I like to see how people adapt (or not) to how the world is, now.
From last season, Clara and the Governor couldn’t “come back from these things”, but Rick could. Normal people are capable of terrible things (Eddie helping himself and Clara to survive), and sociopaths can flourish without being kept in check by a greater society. Rick suffered, but he snapped out of it, grew, and adapted. He knows he can’t “just be a farmer”.
In Michonne’s dream, her boyfriend seemed to want to check out of life. I think he killed their child and that is why Michonne was so affected by the murder-suicide pink bedroom scene. Some people chose to kill themselves rather than try to survive in this world.
The country club scene showed how class doesn’t have any meaning, anymore. The haves and have – nots both died. Beth and Daryl’s dynamic/growth worked because they were from opposite sides of the tracks. Carol would not have brought that out in Daryl. Daryl rummaging through the purse was lame because well into a year into the zombie apocalypse, Daryl knows money is no good. They showed it to emphasize the point about class differences and Beth and Daryl’s differences.
When Beth was writing a thank-you note for the food, she said there were still good people in the world. In the beginning of that episode, lonely Bob was picked up by “good” guys. At the end of the episode, lonely Daryl was picked up by bad guys.
Can’t wait for next week.
