Okay, if you haven't. SPOILERS AHEAD! But really that episode is a must-see! and will definitely go down into the annals of TV history ever!
I cannot even begin this recap without going into different tangents, there's so much to talk about with this episode. I agree it felt like a Season Ender, but come to think of it, this is just episode 4- so if we're looking forward to a big season ender, its going to be one major showdown.
My prediction would be Merle & Governor vs Rick & Baby Brother Daryl Dixon. Now that's totally badass! As long as they do not kill off Daryl! He's my mofo fave! They might as well kill off Rick Grimes ala Ned Stark and everyone will probably go along with it :)
But then again, Andrew Lincoln has been stepping up his game. For the life of me, the guy deserves an Emmy for the Killer Within! But I'm getting ahead of myself here.
Be Careful What You Wish For
So are all the Lori Grimes haters satisfied? I know I hate her myself, she annoys the hell out of me as much as Skyler White. I mean who needs a self-centered manipulating bitch in the middle of this zombie outbreak. Glad the writers, cut Lori some slack and the bitch redeemed herself. The bitch died the most human and cruelest possible way though. Lori is now a martyr, a saint for seeing through her birth. I was hoping for some giddy schadenfreude moment when they finally killed off Lori, but really it was no party! It was madness.
Group Hug for Carl Grimes
Poor Carl Grimes! Nothing's gonna ever fix that boy ever, so the zombie apocalypse is definitely going to be a training ground for psychopaths.
That birth was horrible enough, he had to watch Lori get gutted like a fish with a filthy hunting knife. No sedatives at that. Oh shit. Nothing like seeing your mom's vajayjay sprawled on the bloody floor while zombies are lurking about; The whole scene was just too dark. The possibility of a stillborn baby crawling out or her bleeding mother or even Lori turning was just too gruesome. At least, Maggie was there. Just imagine, if it was Carl making all those choices alone.
Well, survival comes first and with the rate things are going, Carl Grimes is surely fucked up after what he had to do for his mother. A bullet in the head was the kindest thing he could do for her. Sorry, but Rick had to go method with his breakdown and forgot to hug it out with his boy.
So Is Lori Really Dead?
I am not closing the book on this, based on what was established with The Walking Dead. What you assume to be dead doesn't stay or turn out dead (Andrew anyone? Hello Merle!). Maybe the writers have this sick twisted sense of humor to get all the Lori haters pissed off again. For all we know, Carol could have pulled a miracle and found Lori. After all someone could have been watching her? And it couldn't just be Andrew. Or Lori could have just turned. Hey Rick, but Carl could have missed.
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| Carol's scarf |
Carol Scmarol
When did Carol ever become such a fashionista, it's frickin' too late to plant a scarf and associate it with her character. They could have done this 3 episodes early. Okay. So the day Carol dons a scarf, she goes missing in the prison tunnels. Even Daryl doesn't care his cougar's gone.
Yo T-dog!?
Ever since the first season, the writers don't have a clue what to do with the token black guy stuck with white folks in a zombie apocalypse. At least, Glenn gets to bang a hot chick without having to dance Gangnam Style and even have an opinion from time to time.
I was hoping for a T-Dog & Merle standoff, but no, the moment T-Dog gets some lines, he gets killed off on the same episode as Lori. Still, T-dog makes a good heroic T-bone steak. Hope Carol was worth it though.
The Ending of Killer Within
Lori's death may have been the highlight of the episode, but the ending was the absolute suckerpunch. Andrew Lincoln had just given us the epic mother of all meltdowns on TV. If he didn't have you in tears, OMG you are a freakin' sociopath! He had that look that brought on real world anguish and heartbreak in a fictional Zombie apocalypse.
The clincher for me was Rick Grimes' face looking at an impassive Carl for answers. When the realization of what Carl possibly did dawned on him, he totally lost it for good! I totally lost it for good! WTF! I'm crying over a zombie show. Man, that was good TV!
I like the contrast of emotions on this scene. Carl's obviously ravaged inside yet stood there quite stoic as his dad was just there rolling on the ground, a complete mess.
Not far, Maggie holds onto the newborn- her lips and chin quivering. Oh what timing, baby Grimes. Definitely, no more guard tower sex for these two.
The rest of the cast held there solemn ground, quietly taking in the loss while witnessing the collapse of their rock of Gibraltar. Again, wingman Daryl has to man up, the sheriff has gone south.
It's Herschel's damn fault. Left the preggy Lori off to die LOL
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