Splinter

As a fan, I am far too invested in 'The Walking Dead' to just stop watching at this point. But after this episode, if that's even what you want to call it, I'm on thin ice. This isn't even an episode of the show! It's a random character we just met who is having a delusion in a boxcar for 40 minutes. There is zero point to sitting through this drivel.

Shame on the director, writer, and show runner for this ghastly, horrible episode.

A good character building episode for Princess that gives us a bit more context for why she acts the way she does instead of just alluding to vague mental health issues and moving on.

The main complaint people appear to have with this episode is that it doesn't advance the overall plot. However, this should not be a surprise to anyone since this is one of the six episodes made during Covid lockdown restrictions, meaning a more in-depth, multi-character episode was untenable.

Whilst it may not be the interrogation episode fans wanted, I believe the writers took a sensible approach in deciding to use the unexpected restrictions as a means to allow Paola Lázaro to flex her acting mucles and show us what makes the latest addition to this ever expanding cast tick. A task that she tackles admirably without ever descending into a charicature, which is no mean feat considering her manic-pixie get-up.

Having watched since season one, I am confident that at least some of the reveals from this episode will also end up paying off in some quieter, inter-personal moments next season.

So, although some viewers may feel robbed of a tense, drama-filled interrogation episode (as if we haven't already had enough variations of those over the past ten seasons) this is a decent character study that continued to lay the foundations for whatever the TV version of this new group is going to be.

I don't understand the hate on this episode. These are bonus episodes and are restricted. We found out a bit about princess and her back story. Although it's not action packed they are getting these stories out of the way for season 11. Yea it was weird and didn't make much difference to the story but it's better then nothing.

At this point I think I'm at the hate watching stage. Ask yourself why no characters have been able to mean as much as s1-3 characters despite 7 more full seasons of opportune development?

I just can't like a show that expects me to care about these horribly written/acted characters, let alone the characters themselves.

The worst episode ever. I even skipped parts out of uitter boredom.