I think the writer's are most to blame. (Am I off or does it seem like female characters end up with a disproportionate amount of bland?) The least bland thing she's done for some time is act Herschel-y when dealing with Deanna. But having rewatched the series recently, I thought she wasn't terribly interesting even…

Yeah, I was wondering why the fire - on top of all that nice dry grass - just stayed in one place.

You're the second person here to say that; it's the first time I've heard of Aikido being ineffective as a form of defense. Why is it no good?

It's good theorizing though; I like what you wrote - it gives more depth and interest to the situation - but I also agree with your second post, particularly the "impact on theme" over character (especially since other characters have that kind of dilemma of the heart already).

Well, obviously the ones eating/all up on Glenn wouldn't be drawn away; I'm thinking of the guys stuck clawing fruitlessly behind the feeders.

Oh thank goodness. I recently read part of the comic with Negan (I hadn't read the comic before); I thought I was the only one who thought he sounded ridiculous.

It may be lame, but it seems to have worked: People are all abuzz, some saying he must be dead and others saying he must be alive.

But Nicholas' thank you kind of made it seem worth it? Not necessarily worth dying for, but the guy died a better person because of Glenn, so his efforts did bear fruit and allowed Glenn to maintain his humanity. It depends on whether Glenn sees his efforts as having been successful/worth it or not. It's like an…

What I disliked about Beth dying was 1.) the way she died was stupid, and 2.) she was boring/bland for so long and then when they finally made her interesting, they killed her off. They should have made her more interesting earlier.

"Why does /she/ always get the good ones—oh wait I'm dead." -_- —Beth

Do they even know what the date is? Like, it doesn't seem they keep track of time anymore except as it directly affects survival (eg. change of seasons, daylight, etc.).

I read "caveat lector" and immediately thought, "Let the cannibal beware" haha. (Yes, I know what it means.)

Redacted, Jr!

I'd like to add #6: A noise or passing human draws off or distracts most of the zombies deus ex machina style before they can make a Glenn sandwich.

Alexandria and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

lol kinda true. Although to be fair, the semi-truck was going to fall and release the horde that day even without Rick, and they'd have come upon Alexandria in their entirety and without warning. (Which is why I was irritated with that guy complaining about Rick taking them out there to die - though…. he's not…

Yup. Even with the 'sky is safe' approach, a herd could knock down support beams, people could get stuck without supplies, fail to make it up in time, amateur-ly built structures will eventually weaken, weather or lack of building materials could dangerously force people to relocate, etc. But that doesn't make it any…

I think they treated it like everything else - to be centralized, rationed, and organized - and were probably more worried about each other (like in normal times) than what's outside the walls, and so didn't want everyone (who know nothing about guns) walking around with a gun in their house like some military…

It makes me wish I was there because even as a completeness useless person in a ZA context, my first instinct after the basics is to hit up the local library for self defense and survival manuals (and other useful info). I'd be paranoid about looking for every possible situation, weakness in our defenses, etc. and…

I could see him curled up in fetal position under the dumpster, smeared with Nick-gore and traumatized. They really like traumatizing Glenn. lol