With Carl recovering, the group puts their focus on finding Sophia. Glenn and Maggie go for a trip to find supplies.With Carl recovering, the group puts their focus on finding Sophia. Glenn and Maggie go for a trip to find supplies.With Carl recovering, the group puts their focus on finding Sophia. Glenn and Maggie go for a trip to find supplies.
- Bloated Well Walker
- (as Brian Keith Hillard)
- Walker
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaThe flower Cherokee Rose (Rosa laevigata) is the state flower of Georgia. It grows throughout Georgia and can survive many different climates including drought. The flower is not indigenous to North America, it is native to southern China and Taiwan and can be found as far south as Laos and Vietnam. It was introduced to the southeastern United States around 1790 and is considered an invasive species.
- GoofsThe premise of getting the walker out of the well is invalid and pointless. Once the water is contaminated with any kind of disease vector it would be considered unsafe to drink.
- Quotes
[Daryl tells Carol the story of the Cherokee rose]
Carol Peletier: A flower?
Daryl Dixon: [Daryl hands Carol the flower he picked] It's a Cherokee rose. The story is that when American soldiers were moving Indians off their land on the trail of tears the Cherokee mothers were grieving and crying so much 'cause they were losing their little ones along the way from exposure and disease and starvation. A lot of them just disappeared. So the elders, they, uh, said a prayer. Asked for a sign to uplift the mothers' spirits, give them strength and hope. The next day, this rose started to grow right where the mothers' tears fell.
Daryl Dixon: [Daryl pauses] I'm not fool enough to think there's any flowers blooming for my brother. But I believe this one bloomed for your little girl.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Walking Dead: The Journey So Far (2016)
This is a welcome step down in drama from the previous episodes and has some comparatively quiet but decent character time.
The plot is mostly character driven as it focuses on Carl's interaction with his parents. These scenes are strong, especially the one between Carl and Rick. Shane's reflective moments about Otis provide intrigue about what is to come with his character. At the same time the search and worry for Sophia is ongoing. Daryl is heavily involved in this and his sensitive side is nicely developed by the writers. There was a great few interactions between Glenn and Maggie that give some badly needed pleasure and positivity to the overall narrative.
All being said, the episode is not without violent incident as there is a darkly comical scene involving a trapped zombie that is quite grizzly. This is the only real visual horror of the episode and is done fantastically well as a shock moment and to generate humour.
It also ends on a very intriguing note that will no doubt sew the seeds for much character drama in episodes to come.
Overall I think it provides decent respite from the emotional intensity of the series so far. It also continues the religious themes that run strongly in series 2, particularly questions about personal faith and the existence of a higher power.
All actors are great as always, particularly Andrew Lincoln, Jon Bernthal and Scott Wilson.
It is a 7.5/10 for me but I round upwards.
- snoozejonc
- Aug 22, 2021
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