Sunday, February 9, 2014

The Walking Diaspora

For the past 8 weeks I've been meaning to write a long post about what to expect in the 2nd half of season 4 of the Walking Dead.  I have 8 minutes left before the premier. So here goes nothing.

I think the most interesting thing about how the midseason finale is how certain characters were split up.  In particular I note that all 4 characters who heard the radio signal in the car are separated from one another:

1.  Michoone is by herself or possibly with the Governor's girlfriend. She also could be with Judith, but that will feel like a big cheat.

2. Darryl is with Beth.  Now that Hershel is dead and Carol is off the reservation, maybe he will make a borderline inappropriate play for her love. (Note: Emily Kinney the actress who plays Beth is 29 years old, but her character is only about 18 or 19.

3. Tyres is with the two little girls.  I have a prediction on this one: they will run into Carol.  Carol and Tyrese will spark a relationship of some kind, and eventually she will become tortured by whether or not to tell him about Karen.

4. Bob Stookey is with Maggie and Sasha.  They certainly dropped a heavy hint that Sasha and Bob might be pairing up but of course Maggie's main quest will be to get to Glenn.  Maybe they can rendezvous at the Waterfall that they were speaking about at the start of the midseason finale.  (How romantic.)

I suspect that each of these groups will eventually remember the radio signal, and head towards it.  This leaves Glenn and the Red Shirts on the bus, and Rick and Karl on their own.    It would make sense for Rick and Karl to head back to their hometown and hope to hideout with Morgan. This is doubly convenient since Michonne knows that location as well.

I want the show to take sometime with this story line.  I think it could be fun to watch all these groups make their back together.  And then of course everything will go to shit.  Because this is The Walking Dead and nothing good ever happens.

 

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