[josh is a walker]

well.... thats all kinds of weird....

the hands together pic reminds me of the shane/lori scenes back in the 2nd story arc flashback bit 

[FearTheHunters]

Or...you know, Jesus. 

 

Or any adult with any sort of leadership skills.   

 

Carl as a leader aint happening. Atleast not until he's older or something. If he were to become one, I'd call bullshit. It'd only happen if all the other main characters who could take that place were dead.

 

It would be cool, aye, but no (in the comic or in real life) community would follower a leader that is just 13 years of age. No matter how hardend, wise, etc etc, he is.  They'd just see him as a kid.

 

It's not an guerilla (where that sort of thing actually happens at times) we are talking about. 

 

you know, the more i think about it, i think the hilltop is doomed. jesus lives at asz, doubt he takes over there, and with the whisperers on the front porch and the other communities being wholly unaware of them, it's not looking good. wouldn't be surprised to see carl forced to take little hershel back to asz on foot or something like that. maybe sophia too. real lack of a-list characters and the shit hitting the fan all at once make me think hilltop is headed for the shredder

[Sgthewolverine]

I loved the throw backs to the past. The hands, the "scars are sexy" talk. Really bringing carl full circle.

[aaw]

Carl Motherfucking Grimes! Kid's got three times as many girlfriends as he has eyes!

[JesusMonroe]

Gregory is really one dumb shit. Even if Jesus hadn't seen him, what would Gregory do? Tell everyone that Maggie had a heart attack? Would ANYONE buy that?

 

I thought it was possible Gregory would break Lydia out and then kill Maggie, framing Lydia for it. I really don't know what he was trying to accomplish. He's definitely dead as shit now

 

I also don't think Maggie is dead. Idk. I feel like if she did die, Kirkman would let her get a few scratches in on Gregory or maim him or put up a better fight before she went. It's a little too clean

[PorkTornado75]

you know, the more i think about it, i think the hilltop is doomed. jesus lives at asz, doubt he takes over there, and with the whisperers on the front porch and the other communities being wholly unaware of them, it's not looking good. wouldn't be surprised to see carl forced to take little hershel back to asz on foot or something like that. maybe sophia too. real lack of a-list characters and the shit hitting the fan all at once make me think hilltop is headed for the shredder

I was under the assumption that Jesus still lived at the hilltop with his gay lover.....

[JesusMonroe]

I was under the assumption that Jesus still lived at the hilltop with his gay lover.....

They broke up, I think

[theblackboxlies]

What if Carl knocks up Lydia? That would be weird. 

[Carliskindofcool]

carl knocks her up that could be interesting

[josh is a walker]

or the first scene of next issue is someone walking in on them.... 

[DaneBramage]

She LICKED HIS SOCKET (and then he licked h... SNAP!!)!!!! That is one twisted chick. Negan will be proud and want a command performance in front of his cage. Gregory just fucked his last tree.

[bee]

Well the last part started cute... Then got really freakin weird. Really fast. And with Gregory being such an idiot, I miss negan, like he had a plan, didn't work, but HE HAD A PLAN.

[PorkTornado75]

Nothing better then some 13 year old sex with a socket....................umm wait noooooo

[Kaotic318]

Maggie can't be dead, she just got put to sleep Bill Cosby style! Something tells me the lines between human and zombie are kinda distorted for Lydia. I hope she's not some kind of necrophiliac, I mean she did just lick Carls rotten eye socket!

[KidSeventySeven]

I'm still torn between Lydia actually being into Carl and it being a ruse...if anything, he'll walk away from this short one V-Card and possibly plus one fetish.

 

I also wonder if this is going to turn into some post apocalyptic Romeo and Juliet type situation.

[moop420]

I'll go 8/10...

 

First and foremost, I hope Jesus disembowels that fat fuck Gregory.

 

Second, maybe Lydia is honey potting Carl? I was like 75% against that idea last issue but now? Whatever the case, good for Carl. Negan will be so very proud.

 

Third, thought the eye socket licking scene was disturbing but not gross. It and everything that followed really took Lydia to whole new level of creepiness. I also thought Carl's reactions to the whole situation were great. I could really feel his awkwardness and unease.

 

Fourth...I think it's safe to say that Carl has taken over for his father as the primary protagonist of the story. Rick's basically been a nonentity since the end of AOW.

 

Also, the Carson's are brothers! Fantastic!

 

P.S., I don't think Maggie bites it from the poison. Or at least I hope. I also kind of like the idea of there being some sort of trial involving Gregory, with Rick presiding as judge. It would be something we haven't seen before...

[PorkTornado75]

The best way to get to a man is always through his vagina.......just saying....

[Pickles312]

Kirkman, I know that the whole time skip advanced the characters' ages a bit, but I think you forgot that Carl is still 12 FRICKING YEARS OLD WTF MAN WTF!!!!!!!!!

 

Lydia, you ARE NOT 12. I know she is young but you can see in comparison to Sophia, that is is borderline raping a 12 year old year old!!!! Kirkman there has to be a line, right??!?!?!?!

[That_Guy_From_NY]

I think Carl is gonna end up killing Lydia. Carl is too cold and stoic to let a chick run him. No way he gets pussy whipped. I believe it's ultimately going to be a choice between her and someone else and Carl will make the right decision but not before he lets her get away with just a little bit too much and it's going to cost everyone something big. Ultimately killing Lydia is going to change him in a big way similarly to when he killed Ben or Billy... I can never remember which one it was. That's what I see coming down the road anyway.

[That_Guy_From_NY]

Kirkman, I know that the whole time skip advanced the characters' ages a bit, but I think you forgot that Carl is still 12 FRICKING YEARS OLD WTF MAN WTF!!!!!!!!!

 

Lydia, you ARE NOT 12. I know she is young but you can see in comparison to Sophia, that is is borderline raping a 12 year old year old!!!! Kirkman there has to be a line, right??!?!?!?!

Lydia is probably only 14 or 15. Carl is a mature 12 or 13. It's not a huge age difference. We also won't know for sure just how far they went til next issue. Sure it's implied that they had sex but Kirkman loves to troll us so it doesn't necessarily have to go that way.

[Nathanial]

I don't think Maggie is dead.

 

And Lydia is definitely honeydicking Carl.

[moop420]

Andrea refers to Carl as a teenager at some point and I gotta believe she would know...

 

But I also believe that the jump was longer than we think. Like 4 years, not 2. Things just make more sense if there was a longer jump in my opinion, especially the matured Sophia and all the development Rick has accomplished. 2 years just doesn't seem like enough time for all of that.

[JesusMonroe]

For clarification purposes: Carl is 13, Lydia is 16

[theblackboxlies]

Oh yeah I forgot about Carson! Finally we see one of the former saviors after 10 issues. Also is anybody else reminded of Carol by Lydia's actions like when she had sex with Billy? The way Adlard illustrates her is really similar. Cooncidence?

[moop420]

There's no doubt that Lydia and Carol are/were both a little more than insane by normal standards.

 

Normal people don't wear rotten flesh or eat animals "the dead have killed"

 

I realize normal has a definition in the TWD world but I would consider our cast of heroes to be normal and they definitely don't do either of those things, let alone lick eye sockets and seduce 13 year olds.