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I don't think Rick matters, per se, but there is such a focus on him (on Talking Dead last night, for instance) and how he will react. So presumably it will be important. I think that some of the others who are left, like Maggie, may have mixed feelings too. I don't really think they would have a problem with her coming back, though, unless the show just wants some conflict. Hopefully everything will work out and Carol will be a major part of the group again. I assume Terminus will turn out to be a terrible place, but hopefully most of the characters I watch for will survive. I saw some articles saying oh this was a hyped episode, but it wasn't really that hyped - just a few interviews from Kirkman, I think. That's a pretty good rating, especially considering the subject matter. I do wonder what next week will rate. Poor Tyreese was freaked out by Lizzie from the start. I didn't know whether to laugh or give him a hug.

As I said in my status update, St. Patrick's Day is Ryan's Hope Day to me. I remember when Soapnet had an all day marathon. Thanks for the video.

You don't hear as many bad stories about JFP at Santa Barbara. I'm sure there were plenty but you don't hear them as much.

I'm mostly wondering how they will handle the reunion with Rick. Hopefully they won't have her sacrifice herself for Judith, so Rick will be sad and guilt-ridden. That's part of where I could see them going, if they think it makes sense for her story (with all the dead little girls). Hopefully they will keep her around. It's been nice to see her as more of her own person, even if I haven't always agreed with the writing for her this season.

Bunim didn't seem to have a very good rep in daytime.

I guess I wonder because she was offcamera quite a bit of the season and when she's been on it's been this story which has isolated her somewhat and is now at an end. It's also my memory of Lori and Andrea. But they do seem to know how talented she is, so hopefully she will stay around. I read some reviews that claimed it made no sense for Lizzie to "suddenly" snap. I don't get that. It was obvious that Lizzie had become increasingly unbalanced over the season and was finally triggered into a full breakdown because someone she respected directly told her that she was wrong to see walkers as people.

I don't think Andy would have had a big shot if he'd tried to come back, just because of his look (short, not conventionally handsome).

Rick had a lot of reason to be upset with that decision, most of all how it was handled. People have said this episode proved he was wrong for assuming Tyreese would kill her, but Tyreese only forgave her after he saw what she had to do with Lizzie. We don't know how he would have reacted at the prison. For me the whole thing was poorly handled, more than just the actual act. Leaving the bodies out, no one knowing who did it , etc.

I think the most sobering scene was when I realized Mika had likely been taught by their father or mother about how to calm Lizzie down. (the whole "look at the flowers") I do wish we'd seen if they could have gotten her some treatment (or at least had her kill Eugene and Abraham...).

Part of me feels like she has no story left, but then I think that Tyreese, Daryl, etc. also have no real story. Maybe if Terminus becomes something beyond yet another horrible place they have to flee, they can have the characters do some world-building.

I still don't know how I feel about them having Carol kill Karen and David. I think it's something I am always going to be torn about. It's still difficult for me to believe she'd do that. I hope at least there might be good story to come. We'll see. Melissa McBride interview. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/walking-dead-spoilers-carol-lizzie-688899

I could see why they saved Yvette for this. I wasn't thrilled with the whole regurgitation about how could Rick banish Carol, and the shipping stuff was a little out of place, but most of the time she was just what was needed. Funny, insightful, but in perspective. I was impressed by Melissa McBride too, as she clearly loves Carol, but she could see other perspectives. Like you, I'm not sure what they can do with Carol now. Maybe she will sacrifice her life for Judith? I don't know. I hope they may find a way to keep her around. I read a review at, I think, Wetpaint of all places, which pointed out that women usually don't have this kind of story arc in genre shows - making choices, some of them not very good choices, and then having to take the consequences. That this is what Rick, or Daryl, or the Governor had to face. You could say Lori and Andrea had this but ultimately it wasn't entirely about them and it ended in their death.

I hate when people just say Lizzie was a bitch. She had such problems. I hope the actress doesn't get hate. One of the reasons the episode resonated with me was because I felt so sorry for both girls. I wish little girls had more of a chance in the TWD universe.

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This was a very strong episode, almost too much for me at times (Lizzie's bloody hands). There's such a bitter irony in Carol's constant fear of Mika not being willing to kill humans, because Carol wasn't able to see the biggest human threat to Mika. There were a lot of little touches here I liked - the deer that reminded me of when Carl was shot. Mika's doll, like Sophia's doll. The walker they passed at the end, the one Lizzie had been feeding. The water they dropped, similar to when Carol dropped the water right before she told Rick about killing Karen and David. I hope the episode wasn't trying to say Mika was too weak to live. I don't think it's that simple. They keep using Judith to scare us. I keep worrying this time they mean it. Wonderful work from everyone involved. The little girls had the most difficult role in this and their work was first-rate. Melissa McBride was at her best. I'm not sure if anyone else in the cast could have pulled this type of episode off the way she did, with Carol's mix of hardness and vulnerability. Chad Coleman was very effective in his supporting role. After all the ugly crap the character got from some fans (like calling him a "thug") after he found Karen's body, I'm glad we got to see her softer side here, yet not too soft. The only part I couldn't entirely believe was that they'd contemplate staying there, but that's a small complaint. I still think having Carol as the killer was a mistake, and I'm not sure how much longer she will be on the show, but Melissa is amazing. On Talking Dead they said that the puzzle Tyreese and Carol were doing was of Sophia.

Thanks. Looks like the channel that put up 87-92 episodes is gone.

I used to watch that a little back then. Logan was entertaining at the time. I'm not sure how I'd feel now. I mostly remember the set, and Shelley Taylor Morgan, and that endearing showbizzy awkwardness E had back when it wasn't just another generic reality show channel.

Marcy would have been a good fit for B&B.

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I can't help feeling sorry for Santana, but Tori just seems so generic and whiny. Speaking of Tori, were they setting up a big custody battle over Chip during the strike, and then it was dropped once the strike ended?

Scary developments in Russia. http://www.newrepublic.com/article/117007/while-west-watches-crimea-putin-cleans-house-moscow?utm_source=internal&utm_medium=flyout&utm_campaign=mostpopular

I think he wanted to leave.

Has Wanda ever spoken about her time on the show?

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