The Walking Dead: Rock in the Road
Rock in the Road was a return to normalcy for The Walking Dead. The first half of the season was such an utter disappointment, with the exception of the mid-season premiere and finale, that it was refreshing to watch this episode. Rick and the gang are no longer acting like whipped dogs, tolerating a ridiculous and intolerable situation. The most memorable moment of the episode was when Rick and Michone mowed down a herd of zombies with a cable going between two cars. Although I admit the scene was fun to watch, it was also somewhat absurd. There was no way that cable would have been able to cut the zombies in half like that. The zombies would have been entangled in the wire, and most like the cars would have crashed together in the middle, but hey why insert realism into a crazy action scene.
Father Gabriel
Even though Father Gabriel is hardly my favorite character, I’m with Rick on this one. I’m not quite sure what Gabriel is up to or how he even knows about the boat, but my guess is that he is doing more than just escaping from Alexandria. This would be too much of a departure from his character arc.
King Ezekiel
At this point, King Ezekiel is playing hard to get. Rick made his initial pitch, trying to seal the deal with his rock in the road story, but Ezekiel wasn’t buying. Not yet anyway. He’s eventually going to join the war against the Saviors, but it will take Carol’s persuasion to get him there. At least he agreed to take Daryl in as a refuge. It will take Daryl to convince Carol to join the fight, and she will persuade Ezekiel to join the fray. Gregory, on the other hand, is a complete putz. He won’t be joining Rick in the fight, which means that they will eventually have to overthrow him. Fortunately, most of the Hilltoppers seem to be willing to fight.
I’m not sure who this new group is, but Rick was smiling at the end, which leads me to believe he sees them as allies in this fight.
Jesus is once more proving how valuable he is by stealing the long range radio from the Saviors.
Father Gabriel
Even though Father Gabriel is hardly my favorite character, I’m with Rick on this one. I’m not quite sure what Gabriel is up to or how he even knows about the boat, but my guess is that he is doing more than just escaping from Alexandria. This would be too much of a departure from his character arc.
King Ezekiel
At this point, King Ezekiel is playing hard to get. Rick made his initial pitch, trying to seal the deal with his rock in the road story, but Ezekiel wasn’t buying. Not yet anyway. He’s eventually going to join the war against the Saviors, but it will take Carol’s persuasion to get him there. At least he agreed to take Daryl in as a refuge. It will take Daryl to convince Carol to join the fight, and she will persuade Ezekiel to join the fray. Gregory, on the other hand, is a complete putz. He won’t be joining Rick in the fight, which means that they will eventually have to overthrow him. Fortunately, most of the Hilltoppers seem to be willing to fight.
I’m not sure who this new group is, but Rick was smiling at the end, which leads me to believe he sees them as allies in this fight.
Jesus is once more proving how valuable he is by stealing the long range radio from the Saviors.
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