It’s campy fun that pays tribute to the zombie flicks of yore. The scene felt a bit a surreal, too, like it almost wasn’t actually happening, as the walkers appeared through the smoke to the sound of classical music. I cheered when Maggie ran over those walkers with the tractor, and watching Jesus dropkick (?) the undead in the face just became my new favorite thing.
While not quite as good as Rick’s terrifying scavenger hunt in the season premiere, tonight’s mix of vehicular, melee, and kung fu (?) action really elevated this otherwise talky episode. Season 7’s been pretty low on action, but the two big sequences it’s delivered so far have been absolutely excellent. I have to briefly mention how much I enjoyed tonight’s action scene. The Walking Dead continued that theme tonight. If and when they die, they’ll die fighting. Even when characters like Carol or Sasha or Rosita are at their very lowest moments, this show doesn’t just let them mourn and perish (something that did pretty much happen to Carol in the comics). That’s something I’ve always liked about The Walking Dead.
These three women have suffered many losses since the outbreak, but have come out stronger and more determined to push forward.
In fact, “Go Getters” does a great job of emphasizing the newfound bond between Maggie, Sasha, and Enid.
#THE GO GETTERS TABS TRIAL#
Join Amazon Prime – Watch Thousands of Movies & TV Shows Anytime – Start Free Trial Now Or at least she’s destined to be a force for good for as long as she can. And while it’s true that the new world doesn’t seem to have any need for clocks, that watch is a symbol of hope, passed down from hero to hero. The fact that Enid, who has continued to appear in episodes for no particular reason but to remind us that there are teenagers on this show, gets the watch is a hint that she’s perhaps destined for greater things. Maggie leaving the watch at Glenn’s grave could be interpreted as her losing hope in the future, letting this artifact from a distant past rust in the rain. This is a particularly important scene since it sets up the passing down of the watch, a significant moment that shouldn’t be understated. She owns the Hilltop’s cowardly leader, who is pretty much marked for death in my book, and even gets to knock him straight at one point when she finds her father’s watch in his possession. That strength allows Maggie to put the treacherous Gregory (Xander Berkeley) in his place. That’s not to say Maggie isn’t mourning, but it’s just that she channels the sadness into strength, which is something I really love about this character. Instead, we get an empowered Maggie, who decides to keep going at a moment when she has every right to be devastated and immobile. I was really afraid that we’d get an hour of Maggie crying over his grave while flashbacks (and maybe another alternate future dinner scene) reminded us how great Maggie and Glenn were before Negan splattered his brains all over the ground. I’m relieved the writers decided against an entire episode of Maggie mourning Glenn.
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