Episode 11, The Distance
Summary:
At the end of Episode 10 Aaron has come to talk to Rick. Episode 11 kicks off with Maggie bringing Aaron into the barn, where everyone naturally is a little wary.
Aaron shows Team Rick the steal walls they have at their base camp and does his best to convince Rick that they should try and “join up.” Right up until Rick decks him.
After Rick knocks him out they search his gear and find a flare gun in his bag. When he wakes up Rick wants to know how many people Aaron has out in the woods – but Aaron basically ignores the question and tries to make his sales pitch again.
Rick is sure Aaron is trying to set them up but Michonne and Maggie want to believe. Michonne wants to go see Aaron really has a bus out on the road. It rapidly turns into Michonne, Maggie, Glen, Rosita, and Abraham going to scout the situation.
After the scout leaves Rick has the rest of his team split up and hide out around the barn while he stays inside with Aaron.
Rick warns him that if his scouts aren’t back in an hour he’s going to put a knife into his head. Little Ass Kicker is crying and Aaron has applesauce. But he doesn’t want to eat it at first. Aaron does his best to convince rick that Judith will be safe in their camp. It is big enough and guarded enough that she’ll be safe.
Out on patrol Glen says they need to be on alert and shoot anyone who comes at them. Michonne is more trusting, she thinks they might need to be less aggressive. The scouts do indeed find a vehicle capable of carrying them all. Abraham & Rosita clear it and then find canned food.
When the scouts get back Michonne forces the vote and everyone agrees that the risk is worth going with Aaron. Only Aaron won’t tell them exactly how to get there. He gives them instructions to a highway, but Rick is going to go a different way. He still thinks its an ambush.
As they are driving some of Aaron’s responses are hoaky and Glenn ends up using their car as a zombie plow. But in the process Rick, Glenn, Michonne and Aaron end up seperated from the RV and surrounded by the dead.
Aaron runs after they spot the flare, saying “This is done.” Then Glenn tracks him through the woods and tries to convince Glenn to go with him and leave the others.
What did the red flare mean? Was the whole thing a set up? Why bother risking it? What does Rick and team have that they wanted?
Rick and team head to the water tower where they think they saw the flare come from. Aaron then freaks out when he finds his good friend Eric wounded. They kiss and then Eric blames Aaron for his injury because when he does dumb stuff when he’s worried.
So everyone is together at the water tower. Aaron thanks them for saving Eric and he wants to repay them. And he will when they reach Alexandria.
When the sun comes up they are back on the road, heading to Alexandria.
They make it halfway there before the RV’s battery dies.
Rick still isn’t convinced everything is good and Michonne tries to tell him to let the anger and fear of everything go otherwise he’ll eat himself up. Rick is struggling with it though. Glenn gets the RV going again but Rick wanders off, going up to an abandoned house and hiding a gun in a blender. Regardless of what he tells Michonne, he’s not putting all his eggs in the trust basket.
When they reach Alexandria Rick hears kids and families. Which he didn’t hear at Terminus or at the Governor’s place.
Everyone get’s out of the vehicles and they approach the gated off area on foot.
And now we have to wait until next week until we find out if Rick was right to be untrusting.
Things I loved about this episode…
- Aaron’s dumb joke about dancing, but only on Friday nights. The joke wasn’t great, but the flat reaction from everyone else was great.
- Rick punching Aaron so he’ll shut up and stop spewing how great their community is.
- Michhone. “You saved a crazy lady with a sword.” When she’s trying to convince Glenn that Team Rick really is good people.
- The car through the walker horde plow scene was awesome. Nothing like buckets of blood on the hood.
- Rick shooting a zombie in the head with a flare gun.
Things that I didn’t like about this episode…
- Seeing Abraham’s nipples through his sweaty shirt when he’s in the RV.
- Michonne doesn’t look starved. So don’t pan across her beautiful curves if you want me to believe she’s been starving.
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