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Well, wonders never cease, the episode actually made sense for the most part and was more genuinely suspenseful than the show has been in a while. I suspected water was making them sick, but thought perhaps it was the doing of Gamma cutting open that walker in the river the other week and somehow poisoning the main water supply from which their community obtained their water. The drinkable/undrinkable taps explanation was interesting, but as someone already pointed out, the explanation of the two taps wasn't exactly iron clad. It was also a little odd that other than sweating, Siddiq didn't seem to become as physically ill from the water as others, unless we are to believe that he somehow didn't drink it. I didn't see the trailer for next week's episode, but his death under the circumstances should be viewed as highly suspicious by the others, so it would be hard to swallow (no pun intended) if the water charade were to last too much longer without anyone else noticing. What I didn't buy was that Lydia, whom I perceive to be one of the more self-aware characters at this point, would run off and take her chances with the Whisperers again (if that's where she was going). If she got that Carol was using her because her survival proved that mother dearest broke her promise to the other Whisperers, surely it would be more than apparent that her return at this point would not be welcomed by Alpha.

lol, indeed my friend. But you know what Bran would say, what with his end-justifies-the-means-no-matter-how-horrific philosophy. [in unfeeling, monotone Bran voice] "Those innocent women and children were exactly where they were supposed to be to get us to this moment."

That was second only to "Lost" in terms of most disappointing finales for me for a show in which I was heavily invested. More than anything, disappointed that Brienne didn't write 'he ain't s***' in Jaime's entry.

The Change.org petition to remake Season 8 is approaching one million. Obviously, nothing will come of this, but I still find solace in it.

Amen. Cersei's death was particularly difficult for me to swallow given that Varys got a personal incineration appointment and children were turned to blackened chicken in the streets while she spent her final moments chilling out in the basement with her brother. I half expected someone to pop in and offer her some Dornish wine to pass the time. I never expected her to reckon with the monster she was, but at least an equal-opportunity death would have synched with the devastation that surrounded her. I can't even talk about Jaime's relapse. Overall, there's a fine line between subverting expectations and insulting the viewers' intelligence, and D & D didn't know how to walk it, imo.

YES! Now, if only A&E would have a wake-up call of their own and make Jacinda be a similar distraction rather true love for Henry. The best thing about this episode was how little Jacinda was in it. The only time we did see Jacinda, she essentially manipulated Henry into doing free truck maintenance for her under the pretense of that being their first date. Boy, Henry sure knows how to pick 'em! At least we know now why Ivy scorns the world. What's Jacinda's excuse for treating those around like dirt? They're running out of time trying to make this character endearing and viewers are running out of patience. The best thing they could do is to cut out the weaklings now rather than later. And the writers had to have known that viewers would cry foul over the line about Regina being the first to love Henry. There is no way Henry would have made such a proclamation after all he had been through with Emma. Still, this was a major improvement over last week's episode if you ask me, largely because Roni and Ivy were the focus and the actresses turned out strong performances. I definitely had an emotional reaction to the scene in which Regina wakes up and learns she is basically powerless against Ivy's deceit, at least for the time being. Of course, my enthusiasm for that scene was tempered by the disappointment that we even have another dark curse on our hands this season. It boggles the mind that A&E would agree that beating that dead horse with a stick would be the best way to re-engage already unenthusiastic viewers.

Hey guys. New at previously.tv. I appreciate the honesty expressed here and am in complete agreement with regard to the present failures of the reboot, which boil down to both writing and casting imo. It is hard to believe that the folks who brought us such a magnetic couple as Captain Swan would come back with such an ill-fitting pairing as Andrew J. West and Dania Ramirez. West is a capable actor if you ask me, but he can't make up for the utter lack of chemistry between him and Ramirez. The character Jacinda is terribly written and poorly acted to boot, which wouldn't be a big deal for a trivial character but it is a real head-scratcher that they cast her in a lead role since it means we have only more of her insipid performance to look forward to in the future. There is no warmth, no soul, and no heart to the portrayal of Jacinda, who already has so few redeeming qualities. When she's not attempting murder of innocents, she's easily giving up on the people who are trying to help her and instead chooses to wallow in self-pity. The way Jacinda turned on Sabine at the last minute in this episode was out of left field and utterly unrealistic, but doubly so because of how unconvincingly Ramirez played it. The scenes between Sabine and Jacinda in this episode only served to highlight Ramirez's weakness. Mekia Cox (who plays Sabine) appears to be a solid actress and if A&E are at all in tune to what makes good television, they would do well to pull a twist and make Sabine/Tiana possibly be Lucy's real biological mother, allowing Sabine to get together with Henry. Otherwise, I don't know how they plan to sustain viewer interest with Jacinda at the helm of this storyline. I'll end on a positive note by saying I really enjoyed Mekia Cox's portrayal of Sabine/Tiana and this storyline will be fun to follow. Like others here, I'm also intrigued by Ivy. The actress convincingly plays the role and I look forward to seeing what she has up her sleeve. I'm also impressed that Colin has brought nuance to the Whook character and is playing him differently than the old Hook. And of course, I love Lana so I'm a fan of Roni, although I wish they'd give her better material to work with. The whole deleting-of-the-text sub-plot was pretty inane as others have pointed out. A&E have a lot of work to do!