Oh, okay. People were going crazy over Glenn, and I was like "why does nobody give a shit that Rick got bit?"

When Glenn shows up alive two episodes from now, the inevitable C- should really apply to this episode.

It's basically the same reason the hot chick always sprains her ankle when they're on the run: because zombies are terrible bad guys. They're absolutely no challenge to a smart group of humans, so they have to handicap the humans to give 'em a chance.

Well, they didn't want to waste bullets, and none of them had like a sword or something!

Yeah. His message is like three kind words, and 90% wasted paper. "If you're reading this it's because I didn't make it"… for God's sake.

The world of The Walking Dead has two serious problems. One is the plague of zombies. The other is the plague of exposed tree roots. Whenever a group is pursued by zombies across open country, someone will *ALWAYS* twist an ankle. And nine times out of ten, it'll be the hot chick.

I dunno, maybe it's not worth wasting the ammo. Too bad nobody had like a sword or something to finish him off.

I like what you're thinking, but in my experience The Walking Dead's writers are just barely smart enough to go for a fakeout (and *so* proud of themselves when they do it), but nowhere near clever enough for the double-fake.

Yeah, the jerky pacing of what people are able to accomplish under time pressure really drives me nuts. Pursued by an incoming herd, Michonne and company blow through town clearing streets like a Seal team, then get into the pet store and creep forward an inch at a time. They burst out of the pet store and cut…

Is everyone so caught up with Glenn that they've forgotten that Rick got bit, or did I misread that scene?

Josh is right. Whatever the stupidest, most ridiculous thing you can imagine on this show, that's what's gonna happen. When next week's episode (or the one after that, more likely) gets a D for its preposterous reveal that Glenn survived, that grade needs to retroactively apply to this episode too.

Slow piano music, dramatic slo-mos, editing that lingers on dramatic set pieces, and moments of self-contemplation that drag on waaay too long… I must be watching a Very Special Episode.

I say, don't panic until the first few primaries are in the bag. I think a lot of people are telling pollsters they support Trump as a way of giving a "fuck you" to Washington with no real consequences. Some of 'em will still vote for Trump when it counts, but they're nowhere near a majority, even of Republicans.

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I mean, he's basically Jabba the Hutt, just slightly less attractive.

Point taken, though the pilot's been out for months and ep 2 for 3 days… And often the editors mention their plans in advance.

Okay, AV Club, we need to talk about The Man in the High Castle. Specifically, why aren't you covering it? Because it's good. Real good. Maybe not perfect, but definitely good enough to get a regular reviewer.

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Hmm. How does your spouse feel about you taking Mad Men as a primer for balancing work and life?

As far as I can tell, Michael Caine will eat anything you put in front of him, so it's really not fair to hate him for any movie in particular. I mean, your mum probably hasn't even seen The Swarm.