Happy Monday TV fans! After watching AMC’s The Walking Dead season 10 episode 3, I realized that sometimes our worst fears and nightmares exist within our own minds. Can we ever truly shake them or will they continue to wreak havoc on our essence until we face our inner demons once and for all? Please note spoilers are ahead if you have not gotten a chance to watch yet.
In last night’s episode, “Ghosts,” Alpha requests a meeting with Michonne and the others, reminding us that she is always watching. Meanwhile, Carol’s lack of sleep begins to catch up with her, Eugene gets a reality check, and Siddiq’s trauma continues to overwhelm him. My top 5 moments from The Walking Dead season 10 episode 3 are:
5
“We are going to listen.”
In the beginning of the episode, we are presented with several time stamps, throwing us into quite a bit of chaos, as our group begins to hold off constant waves of walkers. The group thinks that Alpha is behind this, but Lydia explains that this doesn’t seem like her mother, explaining that her mother would send her entire horde to eliminate them at once if she truly wanted to eliminate them.
After some lack of consensus among the group, Michonne puts her leadership skills to the test and gives a motivational speech, reminding everyone that they need to act as one. Michonne is ready to honor Alpha’s request for a meeting, but are they putting themselves in even more danger here?
4
“You think our friendship is just nothing?”
Eugene and Rosita get some screen time in this episode and it looks like the sleep deprivation is really allowing the truth to leak out, as Rosita tells Eugene that they are never going to happen. Eugene is head-over-heels in love with Rosita and while I feel bad for him, I think perhaps he needed to hear this. Is there someone else out there for Eugene or is it possible that Rosita has repressed some feelings for Eugene?
I’m not sure, but now I have this feeling that Eugene might sacrifice himself to protect Rosita or the baby. I guess I’ll leave that for a mid-season finale discussion when a main character is typically killed off, but nothing happens by accident on TWD.
3
“I am trying to make things better.”
Negan recognizes that everyone is on edge and would much prefer to stay in Alexandria in his peaceful garden, but Gabriel doesn’t give him much of a choice, sending him out with Aaron to take out some walkers. Negan tries to do his part, but Aaron is clearly not a fan, still blaming Negan for what happened to the love of his life.
After some funny moments from Negan, things get a little bit serious when Aaron reminds Negan that he is to blame for the death of his wife and I’m not sure he should be bringing this up, but Negan keeps his cool. After Aaron is temporarily blinded, Negan actually helps him and you have to wonder why? Negan claims he is trying to do better, but does he have another reason for keeping Aaron alive? Either way, it was great to see some well deserved screen time for our favorite anti-hero.
2
“You need to sleep…”
Carol has not been sleeping and she is also taking some kind of pills, but the ghosts become all too real when Carol begins hallucinating. She sees Henry and we even get an interesting breakfast table scenario with Daryl, which I kind of loved, bringing us this alternate reality to life. It was difficult to figure out what was real and what was just a dream, but I thought that worked well, as we almost felt like we were right there with Carol, desperately trying to put the pieces together.
Carol is clearly not over what happened and I can’t say that I blame her, but will her quest for vengeance break her in the end? We’ll have to see what happens next, but I’m hoping that Daryl can help her before it’s too late.
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“I look at you…and I feel nothing!”
The most exciting part of the episode for me was the meeting with Alpha. Alpha reminds everyone that she is always watching and schools them all on how many times they have actually crossed the border. Alpha initially seems like she is ready to follow through on some kind of punishment, but decides that there will be no bloodshed today.
Carol speaks her mind and calls Alpha out on her “bullshit,” bringing a gun to this showdown. Alpha continues to test limits, telling Carol that Henry called out her name right before they took his head, which pushes Carol over the edge.
Michonne intervenes before Carol can shoot Alpha and Alpha is actually willing to forgive her “mother to mother,” but this is clearly not the end of this rivalry. Alpha wants more land and reminds them all of their place, but something tells me that Carol is not going to back down at all.
There was a lot of chilling tension in this showdown and I thought it really complimented Carol’s own mental battle. Alpha wants Carol to fear her, but Carol doesn’t feel anything when it comes to Alpha, but that doesn’t mean that her fears have vanished completely. Rather, they exist within her own mind, threatening to suffocate her with painful memories and thoughts, which may be even more terrifying.
I thought that the majority of this episode was so well done. I could have done without the drama between Rosita and Eugene, but I understand that we need to catch up with other characters, but it almost disrupted the chilling tone I was getting from the first half of the episode, which captivated my undivided attention.
Time played such an interesting component in the episode as well, as we got several time stamps in the beginning, a clock waking Carol up, and a watch with no second or minute hand, reminding us that ghosts exist outside of time and space. They never rest, but perhaps our group needs to take a serious power nap before they face the next threat of walkers.
My main question after watching the episode is…where are these walkers coming from? Gamma and Lydia say they are not coming from The Whisperers, so what’s actually causing the groups to head in their direction? I can’t wait to find out. Stay tuned!
I hope you enjoyed the list and feel free to post your own theories & thoughts on The Walking Dead below in the comments section. Thanks so much for reading and happy viewing!
Best,
Amy Koto, TV Fanatic Girl
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It’s too bad Carol’s not entirely aware of the damage she could do to Alpha with Lydia. Not hurting her obviously I don’t think Carol would do that but heck even throwing her name out there in front of the whisperers could cause Alpha some serious problems.
Right! Great point! It could have had the same impact on Alpha but maybe she thinks she has truly written Lydia off. I think Carol needs some rest so she can see things clearly.