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Originally Posted by PhillyChiefFan
There were a couple things that stood out to me in this episode:
1. After Carl shoots the guy, he doesn't just stare at his body in utter disbelief that he did it. He's growing up in this world quickly and is beginning to just react and not think.
2. Rick seemed unconcerned that there were some serious dangers in Morgan's fort He just let Carl go out. Rick is beginning to trust both Carl and Michonne. Loved the focus on just those 3 characters.
3. Rick is back. He doesn't want to become Morgan.
4. Lastly, the guy on the road was deep. It showed the utter indifference and callousness the group, even Carl, now have for outsiders. I felt like it was great writing to just have the guy yelling for them to help him. They didn't say a word to one another, just drove on. And after the guy was torn to bits, just took his pack.
I thought the whole "You know me" sequence was a reference to that. It was the last person Rick knows from outside of the group and he realized, you don't know other people and you can't trust them anymore. Felt like that was his wake up call and all semblence of humanity for anyone outside of the group itself is gone.
Also at the end when Carl apologizes for shooting Morgan and Morgan said "don't ever apologize", reinforced the theme of the episode.
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Carl is growing into a badass but Rick is going to have to rein him in a bit. Notice how he jumped up on the bar before clearing the backside of it? He almost paid the price for that one and he’s going to be walker bait until he learns a bit more caution.