

Guys can’t handle pain." - Paula after her boyfriend's been shot and knocked out There wasn't any shading of how versatile, fierce, and competent they all were, even being boastful about their power, survival, and leadership. Alicia Witt as Paula, Jeananne Goossen as Michelle, Jill Jane Clements as Molly, and Rus Blackwell as Donnie were amazing. She not only propelled both Carol and Maggie's storylines so much deeper than they have been in a long time, she gifted us with fully fleshed out villains too. Writer Angela Kang should be proud of the work she did with this episode. Melissa's complexity of embodying Carol, in particular, made it definitely impossible to know when she had grasped the upper hand or slipped away. It was like one big chess game - not only in their conversations but even Maggie and Carol's endeavor to escape. A majority of their kidnapping was each woman playing different emotional and psychological cards on each other. Carol contrasted Paula, the leader of the mini-pack who's lost all humanity and is just about finding a place to stand still no matter the cost. Maggie contended against Michelle (or 'Chelle), a Savior who lost her husband, their baby, and her father. Holding up a mirror to their own past, intentions and beliefs, their crisis is a true emotional and psychological throwdown. Held in a concrete prison, Maggie and Carol met with alter ego versions of themselves. This brutal and horrific kidnapping led to one of the series' best, and certainly this season's latter half. When Rick failed to negotiate a trade for Primo, Maggie and Carol were led to a remote location and held hostage. You've been warned but hope you enjoy!Īfter nearly six seasons The Walking Dead finally delivered a women-centric episode headlining Maggie and Carol versus their Savior captors: Paula, 'Chelle, Molly, and Donnie.
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Below includes spoilers of the series so far. Good guys or bad guys, walking dead or alive - we're all in the same boat. Then, Carol and Maggie were kidnapped by more Negans. After successfully wiping out Negan's compound, or one aspect of it, the group's ready to get some final answers out of one last survivor. Rick's group descended into murder territory with last week's No Way Out.

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