Well, I guess he figures he can just wrap it in some dirty cloths and it will be healed up in an episode or two.

Going by this model, we should expect next to see a gang composed strictly of ruthless, orphaned children, right? I mean, all the kids must have gone somewhere, right?

I'll try to keep that in mind. That actually helps. lol

I think the fact that we noticed how obvious it was means it wasn't fine. This wasn't a big fantasy or complex action sequence where it's to be expected and, thus, easily forgiven.

I was sort of surprised by my reaction. I'd thought my negative feelings about the rest of the season were just due to the fractured nature of it. Now I think I just find Negan & Company less interesting or compelling than the other characters.

When I saw the promo I felt immediately deflated… Not good.

I just laughed when he did that… I thought… you are surrounded by crap you could use as a shield and you stab yourself in your gun hand with a giant fricken rusty spike???

Right, with a small group, I could see it—but this is a very large group!

I think it was both.

Maybe… he hasn't exactly been reunited with them… there might be some simmering resentment toward Darryl that hasn't been stoked yet.

I got post-apocalyptic Stepford.

I hated it! I've never understood the love for that movie.

Also, I am guessing that they were banking on the dynamite looking like the walkers blew the dynamite, hiding the fact that they removed most of it and that they sliced all those walkers in half… but there's no way that blast covered all of them. It's gotta be obvious someone else killed them.

I did but I am not convinced it wasn't a crew member popping up too soon.

No, there definitely were several men—at least 5 or so that I could see.

At first I thought there was someone in the passenger seat, too, but I am not so sure…

Well, I am also one of the few people that doesn't really like Rick. I just think she is less bad-ass now that she is relegated to being Rick's girlfriend. I liked her better solo and seemingly untouchable.

Surely he is planning to bribe some group or convince them to join with them in exchange for the supplies… or the supplies are a sign of good will… maybe the ladies' group.

Well, this season with the camera going around the carefully arranged circle focusing on each person nodding and smiling to each other person is pretty much the same thing…..

Young people don't tend to last long on this show… except Koral.. and Judith…. (thanks to some faceless, thankless baby sitters).