Oh yes, that twist. This is probably going to be a divisive moment for fans (and The Walking Dead is a show thats not exactly a stranger to controversy), as it was revealed that Eugene wasn't a scientist previously working for the human genome project. In fact, he wasn't a scientist at all. He did consider himself smarter than the average bear, but that didn't excuse the fact that hed been lying to the group of ages, and that loads of people had died as a result. Cowardly Eugene was a pretty shocking twist, especially after an episode spent mainly setting up how sympathetic - if a little odd and pervy - he was. It also did well in setting up Abraham in opposition to him, after hed been Eugenes right hand man and principal champion. It also took the wind out of the sails a little, though. Especially because there were no hints of it, and because of the aforementioned structural issues. It would've been more shocking if literally anything else besides the twist had happened in the episode; instead, it was a bombshell saved to keep people tuning in next week, rather than a well placed plot point. Bit of a wasted opportunity.
Tom Baker is the Comics Editor at WhatCulture! He's heard all the Doctor Who jokes, but not many about Randall and Hopkirk. He also blogs at http://communibearsilostate.wordpress.com/
