I had no idea who it was and I had my biggest DUH! moment when the character was revealed. The character is played by an actress named Lynn Collins, who is fantastic in this role.Īs predicted, this fourth episode of Season 11 mostly follows the path of Daryl and Dog, but I was way off on picking up those hints about an old friend coming back to see Daryl. In season 10c of The Walking Dead, we were introduced to a new character named Leah, who we would eventually learn, in season eleven, is a member of the Reapers. Daryl is overpowered by Leah’s group and the group, which is famous for torturing people, shows no mercy to Daryl. Yes, that’s right, LEAH is alive and back on the show. This is a new, faithful direction for the show.As soon as the reaper removes the mask, we get to see the blonde woman who used to live with Daryl in the cabin. Led by Southland's Mike Cudlitz, the group look like the walked right off the pages of the comic. These two should be especially fun to watch given the new trio they meet at the end of the episode. I also appreciate that, given her sexual preference, the show isn't setting her up as a transparent threat to the Maggie/Glenn dynamic. I'm glad this character stuck around and she'll be a great foil for Glenn. After emerging in full RoboCop riot gear and executing a laughably easy jaunt through 30 or so zombies (how does he do it?), Glenn meets up with Tara, the lone survivor of the Governor's army. This was the saddest way to demonstrate that the home of Beth's "Dear Diary" dreams was truly broken. (Smothering babies is easy, y'all.) Glenn wanders around the wreckage of the prison for seven minutes without saying a word other than bellowing a Kowalski-esque "MAAAAGGGIIIEEEE." We've seen the survivors on this show loot dozens of homes (including their own), but watching Glenn rifle through the cells of his fallen and departed comrades was somehow different. Glenn and Tara: Steven Yeun has the hardest job of all in this episode. Hershel shouldn't be the only recognizable casualty of that massacre. It would have been powerful storytelling to have Maggie stumble on someone she knew, someone with a face we recognized. The bus scene, however, is where the episode missed a real opportunity. Get all your handkerchiefs ready for the eventual Maggie/Glenn reunion. The scene exists to show us Maggie's journey and Lauren Cohan easily sells the transition from lock-jawed terror to sobbing, grinning relief. The camera barely lingers on Glenn's Walker-ganger. We know it's not, but the scene isn't meant to surprise or shock us. There's a moment, though, where Maggie thinks a dark-haired Walker on the bus might be Glenn. The bus plan was poorly thought out and terribly executed. Having to work with Bob and Sasha after the likes of Daryl, Michonne, and Glenn? Ouch. After sparing one quick thought for her sister (nice), Maggie is hell-bent on finding her Romeo. Maggie, Bob, and Sasha: This scene opens on Maggie, our blood encrusted Juliet, sharpening her hunting knife on the ground. Here's a rundown of what happened to each little band of survivors. Why, then, did we have to spend so long with Carl and Rick last week? It's as if the show doesn't know its own strengths. Last night's episode was strong not only because the dynamics are new, but also because the most compelling characters are spread out over each group. But though the little packs are close, their necessarily furtive way of life (and the basic rules of television) will keep them separated until the tearful season finale. They keep passing the same signs, the same wreckage and literally walking in each other's footsteps. Though our favorites are still separated (Glenn and Maggie, Carol and Daryl), they're not all that far geographically. But like any inmates on the run, these characters are shackled to each other. The show shuffled the deck of the prison massacre survivors to produce four or five groups of odd-couplings. After a rather dull return, The Walking Dead revealed a smart, new premise in last night's episode.
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