The Walking Dead: Dead City
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Thats all well and good for me.
She speaks only Hebrew and leads them to a zip line, which they reluctantly ride between buildings.
So its not just the Croats people who use this mode of intercity transportation.
The whole ding-dang city is zipping around like the Dauntless fromDivergent.
It keeps them away from the walkers below and looks (dangerous but) hella fun.
I didnt really realize until this moment thatThe Walking Deaduniverse has been severely lacking in Northeast energy.
It felt like a lightning bolt.
This distinct lack of chill is specific.
Their weapons are rigged from power tools.
Its a kind of toughness we havent seen.
Its alittleon the nose that Tommaso calls them tourists, but I appreciated it nonetheless.
Meanwhile, in the Hilltop offshoot community, Negans ward Ginny settles into her new temporary home.
I thought Negan said he picked her up on a farm.
Anyway, shes still not talking but seems comfortable enough.
A pep talk Ginny gets from Nina transitions kind of subtly and beautifully, I think into a flashback.
We see Maggie talking to Hershel about skipping weapons training.
He doesnt want to go.
He also seems like he may be depressed or experiencing some kind of existential anxiety.
People could come at you with anything, she warns him.
Then I guess Id be dead, he responds darkly.
Im curious as to whether or not the show will explore this connection.
Its not something I had considered.
While they wait, Negan tells Maggie a little about the Croat.
However, he intended to kill him.
The bullet missed, taking out only one ear, and the Croat escaped.
So hes gonna wanna kill you, Maggie puts together.
He claims that the Croat is evil in ways he never was, which I find suss.
I was only a monster when I absolutely had to be, he says.
When I had to put on a show to protect my people.
Those women were traumatized.
What was the dramaturgical purpose of burning his own people and separating families?
Give me a break, Negan.
But I wont abide rewriting history.
And clearly, he can turn it back on, as we see in this very episode.
First, he threatens the New York survivors with a shiv made out of a pigeon bone.
Hes even doing bad puns and complicated metaphors again.
He gives Maggie a pained, embarrassed look when hes done.
I dont think I would trust him if I were in his situation.
But at least, as an audience member at a safe distance, I can appreciate the complexity.
I can live with that.
His people are responsible for their dwindling numbers.
(Tommaso calls the Croat Van Gogh … because he only has one ear.
Maggie then comes clean about why theyre really in the city.
That we can help you with, Amaia says.
Finally, throughout the episode, Perlie Armstrong the New Babylon Marshal has been on his own Manhattan journey.
He visits the now-abandoned apartment of a family member named Joel.
Its pretty clear thatDead Cityis going to end with an all-out-war throw in of skirmish.
At least, I think it is.
Are you even a kid in theWalking Deaduniverse if you dont run away from home at least once?
Its a rite of passage.
Is this show low-key about Negan mansplaining leadership to Maggie?
He sure does like to give a lot of unsolicited lessons in negotiation and manipulation.
Im not really ready to say either way.
He definitely has a valuable perspective.
But Maggie has plenty of experience as well.
Its not like shes never had to communicate with other communities before.
Check back with me on that.
The Burazi are called that becauseburazis a Croatian word that means brother.
I did not look this up.
I learned it from the Behind the Episode segment after the episode when it dropped early on AMC+.
I like how the city is kind of constantly playing music to keep the walkers concentrated in certain areas.
Practically, its probably pretty easy to trap large hordes with a combination of buildings and sound.
Romantically, it keeps the city that never sleeps alive!
I know you have the imagination power if you ship them in the first place.
Why would you want that for him?
