I just wanted to start a little thread in honor of Beth. I know she has gotten a lot of flack over the course of season 2, 3, and 4 but I have to say I was proud of her in "Slabtown" which should be remained "Bullet to the Head - Beth Edition" just because of all those head shots she got in the dark elevator shaft no less lol

EK is still not a great actress. She doesn't have much screen presence with that soft girly voice, but I still think she managed to hold her own. I loved that she talked smack back to bitch Dawn who is just another Mary to me. She was also able to be smart and maneuver her way around the hospital. She saw from very early on that something was wrong with the whole hospital set up. I loved how perceptive she was. Her and Noah's teamwork was a plus for me and the way she smiled as Noah was able to escaped just made me cheer for her. Now that Carol is with Beth they can both do some serious damage.

My only negatives about this episode...

The pacing. It was very slow and I could fall asleep on the first 30 minutes. Glad that it picked up though.

The hospital looks like Disney Land compared to Terminus. You mean to tell me that Dawn and her little band of law enforcement officers can keep everyone there against their will? From the looks of it they have rescued many people, brought them there and turned them into wards. But it makes little sense seeing that Dawn is not the most organized (I mean Beth was able to sneak past her and grab her key). Even that perv officer was a dumb ass. So its very hard to believe that this system they have created is still intact 2 years into the apocalypse. Seems bogus to me. The writers just crafted this story without thinking much about it. It would've made more sense to me if the wards were drugged on a regular basis so at least that would be a major reason why its hard for them to escape.

Noah and Beth was able to escape so easily down the elevator shaft. Lizzie and Mika could've came up with that plan and made it out of the hospital alive. That is how dumb Dawn and her officers are.

I also found it hard to believe that Dawn has that much power to brainwash many of the inhabitants there like the Doc. As I said before she is not the most perceptive person who is 10 steps ahead of everyone else. She just seems like a control freak who is delusional enough to believe she is a hero. The only intriguing thing about Dawn is that she is officially the first female villain per se. That is something that I do like because I was very tired of villains like the Governor and Gareth. Just evil and plain sadastic. Its gets repetitive so its nice to see a villain that is not that extreme. I have a feeling there is a Kathy Bates from "Misery" lurking underneath Dawn. She's a nut bag, but its going to take something major for her to reveal her true self.

 

Totally. I think Beth has some tricks up her sleeve. As long as she is not doing back flips or slow-mo Matrix moves them I'm all good. Hopefully her and Carol can work as a team to get out of that hospital.