I don't have much time available to post, so I'm not going to rehash plot points that so many others have so much more eloquently done before me. I will just list a few things that impacted me about the episode.
1. Melissa McBride. Yes, Carol's reintroduction was anticlimactic and a bit cheesy, but can anyone else FEEL Carol's presence like I can? When she is onscreen, she absolutely rivets me. Carol has a quiet POWER now, and MMB is conveying it flawlessly. While her reunion with Tyreese and the kiddos was somewhat predictable, it didn't disappoint.
2. Lizzie. I'm convinced the little maniac's last name is Borden.
3. Beth and Judith. I've never liked Beth's character or Emily Kinney's acting, but I have to say I finally felt some sympathy for her in this episode. I think the feeling at the end of 4:9 was that she'd be safe "because she's with Daryl", but if anything, it seems to be the opposite. She's still not the greatest actress, but I really liked the way the journal entries were read over their struggle to survive. And ok... this will shock some of you, and you'd better not tell anyone outside of this forum. ;-) As most of you know, I've been howling for Judith's death since Lori first saw the pregnancy test, but I have to admit that when Little Miss Borden was about to smother her, I actually felt my eyes start to tear up. Yes, I, the anti-kid person, am now invested in Judith.
4. Lauren Cohan - Once again, amazing acting as Maggie, but almost ruined by the horribly forced accent. She nails it 100% emotionally almost every time, but someone needs to get her a dialect coach, at least to make her face move more naturally when she speaks.
5. Bob - Who and what IS he?? Besides a grossly underutilized actor, I mean.
Just some random thoughts... Don't know when I can post again, so I thought I'd put them out there.
"Yeah, well, it could be a flower."