That was a cliff hanger to tune you in next week. Nothing irresponsible about it. Shows do that all the time.

I think this episode needed to go the way it did to perfect the stages of all that is to come.

 

I thought it was great, really enjoyed it from beginning to end. I liked watching the unease in Shane over how he thought the group thought of him now, especially him and Dale after their confrontation in the woods when Dale told Shane he belonged in this world. It was like what he did with the barn proved Dale's point and though Shane knew it he was stubbornly ignoring it. I liked seeing Hershel come back to sanity. I am excited waiting for the next episode wondering 1. What happened to Lori 2. Where there more people with the two whack jobs that tried to overpower the group in the bar and 3. Did Hershel's daughter somehow get bit? That almost catatonic state she is in seems really wierd, but there have been times like this before where I read a lot more into a thing than there was.

 

The episode did what it was supposed to...

1. Closed the Sophia chapter
2. Character development. Hershel mostly
3. Opened new plot elements...potential scavenger groups, Opening someone elses eyes to Shane's developing ruthlessness
4. Let on a cliffhanger concerning Lori

 

Indeed! It was like this was a whole new set up of many catalysts at once.

Shane is obviously feeling very guilty about how he went about things.
Hershel finally gets it about the walkers and feels like a village idiot about it, amidst his grief.
glen learned a valuable lesson about living people

As for Hershels daughter, I wonder the same thing, if there is a bit on her some where that wasn't found yet. She's burning up with a fever, tachycardic....these seem to be symptoms of it.

 

She didn't get bit. She's just gone catatonic from shock and stress.

 

I was surprised it was so short after all the preveiws etc...but it also felt right. I am glad they won't be there next week, I really didn't like either one of them. They served their purpose and revealed that hiding out in the farm and hoping walkers won't show up isnt going to work. I think they are going to be the reason they all move on together (hershel included)

 

I don't know about that. Could be, but could be a bite. The fever bothers me.

 

I'm still disgusting Nebraska....one thing though, that Lori car crash issue was absolutely stupid!

 

Actually no. I figured that it was going to lead up to an incident. If it got dragged on and on and on, then I would have been surprised by that. They served their purpose and I am sure they are not alone either.

 

It was a good show. Rick was impressive in this episode, for the first time in a long time.

 

I don't know if I was really feeling it until the last part with Rick. After that I decided all that led up to the end made it really great.

 

PS: I hated Lori grilling Daryl about going after Rick and Hershel.

 

I watched it twice, better the second time around. The first time it flew by and left me with a "was that it" feeling. Watched again with my wife and enjoyed it better. Really like the part with Shane and Carol and of course the bar scene. Oh, also really liked the arm that fell out of the truck...don't know why, it just looked cool and well done...lol

 

All of those scenes you mentioned were also my favorites. I've only seen it once so far, and I can tell the second time it will be even more amazing.

 

You can clearly see the changes happens on Andrea, from a crying victim not long time ago, now she would fight a walker hand to hand, and casually throw that arm back to the truck like nothing happens.

 

What happened to the thanks feature? I wanted to thank the poster above me for his post.

 

Yup!

I'm getting really excited about Adrea's development! Her, Rick and Michonne make for an awesome Trio!