To boost ratings and likely to present something familiar to what they must consider barely intelligent cattle, most shows that focus on a single man and woman character in an episode like "Still" does sets up an extremely cliched and predictable love scene.

I had heard that this episode was going to be Daryl - Beth all the way so I mentally prepared myself. Okay, young curious girl wanting booze, handsome rugged southern man starts getting drunk.

I honestly rolled my eyes after they acquired the booze thinking "Alright they're probably going to kiss.. Or have sexual intercourse.."

I was cringing hard everytime it was young Beth's turn to ask Daryl a question during the drinking game. I thought for sure she was going to start talking about her virginity, sex, kissing or something along those lines you'd expect a young girl to say.

But nothing of the sort happened. Perhaps in beths eyes the desire was there but that was it. I am completely shocked they didn't hook up and I applaud the writers for thinking they didn't need such a cliched plot twist to keep viewers entertained.

I am not saying the episode wasn't bad, because it was definitely weaker just being focused on two characters who relatively accomplished nothing of note but talk and deal with problems (like we've never seen that before in a TWD episode). Overall it surprised me by not doing the age old "Lets have a sex episode to get new viewers" crap.

I'll leave off with this nice image taken from "Still"



Ironically enough Tempus Fugit means "time flees"