\u201cCan you tell the difference between a good and a bad guy?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThere ain\u2019t much of a difference no more.\u201d<\/p>\n
So says Daryl (Norman Reedus) as he goes out walker hunting with Aaron (Ross Marquand). And it\u2019s hard to argue when you see the group playing friendly with their new living companions, all the while scheming behind their back.<\/p>\n
It takes another Daryl quote to back this up: \u201cThe longer they\u2019re out there, the more they become what they really are.\u201d He\u2019s talking about an ill-fated horse that he and Aaron are trying to capture, but it readily applies to the group: they\u2019ve been out in the wilderness for so long, can they go back to being normal? The presence of beer at parties seems to be at least persuading them to give it a go.<\/p>\n
At least some of them. Sasha (Sonequa Martin-Green) seems to be having a harder time than most settling in \u2013 not that you can blame her, what with Tyreese\u2019s sad end. Still, the jury is very much out.<\/p>\n
Last episode we were praising Carol\u2019s survival instinct, her willingness to do whatever it took to survive. We\u2019re not so keen to nod with approval at her lack of qualms in threatening a child into silence. We\u2019re pretty sure her promise to leave him outside to the mercy of the walkers was an empty one, but she\u2019s killed before for far less. The faraway look in her eyes seems to be getting even more distant.<\/p>\n
After last week\u2019s introduction to new surroundings, this is very much the settling in episode, complete with parties and frivolities. It has \u2018calm before the storm\u2019 written all over it, and with the presence of the walkers with \u2018A\u2019 carved ominously onto their heads, we\u2019re sure that something is on the way, and that it probably ain\u2019t nice.<\/p>\n
The more The Walking Dead progresses, the more it seems determined to become a dystopian Mad Men, relying less on plot twists rather than natural occurrences to drive along the story. It\u2019s an approach that will no doubt alienate some of its original fan base, but that\u2019s what The Walking Dead is now: waiting for things to happen.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s not in Mad Men\u2019s league, but there\u2019s nothing wrong in aspiring to something better, even if it doesn\u2019t quite get there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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