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The Ones Who Live 1x02 Full Reaction - Sesskasays

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When you tell us, Jess, that your heart was racing throughout the episode, it affected me the same way. The heartbreak, likewise. I too figured that Michonne would be a central focus of this episode. With that, I expected Danai to kill it. I did not anticipate just how spectacular this episode ended up being. Yes, they did a great job of reintroducing Aiden and Baily and getting you invested in them pretty quickly. Then there was Nat, probably the MVP of this episode. I don’t recognize his actor, nor did I catch a name, but that man was brilliant in this episode. Like you said, in addition to his stability with his emotional support, which yes, that man was a goddamn rock, he also was just exceptionally skilled. The kind of man that you want on your side in a world gone to shit soup. You and I both, Jess, got immensely invested in him right away. I knew that would happen upon seeing the episode. Your saying as such got me sobbing. About the second or third time you expressed appreciation for Nat, the dread of your coming reaction started getting to be too much, and I said, “Take me now, Lord. Don’t fuck with me like this.” That scene with the gas being dropped was intense, and I share your heart racing from then on with this episode. Saddening to lose Aiden and Baily, your reaction, likewise, heartbreaking. The scenes of Michonne and Nat were all superbly well done, and I kept saying about Nat, “Someone make a note of that man being a complete fucking sweetheart.” Especially when Danai brought everything to her scene where Michonne thinks Rick is truly dead. How Nat says to Michonne that she can more or less throw in the towel, and still make the choice to believe that Rick lives. I wanted to buy him a beer and give him a hug. Because he’s right. In a world that’s gone to shit soup, you have the power to decide what you can or cannot believe in, in order to live. As Democritus said, “O kósmos alloíosis, o víos ypólipsis.” “World is decay. Life is perception.” Your reactions to those scenes induced many tears. Just as your reaction to Rick and Michonne’s full reunion did. One small note on that. I anticipated that what helped save Rick’s life last episode was Michonne dealing with the CRM people with an, “I want you to look at me when I kill you! I want to SEE the light leave your eyes!” mentality, which the episode gave greater context to. That reunion was overwhelming. You say that you don’t recall saying anything during it. I couldn’t even tell you if you said anything during the reunion either, Jess, as I was just taking in your reaction; the beautiful look in your face and especially your eyes seeing them reunited. Brings us to Nat’s death, and your scream at that tore my soul into tatters. I let out a wail of anguish myself when I first saw Nat get shot. And when Nat died in Michonne’s arms, the fury was staved off over the pure sadness I was consumed by to the point I started shaking, and I was saying, “Oh, no, no, no. No, it’s not fair!” The fury came after I finished the episode where I’m stewing towards the writers, “You... Goddamn... SICK... Sons of BITCHES!!” I knew I wasn’t going to be ready for your reactions to Nat’s death. I was right. I think I’m going to need a couple of months to emotionally recover from that. It is such a great showcase of the trust between Rick and Michonne how he coaches her, and she listens and acts accordingly in a quick fashion. Loved Rick giving her Nat’s lighter. I do share you looking forward to Rick learning about his and Michonne’s son. The pragmatism to not tell him just yet I understand. It’s sort of like when Maggie didn’t tell Negan about Ginny being in Manhattan so that his focus would be on what she needed him to do. Which brings us to Jadis. I had heard she would be in this. I do agree that Pollyanna as Jadis is quite good. Perhaps not as good as Tilda Swinton as Jadis, yet still pretty goddamn good. Objectively, I do like how Jadis points out to Rick that though his and Michonne’s subterfuge may have fooled the CRM, given her intimate and personal knowledge, it wasn’t tremendously difficult for her to put two and two together, ending on a “Damn! They’re in a tight spot!” type ending. One other note. I shared your concern for the horse. You may have verified my one thought which was I didn’t recall seeing the horse get violently killed, so that is something, and I second your encouraging Mr. Ed by saying, “Good for you, sweetie! Live to see another day!” Oh, this reaction was immensely beautiful, Jess, thank you, so, so very much.