"The Walking Dead" Recap: "Heads Up"

Written by John Edward Betancourt

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It took four excruciating weeks, but at long last The Walking Dead finally revealed the fate of Glenn all while setting up next week's ominous Midseason Finale. So let's not waste any time today and get right down to recapping last night's episode, "Heads Up".

The Good: YES! YES! YES! GLENN FREAKING SURVIVED! Those opening moments were horrifying gold for a few seconds as I witnessed the terror of that ugly and iconic moment by the dumpster over again before cheering at the top of my lungs and startling the dog as Glenn slid under that dumpster to survive the onslaught of walkers feasting upon Nicholas. It was an absolutely wonderful sight to see, and to know after all this time he finally made it out called for celebration, and I spent the first commercial break rejoicing with others over this lovely news. How big of a deal was it that Glenn survived to some of my friends? Put it to you this way, Shae was ready to move to the moon (her words) if she found out he was dead in order to deal with her grief. No Joke. These are the kinds of texts I received over this momentous occasion.

But a lot of other important stuff happened as well since this was an episode that had a taste of normalcy for a change as the good people of Alexandria started putting together the pieces and started acting like a community after all this time. It was nice to see everyone finally act like every person in this town matters and we will discuss the best parts of that in depth in my weekly breakdown later because there were two key plot points that take precedence at the moment. Specifically, the fact that some ugly things were set up last night that I have a feeling will come together in next week's midseason finale. The first...is Ron and the fact the gun Rick gave him is loaded now. It's clear he has a deep rooted hate in his belly for Carl and it wouldn't shock me to see something bad happen to Carl, perhaps right from the comics, during next week's episode. As for the other thing, why do I get a feeling next week is also when Morgan's decision comes back to bite him on the ass? That Wolf will have a chance to escape amid the chaos and Morgan may be his first target. I make mention of all of this because let's be honest, this was another filler episode, that didn't feel like a filler episode and every little tidbit put forth tonight was important in some way.

The Bad: Outside of Carl, I can't stand the kids on this show. Enid is a little punk. Ron is a little punk and sometimes their idiocy gets a tad on the annoying side like it did tonight. I get Enid is traumatized and scared and Ron is basically his father, but seriously, someone put these little brats in time out for a moment please. 

The Verdict: I really enjoyed this one for the obvious reason that we found out Glenn was alive, but it was nice to see this community come together and actually work toward a common goal for a change. It's just a shame a lot of people might not make it out alive next week since the herd is clearly getting in...

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