TWD needed that last episode. One of the few good ones since we said goodbye to Glenn.

It's a shame, though, it wasn't Maggie who will be taking a hiatus from the show. I hope her death is 10x what Glenn got. I don't dislike the character, I just can't stand the way it's so poorly "acted."

Still, I'm just watching on cruise control right now. My only interest is in seeing how the stories unfold at this point. It's not the appointment tv it once was for me. Maybe that will change once the show gets past the end of Compendium 3 (where I've read so far.)

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(12-12-2017, 07:35 AM)Caldrac Wrote: Daryl can kick the bucket. When you look back now over the last two years he's become a detriment to the team. His sucker punch to Negan cost them Glenn. His decision to ram the truck into the Sanctuary allowed an easy exit for the Saviors in addition to Eugene's idea to drive them away with music. Even though they tried to gloss over it and make it seem like it was more of Eugene's doing. Daryl still played a hand in it.

That's why Negan is a better leader overall than Rick. He's able to keep his dogs on a leash for the most part. Sure, he's slipped up with Dwight but they all do. Ultimately Rick will prevail because he's the primary character and that's just how the story will unfold and go. But the show must be coming to a close shortly with Carl's presumed death. Jeffrey Dean Morgan may be too much of an actor to keep for another three seasons if they plan on jailing him and having some type of character development within Alexandria. I believe his story carries over into the Whisperer story as well to the point to where he's actually assisting Rick.

But I think Rick's going to kill him as he's told him numerous times throughout their scenes together. LOL. They keep paying a lot of fan service to the comic readers though. The Jail cell was built by Morgan to signify some sense of law and order. And then Negan and Carl shared a moment before the attack on Alexandria. Negan tells Rick flat out that he loves the kid and he'll be one of his top guys in a few years. These are all really, really good elements that I've read about in the comics that develop over time. Negan and Carl do end up becoming pretty connected in a way and it's because he treats him like a young man instead of a little boy.

Daryl is an easy target for killing of a main character.

To me Daryl and Morgan are opposites.  As time passes, Morgan is moving from loner to a people helper.  I think Daryl is moving in the opposite direction as he fouls relationships while trying to help and might be better going at it alone.

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