Moral relativism is the bane of history. Laugh all you want; your sociopathy is showing, and I feel no guilt in judging you.

The TV show is the context for my fundamental disagreement with you about how to handle alcoholic abusers. Apocalyptic dystopia or not, I don't think that your position is defensible. In fact, I find it reprehensible.

I assume you're on the edge of making a point. Sometimes, and this may be difficult for you to wrap your head around, the choice isn't to a) nurture the exceedingly fucked up status quo or b) kill someone.

After you've clearly laid out your opinions about women and drunken wife beaters, I see absolutely no reason to be nice to you.

So you're doubling down on your sociopathic response. Um, ok.

You clearly aren't a woman. I would also bet that you have never had to live with an alcoholic. You think the answers are complicated? No. The answers are real simple. The fact that you are so ready to abandon a woman in that situation because of the skill of a man doesn't paint you in a very nice light.

Completely agree. And I felt immensely frustrated that Rick didn't call her on it. This is one of the ways in which the dialogue writing doesn't feel in any way organic on this show. Everyone spouts off their beliefs, but no one seems to be talking to each other.

Maybe abandonment is the way of the Alexandrians, but was Deanna actually suggesting that the entire community turn a blind eye to Jesse's abuse because Pete is a doctor? What the fuck kind of community is that? It's makes her big speech about being "civilized" the biggest pile of hypocritical shit I've ever heard.

Maybe. Maybe we're both right. Unfortunately, they haven't done much to explore his character, so all we can do is read more into it.

Re: Father Gabriel

Interview with the showrunners indicates that the night-of ratings aren't indicative of total viewership, and that future seasons will feature more Peggy and Jarvis interactions, calling them, "the heart of the show." Good news.

All episode, watching Rick, I just kept thinking of that line from Batman: "You either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain." Shouldn't be too long, now.

I don't really know if I like this show enough that I'd miss it if it weren't renewed. BUT, I enjoy your reviews, Dennis. You may not be into the show, you may not be able to connect with the characters, you may not even like the storyline — but you still thoughtfully consider all of it. I appreciate that.

There are so many things the reviewer missed in this episode.