WARNING: This blog contains spoilers!
They’re back, and they’re ready to finish the fight.
The Walking Dead wasted no time putting things right back in
motion with the episode “Honor.” The war is still testing the survivors’ will
to live and their desire to retain their humanity. Meanwhile, one of the “Atlanta
Four” says goodbye.
Here are our picks for the premiere's top five moments.
05. Morgan’s Gut-Wrenching Kill
Looking back, it seems funny that Morgan was once criticized
for being too passive. This episode saw him pull off one of the most brutal
kills in the show’s history. While battling Saviors to rescue Ezekiel, Morgan
reached into a man’s abdominal wound and literally pulled his guts
out. We thought he'd go for an Eastman-style armbar counter, but disembowelment works just as well.
04. Morgan and Carol Clear The Kingdom
While not as brutal as Morgan’s big finale, this series of
scenes saw two of the show’s most badass characters trekking through the
shadows, strategizing, and slowly taking out Savior after Savior on their way to
save Ezekiel. Now THIS is what we love about the show!
03. Carl Says Goodbye
Well, we love this aspect of the show too. Carl’s death was
sad, beautiful, and gripping all at once. He showed courage and hope in his final hours, reminding us all how great his character really was. Sometimes a heartbreaking loss needed to reinvigorate stories. As odd as it
sounds, Carl’s death may be enough to motivate Rick to keep going – toward a
future that’s more than war, bloodshed, and killing. Major props to Chandler
Riggs for his performance on the show. We’ll miss you, man.
02. We See More Visions of Old Rick – and Old Negan!
We got to see old Rick once
more, walking through what looked to be a relatively harmonious and prosperous
community. He was with Judith, Eugene, Jerry and…Negan?! It seems the peaceful
world possibly in the show’s future somehow includes our primary antagonist. Only
instead of swinging Lucille he was – picking tomatoes? Alright writers, we want to see
how this plays out.
01. Henry Kills Gavin
The show has a tradition of kids doing gruesome things just
as well as adults. We saw it with Lizzie, we saw it with Ron, and now we see it
with Henry, the staff-wielding younger brother of Benjamin, who was killed by
Jared from Gavin’s pick-up group. The show teased Gavin’s death while Carl
spoke about mercy and being more than a killer. After Morgan gave an
impassioned speech about how he had to end Gavin’s life, we thought he did –
only to find out it was young Henry who was wielding the weapon. It was somewhat
predictable that a major Savior would meet their end in the premiere, but the
kid being the killer? That’s a dark twist! Well done, writers. Well done.
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