I missed that from David Lindelof! Very funny indeed!
YES!! This mid-season finale was pretty gripping.
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I think I missed much of it as I could barely watch the fight between Michionne and the Governor. It was no holds barred and crazy intense. I'll have to watch it again.
Plus I am loving Carl more and more. He is really cool now and a total contrast to the young man in Tyrese's group who seems way less experienced and has no judgment. (BTW, where in the world were all of them hiding out that they are still so "soft" about things?) Although, I have no delusions that I would have been killed off a LONG time ago and certainly would not have survived up until this point.
Also, since Kirkman is intimately involved in the show, it's probably why it's so good.