"He always ran..."
"You were trying to help..."
These lines echoed through my mind for the rest of the episode after the horse - Buttons? - met its demise.
Is this foreshadowing? Are we seeing into the future of one of our survivors? Or is this in fact Daryl realising in retrospect that all they've done for as long as they can remember is run, and all it's done it gotten them in trouble or killed?
At first I believed it was foreshadowing Daryl's future: hinting to us that Daryl would soon share the same fate as the horse because he kept running from the open arms of everyone in Alexandria. But as the episode progressed we saw Daryl develop and adapt, which was undoubtedly difficult for him to do. Although he couldn't quite bring himself to go to Diana's party, he got dressed up for it (sort of) and almost went in, which is enough to show that he's changed (which Aaron pointed out).
Carol hasn't though; not yet anyways. Just last episode, it was Carol telling Daryl to make an effort, and now it seems that their roles have reversed. Perhaps the foreshadowing with the horse was in fact directed towards Carol's future. After all, she was spotted by the boy, and she stole the guns, and she's the one who is adamant on being 'invisible' and sneaking around.
Well, one might say that the very fact that she was caught - and by a child too! - just goes to show how 'invisible' Carol really is. It's likely only a matter of time before she's found out, and when she is, she had better to be prepared to adapt like Daryl, or else she'll surely die (as one of the major themes present within The Walking Dead is adapt or die).
Further on in the episode, after all their scheming paid off, Daryl refused to take the gun, but Carol and Rick took theirs. Again, highlighting a change in Daryl and perhaps foreshadowing for Carol and/or Rick.
Michonne shelving her Katana? WHAT?! Never thought I'd see the day! Just goes to show you how some of our survivors are finding Alexandria to be the safe-haven they've been searching for. And if Rick and Carol go and screw this up for the rest of them, it won't just be the original Alexandria inhabitants who will be furious...
The tension regarding the blonde haired woman Rick kissed and her husband is also intriguing. You know that there's some sort of domestic issues (likely violence) present in their household - and Rick does too. He was itching for his gun in the final scenes as he saw her being led off by him. Rick is letting his walls down: he kissed her and had several drinks at the party, evidently showing us he may be beginning to adapt and settle in too, but unfortunately not in as positively a way as Daryl is.
Bedtime stories with Carol are precious aren't they? She really knows how to tell a story that'll put any child straight to sleep! Perhaps it'll be one of her last stories she ever tells...sweet dreams Carol...
"You were trying to help..."
These lines echoed through my mind for the rest of the episode after the horse - Buttons? - met its demise.
Is this foreshadowing? Are we seeing into the future of one of our survivors? Or is this in fact Daryl realising in retrospect that all they've done for as long as they can remember is run, and all it's done it gotten them in trouble or killed?
At first I believed it was foreshadowing Daryl's future: hinting to us that Daryl would soon share the same fate as the horse because he kept running from the open arms of everyone in Alexandria. But as the episode progressed we saw Daryl develop and adapt, which was undoubtedly difficult for him to do. Although he couldn't quite bring himself to go to Diana's party, he got dressed up for it (sort of) and almost went in, which is enough to show that he's changed (which Aaron pointed out).
Carol hasn't though; not yet anyways. Just last episode, it was Carol telling Daryl to make an effort, and now it seems that their roles have reversed. Perhaps the foreshadowing with the horse was in fact directed towards Carol's future. After all, she was spotted by the boy, and she stole the guns, and she's the one who is adamant on being 'invisible' and sneaking around.
Well, one might say that the very fact that she was caught - and by a child too! - just goes to show how 'invisible' Carol really is. It's likely only a matter of time before she's found out, and when she is, she had better to be prepared to adapt like Daryl, or else she'll surely die (as one of the major themes present within The Walking Dead is adapt or die).
Further on in the episode, after all their scheming paid off, Daryl refused to take the gun, but Carol and Rick took theirs. Again, highlighting a change in Daryl and perhaps foreshadowing for Carol and/or Rick.
Michonne shelving her Katana? WHAT?! Never thought I'd see the day! Just goes to show you how some of our survivors are finding Alexandria to be the safe-haven they've been searching for. And if Rick and Carol go and screw this up for the rest of them, it won't just be the original Alexandria inhabitants who will be furious...
The tension regarding the blonde haired woman Rick kissed and her husband is also intriguing. You know that there's some sort of domestic issues (likely violence) present in their household - and Rick does too. He was itching for his gun in the final scenes as he saw her being led off by him. Rick is letting his walls down: he kissed her and had several drinks at the party, evidently showing us he may be beginning to adapt and settle in too, but unfortunately not in as positively a way as Daryl is.
Bedtime stories with Carol are precious aren't they? She really knows how to tell a story that'll put any child straight to sleep! Perhaps it'll be one of her last stories she ever tells...sweet dreams Carol...