Kelly, who I thought was a dude, is actually Connie’s protective younger sister and a refreshingly straight shooter.
Did she lose her hearing in the apocalypse? Connie is a deaf journalist, which is a rather odd occupation for someone who can’t hear.Luke is a foodie and teacher who’s nearly as verbose as Eugene and gets emotional when talking about one of their lost companions, Bernie.Yumiko is laid up in the infirmary, has a British accent, and is said to be Magna’s GF.She’s got a lot of ink, a lot of hidden weapons, and for a minute, a very bad idea about fighting her way through Alexandria. Magna waitressed at a truck stop but also spent a considerable amount of time in prison, as Michonne magically sniffs out.At a council meeting on whether they will be allowed to stay, the Randos are introduced one by one: But now in her role as A-town’s security chief - not leader, which is interesting do they even have a leader? - Michonne is extra tough on the Randos, who are breaking A-town’s “no new people” rule. She talks to Rick and Carl so much that Judith keeps her distance when mommy is having one of her special conversations. Carolas is not to be messed with, people.Īdd Michonne to the list of strong women who only seem to have grown stronger, despite the emotional baggage they carry. But in the middle of the night, she doesn’t just return to Jed’s camp for her jewelry - she somehow covers everyone there in gasoline as they sleep and sets the whole damn lot of them on fire. For a minute, it looks like motherhood has made the Boss Lady soft. Once again, he wildly underestimates Carol - who’s now sporting a bow and looking like Legolas from The Lord of the Rings, which is ironic, since Jed makes Carol cough up her wedding ring. (Oldest trick in the bad-guy handbook, kid.) The trap was set by none other than Jed, who reveals Sanctuary “went bust” and his people were so desperate that they ate their own horses. Carol does seem to dig her role as Henry’s mom, and for good reason the kid has grown into a pretty responsible teenager, save for when he rushes off alone to answer a plea for help. It doesn’t help that the place seems to be falling apart and there’s a fair coming up, which I imagine Zeke spells “Faire” in the local advertisements. So they’re an odd couple, but when you want to set up a remote amplifier to boost the signal of your makeshift radio in the hopes of finding more survivors, it helps if your girlfriend is a badass.Īt the Kingdom, Zeke and Carol are enjoying the royal life - well, Carol isn’t, but that’s nothing new. But Gabe doesn’t seem to be her type - Rosita dated the Sarge, who’s pretty much the opposite of Gabe in every way. Liars, all of you! It’s been a long time since his crush on Jadis-Anne, and you can see why he’d be attracted to Rosita.
Speaking of the priest, raise your hand if you saw him hooking up with Rosita. Eugene also has the line of the night when he backhandedly says of Gabe, “Machete-wielding men of the cloth with zero depth perception aren’t exactly a dime a dozen.” He’s still so awkward that Rosita has to stop him from declaring his love for her as they’re fleeing a zombie horde, but he’s come a long way. More surprising is Eugene’s makeover - goodbye, mullet-wearing wuss, hello, ponytailed zombie slayer. Lest you think his sensitive side is gone, Daryl spares a walker after seeing a momma bird pluck a worm from its carcass to feed her babies. Let’s begin with Daryl, who’s in some sort of exile in the woods, spear-fishing and looking haggard and brooding 24/7. But the fun in this episode comes in seeing how different nearly everything has become in the AG (After Grimes) era. And we’re teased with a brief glimpse of the next threat that looms (and groans). We zoom in on the Randos, who turn out to be a complicated but mostly likable bunch. Time also brings change, and there have been some major developments among the survivors in the six years since Rick died-but-not-really. With time comes clarity, and in the case of the fate of Rick Grimes, it took approximately five minutes after his “goodbye” last week to learn that we’ll be seeing him again soon - in a trio of films that will follow Rick and Jadis-Anne to wherever-the-hell.