This episode keeps the quality of 11C going. We start with a totally bad*** scene from Daryl that is easily one of my favorite moments from him this season. After that though, Carol's very clever deal seems to solve our group's issue. While it's weird at first after the high tension of 11x17, I think this was a good point in the story to catch up with the group.
I love what we get from Pamela here. They continue to add depth to her character, making her a more reasonable but equally frightening villain compared to Lance.
The conversations between Judith and Daryl are really endearing. Judith has such a big heart, but Daryl isn't used to the burden of taking care of a kid and is trying to do the best he can for everyone. He never was much of a leader or father figure, so I'm happy they're playing into that rather than acting like he's something he's not.
One storyline that I don't think makes any sense or there's any room for this late into the show is Lydia and Elijah's romance. Elijah seemed to have much better chemistry with Kelly anyway. I'm also still not a fan of the Negan/Annie romance. I can't bring myself to care about a relationship built off-screen. Rather than focusing on these arcs, I'd rather Lydia get more screen time with Negan since she is seemingly not on his spin-off.
Of course, the nice downtime is a moment of false security. The ending of this episode was such a huge surprise. I love how Lance is still making plays from a cell, and I was genuinely convinced for a second that Eugene was getting Rick's comic death.
I'm mixed about how I feel about Sebastian dying this early, but it was a chilling scene. I just hope they don't write themselves into a corner with this big of a change from the source material, and that the final episodes have a different lingering threat present such as the CRM. Only time will tell, but man I'm excited.
I love what we get from Pamela here. They continue to add depth to her character, making her a more reasonable but equally frightening villain compared to Lance.
The conversations between Judith and Daryl are really endearing. Judith has such a big heart, but Daryl isn't used to the burden of taking care of a kid and is trying to do the best he can for everyone. He never was much of a leader or father figure, so I'm happy they're playing into that rather than acting like he's something he's not.
One storyline that I don't think makes any sense or there's any room for this late into the show is Lydia and Elijah's romance. Elijah seemed to have much better chemistry with Kelly anyway. I'm also still not a fan of the Negan/Annie romance. I can't bring myself to care about a relationship built off-screen. Rather than focusing on these arcs, I'd rather Lydia get more screen time with Negan since she is seemingly not on his spin-off.
Of course, the nice downtime is a moment of false security. The ending of this episode was such a huge surprise. I love how Lance is still making plays from a cell, and I was genuinely convinced for a second that Eugene was getting Rick's comic death.
I'm mixed about how I feel about Sebastian dying this early, but it was a chilling scene. I just hope they don't write themselves into a corner with this big of a change from the source material, and that the final episodes have a different lingering threat present such as the CRM. Only time will tell, but man I'm excited.