Awesome episode, I fucking loved the stealth aspect and the Metal Gear kills all around. Not much more to say, it was a great set-up episode that still had tons of action and suspense. On the death topics, which we're nearing...
I think it's going to be Maggie for "the big death" for a few reasons. First and foremost, they didn't do the whole Lorie/Judith death, and this would be a great, surprising supplement for that without having to show an actual baby dying but still have a very extreme and dark death take place. Second, in terms outside of the show and speaking with regards to how the show is run, having a second child on the show alongside Judith is going to be even more difficult, and unless you've got yourself a one in a million, babies are a real motherfucker to deal with on set (hence the constant changing babies for the same characters with every fucking show on the planet that has a long-running infant character). Back to terms within the story, it's still a huge deal to have a baby at all, let alone more than one, cue to Abe's funny but still very serious, relevant and logical talk of more or less asking "what the fuck are you thinking"? This would be a great death that would make a lot of sense within the story and without.
I could also see Carol going what with her character's turmoil and seeming growth from badass yet heartless and empty vessel that does nothing but kill (awesomely) to someone with a conscience. Other than just staying a badass and keeping on with killing, she really has nothing more to grow into. I'd be sad to see her go but it'd make a lot of sense. It'd also be nice to see someone else step up and take the mantel of heartless vessel meant only for killing and brooding (Hey, Carl!). Next... I never thought I'd say this but I am actually starting to like Gabriel, he's become an actual coherently thinking, helpful member of the team and I'm really loving his turn from utterly blind, weak, praying-just-to-pray pastor to outright using metaphors of god and praying for actual strength instead of just "LOLZ I GOTS GOD, YOU GOTS NOTHIN', I'M GOOD"; his quote a couple episodes ago of god doing away with the evil by giving
them the power to carry it out was really resonating. Then with this recent one, him reciting scripture before blowing a man away and then finishing it with an "amen"...wow. Bravo, Gabriel. Fucking love it. However, it's for those reasons that I'm also pretty assured in his death. Massive character development almost always equates to either a jump in rank to a main or a swift death. I'm gonna go with the latter for 'ole Gabe.
So with those three...I'd say that leaves one or two more surprise death from one of the semi-mains, I really can't see them offing any more than that (I think Daryl or Glenn is still up in the air, I could see it happening but I just don't think it will just yet)...and I could see any of them going. I'm iffy on Abe, he's been so welcoming to death that it almost seems
too likely that he'll die; that dude does not give a single fuck except for when his libido is active.
On that same token, I could totally see Sasha going; she's been stagnant and has been the same dullard for quite some time and the only moments I really like her in are coincidentally with Abe; so if she died, that'd give him an interesting turn of character given that he just threw away Rosita, who is also a pretty good contender for death-fodder. I'd be surprised to see Eugene go though...he's had some growth but he still has so much room to become someone truly awesome. Again, Daryl and Glenn are contenders but...the show has already shown that it's not going to do the same deaths as the comics on purpose; it has made a very conscious effort to not do what every comic book reader expects and I like that, but it also means throwing a wrench in some gears here and there (Jesus' line of what Negan says about them learning "right off the bat" is extremely telling...clearly we're not going to get what most people are thinking, at least not 'in that way').
Phew! So many possibilities. I'd be super sad to see them not take advantage of giving the fans a truly horrifying death and also mend the past mistake of not doing the Laurie/Judith death by offing Maggie and her unborn, which would also rectify their issue of having a child killed on-screen. It's perfect. DO IT! *Plays PT's Mother And Child Divided*
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