Grade through two episodes: B+
One of my least favorite things in TV shows is when they drag out plots that don’t warrant it.
The season four cliffhanger has our favorite group of survivors trapped in a train car, plotting its escape. One thought kept on creeping through my mind: “Man, they’re going to drag this out for like three or four episodes to start off season five.”
Alas, they mercifully didn’t. The fight scene between the prison group and the cannibals group (by the way, ew) lasted just one episode with the prison group conquering all thanks to the best character in the show, Carol.
It was quick. It was gruesome. Carol shot an elderly female cannibal in the leg and let the walkers eat her up. Nom nom nom. Poetic justice.
For that, I applaud the “Walking Dead” writers for not beating a dead walker too long.
Let’s move along the plot, and let’s do it quickly, please. I have things to do.
Now, back to Carol. Carol is without a doubt my favorite in the entire show. Therefore, she’s the best because, well, this is my review. If you disagree with me get your own review.
Maybe it’s because she and Daryl together form the most awesome post-apocalyptic couple of all time.
But it’s mostly because Carol is the character with the most common sense.
When Carol killed the two people who had the flu and burned their bodies, she was doing what was best for the group. She was trying to keep the disease from spreading.
When Carol shot little Lizzie in the head, she was doing what was best for the group. Lizzie was a pure psychopath.
It wasn’t Lizzie’s fault she was a pure psychopath.
She was just wired in the way that would have made it unsafe for her to be around people any more than she already was.
When Carol basically caused a riot at Terminus all by herself, she was doing what was best for her group: trying to keep them alive.
Say what you want about her being cold and callous and a murderer. If you’re picking teams for a game called “Zombie Apocalypse,” I’d do a Robert Griffin-esque style trade to do whatever it takes to get her on my team.
Sorry for mixing sports and zombies. It won’t happen again. I promise.
We have learned two things from the first two episodes of season five.
First, the writers this season aren’t wasting any time moving this story plot along.
Second, I’m #TeamCarol. And you should be, too.
