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We're only halfway through. Yay. Really, this entire last season has gotten us NOWHERE>

This episode makes as much sense as the season so far, so there's that. I'm really just drinking at this point.

Lord why doesn't Carl just blow blabbermouth away

I already have no idea what the hell is going on AND it's very dark.

WHO GIVES NEGAN A MEGAPHONE/SPEAKER. DWIGHT, CAN YOU NOT TAKE CARE OF THAT AT LEAST???

I already have no idea why anyone is doing what they're doing. Oh, hello Oceanside.

No, no, please don't make me wonder again about why Lori was so wonderful

The music is already grating my nerves. So.Much.Drama.

I feel like I could be really interested in the Gabriel (sure, they're probably about to kill off a character that I think actually still has an interesting story to tell), Eugene and Dwight part of this episode -- if I wasn't so annoyed, distracted and OVER Negan and his constant phallic jokes (and I do actually like JDM as an actor, usually.). If you're going to give me some of his backstory, which I don't care about at all at this point, at least tell me that jacket belonged to his late wife and he can't bear to give it up. As for Rick and Daryl, I just wanted Michonne to show up and shut down their nonsense. Clearly she and Carol need to be in charge. ... Is it bad that when I saw a helicopter, my first thought was that the Governor was here to kill Negan?

The people in the background look like extras from a Michael Jackson video.

I think I only care about Carol, Morgan and The Kingdom (and Michonne). And we won't see them again for weeks, right?

If we're lucky. Better than 13 more minutes of Negan. He is just insufferable.

OK, at 10 p.m., a flicker of interest

I loved THAT show.

Don't fail US, Gabriel. Your purpose is to stop Negan. Please.

Thank goodness this episode has extra time, because it is riveting.

My attention is wandering so much, and the screen is so dark, that I have no idea what happened

Honestly, I do not care 1 bit about Negan's backstory at this point.

weeks or you might say years. Oh, more time jumping. Delightful.

It's too dark on my TV to see much of this. Alas. I feel I am missing so much. Oh, dear God, Gabriel, his confession? This ep is going to be.one.long.monologue.

Is Maggie's awful, uneven accent starting to rub off more on Negan, or is it just me?

OK, I'm really, really annoyed and bored. I don't know if I'll make it through this episode. I mean, we know Gregory isn't going to get killed here, etc.

Really, really? with Ezekiel's wig, showrunners. Take a little of the over-the-top zombie budget (or I guess the freed-up CGI budget now) and fix that dang thing. Unless I'm supposed to be distracted by the Ridiculous Hair Olympics on this show. OMG, I probably just conjured the garbage pail kids with that.

especially if we are spared hearing him talk about it

OMG Rick driving this jeep--why am I thinking of Magnum PI ZA