Oh… right. This makes complete sense.

Oh… right. This makes complete sense.

Thanks for the review, it was a good one. Well, except for the threat that this was almost another C-range grade.

Thanks for the review, it was a good one. Well, except for the threat that this was almost another C-range grade.

Let's be honest, this didn't read like a B+, and it wasn't.

Let's be honest, this didn't read like a B+, and it wasn't.

I'm usually not an apologist, but maybe you can enjoy aspects of the show more with answers:

I'm usually not an apologist, but maybe you can enjoy aspects of the show more with answers:

I felt everything about this episode from A moments to B-.

I felt everything about this episode from A moments to B-.

One scene this episode essentially summed up the series' world; When Rick embraced Carol, survivor against all odds, it goes down like a hot cup of tea during a winter's night, and the sensation of warmth rises at the sight of new life in Carl's arms, only to be broken by the realization of Lori's death and the sorrow…

One scene this episode essentially summed up the series' world; When Rick embraced Carol, survivor against all odds, it goes down like a hot cup of tea during a winter's night, and the sensation of warmth rises at the sight of new life in Carl's arms, only to be broken by the realization of Lori's death and the sorrow…

I think your assessment about the "screenplay review" is insightful. It is a natural trap to fall into, as a writer, but a nice catch on your part.

I think your assessment about the "screenplay review" is insightful. It is a natural trap to fall into, as a writer, but a nice catch on your part.

C for Calm Down.

C for Calm Down.

I love it. I just love people almost hate-watching the show. LOGIC! RATIONALE! I would've been way smarter, you dumb, stupid people! Lori deserves what she got, silly writerpeople, you!

I love it. I just love people almost hate-watching the show. LOGIC! RATIONALE! I would've been way smarter, you dumb, stupid people! Lori deserves what she got, silly writerpeople, you!

You know, just 'cause the episode's titled "Say the Word", doesn't mean the review needs to, well,… say all the words. That's particularly weird if six out of ten paragraphs are spent analyzing the dialogue and its directness, and the seventh follows with: "No one says out loud, “[blah]”, but that’s clearly what…

You know, just 'cause the episode's titled "Say the Word", doesn't mean the review needs to, well,… say all the words. That's particularly weird if six out of ten paragraphs are spent analyzing the dialogue and its directness, and the seventh follows with: "No one says out loud, “[blah]”, but that’s clearly what…