I don't think that's it. I truly believe that the show lost some of its viewership this year due primarily to how long everyone had to wait for new episodes (8 months was crazy!) So while maybe 18 episodes dilutes the storytelling, I don't think the show would survive any fewer. (And honestly it shouldn't hurt the…

You are probably joking but I agree. I wouldn't believe anything that came out of Eugene's mouth quite honestly. I mean Abraham and Rosita (kinda) look like military people, but they've never identified themselves as such to my recollection. Who empowered them to escort Eugene? From whence did they get their mandate?…

This sounds like a reasonable enough guesstimation. You should probably look into joining Gimple's writing staff. I think it's probably some combination of what you hypothesized and what @disqus_hjtsQthfs3:disqus did. Next episode will be a flashback to when Daryl and Beth first got split up and the episode after will…

Agreed. I know there are a lot of people who like Beth because 1) she can sing (apparently that's a thing) and 2) they ship Daryl and her, but I swear she's the least interesting character on the whole show (and I'm including Judith in that estimation).

I thought Daryl said "I was with Beth for a while, but now she's gone." I mean it struck me as deliberately overly-vague to tell a woman's sister, but I thought perhaps he was motivated by the idea of not giving Maggie false hope. Considering the rabid animals he fell in with, I thought perhaps he just didn't want to…

Chad Coleman said on Talking Dead that Tyreese honestly thought he'd killed the guy. I assumed, hearing that explanation, that he wasn't lying to Carol he just didn't want her to see that he'd beaten the dude to death. (I'm guessing as opposed to just shooting or stabbing him, which could be argued, is cleaner and…

I thought their modus operandi was more of the slaughterhouse variety — methodically stun/bludgeon them, then bleed/drain them.

I'm impressed by how racist your comment managed to be in three sentences. Kudos to you Sir!

If it turns out that Sam had nothing to do with Lila's murder, how is he worse than Annalise? Everyone is saying he's the worst but what is this based on? Annalise is cheating too. And she still would be if Nate hadn't closed the shop on her. I don't get why (without knowing the deal with him) we've all (including…

Well…(purely playing Devil's Advocate, because I'm actually with you on this) I see what you're saying, but I don't think so. Last season, people here were twisting themselves into pretzels and bending over backward to say that Carter and John had a completely platonic friendship thing going on…and he actually kissed(!…

Exactly @Spike is dead's point, I don't think Katrina is a reliable narrator (plus she gave Mary the death glare when they met). If Mary didn't drown, the constant water motif makes no sense.

I agree. If she just died an accidental death, why was she still vaguely hanging around haunting kids on lovers' lane for the next 200 years? It just rings false. I didn't know if the writers were just being slack or there was more to whole story than what Katrina is let on. Hopefully it's the latter.

I think my own parsing of the difference between being "mean" and being "cruel" would not work in your martial arts context. 'Cuz I agree, using your superior strength or skill to unhand an opponent is just fair play.

I asked this on another site but I prefer chatting with my fellow AVClubbers. What do you think:

LMAO! That would be awesome!

Having seen this week's episode, I agree. Perhaps the not finishing them off was a bit of mercy misguided.

OH NO!

Yeah, that was cathartic wasn't it? I'd say much more so than the Kitchen argument.

A few seasons ago, someone (I can't remember if it was on the show or IRL) made the Clinton comparison and I thought they were pretty way off. I always thought more than love really, Bill and Hillary share a mutual respect, a healthy level of ambition and a prodigious intellect. Alicia seemed too committed to finding…

I found the whole thing both hilarious but ultimately instructive about how ruthless Alicia's become. While I found it amazing strategy, even more so than using the jacket to unnerve Will. But, I was surprised that Elsbeth didn't come for Alicia after the trial. It was such an incredibly cruel thing to do to someone…