Also this. Richard is telling the Saviors he "Gets it" then one of his crew hits him with a stick and starts strangling him to death. To the Saviors this would look like a guy who "gets it" being killed by a guy who "doesn't get it" They would have shot Morgan dead no question.

It's an intriguing idea but I feel it is just too nuanced and subtle for this show so personally I highly doubt it. Also this. Remember how Richard wanted them to sacrifice himself but they killed Benjamin instead, showing us that things don't always go the way you were expecting them to when you play with fire? Same…

to be fair, when you look at what is happening in the real world, it might not be so far fetched. I mean, we live in a world where Trump holds the highest office on the planet, and where his only competition was in all honesty, almost as bad as him but in a completely different sort of way.

When you think about it, unless the King knew about Richards plan, there is no way he would have just watched and waited for Morgan to do the deed, and then explain why he did it afterwards. Richard was one of his right hand men.

I sort of feel like with the way things are, things can never get any better than they were, say shortly after they got to Alexandria. The reality is no community is safe as (1) there will always be groups who want you have and will kill for it (2) there is no cure to the zombie virus so there is a constant threat…

I just think Richard was a lot more use alive than dead, and if Morgan is killing him as a strategy rather than as a psychotic break, then they have to chose which it is, it is one or the other. but I'm just pissed because I wanted to see Richard get to kill at least one of those assholes before going out, maybe the…

yes, for today we plant crops. Come-on!!! Are they really going to leave this to the last 1 or 2 episodes before everyone finally gets on the same page? I'm in a state of constant irritation at how obtuse so many of the characters need to be in order to fullfill the plot-line.

yeah, I would actually like to see the writers work towards an actual conclusion to the overall story arc. Something that really changes the status quo. eg. a potential cure has actually been found, or the Virus mutates the walking dead become more dangerous as they are now endowed with a higher level of intellect.…

I think it was more that he felt it was a tactical blunder, resulting in the Kingdom rebelling.

I need to resist the urge to be overly harsh on this episode, because for a number of reasons it went against my personal sensibilities. It bothered me greatly the way Morgan murdered Richard in cold blood. No one is innocent in a world like this, and as terrible as the outcome was when Benjamin ate the bullet the…

Something else. All the Junkyard people, barring the leader, appear to be zombies already. They don't speak; they have no personality; no apparent will of their own other than the prime directive, very Borg like. I can see what they are trying to do with this group, but it just doesn't work, and comes across as very…

It's zombie killing couples night, a sure fire way to create a meaningful bond that will stand the test of time

I don't understand why they didn't take their share of the guns before they handed them over, rather than hand them over and then engage in a debate about how many they could keep.

The ammo thing bothers me as well and requires an ever growing suspension of belief. I can't help but feel that the first thing Negan would have done was put Eugene to work making ammo for them, and likewise I can't help but feel that rescuing Eugene so he can make ammo for the good guys would be a logical plot-line…

Because all their "men" were murdered by the Saviors, We can assume the intersection of misfits + lesbians to be a statistically insignificant number given the context of the discussion

"The Walking Deadest" that's fantastic, to the point that I think they should use that for a future spin-off

I get why you would rationalize Richard as a moron but I think there is a strong counter to that. He's is apparently the only person in the Kingdom smart enough to know a deal with the Saviours won't last, and eventually will result in the ultimate annihilation of their community. I actually find myself needing to…

Plot Twist, Richard ends up saving Carols life during the epic battle that brings the Saviours to their knees.. (losing his own life in the process)

yeah I'm genuinely struggling to figure out what they are trying to do with her, but whatever it is, it is as clumsy as hell and very annoying. It's almost like they've assigned a junior writer to do her script -after giving them a vague brief of her characters direction and s/he's taken it way too literally and is…

I enjoy these reviews almost as much as the show itself. While I don't necessarily agree with all the criticism leveled it is insightful; well thought out and always well written.