Season 5 Episode 2 Review/Recap 

Only Lost Limbs Not Lives – The Walking Dead Season 5 Episode 2 – Strangers

I am still pinching myself that The Walking Dead is back! After last week’s big premiere, we are all anxious to see what is going to happen next. There was a lot of “house keeping” and when that was out of the way, we moved right into a new character and all new threats.

Rick once again proves why he is the best man/leader ever when he puts his machismo aside and goes and speaks to Carol. While he doesn’t come out and apologize for his decision to oust her, he respects that despite it, she was still willing to protect them.

Clearly earning his respect, he humbly asks her if he and the others can join her group as opposed to her joining them. Classy Rick, very classy!

Of course she says yes but almost immediately seems to question her standing in her reunited family.  She is no longer the leader of a group, she is just a member of one again. Struggling with this, she starts to shut down.

She is even attempts to leave the group during the night via an abandoned car.  Daryl immediately noticing her absence, finds her before she can go.  As they are talking, a car goes speeding by.

When Daryl sees a cross in the rear window, he realizes it is the same car that took Beth.  He yells out to Carol they have Beth and without hesitation, they take off in pursuit.

We meet Father Gabriel tonight stranded atop a boulder with ravenous walkers below. To his rescue comes our group, which may have just opened a whole new can of worms. Rick does not trust him from the get go so of course, neither do we.

Having been living amidst zombies for a year, he seems much too well kempt, well fed, and well secured inside his church in the middle of nowhere. He claims to have never killed a man nor a walker.

In a world where doing both is a daily occurrence, it seems a little unsettling when you find someone who hasn’t. There is definitely something that Gabriel is hiding, we are just not sure what it is as of yet.

With Gabriel in tow, Rick, Michonne, Maggie, Sasha and Bob all convene on the last place the Father knows where there could possibly still be food. When they arrive, it seems the floor has given way to the basement below.  It has also filled with water due to holes in the roof.

Of course the walker infested waters of the basement is where the much needed supplies are.  Having no choice, the group jumps in.  In an awesomely grotesque scene, the waterlogged walkers are brutally taken out one by one.

When Gabriel sees a familiar face (possibly his girlfriend) now turned walker, he attempts to flee and Rick has to save him. Meanwhile Bob grapples with a submerged walker and Sasha comes to his aid.

As they do, the group makes it out with supplies in hand. They return to the church where they feast on their spoils and plan their next move.

Abraham makes his plea to the others to join Eugene, Rosita, and himself as they continue on to Washington. There according to Eugene, they will be find impenetrable safe zone where they will be safe and secure until the infection is over.

When Judith lets out a well-timed squeal, Rick takes it as her vote in support of the journey east. He then proclaims if she is in, he is in!  With that their plans are set.

While the group is enjoying their meal inside the safety of the church, there are others lurking outside. When Bob goes out, he is snatched up and we see exactly who these people are. It is Gareth and his rag-tag group from Terminus.

As they sit and talk to Bob by the fire, we learn what had been suspected since last season, the people of Terminus are indeed cannibals. How do we know this for sure? Well, they have amputated Bob’s leg, roasted it over an open fire, and are now eating it so, yeah.

All things considered, Bob has remained eerily calm. Could it be that he has a secret he not only kept from our group but theirs as well? If you are a fan of the comics, you know he may be unphased for good reason.

So, we thought tonight would be the night that we see Beth and find out all about where she has been. Other than a glimpse of THE car, we don’t see nor hear anything about her. I love that it is Daryl and Carol who are going out to find her.

You know her rescue is going to be even better now.  If we have to wait another week or so to see how it all pans out, it will be worth it. Stay safe Beth!

Although Morgan was in the preview for this episode we don’t see him again. He seems to read the symbol on a tree and then takes off in the direction he believes it is leading him. When we find out who left the symbol and therefore who he is following, we will know whether he is going to be an ally or an enemy.

We are left with more questions that need to be answered. Is Father Gabriel linked to the Terminus lurkers in the woods? Was he put out there in the forest to lure our group in?

Or is Gabriel part of the group that has Beth? Are they all somehow related? What kind of danger is the group in now?

Ugh, it’s so painful to have to wait. At least this time we only have to wait seven days and not seven months.

Only Lost Limbs Not Lives – The Walking Dead Season 5 Episode 2 – Strangers was last modified: October 20th, 2014 by

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