Bye

Years have truly Gone "Bye", the third episode has Rick and Michonne together, partly. With the final scene of the previous episode, showing Jadis blackmailing Rick, I just felt we were going to be down a road of an episode full of tension and suspension. This episode has all that along with so much more, powerful storytelling and character drama. The episode is emotional and the theme of hope is done brilliantly here, how easy it is to lose it. How much a person can change and what that person will do for the safety of others, in this way, Rick Grimes. It's not often we see Rick scared and it's contagious, as we become scared as well.

The cast and characters for this episode are; Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes, Danai Gurira as Michonne, Pollyanna McIntosh as Jadis Stokes, Lesley-Ann Brandt as Pearl Thorne, and Terry O'Quinn as General Beale. With new cast members being Julian Cihi as Benjiro and Tessa Slovis as Cleo Clifton.

The episode's premise: While pretending to be strangers, Rick and Michonne search for a way to survive under the eyes of the Civic Republic Military.

This week's episode of TWD: The Ones Who Live "Bye" was directed by Michael Slovis and written by Gabriel Llanas & Matthew Negrete, the direction and visual storytelling were excellent, and what I found interesting was how Matthew Negrete co-wrote the script and if you don't recognize the name, he was the showrunner on World Beyond which was a below average show but the world building and story with the CRM in its second (final) season was quite compelling. There's also no Gimple speech, overall great dialogue. The screenplay for "Bye" was incredible! Back to the direction and visual storytelling, Michael Slovis who has directed a few episodes of The Walking Dead and a couple of other well known shows was the right choice to helm episode 3 and the upcoming fourth episode. He handles every scene with perfection, making sure there are brilliant shots as well as the actors are doing their finest work, which they are. The premise doesn't lie, although it's hard to see these characters (Rick and Michonne) act like strangers around each other for the majority of the episode it's just interesting to see because of the performances Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira do in the episode. The latter of them doesn't get as much material as in the previous episode, yet the subtle details around her performance makes it perfect nonetheless. I would like to say Andrew Lincoln has the best performance in this episode but that's not entirely right, because of Lesley-Ann Brandt who gets the MVP. Pearl Thorne became the show's best character (after the two leads) in how complex and likable she is, you might react with the word "likable" but it's because of how human she is thanks to the portrayal and writing but also because of how easy it is to sympathize with her, the dialogue about how she sees Rick as her family was priceless. I also really like the scenes with Rick and Jadis, with her acting as the show's antagonist. Andrew Lincoln acts superbly throughout the episode with us viewers noticing how sad and emotional he is, how he contemplates his actions and the large range of emotions he brings in the scenes.

The production design and art direction is terrific, so is the mise-en-scene and cinematography for the show. The musical score is something I haven't commented about but it's spectacular. The increased budget makes for better production design and visual effects, overall making a better show in every department along with the actors. There's a action sequence pretty late in the episode which was fantastic, something to look forward to! If you compare Philadelphia with the Commonwealth, you see how small the latter was in comparison, and I mean how they make it look. Both settlements are big, but this just feels bigger. The storyline of CRM is handled brilliantly, so is the individual character arcs and major story arc. With only three episodes left, I think we don't have to worry about quality dropping. This episode was superb from start to finish.

It was quite exquisite and tasty. Fantastical episode that made me plumpy and fulfilled. Jeez Louise The Walking Dead! You've really showed us who you really are! They came out from the darkness of this fallen franchise! I'm never gonna cry for the rest of my days! This is straight up some lean! Type beat! I just hope that they continue to plumpen me with this amazing content! And oh yeah! Keep up those magical make out scenes! They really make you feel the characters connections! Keep doing them please! I think they are the best character building for each character! Please keep it up the walking dead!

Episode 3, "Bye," is really where the story starts to pick up, with no more flashbacks, besides the two flashbacks in the beginning, of course. However, besides those, this episode takes place in the present timeline.

I want to start by saying that Jadis is an absolutely awesome villain. It's the first time in a long time where I have actually been invested in a villain from The Walking Dead. The last few seasons of TWD and Fear TWD have had some of the most bland and boring villains, and it never really felt like they were a threat to the main cast of the shows. But Jadis actually feels like a villain that can really mess some things up, and that's exciting and very stressful. Pollyanna McIntosh really does an excellent job at playing Jadis.

It's amazing to see Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira together again after so long; they haven't lost their touch. I also want to mention Terry O'Quinn and Lesley-Ann Brandt; they are both excellent.

"Bye" is an excellent episode with some fun and shocking twists, and the action is amazing too, just like episodes 1 and 2. The ending is also very exciting; I did not think it was going to go the way it did. It's setting up for some very interesting plotlines, so I am very excited to see where the rest of the season is going.

Why does Rick not tell Michonne what is going on? He doesn't explain why he's afraid for her life, why he can't go with her. He just expects her to leave without question after she spent so long looking for him. He doesn't tell her about Jadis and when she sees Jadis he tries to brush it off as nothing. What is he so afraid of?

I do like the story and I think they've done a decent job explaining why he never made it home to them. But now Rick needs to explain everything to Michonne before both of them are killed. Explain why they can't just kill Jadis and why they can't run away. Right now Rick sees no way out and so he's trying to save Michonne, but I don't get the whole Harry and the Hendersons approach where he tries to make her think he doesn't love her anymore.

Jadis is the hero with not the best haircut, Rick is a bit right XD. This scene was the best in the whole series so far and no one will change my opinion. Every scene with Jadis and Rick is brilliant. Nice that we are getting more answers. The slowest episode of all three that came out, but it's typical of TWD that the beginning and end shine and the middle has to do the dirty work of laying everything out and the pace of the action suffers a bit. Worst of the first three episodes, but better than any episode from all the other spinoffs, not counting the one about Daryl. That is, in short, the weakest so far, but the series is so good that even its weakest moments are still very good.