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MochaMishu

This is the episode i've been most excited for with season 2 because it has such a moral dilemma in it!

Basilio

Oh yea I’m exciteddd🙏🔥🔥

Johnathan

So early 👍👍👍

ForWhyTho

Let me ask you somethin'

MochaMishu

I think this is the moment where you can see that it goes from "what would you do in the regular world" and them having to grasp that what they are in now is the regular world and Dale not being able to move on from how things were and then him dying was such good symbolism. Regular humanity died with Dale.

Ceylen

Peak

Mason Miller

I did always ask myself why nobody kept their eyes on Carl and just let him roam in the apocalypse lol

Redan

I dont know if you noticed this detail but Dale lifted his head toward the barrel at the end there and that always breaks my heart. Rip to the goat Dale, you are forever missed.

Hyperion

Im 90% sure the kid told darryl about the raping of the children/teens was him profiling darryl as a child touching hick, based simply on darryl's accent, body language and attitude. If thats true, darryl is smart enough to notice the profile and would only get angrier. Darryl hates being judged as white trash.

Zumanji

At 3:37 in the video, that story that boy is telling is actually telling me exactly what you were saying just a few moments ago, that boy has got to go, one way or another & like most people here I don’t trust that boy to not bring his group to find us at some point so there’s really only 1 option left to us but is our group ready to cross that line or will that uncrossed line come to us before we can cross it? RIP Dale, you will not be forgotten 😢 Edit: loving the dance moves to the intro music, the only other reactor I’ve seen dance like that is Mr.October from the October’s YouTube channel 😂😂 The “where’s Carl” questions has been brought up before in the fandom, you’ll probably see that in the comments going forward 😂

Vamwolf 77

The first, but probably not the last, time the entire TWD Fandom scream "wtf, Carl? WHERE IS YOUR MOTHER?!?"

Fender Fox

Tom you should watch boondock saints!! And the game 😆

Angelica Albanese

One of the neat lil details in this episode that I love is that the writers made the tragically awesome choice to make the walker that attacks Dale the same one that Carl taunts in the woods and then runs away from. And another lil detail I loved is when Dale tilts his head upward towards the gun to let Daryl know he's okay with being shot. That's what broke me and caused me to cry the very first time I watched this episode. Dale's death is brutal and tragic ;A; like damn, he saves himself from being bit only to get his abdomen ripped open by the walker and die anyway. I think it's also a mercy of sorts, that Dale dies so early into this new dystopian world. I don't think Dale would've ever waivered on his morals, and it would've ultimately either killed him and/or the others in the end. Dale is a fascinating foil against Hershel. They were both in denial about how the world has changed. Dale refuses to let go of some things from the old world, whereas Hershel adjusted rather quickly after the barn incident and the bar incident. The dead have come back and begun to attack the living and civilized society has crumbled into crumbs and dust because of it. The civilization that is left is scattered, lawless, and broken. They also pose great danger, and having no way to know right away if someone is a threat or ally adds an extra element of danger. I don't think I could make the hard choices either, but not out of denial about the change. If I were a member of Rick's group I'd try my best to cope with some of the things Rick and the others have to do to ensure our survival because I understand it'd be necessary, but it would trouble me deeply that things have come to such dire circumstances for a long time.

Stash Barber

a very interesting thing to me is how carl didn't respond to any of the things the boy in chains said or asked. no matter how innocent he tried to make himself sound.

Zak Lewis

Invisi-zombie-line

David Guerrero

If there was an attack on the group they got a powerhouse with Rick, Shane and Darryl.

SixFeetUnderKai

Dale was the first moment in this show to shatter me. Blubbered like a freakin baby.

Moviemuncher

Randall is a problem, absolutely, but I am very very sympathetic to Dale's position. And I think he is right, that making such a snap decision is wrong. We're not so deep in the apocalypse that taking someone's life should be so easy. And in fairness to Dale, he doesn't know everything Randall said to Daryl, and I think that would change his opinion slightly. We know, and we understand, but Dale just sees a young man who got roped in with the wrong people.

nobudy

somehow I mostly just feel sorry for Carl. He’s just a kid, like shouldn’t this be the parents responsibility?

Amy J

Carl would be in so much trouble if he was my nephew or kid, but he's clearly being affected by the world around him now, how can you do anything about that? The trauma will never stop, the death will never stop. So how do you raise a well adjusted child in this world? Surely it's impossible

Katteno

I never thought about it until now either - but most of this episode would never happen if people just respected the role Dale played for the group. He was always perched up, watching out for everyone, being aware of what was going on and who was going where. They never thanked him for that, always just treated him as patronizing and his job as 'sitting up there'. Had they encouraged him he would have seen Lori leave, he would have noticed who went to and from the prisoner, and likely would have seen that Carl in his growing curiosity about the world and more relaxed oversight has taken to wandering too much and likely would have warned Rick and Lori that he's going to wind up getting into trouble - it also may have given him a stronger group voice. It's only in the last few episodes basically since Andrea values 'everyone just do whatever they want' a little too strongly began taking over watch or not watching at all that he'd stopped and the repercussions are essentially immediate. His ability to 'read' people will have always been both invaluable in this world and always a danger TO him (from people that might deceive) - unfort not recognized in time.

Reaction Therapy

Trying to be as consistent as possible, keep them roped in like a horse so they don’t wander, and preferably only in a place no farther away than a stones throw from the house👍

Jesse James

I finished up to season 6 and I'm frankly undecided whether to continue on my own or wait for Tom to get there. :| Also Carl should be within eye sight but I'd also hate to be a helicopter parent.

Lab

You really never know who you’re gonna lose when you watch TWD

Amy J

All of those would have prevented the Carl issues we saw in this episode for sure, but keeping a child mentally well would mean shielding them constantly which we have seen isn't always possible, and wouldn't that drop them in it as adults if they've not learned as children how to survive? I suppose you'd have to start teaching them bit by bit as they age...

Korivex

I like Shane's reaction to Dale dying. As much as he didn't like Dale... he wasn't at all happy about what was happening, he actually looked upset... maybe there is some humanity left in him. I understand Dale's pov about Randall. He is only 18 or 19, before this he was in school, going to church, living a normal life and probably wasn't a bad person. He ends up in a group of bad guys and goes with the flow, however, it obviously bothered him that his group did what they did to the girls with their father.... why else would he mention it, it must have been something that had been on his mind that bothered him.

Mami's Gatos

Omg!! I been saying the same for years about their teeth. When their skin and bones are disintegrating like that but the choppers are healthy! Theory killed.

courtney 🧚🏽‍♀️

i love you jamming with the intro lol also if you pay close attention there are symbols/motifs that represent different characters and sometimes locations.

WillDaBeast Grasslands

Maybe I'm reaching here, but I always thought about Carl messing with that walker as a metaphor for Randall's situation. If Carl left well enough alone, the walker would have never gotten loose. Once the walker was loose from where it was stuck, Carl let it live. Because Carl let it live, it came back and killed our people. Similarly, Rick didn't leave well enough alone with Randall. Once Randall was loose from where he was stuck, Rick didn't kill him. I believe that, just like the walker, freeing Randall would come back to bite them in some way shape or form.

Zero

I don't think it's completely impossible, but they probably could never be well-adjusted by our standards. Maybe their "well-adjusted" would just look different over time. Without spoiling anything, you can tell how different the newer generations born into this are from the people at the start ended up, even a lot of the adults. I think Carl turned out relatively okay compared to some of the other kids his age that we'll see later on. From a child development perspective, he's really just a normal kid most of the time, it's just the lack of supervision that's the problem. It could be a lot worse in that sense, but having to navigate a crazier world and mostly adult social dynamics has to be consistently overwhelming.

Gracen Nezumi 🐭🔎【Detective Mouse VTuber】

Thank you for the reaction, and someone brought this up with one of the producers about the teeth, and they explained it by the walkers are not always biting and grinding their teeth, its only a reaction when they see the living. I look forward to the next reactions!!!

Zero

I think that, even though Shane didn't like Dale much, he still viewed him as "one of them", part of the group. It was the same with him vying for abandoning the search for Sophia but clearly feeling like a callous idiot when she walked out of the barn in front of Carol.

Zero

RIP to Dale, such an amazing character. I see where he was coming from, but he was too desperate to protect a way of life that just wasn't going to work anymore. They had enough information to know what kinds of people this other group consisted of, even just in the act of them leaving Randall behind the way they did. In this context, the argument makes itself. Rick should've just left him there to begin with, too. But Randall telling Daryl that story in that moment never made any sense to me. You're trying to prove that you're not a threat by randomly offering up a story about your crew assaulting two girls and making their father watch? 🤨

Cyrill_JJK

In the live streams I talk about how much I can't stand Carl. How y'all feelin now hmmmm? lmfao.

Elena

I get why Carl frustrates people, but honestly, I think a lot of viewers forget he's a kid living through the apocalypse. By this point he's been shot, seen countless people die, lost friends, and is growing up in a world where normal childhood basically doesn't exist. A lot of the criticism aimed at Carl comes from judging him with the hindsight and emotional control of an adult. Of course we can see when he's making bad decisions, but he's a traumatized 12-year-old trying to make sense of a world that's completely fallen apart. Kids push boundaries, act impulsively, and make mistakes. The difference is that in the apocalypse, those mistakes can get people killed. I also think people overlook the fact that the adults around him are struggling just as much. Rick, Lori, Shane, and the rest are constantly dealing with survival, conflict, and loss. Carl is being forced to grow up fast without having the guidance or stability a child normally needs. You don't have to love Carl as a character, but I think blaming him for everything is pretty unfair. A lot of what people hate about him is actually the result of trauma, neglect, and the impossible situation he's been thrown into, not because he's some terrible kid.

Cyrill_JJK

Holy joke alert. Yeah dude the kids like 12. Im not writing out paragraphs about how I hate Carl. Prob shouldnt have said I cant stand him to be fair. He’s fine.

Elena

Honestly, I think Carl is one of the more realistic characters in the show. He's a child trying to survive in a world that no child should have to grow up in. People often judge him by adult standards, but he's dealing with trauma, fear, loss, and responsibilities that would overwhelm most adults. Of course he's going to make mistakes and act impulsively sometimes. If anything, I'd find it less believable if he always made the right decisions and behaved like a perfectly rational adult. That's part of what makes his character feel so real.

Patrick

*Tweaking*

Brittany Lewandowski

I was personally glad to see Dale Die. I absolutely hated every moment he was on scream. His morals no longer fit the world. But I hated him since the CDC.

AJ

1000%. He's just a kid being a kid and trying to adjust to this new normal. It's on his parents to keep him safe. There are two of them. One of them should be able to keep eyes on him at all times I never take my eyes off my little for more than two minutes (and only in the house because she is a LITTLE little). She would be pinned to my side if there were an active threat like walkers

AJ

This episode is so hard 😞 I really like Dale

Ya'Mum!!!!!

You noticing how nobody IS EVER WATCHING CARL is hilarious.....

Ya'Mum!!!!!

Your disgusted faces always crack me up.

Bro

Dale is such a good character. His actor had real emotion poured out on every scene. His death was a tough one in the series. A great moral challenge is what he proposed. And his character is the first character to have those wise grandfather vibes.

MLG

I knew Dale's time was limited but him dying is the absolute worst dude.

Emoduckky

Little fun fact is that the director for season 1 and the first episode of season 2, Frank Darabont, also directed the film adaptation of The Mist. If you've ever watched the film or plan to watch it, you might notice that there are 3 actors who are in it that are also in The Walking Dead. Those actors would be Jeffrey DeMunn (Dale), Laurie Holden (Andrea) and Melissa McBride (Carol). The reason Demunn's character Dale dies in this episode is because Frank Darabont was fired and replaced as The Walking Dead's director after season 1. Demunn, being close friends with Drabont wasn't too excited about that decision so he requested that his character be killed off. A few minor characters from The Mist that were also in TWD are the actor for Morales, the actor for the dead soldier in the tank and while she was not in TWD but was in The Mist, the real life mother of Sophia played the wife of the main character in The Mist.

SLEEPI

really sad seeing Dale die that way

SLEEPI

and that it was the same walker that carl saw and provoked what if he didnt do it maybe the walker would have still be stuck there

Anthony

Smart read

Heather

your reaction to Hershel's blessing to Glenn was SO sweet 😭😭🩷 Dale's death always gets me on every rewatch; Daryl's "hang in there buddy", taking the gun from Rick so it isn't always him, "sorry brother" from Daryl who is until this point always holding himself at a distance from the group, the way EVERYONE runs and is so desperate to help him - THAT is what this group is all about. it's such a devastating scene but such a beautiful display of family from the group 🩷

Vamwolf 77

Carl may be sad, Tom, but calling an adult an idiot is unacceptable behavior and Carol was well within her rights to call him on it.

Virginia Harp

I still liked that carl goes off on his own and gets up to shenanigans. It reminds us he's his own character and he'll have his own arc and he's not just a prop for rick and lorie. Like we need these moments of him exploring and messing up and learning from his bad actions.

Edward

I tell you what

Wolfy! Wolfi! Wolfé!

I believe this was another bad idea by the writers to show randall being so evil talking about those girls. Cuz it makes no sense that no one knows that but Daryl. I believe Dale would change his tune if he had known. The way they killed off Dale was so stupid I can at least excuse Carl for being traumatized and wanting to be brave and strong but also bitter ...but Lori and Rick (especially Lori in this one) were just braindead with watching Carl like come on!