool, dark, dry room) would have lost most of their potency and would be useless. The pills on the floor of that room Gabriel finds were exposed to sunlight and fluctuating temperatures and humidity over a period of years, which will cause most medications to decay rapidly. If properly stored most medications can actually last for years beyond the expiration date, FDA guidelines for stockpiled medications stored properly says most medications are safe to use 6 years past their expiration date. So at this point in time the only medications that would still have any clinical effect would be ones that were stored in an air tight, pitch black, temperature controlled room.
- Quotes
Negan: I'm disappointed, Eugene. This crap was supposed to be behind us. Two flushes and out the pipe. Top it all off, my only doctor and that creepy-ass priest somehow managed to jump ship without anybody knowing about it. You have any idea how something like that could happen, Eugene?
Dr. Eugene Porter: No, I would not venture to guess.
Negan: Carson was never one of us. He was a weasel, just like his weasel brother. That's my best stab at it.
Dr. Eugene Porter: Drawing together associations and behaviors, that's a solid stab.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Talking Dead: The Lost and the Plunderers (2018)
- SoundtracksThe Walking Dead Main Title
Written by Bear McCreary
Tonight's show made the decision to deal a lot with faith and Father Gabriel's renewed belief in god. The arc his character has gone on throughout the show's run is sporadically interesting. Sometimes fascinating, sometimes frustrating, and other times contradicting. But Seth Gilliam had one of his best weeks in awhile, along with his on screen counterpart, R. Keith Harris' Dr. Carson. Conveniently enough, Carson's death now seems pointless as it's revealed Siddiq has experience working in the medical field.
The other big side arc came from the Alexandrians' hike to Hilltop through the swamp. It was serviceable screen time, but there was no need for the hugely frustrating material with Tara and Dwight. We get it, nobody likes Dwight and he's done terrible things to people the Alexandrians love. But stop going against everything Carl was standing for and stand down. I just feel like it's so unnecessary and a complete waste of time to have Tara go on a rampage to kill Dwight.
In fact, this whole inner mental game she was going through was the clear standout for painful writing this week. Maggie's scenes with the Savior's prisoners and Gabriel's faithful trek both seemed fitting. That wasn't the case for Tara. I sure hope next week solves the Tara situation, as it will clearly focus on the aftermath of everyone at Hilltop learning of Carl's death as the team finally comes together as one.
7.8/10
- ThomasDrufke
- Mar 12, 2018
Details
- Runtime45 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 16:9 HD