I read the thread title and got all excited that it was back! Damn you :laugh:

LOVE that promo Can't hardly wait for it to get here!

How will you watch? Any special plans?

Excellent episode tonight. Love Carl the "teen years" - want's to be an adult and hates his father, but still very venerable and scared. Loved his reaction when he went into the bedroom in the house - you could tell he wanted to jump back into that vibe. Love that Michonne overcame the zombie herd and chose to live again.

It was a great coming of age episode for Carl and for Michonne too in a way. He grew up...went through a typical teen rebellion...thinking he knows everything, cocky, doesn't need Rick. He vented big time. It was about time! He's been through A LOT including losing his mother, losing friends, seeing a lot of death and horror.....and he finally exploded and said how he felt to Rick who has made a lot of mistakes. And the result was a full circle moment and realizing he can't do it alone and didn't want to without his father.

And Michonne was able to see that living was preferable. Being vulnerable, caring about people and choosing to live was better than that zombie version of herself she saw...and she made the decision to live and care about people.

I can't imagine going through what they've gone through and imagining how I would survive and get through it. Especially losing a child!! To make that decision to go from auto pilot, survival mode to being alive and allowing yourself to care again is terrifying and she did it. Amazing.

As far as the armless/jawless walkers..they explained that last season. You cut off their jaw and the ability to eat..and they lose interest in doing so. Maybe it's a part of the disease that just makes you want to chew and eat and bite...and if they can't do that, they become almost docile. Like when you neuter a pet...they lost that drive. How she's able to walk like that without the others noticing, I'm not sure. But they are brain dead, auto pilot animals...and she is walking among the other walkers..so it's not until she makes a "Human" move....that they notice her.

Greg Nicotero is a genius. This was an amazing episode. Danai and Chandler were fantastic!

I was so pissed at Carl when he started mouthing off but the moment I saw his reaction to what was probably a teenager's room in the house they were staying in - I felt for him. The TV, video games, posters...realization of what his life should be versus what it actually is.

Loved the episode, can't wait to catch up with everyone else.

Hershel's zombie head broke my heart all over again.