Remember

This was such a refreshing episode that gives us something wr have not had in this show for a long time!

After so mamy episodes of our characters, surviving on the road, camping in the forrest and taking refuge in abandoned buildings, it was almost surreal seeing our characters in a normal environment!

It made perfect sense that Rick would struggle to adjust! He knows about the things he has done, and thinks they should be more suspicious of him! What makes for a bad person in this world?

Him after a shave and a haircut felte like watching a different person on screen!

We also get a great introduction to the new characters of Alexandria and we can tell the difference between surviving on the road, and being safe behind walls! You loose your instincts and you cant sense danger the same way!

Once in Alexandria, Rick and the survivors are welcomed and interviewed by the local leader Deanna Monroe. She is a former politician from Ohio and records each interview. Then Aaron shows two beautiful mansions and offers them to the group. However they prefer to stay together in one of the houses. Part of the group befriends other people in the community, but Rick, Michonne, Carl, Daryl and Glenn are alert. Meanwhile Deanna finds jobs in the community for most of the survivors. Carl is introduced to an outsider, Enid, and when he sees her climbing the wall, he follows her. Rick decides to walk outside the wall and Glenn, Rosita and Noah are invited by Deanna's son Aiden and Nicholas to join them in a patrol outside the wall to seek supplies. However there is a friction between Aiden and Glenn and Deanna stops the quarrel; then she offers the policeman position to Rick and Michonne. Rick has a conversation with Daryl and he discloses his real intention in Alexandria.

"Remember" is a different episode of "The Walking Dead". Rick and the survivors have shower and Rick shaves his beard. The familial bond of the group is beautiful to see how connected they are. This episode raises good questions, such as who took Rick's weapon that was hidden. What was Enid doing outside the wall? Was she going to meet someone? Daryl is impressively alert but Rick's revelation of his true intention shows that he is near to cross the thin blurred live between those that are good and bad. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "Remember"

Note: On 20 April 2016, I saw this show again.

Rick and the survivors arrive at Alexandria in need for safety.

Although the fifth season is excellent, when the second half began, freshness was needed. It is just what this chapter brought. Alexandria was a great change in the series and change part of the course. It is not an epic and action-packed episode, but the videos are very interesting and how everyone acts in the face of this change

The group are introduced to Alexandria's leader Deanna Monroe one by one. In their "auditions", each shares memories, or sometimes lie to her, concerning life outside the town's walls.

The group is accepted into the community. All work hard to adjust to the Alexandria lifestyle, a daily routine which is far more relaxed than they have become used to. They meet other residents of the community, such as Enid, another survivor who recently became a resident. There is also Deanna's family, as well as many others, such as Jessie Anderson and her husband Pete and sons Ron and Sam.

Some of the group get jobs within the community: Carol becomes a cook, Rick and Michonne are town constables, and Glenn and Tara join the supply runners. Glenn is disturbed to see how inadequate and naive the other runners are when it comes to walkers.

At his new house, Rick tells Carol and Daryl his concerns for the community. They decide that if the people there can't handle the realities of maintaining security, their group will be forced to take over Alexandria.

"Remember" is a poignant and introspective episode that not only explores the group's integration into Alexandria but also delves into the theme of identity. As the group is given jobs and homes within the community, they are forced to confront who they are and what they have become in order to survive.

Rick's struggle to adapt to his new role as a constable and his reluctance to let go of his instincts as a survivor highlight the challenges of fitting into a society that operates by different rules. The episode's exploration of identity and assimilation adds emotional depth to the characters' experiences and underscores their resilience in the face of change. Additionally, the episode's ending, where the group attends a welcoming party and tries to blend in with the residents, highlights the complexities of their new lives and the challenges of building a new future in an uncertain world.