The Walking Dead Episode Commentary: Them

This episode of “The Walking Dead” was a journey filled with sadness and fatigue, but at the same time, it portrayed a message of not giving up.

“Them” showed the group wandering the desolate roads, which at times were filled with walkers. The challenge was that they were running on fumes with no food or water. There were several characters who reached a breaking point in this episode. Sasha felt courageous, but careless to take on a herd of Walkers all by herself which almost put the rest of the group on danger. It is clear that the loss of her brother, Tyrese, has impacted her emotionally. Daryl continues his lonely sweeps by eating earth worms and burning himself with a cigarette. The loss of Beth has impacted him deeply. Maggie has clearly reached a state of depression following the loss of her sister Beth. There were several times where she contemplated getting taken by walkers. She is clearly angry and has lost faith in herself and the world.

This episode was filled with the life message of not giving up. No matter how worse situations got for the group they stick together and they keep fighting to live another day. While this episode did not have much action other than several encounters with walkers, the emotions the characters displayed showed us that this show has a tremendous amount of talented actors. This episode did have some flashes of the classic film, “Stand By Me,” as the group was on a journey towards Washington with several obstacles in their way.

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