I’ve been saying it for several seasons already. The writers of TWD have the story make decisions for the characters instead of characters making decisions that drive the story. A character’s background and experiences are just decoration at this point.

I gave up. May binge the season when it shows up on Netflix. I realized that I’ve been watching the thing based on its potential, rather than its quality.

He had a gun.

Suddenly? It felt like stupidity was the biggest problem, even in the first season.