And she's another notch on Brock's bedpost. Not a particularly well-developed character by any means.

He lives.

Well, we know how well things turned out for the Woodbury refugees who joined Rick's group. At least by staying in the creepy hospital their fates will be left ambiguous, whereas if any left with Rick (they could use the doctor at least), they'd be the first to croak when their next "really safe sanctuary, we mean it"…

It's implied that with Dawn and the other two rapist asshole cops dead, that entire abusive power structure is gone. The other orderlies choosing to stay is probably a result of fear and Stockholm Syndrome, and I don't think they'll last any more than those Vatos guys did (remember them?), but I don't think the…

Agreed, especially considering that Beth already took out two other shitty cops.

As far as dramatic final gestures go, Beth stabbing Dawn in the chest with the tiny scissors was pretty weak. At least go for the eyes or the throat, Beth!

But the whole point was that she wasn't that "vulnerable" girl anymore, she was a canny and dangerous survivor in her own right. Still sort of predictable that she dies after getting the most character development she's had in three seasons, though.

Bruce had an aunt Harriet in the 60s television series who was basically a useless, doddering old lady oblivious to Batman and Robin's true identities (and was just at Wayne Manor to make Batman and Robin's living together seem less homoerotic, which didn't really work).

According to Talking Dead, yep, they were napalmed.

I liked the Bruce and Selina subplot; it was sweet, and heaven knows there will be plenty of angst for them when they're older. They needed to finally meet; Bruce needs someone his own age as a friend and ally, and it felt like the writers really didn't know what to do with Selina at all in previous episodes.

Eh, not really. They're both emotionally-scarred kids who are pretending they're more mature than they really are: Bruce and his overly formal way of speaking & fight training, Selina with her "when I was ON THE STREETS" bluster, and so on. Then when they let down their guard and have the food fight, they're finally…

I'm kind of dreading the inevitable deaths of the other orderlies at the hospital. Like, okay, they're all extras, but it's kinda sad when you think about how everyone else from Woodbury is dead, or all the captives at Terminus who weren't saved (blonde Penguin!). The orderlies are all trapped innocents and unless…

Well, that's always been a problem with The Walking Dead—characterization doesn't always make sense.

Unless it's specifically stated otherwise (like in Beth's case) the characters are all probably the same-ish age as their actors. Daryl was emotionally stunted by his childhood abuse and his bad relationship with his older brother (like Carol said, he was like a kid who became a man) but I don't think he's physically…

The change of scenery really was appreciated, so I hope the show does continue the trek to DC if only for the characters to stop wandering around forests in perpetual, endless summer.

I like Tara and Sasha and I hope the show does well by them, but the show can be incredibly stingy with its character development. Sasha was introduced when Woodbury was still around, for example, but it feels like we still know almost nothing about her save that she's Tyrese's sister and loved Bob.

Daryl was interesting because in the beginning he was the taciturn badass who actually had useful skills (hunting, tracking), butted heads with the hero of the show, and was actually competent when so many of the original group of survivors were either terrible (Andrea) or blank slates (T-Dog). Norman Reedus is also a…

Killing Carol would be a HUGE waste at this point, especially since she's by far the best developed female character. Only Michonne comes close to her—Maggie, Beth, Tara, Sasha, and Rosita are severely underdeveloped, as all the "why doesn't Maggie care about her missing sister" jokes indicate. And remember how…

Daryl, Rick and co. are going to drive back into Atlanta guns blazing, only to find that Carol and Beth have already burned that sucker down.

The flashbacks added emotional context because the episode had the running theme of smoke and fire and all of Carol's previous selves—the woman at the prison, Lizzie and Mica's caretaker, etc.—burning away. It could be a bit heavy-handed (Daryl lighting the cigarette when talking about letting Noah die), but…