theogt;5019764 said:
This was a classic "set up" episode. There are only 3 episodes left this season, and at least the last two will be full of action. So they need to fill some time and bridge the gap.
I don't remember who exactly said it, or where I even heard it, I think it was a guest writer giving a lecture in one of my classes.
But he said something along the lines of "you want to write something memorable on every page."
Are these "set up" episodes memorable? Could we not have had a 5 min discussion between Rick and the Gov. accomplish the same thing tacked on to the back of the last episode?
Maybe reading the comic changed my expectations for the show, but nothing important to the plot has happened for like 3 or 4 episodes. The Merle thing coming back was a tangent, Rick was crazy for 2 weeks, and although the Morgan thing was cool, that entire episode was just a "set up" for them to get the guns they need to fight a war. Other than the development of Michonne and Carl, I think these last few have all been pretty useless.
The only thing memorable about this episode is the Michonne ultimatum and the fact that we got to see Maggie get it on :laugh2: