The Walking Dead
Episode Title: “Forget”
Channel: AMC
Director: David
Boyd
Writer: Corey
Reed
Genre: Drama,
Horror, Thriller
Runtime: 44
min
Rated: TV-MA
Original Air Date: March 8, 2015
This week we get a little more about
how the various members of Rick's group are dealing with a return to
civilization. Rick's answer to their new situation is to treat it
like an old one, distrust and contingency plans are the areas he has
decided to focus his attention. In the process he's dangerously
close to becoming an amalgamation of Shane and the Governor. Most of
the time spent watching Rick is spent bouncing back and forth between
agreeing with his various stances regarding patrols and a look out,
and wondering why he can't just accept a better situation.
Rick, Carol, and Daryl have decided,
unbeknownst to the rest of the group that they're going to steal some
weapons 'just in case' they need them, despite having been given no
indication that they'd be necessary. There plot led to my favorite
moment of the episode. It is decided that Carol should be the one to
raid the armory, since in her own words she has become invisible
again. She's caught in the act by one of Alexandria's youth
population, and instead of relying on simple bribery she goes
completely cold-blooded on him. She describes the way she'd abduct
him from his house, tie him to a tree and allow his screams to draw
walkers to devour him. I doubt anyone in the audience had forgotten
just how effective she could be when times get tough, but in case you
needed a reminder there it is. Carol has become one scary lady.
Daryl continues his loner attitude this
week, and eventually catches Aaron following him. They tromp through
the woods around Alexandria in search of rabbits initially, but after
seeing a horse they decide to try to capture it and bring it back to
town. It's unlucky being a horse in the world of The Walking Dead
and poor Buttons was no exception. Aaron and Daryl trade moments of
saving one another but can't get to the horse in time, and Aaron has
to put it down after it's been munched on by walkers. Daryl ends up
at Aaron and Eric's house having a nice spaghetti dinner. Aaron
shows Daryl the parts to a motorcycle that he's been working on and
pitches a job to him. He wants Daryl to become a recruiter for
Alexandria, because he knows the difference between the good guys and
the bad guys. It was an emotional moment for Daryl, as I don't know
that he's convinced he's a good guy anymore. The scenes were
especially good because Aaron is such a good character. They've done
a good job of making him interesting in a short amount of time, and
he already seems more fleshed out than some of the folks that have
been with Rick for a while now.
The
rest of the episode was spent at a party at Deanna's house. Most of
Rick's group was there and having varying amounts of success
assimilating to a more normal life. Glenn and Noah seemed completely
out of place, while Maggie is being groomed for some sort of spot in
Deanna's fledgling government. Abraham is happy because there's
beer, and seemed to be trying to have a moment with Michonne. Sasha
is having the least success adjusting to the relative safety of
Alexandria and eventually blows up on a lady who is 'worried' about
cooking Sasha the wrong meal. This served to highlight just how
lucky the inhabitants of Alexandria have been, if those are the kinds
of things they can spend time worrying over. With the losses she's
suffered still so fresh in her mind she's got a lot of coping to do
before she can even make an attempt at normal.
Conclusion:
“Forget” was a worth follow-up to “Remember.” We got to see
how a few of the other survivors are adjusting to their new found
safety while seeing Rick and Carol planning for the moment that it
all falls apart. I'm glad that they're accelerating things in that
regard; we the audience know that it can't go well for long,
otherwise there wouldn't be much of a show, but the hard lessons on
the road have made their impression on everyone. They're not going
to play at being farmers or teachers at this point, they're just
waiting for the other shoe to drop.
Rating:
8/10
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