By: The Lady Cocotte
Last week The Walking Dead gave us Morgan’s fascinating backstory but I’m looking forward to finding out where everything stands in the present. Hopefully this episode, titled “Now,” will bring us some answers. Alexandria is still reeling from the wolves’ attack, Glenn was last seen under a pile of walkers and most likely (maybe) dead, and Rick couldn’t get the RV started as the walker horde descended upon him.
Deanna surveys the damage at Alexandria. She’s a mess. She’s still mourning her husband and seeing the destruction the wolves caused is beyond her abilities right now. Michonne tells Maggie about Glenn. We can’t even begin to ache for her because someone is shouting. A horde of walkers is heading for Alexandria. And Rick is two steps ahead of them! Only Rick could outrun that many walkers in cowboy boots. He makes it inside the walls and at least one of our crew is safe.
Alexandria is now surrounded by walkers (20 deep, according to Rick). The Alexandrians haven’t had to deal with anything like this before. They’re freaking. Rick gives an inspirational “Rick” speech. He’s confident that Sasha, Abraham, Daryl and Glenn will make it back. Aaron stands up for Rick but then admits that his backpack is what led the wolves to Alexandria. No, Aaron! I know you’re feeling guilty but don’t tell them now. Everyone’s too upset to not hold it against you. Deanna stumbles away in a daze. Their leader has fallen.
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A riot is brewing at the storehouse. Knowing they can’t forage right now, food is being rationed. The freaked-out Alexandrians don’t take that very well. They figure they’re going to die anyway so they might as well eat. People start grabbing what they want. Deanna’s son Spencer tries to stop them. “Doing this will start us down a road where nothing matters. Where no one else matters. And then we’ll all look back at this moment right now as when we destroyed this place.” He makes everyone think. They return the supplies. He’s definitely Deanna’s son. She overheard him and even through her grief she’s proud. I can’t help but think that the right son died.
Alexandrians are painting the names of their dead on the wall. They include Glenn. Aaron confronts Maggie. He knows she’s going out to look for Glenn. She thinks he’s talking her out of going but he’s actually offering to go with her.
Deanna suddenly comes to life. She starts plotting the expansion again, the one that Reg wanted. It gives her hope. Then she comes across Spencer, drunk. She realizes that he stole food and alcohol from the pantry. WTF. After that great speech he turns around and acts like a douche? Awesome. Then he starts screaming at his mom, blaming her for causing the Alexandrians’ deaths by coddling them for so long. He even goes so far as to blame her for his father and brother’s death. That’s cold. I don’t understand this turnaround. Two minutes ago he was a great guy and now she’s abusing his grieving mom. I get it that he’s drunk and scared but still…
Jessie’s oldest son, Ron, is playing with knives. Carl wants him to help find Enid. Carl! You’re surrounded by walkers (20 deep). Now is not the time to be a hero. Ron obviously agrees, although it probably has more to do with Carl stealing his girlfriend Enid than common sense. But he’s right this time. They get into a shoving/slapping fight. Not to be sexist but it’s kind of girly. Ron threatens to tell Rick if Carl tries. “You saved my life now I’m trying to save yours.” I hope he got through to him. We can’t lose Carl (not now).
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Tara goes to the hospital to check on Dr Denise. She doesn’t know how to save her patient. She’s frustrated and scared. She wants a new doctor to show up so she can hide away again. Tara warns her, “Being afraid sucks.” And leaves her to her medical research.
Aaron and Maggie head out through the sewer, hoping they can get past the walkers at the gate. Maggie says “if he’s alive” and Aaron calls her on it. He’s obviously working out some guilt over the wolves’ attack. They pull out an old rusty ladder and Aaron gets cut. More importantly, they free some walkers that have been in the sewer for a long time (based on their state). Maggie gets attacked and she’s having a hard time fighting the slimy walker off. Aaron tries to save her but then he’s attacked by another. Aaron finally manages to stab his walker and right before Maggie gets bit, he gets her walker too. They continue.
Dr Denise is reading her medical books. She finds something that could help her patient and it works. “Hot damn,” she says.
Rick is on top of the gate, trying to reach Sasha, Abraham and Daryl on the walkie. No luck. Ron joins him. I just don’t trust this kid. He tells Rick that Carl tried to leave to find Enid but he stopped him. Rick immediately wants to make sure Carl really stayed (he knows his boy well). Ron offers to keep watch so Rick can run home. I really don’t trust this kid. Ron calls him back and asks Rick to teach him how to shoot. He really butters Rick up. Don’t fall for it, Rick! This kid is trouble. He takes the bullets out of his gun and lets Ron play target on the walkers.
After the success of saving her patient, Dr Denise searches out Tara. “How is he?” Tara asks. In response, Dr Denise grabs Tara and kisses her full on the lips. Tara is stunned. “Yeah, being afraid sucks,” Dr Denise explains. Lesbian love in the zombie apocalypse.
Maggie and Aaron reach the end of the sewer line. There are still walkers around but not as many as at the gate. Maggie realizes that they can’t go. Aaron tries to go without her but she screams, “No! It’s over!” Her voice draws the walkers to them. She tells him about burning the last picture she had of Glenn because she swore she was never going to be away from him again. “I’m pregnant,” she admits. That’s why Glenn didn’t want her to go the mission. She worries that if she’d gone she’d of been able to save him but she’ll never know. “I don’t get to know what will happen. I don’t get to know why it happened, what I did, right or wrong. Not now. I have to live with that.” They hug.
Deanna is returning Spencer’s stolen loot to the storeroom. She’s attacked by a walker. At first she freezes but then she grabs a broken bottle and attacks her attacker. “Come on, you son of a bitch,” she tells him. She’s stabbing and stabbing and stabbing. His CHEST. She’s covered in blood but he doesn’t die. Finally Rick runs up and puts him out of his misery. “I want to live,” she tells Rick, walker blood dripping down her face. “I want this place to stay standing.” “You need to lead them,” Rick replies. She shakes her head. “What they need… is you.”
Maggie and Aaron are back behind the walls. Maggie walks over to the names of the dead and starts removing Glenn’s. Aaron joins her. “WHEN he gets back… It’s worth mentioning that Aaron, Erin, works for a boy or a girl. Depending on the spelling. Just saying.” Maggie manages to smile.
Rick visits Jessie. He talks about waiting for Glenn, Sasha, Abraham and Daryl to come home. She assures him it could happen. He quotes a speech she gave her fellow Alexandrians, “This is what life looks like now.” “I wasn’t saying there wasn’t a future. There’s got to be.” Rick gives her the long stare. “Tell me there’s more,” she pleads. Instead, he shows her. He kisses her, long and deep. They’re perfectly lit in her garage, with the door wide open. For all of Alexandria to see. Oh, Rick. You foolish, foolish man.
Next week: Daryl is pushing his motorcycle through the woods. Sasha tries to reach him on walkie while Abraham stands guard. Lots of quick shots of Daryl/Sasha and Abraham and walkers. It looks like Daryl is spying on the food warehouse where he and Aaron got caught in the wolf trap. And then he’s running.
Great recap.
Thanks!
Was that a glimpse of Deanna as a walker in the previews? My satellite went out so I couldn’t go back and look.
You left out the part where Spencer admits he’s the one that left the gate open. Presumably this is how the wolves got into town, and the guilt was the reason he decided to get drunk and blame everything on his mom.
That was reference to last season when a hand full of walkers got into Alexandria – because he left the gate open. It was right before Deanne’s husband was stabbed and Rick came in and threw it down in front of them.
Absolutely, Psylocke. It was a tragedy but somewhat old news (compared to Reg dying & the wolves’ attack). I also left a lot of Jessie stuff out because she kind of bugs me & it didn’t seem crucial to the story. It’s hard to figure out what to include & what to leave out. If I put everything in the recap would be sooo long! Plus, I rely on commenters like you, Denine, to fill in the blanks. Keep it coming!
Last season Father Gabriel left the fence open allowing walkers in.
Spencer is the one who left Father Gabriel in charge even though Spencer had gate duty. Ultimately it was his responsibility.
Good morning, Lady Cocotte. TT is the first page I open in the morning. Normally I read the recaps after watching but for some reason I couldn’t resist today.
I wanted to thank you, it’s a great recap. It’s entertaining,well written with just enough snark. Now I’m going to view it on DVR. Can’t wait, great job.
Thanks so much! I love The Walking Dead & I love TT’s blog (and all you commenters). It’s great fun to combine them!
Great recap. Noticed Glenn’s real name is not included in the beginning credits of the show. I think he’s still alive and the producers are trying to throw us off. Wonder why they are not doing a search of the entire compound for walkers? And that guy Morgan locked up?
I agree. I think they’ve left Glenn (Steven Yeun) out of the credits just to mess with us. It’s part of the reason I think he’s alive…
I’m with you 100%, Lady Cocotte. Glenn is alive. I watch The Talking Dead after the show and in the episode where Glenn was “killed”, the producer Scott Gimple sent the host a text saying in some way we wll see Glenn again or some “form” of Glenn. Now, Maggie’s pregnant. The viewers are supposed to think this is what was meant. They are really trying hard to make us believe that Glenn is dead and I can’t accept it. Or am I just stuck in stage one of grieving–DENIAL??? BTW, excellent recap as always!
Yes.. A search of the compound would definitely be in order… Especially if that walker that appeared on Deanna was a body Carol couldn’t find and Jessie finding her friend as a walker and casually killing her… This is just neglect
I don’t want Rick to have a love interest and he should really rethink teaching Ron (the son of the guy he killed) how to shoot.
I agree…I don’t want him to have a love interest either.
This recap was awesome! I do not trust that Ron kid either.
What happened to Aaron’s partner? Did he get killed in the Wolf attack?
I wonder about Aaron’s man too. They haven’t mentioned him lately… I forgot his name or else I’d check to see if it’s on the wall.
He was standing next to Aaron right before he admitted to everyone about losing his pack.
Awesome recap! You got it down perfectly. Ron cannot be trusted, and why the heck is Rick trying to get into some new woman’s panties? How long ago did Laurie die for Pete’s sake? He killed Shane (who was awesome) for going after his wife but then he does the same thing going after another guy’s wife. Ugh, Rick, Carol has had to save your butt several times and it looks like she’ll be doing it again.
I don’t have a problem with Rick getting some strange. Laurie’s been dead for a couple of years & they had a troubled relationship even before everything fell apart. Plus, they need things to live for in the zombie apocalypse (love & sex are good motivators). I just don’t like Jessie. Rick has really bad taste in women.
Love your recaps, Lady Cocotte. I just wanted to say that Judith is only about a year old, maybe less, she’s not walking yet. Also, I don’t trust Ron either. Bad shit…
Lol Rick definitely did not kill Shane for going after Laurie — Shane straight up baited him into the woods to murder him in cold blood and
He didn’t kill shane for sleeping with Lori, he killed shane because he was crazy and was dangerous.and was trying to kill him. The whole lori bit set that off, but Rick only did it because if he didn’t, Shane was def going to kill him.
I don’t think trying to take a woman whose husband is beating the shit out of her and her family away from her husband is anywhere near the same thing as shane pursuing lori even after rick returned.
I don’t blame Rick for not respecting Jesse’s husband or marriage ,when it wasn’t one- it was a hostage situation and he was a filthy abusive bastard who got what he deserved 🙂
I can not justify a wrong doing like domestic violence or the classic Pearl Harbor love where your best friend dies and you fall in love with their significant other but then your bff comes back from the dead… I will say this tho…
These very debates are the reasons I think we love TWD. In real life do you help the friend that is in the bad relationship even though they don’t want ‘out.’ ?? And that whole Pearl Harbor love is tricky… If your best friend is dead and you have genuine feelings for the significant other, they don’t just disappear. I actually think Shane is one of the best characters of the series because in this world, he genuinely thought he was doing right in protecting people from then ‘soft’ Rick. With terminus and the wolfs a reality in this world, I think there would have been a whole lot more Shane’s. Rick is constantly compared to Shane now.
Anywho, love the real life dramas in the apocalypse.
I didn’t see that! I’ll have to watch again. Anyone else notice?
This was in response to bendy’s comment about seeing Deanna as a walker in the previews for next week.
It was just a brief glimpse of a walker on the ground opening her eyes and it looked like Deanna to me. Did anyone else see it?
Really great recap Lady, thank you!
More thanks for Lady C. You da bomb Mama!
Great Recap! I had a feeling Maggie would be pregnant soon (as did every other TWD viewer LOL). Poor Maggie. I know we don’t know if Glenn is dead or not, but I feel so badly for her. I have a bad feeling about Glenn’s fate. And I think she’s trying to prepare herself for whatever happens and accept she can’t change what may have happened. Ron is most definitely trouble. He has a plan. He’s angry and wants revenge. And with Alexandria in such a vulnerable state he will likely have an opportunity to attack. Jessie is finally finding her inner strength but I think Ron or Sam might put her in danger. Ron’s revenge plan will likely put himself in danger and I feel Jessie would risk her life for save her son from any retribution. Sam’s sudden fear of the walkers could also put him in danger if Alexandria was overrun. She could be bitten/eaten trying to save Sam. I just feel like one of her sons are going to cause her problems or cause her death. I think Daryl, Sasha, and Abraham will make it back. Maybe Daryl will be the one to find Glenn. Turning out to be an exciting season so far. I need to know what happened to Glenn!
Oooouuu, I love the prediction of Daryl being the one to find Glenn.
Daryls story is going to be intense since the season previews showed him captured by a group.
The woods being burned is also intriguing. Walkers don’t die from fire so this scene of him crawling in the woods is hard to read. The capture is eminent but the journey is oh so exciting as a viewer. (Nail biting while I wait)
I think Enid will find Glenn. In the Talking Dead a few weeks back, she said we will see her again and be very happy
I was enjoying the season as well, then I saw that we only have 3 more episodes. I love that we don’t have to wait a whole year for more episodes. But I feel so cheated with the half seasons. I was binge watching Medium a few months ago, and was shocked over a season having 22 and 23 episodes. Those were the good ole days.
So I’d like to discuss a minutia… The ‘blood’ seen on the wall at the end as Deanna walks by…
The Talking Dead said it was blood but I originally thought it was a stress crack. Did anyone else think that it was a crack or just me?
If it’s blood then it’s dripping from above and right now on the watch tower is drunken son of Deanna. Why would he be bleeding? An attack? I can’t picture suicide from a man binge eating as he clinches on to all the moments of living he has left.
Thoughts anyone??
It looked like blood to me, and I hit rewind a lot.
I thought it was walker blood coming through the wall. Maybe more walkers are coming? They’re storming the wall like a bunch of crazy walkers… similar to teenage girls at a concert, know what I mean? I figured the walkers closest to the wall were getting smushed.. thus the blood coming through the walls. And ultimately, the weakening of the walls (soon to come). But, I’m HORRIBLE at guessing these things.
My first thought was a stress crack. After watching it over and over, my husband and I just couldn’t be sure. If they said it was blood on The Talking Dead, then it’s probably blood.
I thought it was a crack but then i saw it was liquid dripping. So I figured it is blood.
Even though the comic readers think every year is the year Carl is going to lose an eye – I’m starting to think this kid will be the vehicle to finally make it happen.
It also makes sense why they’re brining in the doctor type character, besides upping up the diversity, so that there’s a sense of reasonability of how he can survive, with the added drama of her being an inexperienced anxiety wad.
I loved her character in Nurse Jackie… Not so much in this show. I hope they do better writing for her if they plan to keep her, she’s a good actress. As a Psychiatrist before the Zombie Apocalypse, you’d think she’d know how to handle her crazy.. and this is coming from a fellow crazy. Get it together gurl!
I rewatched the glenn ‘dying’ scene and it was filmed strange, they dont directly show his body being ripped open, and the guts they were pulling out were too high up on Glenn’s body to be his intestines. I think the theory of Glenn being still alive is accurate, that was Nicholas’ body they were tearing into
I agree. I watched the episode once alone, then with my sister, and again with my brother, and watched that specific scene a few more times. I tried to spot the difference in the color of their clothing, but they were very similar. I think somehow Glenn is going to make it out of his situation. I surmised he might roll under the dumpster and wait for the walkers to redirect, but my brother pointed out that dumpsters usually sit flat on the ground. Last night I watched the scene again to see if there is any space beneath it and couldn’t get a good look.
That’s what I keep telling myself.
This one was a bit of a snoozer – the show, not the recap, Lady! – but necessary backfill. Am loving Jeffrey Dean Morgan on The Good Wife and can’t wait to see him on The Walking Dead. Anyone know when he is supposed to debut?
Thanks for sharing your love of this crazy show, Lady.
it was a bit of a snoozer. They said he would debut in the finale for this season.