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The Ones Who Live 1x04 Full Reaction! (Patreon)

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Thomas Corp

We did indeed go through so many emotions and we were then out here ending on a temporary happy note with this episode. And I loved it, and I love that you loved it. I’m still reeling from the fantastic episode myself. You are absolutely correct that Rick and Michonne needed to sort things out, and that if it were to organically work, it couldn’t be brief. And it is so wonderful that this episode took the time to let that happen in a narratively natural and organic manner. My heart did a small leap when Michonne mentioned the word “children” and when I saw the look in Rick’s eyes, I grimly noted, “So, you caught that, did you? ...Shit.” Your own gasp at Michonne’s slip of the tongue made my heart skip a beat. And as you observed, even learning of R. J. doesn’t snap Rick out of things. He doesn’t even express guilt that he has missed his son’s lifetime which he can never get back, he just doubles down on expressing desire to return to the CRM, showing something is deeply wrong with him. Even seeing that the helicopter they were on crashed, thus Michonne pulling both of them off was divine intervention, he still won’t agree to leaving with Michonne. Michonne realizes that Rick has reached a point where he is truly and utterly incapable of telling the truth as to why he chooses to stay with the CRM, especially to her, and least of all to himself. And it is immensely cathartic when she lets her anger, her frustration boil over and they have the dialogue that they have. Andrew and Danai were magnificent in all their conversations, your reactions to them, Jess, were beautiful. And yes, Danai’s writing for this was a top-notch job, and you can tell that she and Andrew have really taken the time to work together to tell this story perfectly; you can see the love and care for their characters. I adored the narrative balance as you did. You share Michonne’s frustration with Rick becoming a veritable stranger right before her very eyes. Particularly when Rick was telling tales taller than the Sears Tower by claiming that he is not the brave man. Combined with her sharing more of her journey with Nat. By the same token, as you note, the CRM are truly a serious threat, thus Rick’s fears are not unfounded. And Andrew sold well the pure depths of the hopelessness that he has been consumed by. One such moment that was great was one you noted when Rick asked Michonne would she have left if he shot straight with her. Tellingly, Michonne didn’t provide an answer to that. I’ve spoken before about my having dealt with severe depression which I’ve never fully healed from. The times where it was bad enough that suicide was a serious consideration, it’s the complete absence of any hope, any sense of joy, your brain, heart, and soul cannot even conceive of any possibility that those feelings can ever be regained. It’s that sickness that infected Rick, but the question was what truly caused it? To then learn about Carl was a gut punch. Your reactions to Rick’s revelations about Carl and the drawing of him, I was NOT prepared for that one. I am happy for you, Jess, that the show had the prominent Carl mention. Likewise, I like that you appreciated Michonne mentioning how hard Daryl searched for Rick. And as it happens, despite your growing concern of time vis-à-vis the collapsing building, (similarly, the reactions you had about the preferred temperature, both in said building and the helicopter were great) they both worked together in helping Rick overcome enough of his trauma, they get out in time, and now they have the renewed hope and confidence that they can make the whole damn world theirs if they want. Of course, the world is not enough, but it is such a perfect place to start. There is still the matter of the CRM, made worse in that Beale and Thorne had their suspicions of Rick and Michonne both. Then again, given the helicopter was blown up, combined with the building’s collapse and Rick and Michonne having transportation that should buy them some time. The worry is Jadis, which I’m with you on that one, Jess. She’s going to clock that the chopper containing Rick and Michonne just happened to crash just after she announced her presence to Michonne, the timing is too suspect. Even if she doesn’t think that they planned the chopper crash. Even if she would accept that the chopper crash was fate, or happenstance, or just bad fucking luck, I fear that Jadis will send out her attack dogs to either find Rick and Michonne and/or send them after their family. And say she gets told, “What are you nuts!? They’re dead!” she’ll likely respond, “That ought to make them easy to catch!” It is sure to be anxiety inducing. I’m not entirely sure if my heart will be able to hold out. Until then, as you said, we have ended on a temporary happy note. And indeed, we had a beautiful, BEAUTIFUL episode leading to the pure perfection that was your reaction, Jess. I so loved your reaction to this episode, thank you, so, so very much.