This is a season that has seriously under perform, its not even close to Season 2 but I guess the cat is out of the bag, Daryl is with Carol and Laurent who was they kid they were once trying to safe is far away from danger so I guess it was hard to keep this show running at the same pace, not all episodes have been bad, at least this was fun as hell to watch, not gonna lie this show has been throwing so much variety at us that Im actually enjoying the ride, just enough to keep watching even tho nothing too crazy has happend yet but this episode really delivered on multiple fronts but its not the same anymore, after this three spin off are over they need to do some drastic changes if they want to keep pumping TWD content, for some everything died with the OG series but I have enjoy most of the spin off at some level, even Dead City. The thing is they split up Daryl and Carol again which is working so much better than earlier in the season when they were kinda stuck together doing not much, now we got two separate stories happening and both are actually interesting for once which is a nice change of pace from what we have been getting, its WOT all over all.
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There is this woman called Paz, she absolutely killed it this episode, her fight scenes are badass and having her team up with Daryl for the whole thing was perfect they should have given her way more screen time from the start because her character brings so much energy to the table that was missing. The shootout scene in Barcelona was good yeah it was good, nothing crazy, it was tense, like usually in these shows nobody can hit shit but here people were actually landing their shots and dropping enemies left and right which made it feel way more real and tense, I was not expecting that level of action but they delivered big time. That moment with Daryl holding Justinas hand and refusing to let go even when it seemed impossible was pure Daryl Dixon this is exactly why people love him so much because he never gives up on saving people no matter what, how many times he told Caron no and then end up going after Justina LOL thats both hilarious and stupid, but at the same time in good old TWD fashion he didnt go for the thing that made the most sense like dude just shoot the driver and hijack the truck instead of trying to pick the lock while walkers are closing in on you but whatever I guess they needed the tension for next episode. The whole convoy ambush was giving me old Walking Dead when they usually get trapped and have to deal with humans, you got to fear those more than the zombies themself, something about being in a city with that many walkers is always what picks up the intensity of the scene, been surrounded without escape.
Back with Carol there is Roberto, annoying as fuck though he speaks his mind sure but damn he can be a pain in the ass sometimes curious to see what happens with him next episode because the kid got poisoned by Fede wich was messed up and the cat clue was a nice touch. The Antonio and Carol stuff was actually expected to have them kiss, it felt earned after all the buildup even tho I was not buying their chemistry at first but it grew on me throughout the episode also there is Valentina pushing Carol closer to the edge of tasting the "local wine", that flashback scene of Antonio with his wife dying and turning into a walker right there on camera while everything falls apart around them was beautifully done one of the best death scenes this show has pulled off in a while probably because it has so meaning to him and what his life turn to but what an idiot to hold it from Roberto for so long and let Fede bully him for it. The fact that it happened right when the outbreak started in Spain was a cool reveal even tho some people might think its unnecessary I thought it added context to the whole situation and showed us something we hadnt seen before wich was the beginning of everything in Barcelona, they mentioned Rick Grimes brother was there during the outbreak so were getting closer to that whole storyline even tho they refuse to actually say Ricks name which is still frustrating as hell.
Fede is still being shady and I cannot wait for him to get killed to beat up badly as he has been lying to everyone for years about the whole Alcazar situation and now hes trying to cover it up by literally poisoning a kid, like what kind of leader does that shit. Carol breaking into his place to steal medicine was a bold move and Im glad Fedes mother finally figured out what her son was doing because she gave Carol the antidote without hesitation once she understood but I think she did it because it was Roberto and not necessary because he understood or recognize Fede's reasons, that compass coming back into play was smart writing because it tied everything together and proved Roberto was telling the truth about finding Justina. The whole Salas Delmare situation is about to explode next episode because Antonio called out Fede in front of everybody and theres no way that ends well for him Im thinking hes gonna die saving Carol and Roberto which would suck and I think Daryl is the only that could safe him and is very far away in Barcelona, if they kill him off like they did Isabelle in my opinion is just lazy writing but then again this is not the OG TWD anymore, this spin off are probably whats last on the fuel talk, although I notice on IMDB there is a forth season and I think they should stop there.
Only one episode left for season 3 and I have no idea how they wrap all this up are we leaving Spain or staying for season 4 opener so many damn questions. The Daryl flashbacks with young Merl were honestly pointless and I dont understand why they keep showing them now after all these years like what does losing Isabelle have to do with his childhood trauma it feels like they dont know what to do with Daryl when Carol getting all the good scenes which is weird because usually its the other way around. That whole refugee camp with the girls who escaped Alcazar was a nice touch showing that not everyone in this world is a psychopath and some people are actually trying to help others survive, Lias group agreeing to help attack the convoy made sense once they realized killing the fake king of Spain would end the whole La Ofrenda system but the reasons and decision process felt stupid, honestly they should have stay put and just tell NO to Daryl. The river of walkers they had to cross was a cool visual even tho we have seen similar stuff before it still looked cool, this show knows how to do fight scenes and make them feel grounded unlike Dead City that is the other end of the rope going way over the top. Overall this episode was way better than I expected especially after a few weaker ones earlier in the season and Im a bit more excited for the finale now that we finally getting somewhere with killing The Alcazar wich is saying something because I was getting bored with the pacing before, they finaly gave us what we wanted with both Daryl and Carol doing interesting things separately instead of just standing around talking about nothing but I have to be honest and I doubt they could cram up all that content that is left on a single episode.
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