The Walking Dead 3.7: When The Dead Come Knocking (Isn’t That All The Time?)

Hosted By Fashion and Entertainment Editor Joseph Lamour

Last week, Michonne showed her selflessness when she took baby formula to a group of people she never met who, in this world, could just deign to kill her on sight. Rick’s camp doesn’t know that she’s Andrea’s friend, which would have been helpful in getting that trust from Rick’s group right in the beginning. That, added with the fact that she cared for a sick Andrea for four months, only reinforces how good a person she truly is.

I’ve been looking very forward to the Michonne/Good Guys meeting, especially since Andrea peaced out for plumbing and Zombie Mortal Kombat nights with the kids. I’ve been less excited so for the Glenn and Maggie/Bad Guys meeting, which proved to be rather tense. This week, it’s date night! Just me and my best mate Carly Mitchell take a look at what happens when these two camps finally start to mesh.

* Ahem… Lady Mary Crawley Has Something To Say…”

Zombie Interlude

Joe: Real quick zombie-related movie news: have you seen the preview for World War Z yet?

It appears the plot only vaguely has to do with the plot of the book, since we appear to see Hobo Pitt in most of the preview. But it still looks fantastic.

Carly: Oh, I am super excited for this. It’s one of those where I saw the trailer and thought, well, I’ll be in the theater for that. Plus, Mireille Enos has me sold on it immediately. I’ve not read the book, but may have to before it comes out. I’ll chalk it up to zombie research mandated by this roundtable.

Joe: I’m excited for Enos. Anything’s better than The Killing (which I just found out was cancelled–I guess it wasn’t really shocking so I glossed right over it when it was news. LOL). Anyhow, back to this zombie apocalypse: I’ve been excited for Michonne to meet the rest of the group ever since they introduced her. I think its the end of the “aRickstocracy” he’s established because there is no way Michonne is going to listen to him if he has a bad idea–and he has a lot of those.

Carly: Hell, I’m excited to see her join everyone so she can have some actual communication with others.

Joe: Seriously. Are they really bringing up T-Dog dying again like they ever spoke to him? That’s like me mourning the loss of my mailman. You know, the one I have seen and waved hello to once. Honestly, writers. It’s not like when (SPOILER ALERT) Macaulay Culkin dies in My Girl. We never knew who T-Dog was, so we can’t truly care about it as much as you’re trying to make us.

Carly: Amen. Sometimes I even wonder if they want us to care or if they are just using it as a talking point. I thought we were over politicians being trained to cite ‘human stories.’

Joe: I have an immense fear that the “bad thing” that happens this season, like the really bad thing–so bad I won’t even spoil it by hinting at what it is (but spoilers appear at the bottom of the post)–that might have transferred from Michonne to Maggie.

Carly: I can appreciate the use of parallel experiences with Michonne and the two different “communities,” comparing which is more real that’ll lead to her opening up. It’s a little heavy-handed, but I’ll take anything that moves us away from her strong and silent go-to.

Joe: Thank you for letting her open up a little bit, writers. Good on ‘ya.

And Now Introducing….

Carly: What? We’re not going with Asskicker? But that’s such a perfect way to jump the shark!

Joe: Wee little Judith Grimes, you have a lot of sour pusses in your future. Thanks for not changing it, Television Gods. I don’t think “Asskicker” would be jumping the shark. Naming her “Hope” or “Faith” would. I’m talking to you, Passions.

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