Although being smarter than Rick really isn't setting the bar very high.

Because no one likes a quitter.

The premiers are good and the finales are good. The middle filler episodes are so bogged down. It's like I could very well have skipped this week, next week, last week, and then tune back in for the midseason finale and be a-ok.
And yeah, I saw where they are bleeding viewers. That means more gimmicky crap to come…

I give this episode an F minus. Maybe even G minus. This may have been the worst episode of TWD ever. And then it was an extra 10 minutes? TF for? Fistbump is passable as a side character, there's no way an entire episode should've been devoted to her. Everything important that happened in this episode could've been…

Those ants were the MVP of this episode.

Ken is handsome as shit.
Your other points are good, too.

Even if Adam fell for it David never should have. He should've known they had their plan laid out and there was no need for whispers at the last minute. I think a less impulsive and paranoid player would've known Ken's name was a red herring.

Yes, this person who has hosted the president at her home and had a $30,000/plate dinner had the epiphany that she may not understand the other side. Ya think?

I don't know the circulation numbers but her newsletter, blog, or whatever it is has been around for years. I guess there's a sizable crowd who is probably exactly like her and think she hung the moon. I don't get it.

"Exhaustion"

Yes! This! This is a perfect description of this asshat.

I chose to consciously uncouple with anything related to Gwyneth Paltrow and her steamed vagina years ago. I was actually looking to see what Trump could bring to the table and to see if he could turn Washington on its ear and surprise everyone but if this self centered, annoying dipshit is thinking the same, then…

Trump may just have to have a karaoke machine for his inauguration. Sure, a guy like Ted Nugent might play but I'd think playing the inauguration would be toxic for anyone who values their career.

At this point I wonder if they're trolling the media. It's either that or they're just plain ol' compulsive liars and trolling the media seems more fun.

We've gotten glances of JDM going from goofy to business at the drop of the hat, but not enough of it. His script has been too much goofiness and not enough opportunity to show the business side.

I think we have. FTWD can lay an egg, for sure, but I think it is more interesting than the mothership because TWD insists on taking a step back for every two forward.

I thought when Simon told him to kneel it was so he could bonk him on the head like Negan. I'm kinda glad it didn't happen.

Korl can't play darts for crap but he can sure shoot a walker right between the eyeballs from a hundred yards.

I don't know enough about directing to be able to put my finger on it but it did have the feel of a soap opera. The whole thing-the way it was filmed, the dialogue, the cuts between the actors' faces…I hope that they don't repeat whatever experiment it was that they were trying this week.

Negan in hot. He annoys the living shit out of me but he's still hot.