The Walking Dead Season 7: 5 Ups And 3 Downs From 'Bury Me Here'

1. The Big Character Developments Felt Forced

The turnaround in Morgan - and more specifically his state of mind - happened maybe too quickly, given his long-time pacifist nature, but Lennie James' performance is what just about makes it work.

However, two other major characters have a similar change of heart, but unfortunately the reversal in thinking of Carol and Ezekiel isn't earned here, despite the fact that the change itself is an important step forward for the show. Indeed, it's precisely because of that importance, or rather its necessity, that it happens at all.

Ezekiel has to join the fight. Carol has to join the fight. So Ezekiel and Carol decide to join the fight. Which is good for the plot, but less so for character development. Unfortunately, we don't get to really see any of this play out. Ezekiel witnesses a shocking death, Carol hears about one (because, for all the other names, Glenn's is the only one that will really hit her). Then it quickly cuts away, and by the end of the episode they're where the show needs them to be.

Given how great Khary Payton and especially Melissa McBride are, it could've been really powerful had we been able to see them truly wrestling with these decisions, processing what had happened to people they cared about and what must be done. Instead the show just jumps straight to the outcome, which will still work for the march to war, but means it feels more forced, and robs us of a couple of potentially excellent character moments.

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