Carol Peletier (Melissa McBride) and Henry (Macsen Lintz) in The Walking Dead Season 8 Episode 14Photo by Gene Page/AMC /
The bad things from TWD 814
Carol closing off to Ezekiel. After everything “The King” has done to open up to Carol, for her to not be able to talk to him about Henry, her feelings, or the current situation is bad. Is she moving back toward the dark side like in Alexandria? Or does she just not feel a strong connection like she does with Morgan?
The Lucille fake-out. Okay, Jadis. If you’re going to swing, go ahead and do it. You have him tied up and at your disposal. You don’t need to be intimidating him with fake-out bat hits. He owned up to everything, even apologizing for things he didn’t do. That’s gotta mean something.
Rick is still a jerk. Still blinded by rage and wanting Negan dead, the leader of Alexandria shrugged off talks from both Michonne and Alden, echoing exactly what Carl was trying to say before his death. Still, Rick shrugged it all off and went on the warpath again, solo.
Morgan is not taking things well. He is talking again like he was back when he was focused on ‘Clearing’. Carol sees this happening, and is caring enough about him to make sure that he is okay and not putting himself in danger.
Getting caught. Rick and Morgan may have been hunting down the members of The Saviors who escaped from The Hilltop, but they were distracted by bloodshed and hacked limbs on the road. Everyone is distracted by ghosts, whether it is Duane, Sophia, Carl, or even Henry.
Recycling a situation. Sophia was in this exact type of hiding place that Henry was in and wasn’t able to be saved. However, this time Carol was able to save Henry. The literal redemption story helped her to open up to Ezekiel, but it can’t help but feel a little cheap since the symbolism is laid on SO THICK.
