The Walking Dead: The Same Boat
The Same Boat was mostly an introspective episode, at least the first two thirds of it until Maggie and Carol unleashed hell on the Saviors in some serious woman on woman battling. My overall thought is that I’m not crazy about this whole Negan storyline. The fighting has been too one-sided and, in this past episode, not terribly realistic.
Carol
For the first time, Carol is experiencing some doubt and misgivings about her role as warrior, enforcer, and executioner of the group. She sees what Paula is, and what she may eventually become if she continues along this path. At the same time, it doesn’t deter her from what she must do, which is kill people in order to ensure her and Maggie’s survival. Having said that, this episode was seriously short in realism. It’s just not believable that you had two unarmed captives who were tied up with duct tape being able to get out of their confinement and slay six armed people. The show has to do a better job of keeping things real, otherwise it becomes a cartoon. I enjoyed the introspection, but not the action.
Maggie
This episode unveiled a fiercer version of Maggie than has ever been shown on the show. She was a mama bear brandishing her claws and sharp teeth in order to protect her cubs. For a moment, when she got slashed, I thought she was going to lose the baby. I would suggest that Maggie might want to spend the rest of her pregnancy within Alexandria and leave the fighting to others who aren’t with child.
Negan
Twice in this episode, the characters suggested that Negan wasn’t actually a person, but the group collectively. I don’t buy it for a second. I know that Negan is a character—an especially vicious one—from the comics, and an actor has been cast in the role of Negan. So, he’s lurking out there somewhere, and even though the battle has been very disappointing in it’s one-sidedness and the way it’s making the characters look like super heroes, it’s not over yet. I also, thought the part where Rick kills Primo was really stupid and reckless on his part. Why wouldn’t he take Primo back to forcefully interrogate him to find more intel on Negan? This was amateurish and inconsistent with Rick’s character.
Carol
For the first time, Carol is experiencing some doubt and misgivings about her role as warrior, enforcer, and executioner of the group. She sees what Paula is, and what she may eventually become if she continues along this path. At the same time, it doesn’t deter her from what she must do, which is kill people in order to ensure her and Maggie’s survival. Having said that, this episode was seriously short in realism. It’s just not believable that you had two unarmed captives who were tied up with duct tape being able to get out of their confinement and slay six armed people. The show has to do a better job of keeping things real, otherwise it becomes a cartoon. I enjoyed the introspection, but not the action.
Maggie
This episode unveiled a fiercer version of Maggie than has ever been shown on the show. She was a mama bear brandishing her claws and sharp teeth in order to protect her cubs. For a moment, when she got slashed, I thought she was going to lose the baby. I would suggest that Maggie might want to spend the rest of her pregnancy within Alexandria and leave the fighting to others who aren’t with child.
Negan
Twice in this episode, the characters suggested that Negan wasn’t actually a person, but the group collectively. I don’t buy it for a second. I know that Negan is a character—an especially vicious one—from the comics, and an actor has been cast in the role of Negan. So, he’s lurking out there somewhere, and even though the battle has been very disappointing in it’s one-sidedness and the way it’s making the characters look like super heroes, it’s not over yet. I also, thought the part where Rick kills Primo was really stupid and reckless on his part. Why wouldn’t he take Primo back to forcefully interrogate him to find more intel on Negan? This was amateurish and inconsistent with Rick’s character.
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