#twd 10x05

[amethystmerm4id]

Okay Daryl told Connie a story about Merle and then they hold hands.

[boltsandashes]

TWD 10x05 first impressions

bullets and overall reactions under the break:

Kelly BABE. God, I can’t even imagine how frightening that must be. Trying to adjust to that kind of new normal (and not even a ‘new normal’ because it’s going in and out at this point) while you’re in a constant fight for survival.

Why would they have the doctor out searching for Negan? Protect your doctors, guys!!

Ughhhhh that cough from Zeke. I’ve been worrying all season about him being maybe being sick....

Omg he’s just a fanboy. He’s a Negan fanboy I’m dying.

Daryl let you out of the cell, #1 theory. (Aaron is #2 but it’s shakier.)

DAMN, the Rick and Carl mentions. Love Negan’s reactions to that assumption about Carl.

Aaron baaabe why you out alone?

Ugh that is so shitty. Contaminating the water supply? :/

Rating Walkers on hotness omg XD

“I don’t wanna be recognized.” Immediately in front of new people: “DAMN, classic Negan!” This idiot.

OMG Daryl is the actual cutest thing what the hell. That Merle story? The fact that he’s sharing a Merle story? And I just love how expressive he is with Connie, ok, I know it’s partly because he’s signing and gesturing to make things clearer for her but it is fucking adorable. He’s the most alive we’ve ever seen when he’s with her tbh I’m full on board shipping them.

oh my goddddd Zeke. oh my god this breaks my damn heart.

Ohh Negan... I don’t know if you wanna insult the obsessive fanboy. They tend to get vicious.

What I don’t love about this whole subtle Whisperer strategy thing is that it means Lydia was dead wrong about Alpha in the town meeting, that she actually doesn’t understand the people she grew up with, while the people like the Highwayman woman were right. Why have her insist it wasn’t Alpha behind the small herds if she’s just gonna be wrong?

AARon are you actually being the soft sweetheart I know you are?? (be careful babe)

Magna.... I get it girl but c’mon. You’ve been with them for like a year now.

ho ly shit this psycho fanboy. I honestly really love this story; it’s showing Negan exactly the kind of behavior he inspired with his leadership. It’s not what he WANTED to inspire but he did anyway. He preached no-nonsense brutality and domination and, just a step or so removed, this is what people took from it and I love that the show went there and explored that, and also showed clearly how that’s not what Negan actually wanted, that’s never what he wanted, but now he has to live with the consequences anyway. It’s complex shit and I love it.

zeeeeeke... god you know what I was preparing myself for a story like this and I’m still not prepared.

Magna and Yumiko... that was rough, wow. I feel like Yumiko’s probably more upset about the lie than the killing? Hopefully. We’ll see how that goes.

You know I didn’t realize at first that Gamma was Thora Birch. Cute little Hocus Pocus munchkin Thora Birch.

I am audibly awwing at every Daryl & Connie moment. Daryl lying for her family is a big deal; Daryl’s very blunt and honest by nature. And then Connie saying they’re family, I just..... all the hearts for that.

I’m intriiiigued by Negan going to the Whisperers. Is he planning to make a deal with them? I’d have hoped the lesson he’d have gotten from Obsessive Fanboy would be that the way he used to operate wasn’t the right path, but maybe he took it as “why bother trying/caring about people,” which would suck. For now though I’m gonna assume that he’s going to the Whisperers to try and do the right thing –– either by getting inside information to relay back to our people or by taking out Alpha, himself. Anything else would be a serious character backslide and kind of a disappointment imo.

Ok so I just really adored this episode, it’s one of my favorites in the season so far (I really loved, I think, 10x03 as well). I’m heartbroken about Zeke, I so wanted him and Carol to patch things up and have a happily ever after. Maybe that’s naive but that’s what I wanted for them. But at the same time it makes sense that this would happen at some point. Now that things are settled down a bit, time is passing, people are still gonna get sick like they do in our world.

The Magna and Yumiko stuff was rough, but that reveal explains so much about why they’ve never seemed on a level playing field in their relationship. Magna had this huge secret the entire time –– for thirteen years, damn –– that was keeping her from being completely open with Yumiko, and it turns out she might’ve been right not to because Yumiko’s reaction to the truth... really sucked. We’ll see where they go from here I guess.

I’m kind of laughing internally at the Alpha plan for Gamma because, what it sounded like to me, and I don’t know if I’m right on this, is that she wants Gamma to flirt with Aaron and that would just be such a fail I wanna see it in action.

And yeah, I think I rambled enough about the Daryl/Connie stuff and the general Negan story in the bullets. Awesome episode honestly, what’d you all think?

[rickbisexualgrimes]

negan being free is the one thing we’ve been waiting for & damn it’s good. 

[vvalliu]

[annoyingabouteverything]

I'm glad we have confirmation that Daryl is a bring you flowers type of boyfriend, twice is a pattern folks

[thewalkingcaps]

[booasaur]

The Walking Dead - 10x05

[rcsitastark]

For 13 years, that’s how you’ve looked at me.

[yumagnacarta]

yes Magna stoke the supplies but she had good intentions, BUT Magna was lying for 13 YEARS, their relationship was built around that shit, built around a lie and i can’t imagine how hurt Yumiko is. Magna thinks Yumiko cares about the crime but its the lie, everything was built on that lie. SO IM STRESSED.

[twdmusicboxmystery]

Who’s excited for 10x05? 🙋🏼‍♀️🙋🏼‍♀️🙋🏼‍♀️

[amethystmerm4id]

So Ezekiel has cancer now??? Why?

[boltsandashes]

Spoiler Tags 10x05

Ok loves. It’s 9am, I’m at work, the kid is napping, so I’m gonna sit down and try to watch the ep while she’s asleep. Any posts about the episode will be tagged with #twd spoilers and #twd 10x05 until 10pm tonight (24 hours after the episode officially aired).

[my-mt-heart]

Please give some more thoughts. I’m just so sad, again.

I understand where those feelings are coming from, I really do. Caryl has spent nearly the entirety of an extended season in a weird emotional place, we’re coming dangerously close to the end, and there still hasn’t been any breakthrough. Worse, the show is still dangling other potential ships and to what end? Creating suspense? It’s not suspenseful. It’s exhausting and it disrespects all characters involved. Daryl’s not an alpha male. He doesn’t need to be portrayed as TWD’s most eligible bachelor. Female characters don’t need to be pitted against one another by the audience or used as plot devices. When we had the spinoff, we could at least look forward to more story for Daryl and Carol, presumably when their relationship would shift for the better, but without that extra time and space, what are we left with? A shell of the relationship we all cherish for one reason or another and maybe some last minute, lackluster payoff? Since 11C started, I said I was wary about how Caryl’s story would come together and this episode reminded me why. That being said, I still think we could be headed for canon and I’m still not worried about Donnie. 

Something that a lot of people seem to be overlooking is that the emotional arc in this episode belongs to Daryl and Carol, not Daryl and Connie. Connie is, unfortunately, a plot device on Caryl’s path to healing. I’d even argue she’s standing in for Sophia in some ways, somebody they want to protect together because they failed her before. While at the same time, Carol wants to protect Daryl because she still thinks she failed him before. 

There’s also a lot of role reversal going on. Carol taking Daryl's hand juxtaposes Daryl taking Connie's hand in 10x05. Connie saying she's not going anywhere juxtaposes Carol saying she's not going anywhere in 10x18. I think the intention is to make it seem like Daryl has a choice between these two women (side-eye). Connie is the more “obvious” choice or rather the “safest” choice because she doesn’t run, but Carol is everything to Daryl. He needs her. Connie doesn't need either of them. She can handle herself. 

I hope I’ve shared enough of my thoughts for now and that this answers a fair amount of my other asks. I won’t be able to get to them all unfortunately, but I see them. I know there are a lot of concerns. Hang in there. 

[helie-brain]

Idea

So I was watching TWD 10x05, and the scene where Daryl tells Connie about his brother is playing. A funny idea pops up. 

What if Connie is in the horde and as she is slipping out (IDK how)  she is almost attacked but Daryl “saves her life” and in response Connie says go get the beer. Or Daryl is about to be bit or attacked and Connie saves his life and Daryl responds to her go get the beer. Thought it could be cute. 

[vvalliu]

[theliteraryartist]

TWD 10x05

Connie: *exists*

Me:

Connie and Daryl: *share a talk*

Me: