Warning: Full spoilers for the episode below.
So I've been really enjoying this back half of Season 6. Aside from not having the didn't-quite-work experimental format of the first half, with the cutting back and forth between stories at the wrong time and whatnot, there's a big forward drive to push through story. Along with a lot of action. Action that also raises important questions about our main characters' overall ethics and tactics.
Sure, there are occasional boneheaded moments. Filler conversations. Repeated words and themes that can give things a retread feel. But that's kind of always been the show. This week's chapter was a side quest, yes, but it still triggered the story forward in a big way because it was all directly connected to last week's episode. It was just Carol and Maggie-centric. Which was great because A: Carol is amazing, and B: Maggie needs more screen time as well. She had a big moment with Gregory a few weeks ago, but overall she's been sidelined.
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So I've been really enjoying this back half of Season 6. Aside from not having the didn't-quite-work experimental format of the first half, with the cutting back and forth between stories at the wrong time and whatnot, there's a big forward drive to push through story. Along with a lot of action. Action that also raises important questions about our main characters' overall ethics and tactics.
Sure, there are occasional boneheaded moments. Filler conversations. Repeated words and themes that can give things a retread feel. But that's kind of always been the show. This week's chapter was a side quest, yes, but it still triggered the story forward in a big way because it was all directly connected to last week's episode. It was just Carol and Maggie-centric. Which was great because A: Carol is amazing, and B: Maggie needs more screen time as well. She had a big moment with Gregory a few weeks ago, but overall she's been sidelined.
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