The Walking Dead Roundtable 3.10: “Home”

Jeannie: Another part of me just hates this scene in general. I’m not saying that Glenn doesn’t have a right to be angry about what happened but he needs to check himself. Joe, you mentioned in your awesome recap how the later conversation between Herschel and Glenn didn’t sit right with you, especially given how it was juxtaposed with Beth and Maggie’s scene. None of this is sitting right with me at all. (Is now a good time to point out that there’s only one woman who writes for this show?)

Joe: Yes, it is. Because one of these writers’ wives (or sisters, mothers, or lesbian neighbors) needs to tell them how this looks. Because the woman writer on the show doesn’t seem to be doing it.

Nikki: I have to say, I really, really hated the Glenn/Maggie/rape/un-rape scene. It was traumatic, it was demeaning and, as a woman, sure that situation probably feels awful but have we forgotten that Glenn had the ever-loving you-know-what kicked out of him? He also proceeded to fashion a weapon out of zombie bone. This is the zombie apocalypse! We’re seeing human nature at it’s worst, and terrible things are happening everywhere. I really don’t think either of them has a right to be angry with each other, as it was The Governor running the show back there. When I boil it down, she’s angry at him for being so worried and angry about what happened. He’s angry at her because she’s so angry about him being angry about what happened? If anything, they should be angry at The Governor, but I could do without the game of anger chicken in this episode.

Kiki: I totally agree, Nikki. There was so much of it, that at one part it was hard to pick out why one was mad at the other until Maggie finally spoke. But seriously, Glenn needs to tone it down. I mean I would have been mad as well–and I sympathize with his feeling helpless in being able to help her–but I also think the writers need to wrap this up. There was no resolution to the argument plotline–although they might have been interrupted by an attack from The Governor so I can’t be too upset about it, I guess.

Jeannie: I can concede on that point, Nikki and Kiki. I did actually forget that Glenn went through a huge trauma himself.  Thinking back on it, I’d say that a lot of his anger is probably displaced onto what happened to Maggie–because of course it would be safer for him to think about that instead. Hmm. Now Herschel’s attempt to talk to Glenn about rage seems less ineffective to me.

Ken: That’s right, Daryl! Stand up to Merle! Damn right, Glenn is Korean!

Joe: Ugh, Merle is the worst.

Jeannie: Merle totally did lose his hand because he was a simple minded piece of sh*t!

Kiki: It was a long time coming, Daryl. But it’s about time.

Jeannie: OK, this scene kind of wrecked me. I feel like there’s been a lack of genuine, dramatic scenes between characters that reveal any sort of heart or humanity, but this brought it all back for me. The way Daryl put his backpack on after his scars were revealed, the depth of the regret and abandonment issues between these brothers. Ugh. All the feels!

Kiki: I’d like to “like” that statement, Jeannie! P.S. This episode isn’t gory enough.

Joe: All the feels!

Nikki: For real: I’m such a fan of Daryl’s character development. Regardless of how much or whether he really trusts anyone in “the group”, it’s great to know that he’s making original and astronomically better moral decisions than he did earlier in his life. I’m lookin’ at you, Merle.

Ken: Daryl’s trunk squish…zombie kill of the year.

Joe: Blech.

Jeannie: The only thing grosser than this moment on this show’s history was probably the well zombie breaking apart. *ponders for a moment*–brb, going to make a list!

Kiki: When I said this episode wasn’t gory enough…I spoke too soon.

Joe: You brought that moment upon us, Kiki!

Jeannie: So…is anyone even going to attempt to help Rick, or address this somehow, or even talk to him about his mental state, or are they just gonna let him continue to wander around? Wait–nevermind. Herschel, what are we ever going to do without you?

Joe: I have to admit I teared up at the way Rick was answering. That’s was just really sad.

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