I'm gonna say up front...I love this show. But I'm struggling a little. I don't want to nit-pick a fantasy show too much, but I can't help but express some frustrations.
Anyone else feel like after several really kind of confusing episodes (from a character perspective...wth???) that the season closer did all the big build up that could have been done over several episodes at least? I mean, if we didnt all understand before, we sure found out tonight that the group is royally effed. That was painfully obvious from the first roadblock. They're being watched, tracked, followed and hunted. I almost felt like with so much becoming crystal clear all in one episode, that they think I'm stupid and hadn't figured that out already and needed it illustrated to the inth degree all at once so I don't miss the point and forget before the next time.
I know they try to put us in the place of the characters, so that we really don't know more than they do at any given point. However, to get to tonight's conclusion...they had to continue and up the colossal dumbass decision making to the pinnacle of WTF are they thinking??
To the point where all the evidence points to impending confrontation with the Saviors. But, all their dumbass decisions and actions time after time, take away any safety or advantage they may have had at defending from behind the walls of Alexandria.
It was time to hunker down, circle the wagons, double and triple the watch. They did none of the logical steps. Except, what we are told they did with the on-going training the residents.
I guess, it all feels a little spoon fed rather than just letting it all play out according to all the post-apocalypse, survivor's acumen they should have been able to bring to bear in this situation.
I hate to say it, but I have no sympathy for the group at this point. They walked right into this. If the look on Rick's face is any indication of how he felt...well he looked stupid. So, stupid is as stupid does right?!? I'm pissed with the whole lot of them...dumbasses deserve Lucille.
Reminds me of the Geico commercial...."lets hide behind the chainsaws!!"